Media converter RFID security tag

• US 7,243,837 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2005
• Issued: 07/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stratos International Incorporated (Emerson Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: Stratos International Incorporated (Emerson Electric Company)
• Inventors: Waldron, Mark, Durrant, Richard C. E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hess; Daniel A.
• Application Number:
  US11/225,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20060006221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• Field of Search: 235/492, 235/375, 385/53, 385/60, 385/78, 382/100, 340/687, 340/505, 340/572.1, 340/572.4, 340/10.1, 356/73.1
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3807 Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/381 of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/385 Accessories for testing or observation of connectors means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule with auxiliary facilities for movably aligning or adjusting the fibre within its ferrule, measuring position, eccentricity G02B6/3843; mechanical features associated with the optical testing of optical fibres G01M11/088
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3894 Screw-lock type
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3895 identification of connection, e.g. right plug to the right socket or full engagement of the mating parts keying element on the plug or adapter G02B6/3831; keying element on the ferrule G02B6/3851; keying element for electrical connection H01R13/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/25758 between a central unit and a single remote unit by means of an optical fibre

Abstract

The device includes a fiber optic cable, a transponder, a media converter, an antenna, and a transceiver. The transponder is attached to the fiber optic cable. The media converter is mountable to a bulkhead. The antenna is attached to the media converter. The transceiver is electrically connected to the antenna so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder is sufficiently close to the antenna.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a fiber optic cable having a fiber optic connector;

a transponder attached to the fiber optic connector, the transponder including a unique identifying information about the fiber optic cable;

only one media converter, the only one media converter mountable to a bulkhead, and the only one media converter preset to accept only a specific unique identifying information;

an antenna attached to the only one media converter; and

a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder is sufficiently close to the antenna, and wherein,

when the fiber optic connector is mounted to the only one media converter, the reader reads the unique identifying information from the transponder attached to the fiber optic connector, if the unique identifying information from the transponder attached to the fiber optic connector is not the same as the specific unique identifying information preset with the only one media converter then the only one media converter will not accept any other information from the fiber optic cable attached to the fiber optic connector so as to secure a network, and wherein,

when the fiber optic connector is mounted to the only one media converter, the reader reads the unique identifying information from the transponder attached to the fiber optic connector, if the unique identifying information from the transponder attached to the fiber optic connector is the same as the specific unique identifying information preset with the only one media converter then the only one media converter will be activated and the only one media converter will begin to accept and transmit other information with the fiber optic cable attached to the fiber optic connector.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the transponder includes a transponder antenna and an integrated circuit chip attached to the transponder antenna.

3. A device according to claim 2 wherein the only one media converter includes an optical connector portion, and wherein the antenna circumscribes the optical connector portion of the only one media converter.

4. A device according to claim 2 wherein the only one media converter includes an optical connector portion, and wherein the antenna is attached to the optical connector portion of the only one media converter.