Apparatus and method for supporting and shielding a wireless device
First Claim
1. A receptacle for supporting a wireless device on a support structure comprising:
- a housing including a first housing portion securable to the wireless device and a second housing portion being securable to the support structure, the first housing portion being pivotally secured to the second housing portion, the first housing portion and second housing portion including a shield for attenuating the transmission of electromagnetic signals; and
the first housing portion having a first position wherein the first housing portion and second housing portion form a chamber for enclosing the wireless device and restricting the transmission of electromagnetic signals from the chamber, the first housing portion having a second position wherein the first housing portion is displaced from the second housing portion thereby opening the chamber and exposing the wireless device to permit the transmission of electromagnetic signals to and from the wireless device.
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Abstract
A receptacle for supporting a transponder on a support structure includes a housing having a first housing portion securable to the transponder and a second housing portion securable to the support structure. The first housing portion is pivotally secured to the second housing portion. The first housing portion and second housing portion include a shield for attenuating the transmission of electromagnetic signals. The first housing portion has a first position wherein the first housing portion and second housing portion form a chamber for enclosing the transponder and restricting the transmission of electromagnetic signals from the chamber. The first housing portion has a second position wherein the first housing portion and the transponder are displaced from the second housing portion thereby opening the chamber and exposing the transponder to permit the transmission of electromagnetic signals to and from the transponder.
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25 Claims
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1. A receptacle for supporting a wireless device on a support structure comprising:
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a housing including a first housing portion securable to the wireless device and a second housing portion being securable to the support structure, the first housing portion being pivotally secured to the second housing portion, the first housing portion and second housing portion including a shield for attenuating the transmission of electromagnetic signals; and the first housing portion having a first position wherein the first housing portion and second housing portion form a chamber for enclosing the wireless device and restricting the transmission of electromagnetic signals from the chamber, the first housing portion having a second position wherein the first housing portion is displaced from the second housing portion thereby opening the chamber and exposing the wireless device to permit the transmission of electromagnetic signals to and from the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A receptacle for retaining an automatic toll payment device on a vehicle comprising:
a housing including a first portion fixedly secured to the payment device and a the second portion being fixedly securable to the vehicle, the first portion rotatably secured to the second portion, the first and second portion forming a chamber for enclosing the payment device when the first portion is in a closed position, the first and second housing portions including a shield for restricting the transmission of signals to or from the payment device when the first housing portion is in the closed position and permitting the transmission of signals when the first housing portion is in an open position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of affecting the operability of a toll payment device including the steps of:
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providing a housing including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being rotatably secured to the second portion, the first and second portions forming a chamber for enclosing the payment device when the first portion is in a closed position, the first and second housing portions including a shield, the shield restricting the transmission of signals to or from the payment device when the first portion is in the closed position; securing the second housing portion to a vehicle; securing the payment device to the first housing portion; rotating the first housing portion to a closed position to prevent operation of the payment device; and rotating the first housing portion to an open position to open the chamber and permit operation of the payment device.
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25. An electronic toll collection system comprising:
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an interrogator for emitting a first electronic signal; a transponder disposed on a vehicle and adapted to wirelessly communicate with the transponder, the transponder being capable of emitting a second electronic signal in response to receipt of the first electronic signal; a transponder receptacle for supporting the transponder on the vehicle, the receptacle including a first portion fixedly secured to the transponder, the receptacle further including a second portion and the first portion is rotatably secured to the second portion, the first and second portions forming a chamber for enclosing the payment device when the first portion is in a closed position, the receptacle first and second portions including a shield for restricting the wireless communication between the transponder and the interrogator when the first portion is in the closed position and permitting the wireless communication between the interrogator and the transponder when the first portion is in the open position.
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Specification