Sensor system including multiple radio frequency identification tags
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1. A sensor system, comprising:
- a sensor circuit operable to sense a parameter and supply N-bits of digital sensor data, wherein N is an integer greater than one and the combination of the N-bits of digital sensor data comprise an N-bit digital data packet; and
N-number of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, each RFID tag coupled to at least selectively receive a digital sensor signal representative of one of the N-bits of digital sensor data and operable to selectively transmit the digital sensor signal received thereby, wherein each RFID tag selectively receives a digital sensor signal representative of a different one of the N-bits of digital sensor data from the other RFID tags.
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Abstract
A sensor system includes a sensor circuit and a plurality (e.g., N-number) of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. The sensor circuit senses a physical parameter and supplies N-bits of digital sensor data. Each of the RFID tags at least selectively receives a digital sensor signal representative of one of the N-bits of digital sensor data and selectively transmits the digital sensor signal it received.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor system, comprising:
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a sensor circuit operable to sense a parameter and supply N-bits of digital sensor data, wherein N is an integer greater than one and the combination of the N-bits of digital sensor data comprise an N-bit digital data packet; and N-number of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, each RFID tag coupled to at least selectively receive a digital sensor signal representative of one of the N-bits of digital sensor data and operable to selectively transmit the digital sensor signal received thereby, wherein each RFID tag selectively receives a digital sensor signal representative of a different one of the N-bits of digital sensor data from the other RFID tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sensor system, comprising:
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a sensor circuit operable to sense a parameter and supply N-bits of digital sensor data, wherein N is an integer greater than one and the combination of the N-bits of digital sensor data comprise an N-bit digital data packet; N-number of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, each RFID tag configured to (i) selectively receive a digital sensor signal representative of one of the N-bits of digital sensor data, wherein each RFID tag selectively receives a digital sensor signal representative of a different one of the N-bits of digital sensor data from the other RFID tags, and (ii) selectively transmit the digital sensor signal retrieved thereby; and an RFID reader operable to receive the digital sensor signal selectively transmitted from each of the RFID tags. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A sensor system data collection and storage system, comprising:
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a sensor circuit operable to sense a parameter and supply N-bits of digital sensor data, wherein N is an integer greater than one and the combination of the N-bits of digital sensor data comprise an N-bit digital data packet; N-number of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, each RFID tag configured to (i) selectively receive a digital sensor signal representative of one of the N-bits of digital sensor data, wherein each RFID tag selectively receives a digital sensor signal representative of a different one of the N-bits of digital sensor data from the other RFID tags, and (ii) selectively transmit the digital sensor signal retrieved thereby; an RFID reader operable to receive the digital sensor signals selectively transmitted from each of the RFID tags, the RFID reader configured, upon receipt of the digital sensor signals, to (i) convert the digital sensor signals received from all of the RFID tags into the N-bit digital data packet representative of the sensed parameter and (ii) transmit the N-bit digital data packet; and a computer in operable communication with the RFID reader, the computer configured to receive and at least store the N-bit digital data packet. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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