Wireless systems having multiple electronic devices and employing simplified fabrication and matching, and associated methods
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1. A wireless system, comprising:
- a base station at a first location, said base station transmitting far field RF energy;
a local subsystem at a second location separate from said first location, said local subsystem including a parent antenna and a plurality of near field devices, said parent antenna receiving said far field RF energy and generating a near field in response thereto,wherein each of said near field devices includes an IC chip operatively coupled to a near field conductor,wherein the IC chip of each of said near field devices is wirelessly coupled to said near field through the near field conductor thereof,wherein the IC chip and the near field conductor of each of said near field devices is not directly physically connected to said parent antenna,wherein said local subsystem includes a substrate and wherein said near field devices are permanently or removeably attached to said substrate in a manner wherein the IC chip of each of the near field devices is able to receive energy from the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field that is sufficient to power the IC chip and wherein in response to receiving the energy the IC chip of each of the near field devices communicates data stored by and/or detected at the near field device to the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field.
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Abstract
A means and method to connect multiple IC chips to a single apparatus where the IC chips may function as a passive system or network in space. The collection of antennae and coupled near field devices form a pool of energy in which multiple devices may be introduced so as to provide a pool of energy and/or to function as a network or networks of devices including IC chips.
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1. A wireless system, comprising:
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a base station at a first location, said base station transmitting far field RF energy; a local subsystem at a second location separate from said first location, said local subsystem including a parent antenna and a plurality of near field devices, said parent antenna receiving said far field RF energy and generating a near field in response thereto, wherein each of said near field devices includes an IC chip operatively coupled to a near field conductor, wherein the IC chip of each of said near field devices is wirelessly coupled to said near field through the near field conductor thereof, wherein the IC chip and the near field conductor of each of said near field devices is not directly physically connected to said parent antenna, wherein said local subsystem includes a substrate and wherein said near field devices are permanently or removeably attached to said substrate in a manner wherein the IC chip of each of the near field devices is able to receive energy from the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field that is sufficient to power the IC chip and wherein in response to receiving the energy the IC chip of each of the near field devices communicates data stored by and/or detected at the near field device to the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless transmission method, comprising:
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transmitting far field RF energy from a first location; providing a parent antenna on a substrate at a second location separate from said first location; permanently or removeably attaching a plurality of near field devices each having an IC chip operatively coupled to a near field conductor to said substrate in a manner wherein the IC chip of each of the near field devices is able to receive energy from the base station through the wireless coupling to the neat”
field that is sufficient to power the IC chip and wherein in response to receiving the energy the IC chip of each of the near field devices communicates data stored by and/or detected at the near field device to the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field;receiving said far field RF energy in said parent antenna at said second location and generating a near field in response thereto; wirelessly coupling the IC chip of each of said near field devices to said near field through the near field conductor thereof, wherein the IC chip and the near field conductor of each of said near field devices is not directly physically connected to said parent antenna; and receiving AC energy from said near field in said near field devices in response to said wirelessly coupling. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A wireless system, comprising:
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a base station at a first location, said base station transmitting far field RF energy; a local subsystem at a second location separate from said first location, said local subsystem including an antenna element and a plurality of near field devices, said antenna element receiving said far field RF energy, wherein each of said near field devices includes an IC chip operatively coupled to a near field conductor, wherein the IC chip of each of said near field devices is wirelessly coupled to said antenna element through the near field conductor thereof to create a network including said antenna element and said near field devices which enables the IC chip of each of said near field devices to communicate with one another, wherein the IC chip and the near field conductor of each of said near field devices is not directly physically connected to said antenna element, wherein said local subsystem includes a substrate and wherein said near field devices are permanently or removeably attached to said substrate in a manner wherein tile IC chip of each of the near field devices is able to receive energy from the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field that is sufficient to power the IC chip and wherein in response to receiving the energy the IC chip of each of the near field devices communicates information stored by and/or detected at the near field device to the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A local subsystem for use in a wireless system having a base station structured to transmit far field RF energy to the local subsystem, comprising:
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a substrate; a parent antenna provided on said substrate, said parent antenna being structured to receive said near field RF energy and generate a near field in response thereto; and a plurality of near field devices permanently or removeably attached to said substrate, wherein each of said near field devices includes an IC chip operatively coupled to a near field conductor, wherein the IC chip of each of said near field devices is structured to be wirelessly coupled to said near field through the near field conductor thereof, wherein the IC chip and the near field conductor of each of said near field devices is not directly physically connected to said parent antenna, and wherein said near field devices are permanently or removeably attached to said substrate in a manner wherein the IC chip of each of the near field devices is able to receive energy from the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field that is sufficient to power the IC chip and wherein in response to receiving the energy the IC chip of each of the near field devices communicates data stored by and/or detected at the near field device to the base station through the wireless coupling to the near field.
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