Remote communication devices, radio frequency identification devices, wireless communication systems, wireless communication methods, radio frequency identification device communication methods, and methods of forming a remote communication device
First Claim
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising:
- a substrate having a dipole antenna formed thereon, the dipole antenna having a first half and a second half, the first half further having a first short section and a first long section, and the second half having a second short section and a second long section;
wherein the first short section and the second short section are configured to operate at a first frequency; and
wherein the first long section and the second long section, in cooperation with the first short section and the second short section, are configured to operate at a second frequency.
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Abstract
Remote communication devices, radio frequency identification devices, wireless communication systems, wireless communication methods, radio frequency identification device communication methods, and methods of forming a remote intelligent communication device are provided. According to one aspect, a remote intelligent communication device includes communication circuitry configured to at least one of receive communication signals and generate communication signals; and an antenna coupled with the communication circuitry and substantially tuned to a plurality of frequencies, the antenna being configured to communicate wireless signals corresponding to the communication signals including at least one of receiving wireless signals and outputting wireless signals. Another aspect includes a wireless communication method including providing a remote intelligent communication device having an antenna substantially tuned to a plurality of frequencies; and communicating wireless signals using the antenna including at least one of receiving wireless signals at one of the frequencies and outputting wireless signals at one of the frequencies.
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27 Claims
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1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising:
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a substrate having a dipole antenna formed thereon, the dipole antenna having a first half and a second half, the first half further having a first short section and a first long section, and the second half having a second short section and a second long section; wherein the first short section and the second short section are configured to operate at a first frequency; and wherein the first long section and the second long section, in cooperation with the first short section and the second short section, are configured to operate at a second frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of manufacturing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising:
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forming a first half of a dipole antenna, the first half having a first short section and a first long section, the first short section formed along a first edge of a substrate and the first long section formed along a second edge of the substrate; and forming a second half of a dipole antenna, the second half having a second short section and a second long section, the second short section formed along the first edge of the substrate and the second long section formed along a third edge of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A communications system comprising:
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an interrogator configured to provide continuous-wave signals in a plurality of frequency bands; and a remote communication device having an antenna adapted for use in both a first frequency band and a second frequency band separate from the first frequency band, wherein the remote communication device provides reply signals to the interrogator at a continuous-wave frequency selected by the interrogator. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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