Wireless communication and identification packages, communication systems, methods of communicating, and methods of forming a communication device
First Claim
1. A wireless communication package comprising:
- a communication device including;
a substrate;
communication circuitry borne by the substrate, the communication circuitry being configured to at least one of process and form wireless communication signals; and
at least one antenna electrically coupled with the communication circuitry, the antenna being configured to at least one of receive wireless communication signals and output wireless communication signals; and
an appendage coupled with substantially an entire outer surface of the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance at least one of receiving and outputting of wireless communication signals via the antenna.
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Abstract
The present invention provides wireless communication and identification packages, communication systems, methods of identifying an identification device, methods of communicating, and methods of forming a communication device. In one aspect of the present invention, a wireless communication package includes a communication device having a substrate; communication circuitry borne by the substrate, the communication circuitry being configured to at least one of process and form wireless communication signals; and at least one antenna electrically coupled with the communication circuitry, the antenna being configured to at least one of receive wireless communication signals and output wireless communication signals; and an appendage coupled with the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance at least one of receiving and outputting of wireless communication signals via the antenna.
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69 Claims
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1. A wireless communication package comprising:
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a communication device including; a substrate; communication circuitry borne by the substrate, the communication circuitry being configured to at least one of process and form wireless communication signals; and at least one antenna electrically coupled with the communication circuitry, the antenna being configured to at least one of receive wireless communication signals and output wireless communication signals; and an appendage coupled with substantially an entire outer surface of the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance at least one of receiving and outputting of wireless communication signals via the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless identification package comprising:
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a housing; at least one antenna borne by the housing, the antenna being configured to at least one of receive wireless interrogation signals and output wireless identification signals; communication circuitry electrically coupled with the antenna, the communication circuitry being configured to process received wireless interrogation signals and form wireless identification signals; and an appendage coupled with a surface of the housing, the appendage being configured to enhance at least one of receiving wireless interrogation signals and outputting of wireless identification signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A communication system comprising:
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an interrogator configured to output and receive wireless communication signals; and a wireless communication package configured to communicate with the interrogator, the wireless communication package including;
a communication device including a housing, at least one antenna borne by the housing, the antenna being operable to at least one of output and receive wireless communication signals, and communication circuitry coupled with the antenna, the communication circuitry being configured to process received wireless communication signals and form wireless communication signals; and
an appendage coupled with an external portion of the housing of the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance wireless communications of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A communication system comprising:
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an interrogator configured to output wireless interrogation signals and receive wireless identification signals; a wireless communication package configured to receive the wireless interrogation signals from the interrogator and output wireless identification signals to the interrogator, the wireless communication package including; a communication device including; a housing; a first antenna borne by the housing, the first antenna being operable to receive wireless interrogation signals; a second antenna borne by the housing, the second antenna being operable to output wireless identification signals; and communication circuitry coupled with the first and second antennas, the communication circuitry being configured to process received wireless interrogation signals and form wireless identification signals responsive to the wireless interrogation signals; and an appendage coupled with an entire surface of the housing of the communication device and the appendage being configured to enhance wireless communications of the communication device, the appendage including; a spacer attached to the surface of the housing and having a width of approximately one quarter of the wavelength of the wireless interrogation signals and the wireless identification signals; and a ground plane attached to the spacer, the ground plane being configured to reflect the wireless interrogation signals and the wireless identification signals.
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34. A method of communicating comprising:
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providing an identification device; coupling an appendage with substantially an entire outer surface of the identification device to increase radio frequency energy at an antenna of the identification device during communications; outputting a wireless interrogation signal using an interrogator; receiving the wireless interrogation within the identification device; outputting a wireless identification signal using the identification device, the outputting being responsive to the receiving of the interrogation signal; and receiving the wireless identification signal using the interrogator. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of communicating comprising:
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forming a communication device having a housing about at least one of communication circuitry and an antenna; receiving wireless communication signals using the communication device; outputting wireless communication signals using the communication device; and after the forming, coupling an appendage with the housing of the communication device to enhance at least one of the receiving and the outputting. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of forming a wireless communication package comprising:
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providing a substrate; supporting an antenna using the substrate; configuring the antenna to at least one of output and receive wireless communication signals; electrically coupling wireless communication circuitry with the antenna; forming a housing to house the antenna and the wireless communication circuitry; and after the forming coupling an appendage configured to enhance wireless communications with an external portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of communicating comprising:
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outputting a radio frequency interrogation signal using an interrogator; receiving the radio frequency interrogation signal using a first antenna of a wireless identification device; coupling an appendage having a ground plane and a spacer with a housing of the wireless identification device; reflecting radio frequency energy of the radio frequency interrogation signal using the appendage; processing the radio frequency interrogation signal within the wireless identification device following the receiving; forming a radio frequency identification signal responsive to the processing of the radio frequency interrogation signal; outputting the radio frequency identification signal using a second antenna of the wireless identification device; reflecting radio frequency energy of the radio frequency identification signal using the appendage; spacing the first antenna and second antenna from the conductive layer a distance approximately equal to one quarter the wavelength of the radio frequency interrogation and identification signals using the spacer; and receiving the radio frequency identification signal using the interrogator.
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57. A communication system comprising:
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an interrogator configured to output and receive wireless communication signals; a wireless communication package configured to communicate with the interrogator, the wireless communication package including;
a communication device including a housing, at least one antenna borne by the housing, the antenna being operable to at least one of output and receive wireless communication signals, and communication circuitry coupled with the antenna, the communication circuitry being configured to process received wireless communication signals and form wireless communication signals; and
an appendage coupled with the housing of the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance wireless communications of the communication device; andwherein the housing comprises a substrate and an encapsulant.
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58. A method of forming a wireless communication package comprising:
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providing a substrate; supporting an antenna using the substrate; configuring the antenna to at least one of output and receive wireless communication signals; electrically coupling wireless communication circuitry with the antenna; forming a housing; coupling an appendage configured to enhance wireless communications with the housing; and wherein the forming the housing comprises encapsulating the communication circuitry, the antenna and a surface of the substrate.
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59. A wireless communication package comprising:
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a communication device including; a substrate; communication circuitry borne by the substrate, the communication circuitry being configured to at least one of process and form wireless communication signals; and at least one antenna electrically coupled with the communication circuitry, the antenna being configured to at least one of receive wireless communication signals and output wireless communication signals; and an appendage comprising a spacer and a conductive layer coupled with the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance at least one of receiving and outputting of wireless communication signals via the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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63. A wireless communication package comprising:
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a communication device including; a housing comprising an encapsulant and a substrate; communication circuitry borne by the substrate, the communication circuitry being configured to at least one of process and form wireless communication signals; and at least one antenna electrically coupled with the communication circuitry, the antenna being configured to at least one of receive wireless communication signals and output wireless communication signals; and an appendage coupled with the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance at least one of receiving and outputting of wireless communication signals via the antenna.
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64. A wireless communication package comprising:
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a communication device including; a housing including a substrate; communication circuitry borne by the substrate, the communication circuitry being configured to at least one of process and form wireless communication signals; and at least one antenna electrically coupled with the communication circuitry, the antenna being configured to at least one of receive wireless communication signals and output wireless communication signals; and an appendage coupled with an entire surface of the housing of the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance at least one of receiving and outputting of wireless communication signals via the antenna, and the area of a conductive layer of the appendage is larger than the attached surface of the housing.
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65. A wireless communication package comprising:
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a communication device including; a substrate; communication circuitry borne by the substrate, the communication circuitry being configured to at least one of process and form wireless communication signals; and a first antenna and a second antenna individually electrically coupled with the communication circuitry, the first antenna being configured to receive wireless interrogation signals and the second antenna being configured to output wireless identification signals; and an appendage coupled with the communication device, the appendage being configured to enhance at least one of receiving and outputting of wireless communication signals via the antenna.
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66. A method of communicating comprising:
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providing an identification device; coupling an appendage having a spacer and a conductive layer with the identification device to increase radio frequency energy at an antenna of the identification device during communications; outputting a wireless interrogation signal using an interrogator; receiving the wireless interrogation signal within the identification device; outputting a wireless identification signal using the identification device, the outputting being responsive to the receiving of the interrogation signal; and receiving the wireless identification signal using the interrogator. - View Dependent Claims (67)
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68. A method of communicating comprising:
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forming a communication device including supporting communication circuitry and an antenna using a substrate; receiving wireless communication signals using the communication device; outputting wireless communication signals using the communication device; and after the forming, coupling an appendage having a spacer and a conductive layer with the communication device to enhance at least one of the receiving and the outputting. - View Dependent Claims (69)
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