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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183986 | Toll transponder with deactivation means A transponder of an interrogator and toll highway system has a non-electronically activated switch for a first state in which the transponder is in an “active” mode and a second state in which the transponder to be in an “inactive” mode. A non-electronic han... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8169302 | Sight-line non contact coupled wireless technology Control systems and methods are disclosed for controlling operation of movable systems in an automated process with a stationary system having a first control system component and at least one movable system having a second control system component, in which optical... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164427 | Method for optimization in RFID location recognition system using blueprint A method for optimization in an RFID location recognition system is developed to use in a blueprint in which an optimum location for installing an RFID reader is determined for using a blueprint so as to improve location recognition. The method includes the steps of... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159333 | Energy-efficient indoor localization system and a method of reducing power consumption of a radio badge in the indoor localization system A method of reducing power consumption of a radio badge in a localization system is disclosed, in which the radio badge is carried by a tracked target and is provided with a pedometer for detecting a footstep count of the tracked target. The method includes: estimat... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159332 | Radio frequency identification transponder A radio frequency identification transponder including a power supply and a dynamic memory array which stores data. When power from the power supply ceases, the data in the dynamic memory array is validly maintained for a predetermined period of time. The dynamic me... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8143999 | Data carrier with sensor In a circuit (3) for a data carrier (1), which data carrier (1) comprise a sensor (2) that is designed for providing a sensor signal (SS) that represents an environment parameter and a communication element (CM) that is designed for the c... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138893 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device In an IC tag, when a semiconductor integrated circuit device is activated, an operation control unit sets existence/nonexistence of a communication distance limitation for reducing a communication distance to a state management unit. If the communication distance li... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134453 | RF communication system An RF communications system including a controlled apparatus configured to receive a RF signal transmitted from a remote control transmitter on a channel that the controlled apparatus can receive, without providing a response signal to the remote control transmitter... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8111141 | Received signal strength distance determination of low frequency tags Systems and methods provide for determining a distance between a signpost and a tag and for locating a tag using multiple signposts. The system uses a signal received at a tag from a signpost, and from them measures the signal strength of the signal with respect to ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8098138 | Tracking system using radio frequency identification technology A tracking system determines the orientation of an object. A transceiver transmits a signal and detects responses from multiple transponders. A processing unit determines an orientation parameter of the object by comparing the responses from the multiple transponder... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8068012 | RFID device and system for setting a level on an electronic device A system in one embodiment includes an electronic device; and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device in direct electrical communication with the electronic device for selectively setting a voltage or current on the electronic device to one of at least three ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068013 | RF communication module and RF communication system A RF communication system includes a RF communication module capable of controlling either an IR communication system-controlled device or a controlled device not equipped with a reception circuit for receiving IR signals remotely with RF signals. The RF communicati... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8044775 | RFID system for identifying location of sensors/indicators A system of identifying the source location that a particle counter is using to draw its data from. The present invention includes a transmitting sensor placed at the location of interest, and a receiving sensor placed on the particle-counter device. A receiving sen... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8031054 | Multi-antenna element systems and related methods Multi-Antenna element systems and related methods. At least some of the illustrative embodiments comprise a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising an antenna system. The antenna system comprises a ground plane, a first antenna element on a first side o... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8018324 | Sight-line non contact coupled wireless technology Control systems and methods are disclosed for controlling operation of movable systems in an automated process with a stationary system having a first control system component and at least one movable system having a second control system component, in which optical... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7978052 | Microwave control system A microwave control system is applied to control a working system to execute at least one predetermined assignment, and comprises a microwave control unit, a control card and a passive control unit. A microwave illuminator of the microwave control unit is applied to... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7965173 | Method system for simplified identification of an object using a transponder The invention relates to a method of providing a transponder for marking an object, the transponder having a storage means for storing a unique, preferably worldwide unique, number with a predetermined number n of digits, the method comprising the steps of: ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7944339 | Method and system for RFID communication A method and system for RFID communication is provided. The system includes a first RFID reader and an RFID read-write tag uniquely assigned to the first RFID reader. The RFID read-write tag receives information from RFID readers other than the first RFID reader and... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7889060 | Active radio tag, security management system, and security management method An active radio tag including a card holder. The card holder has built therein a memory having stored therein a tag ID and a transmission unit that transmits the tag ID by radio. In addition, the card holder includes a card placement section in which a card is to be... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884702 | Queued operations in HF/UHF RFID applications A method for pipelined processing of access commands to a population of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is provided. The method includes transmitting a first queued access command to a first tag in the population of RFID tags, transmitting a second queued... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7843317 | Environmentally sensitive electronic device An electronic device has at least one component that is coated with a material that is non-persistent if exposed to a specific environmental condition. If the coating is stripped off by the specific environmental condition, the previously coated component's function... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7839264 | Detection of unplanned waste stream diversion using RFIDs Unplanned waste stream diversions are detected through the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. Input bulk material coming into the facility is laced with multiple RFID tags, which are suspended in a colloidal state in the input bulk material. Incoming... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7825775 | Antenna-based trigger Described is a device including a processor, a wireless arrangement including an antenna, and a memory arrangement storing first data and second data. The first data includes predetermined antenna characteristics and the second data includes predetermined triggering... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7791455 | Method and apparatus for autonomous detection of a given location or situation A method and apparatus is provided for sensing a given situation such as the presence of operational aircraft for deactivation, or other modification, of a device such as wireless communication circuitry signal transmission circuitry while in the presence of the ope... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791454 | Engine starting switch and portable device A switch for urging a driver to perform an operation that is required when the smart ignition function is invalid. The switch is used by a driver to start the engine of a vehicle when the vehicle communicates with a portable device to verify the portable device. The... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7750793 | Methods and apparatus for RFID device authentication Methods and apparatus are disclosed for use in an RFID system comprising a plurality of RFID devices and at least one reader which communicates with one or more of the devices. In one aspect of the invention, an identifier transmitted by a given one of the RFID devi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7737825 | Integrated circuits with persistent data storage The circuitry introduced in this invention selectively slows down the functioning of an electronic circuit by maintaining a particular state for a prolonged period of time. This circuitry is used not only to achieve the desired effect in maintaining security from el... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7714698 | RFID-UWB system connected to WLAN infrastructure A system including a radio frequency identification (RFID) network and a wireless local area network (WLAN). The RFID network transfers ultra-wide band signals between a reader and a tag. In the wireless local area network (WLAN) an access point communicates with a ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7710241 | Mobile communication terminal and method for providing RFID technique A mobile communication terminal and method for providing an RFID technique is provided. The terminal includes an RFID reader unit for receiving identification information from an RFID tag and a controller for detecting a pre-set theme corresponding to the identifica... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7633379 | Pallet content identification mechanism that converts RFID information to corresponding barcode information A pallet content identification mechanism is a small electronic device that is attached to a pallet. The pallet content identification mechanism reads RFID tags on the pallet using an RFID portal scanner, converts the RFID information into corresponding barcode info... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7633378 | Object identification system with adaptive transceivers and methods of operation An object identification system includes a monitor and a plurality of transceivers that communicate over a common medium. The monitor includes a first transmitter, a first receiver, and a processor. Each transceiver includes a resonant circuit, a transmitter, a rece... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7616095 | Electronic token to provide sequential event control and monitoring The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates initiating a sequence within an industrial automation environment. A radio frequency identification (RFID) component can receive data from an RFID tag. An event control component can invok... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7586398 | System and method for setting up a universal remote control A system and method for using an RFID tag to automatically setup and configure a universal remote control to command appliances of various types and various manufacturers. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7495545 | Pallet content identification mechanism that converts RFID information to corresponding barcode information A pallet content identification mechanism is a small electronic device that is attached to a pallet. The pallet content identification mechanism reads RFID tags on the pallet using an RFID portal scanner, converts the RFID information into corresponding barcode info... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7436286 | Circuit arrangement and method for increasing the functional range of a transponder A transponder receives its operating energy from an external source such as a radio signal or a battery. Such transponders are used for example in a vehicle or in a remote sensor. The response range of the transponder is increased by converting the received energy i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434731 | Method and apparatus for efficient data transmission from a tag A tag has circuitry with a communication portion that can transmit and receive wireless signals, including wireless transmission of data blocks that each have a predefined configuration with a plurality of data slots. The circuitry includes a further portion that, i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432797 | Prefetching manifest data in an RFID system In an RFID system having an edge controller and a tag reader that is operably connected to the edge controller, a manifest of items having RFID tags tracked by the RFID system is identified, and data from the manifest is downloaded to the edge controller in anticipa... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425887 | Multi-layered efficient RFID coupler A RFID coupler capable of selectively communicating with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders. The coupler includes a grounded terminal load, a coupling element, a connecting element, an impedance matching element, and an input... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423517 | Transponder with a controllable power-on-reset circuit In a transponder (1) and an integrated circuit (5), the integrated circuit (6) has a monitoring circuit (23) to which a d.c. supply voltage (VS) can be fed and by which a signalizing signal (POK) whose waveform is dependent on the relatio... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423516 | Systems and methods for approximating the location of an RFID tag In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for approximating the location of an RFID tag in an RFID system. The RFID system may include a plurality of receivers that receive RF signals from the RFID tag. Tag read count data f... | 09/09/2008 |
