Method and system for miniature passive RFID tags and readers
First Claim
1. A method for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), whereby an RFID Reader remotely energizes a Tag or plurality of Tags by means of a carrier-based signal which may be stationary or hopping and need carry no data, and wherein the means of transmission and reception by which the Tag or a plurality of Tags and the Reader or Readers communicate information is that of an ultra wideband signal only, wherein the ultra wideband signal is pulsed and carrierless, and occupying a minimum bandwidth ranging from tens of Megahertz to five hundred Megahertz, to a maximum bandwidth of several Gigahertz or more, whereby the communication may include reception by a rake receiver in the reader, and wherein the Tag comprises a patch Antenna, and an integrated circuit containing circuitry and means for information processing.
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Abstract
This invention makes possible small size, long range, reliable, low-power, low-cost RFIDs fulfilling the needs of the industry and the roadmap set for RFID, as by Walmart and the DoD. Tag energization and data communication take place by independent means. The invention employs low-power communication means, such as ultra wideband (UWB), for transfer of data between Tag and Reader, and relatively high power narrowband means to remotely energize the Tag. Said means of powering and communication mechanisms, further, are independent of the underlying process, or technology, of implementation of the Microchip on the Tag, as well as from the transceiver technology aboard the Reader. As such, they provide an ideal method and system by which to power and communicate with RFIDs, through cycles of evolution and changes in physical implementation technology.
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- 1. A method for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), whereby an RFID Reader remotely energizes a Tag or plurality of Tags by means of a carrier-based signal which may be stationary or hopping and need carry no data, and wherein the means of transmission and reception by which the Tag or a plurality of Tags and the Reader or Readers communicate information is that of an ultra wideband signal only, wherein the ultra wideband signal is pulsed and carrierless, and occupying a minimum bandwidth ranging from tens of Megahertz to five hundred Megahertz, to a maximum bandwidth of several Gigahertz or more, whereby the communication may include reception by a rake receiver in the reader, and wherein the Tag comprises a patch Antenna, and an integrated circuit containing circuitry and means for information processing.
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