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RFID tag facility with access to a sensor

  • US 9,424,447 B2
  • Filed: 03/24/2014
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stand-alone RFID sensor apparatus, comprising:

  • a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag configured to read sensor information from a sensor, the passive RFID tag comprising an RF network node and a communication facility mounted on a common substrate and operable thereon, the RF network node comprising (i) an RF and analog block for receiving and transmitting an RFID interrogation signal, (ii) a data processing and controller block for digital information processing, (iii) a memory store, and (iv) a power management block for managing power requirements of the RFID sensor apparatus, and a communication bus linking the sensor and the passive RFID tag, wherein the data processing and controller block in conjunction with the communication facility controls communication of the sensor information through the communication bus.

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