Method and apparatus for creating scramble signals in RFID
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1. A method for interrogating an RFID tag using an antenna array, comprising the steps of:
- generating from an RF signal source a data signal that causes said RFID tag to respond;
generating from said RF signal source one or more scramble signals having a bit stream that cause said RFID tag to not respond to said data signal;
passing said data signal and said one or more scramble signals through a feed network to said antenna array; and
,receiving a response from said RFID tag including information stored on said RFID tag when said RFID tag is located within a region where said data signal overshadows said one or more scramble signals.
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Abstract
The disclosed inventions relate to a method and apparatus for creating scramble signals. The disclosed inventions further relate to a method and apparatus for creating scramble signals from data signals. The disclosed inventions also relate to a method and apparatus for creating minimum-energy scramble signals. The disclosed inventions further relate to a method and apparatus for exploiting sleep and wake commands to achieve efficient data and scramble signals.
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1. A method for interrogating an RFID tag using an antenna array, comprising the steps of:
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generating from an RF signal source a data signal that causes said RFID tag to respond; generating from said RF signal source one or more scramble signals having a bit stream that cause said RFID tag to not respond to said data signal; passing said data signal and said one or more scramble signals through a feed network to said antenna array; and
,receiving a response from said RFID tag including information stored on said RFID tag when said RFID tag is located within a region where said data signal overshadows said one or more scramble signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for interrogating an RFID tag using an antenna array, comprising the steps of:
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generating from an RF signal source a data signal that causes said RFID tag to respond; generating from one or more RF scramble signal sources one or more modulated scrambled signals having a bit stream that cause said RFID tag to not respond to said data signal; passing said data signal and said one or more modulated scramble signals through a feed network to said antenna array; and
,receiving a response from said RFID tag including information stored on said RFID tag when said RFID tag is located within a region where said data signal overshadows said one or more modulated scramble signals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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