US 11,451,993 B2 · Systems and methods for remote radio frequency device monitoring

Abstract

Systems and methods for remote radio frequency device monitoring are provided. In one embodiment, an RF communication system comprises: an RF transceiver system; an RF device coupled to the RF transceiver system by a cable, wherein the RF transceiver system is configured transmit an RF signal to the RF device via the cable; a remote measurement transceiver in communication with a processor of the RF transceiver system; a remote measurement transponder coupled between the cable and the RF device; wherein the processor controls the remote measurement transceiver to transmit an interrogation signal to the remote measurement transponder; wherein the remote measurement transponder determines a first parameter of the at least one RF device based on the RF signal as detected at the RF device, and transmits a response signal to the remote measurement transceiver comprising measurement data; wherein the remote measurement transceiver outputs the measurement data to the processor.

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Dependent claims

A radio frequency (RF) communication system, the system comprising:

a RF transceiver system;
at least one RF device coupled to the RF transceiver system by at least one cable, wherein the RF transceiver system is configured to transmit an RF signal to the at least one RF device via the at least one cable;
a remote measurement transceiver in communication with a processor of the RF transceiver system;
a remote measurement transponder coupled between the at least one cable and the at least one RF device, wherein the remote measurement transponder is directly attached to the at least one RF device;
wherein the processor controls the remote measurement transceiver to transmit an interrogation signal to the remote measurement transponder;
wherein the remote measurement transponder, in response to the interrogation signal, determines a first parameter of the at least one RF device based on the RF signal as detected at the at least one RF device, and transmits a response signal to the remote measurement transceiver comprising measurement data that includes the first parameter;
wherein the remote measurement transceiver outputs the measurement data to the processor of the RF transceiver system.

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A method for radio frequency (RF) device monitoring for an RF transceiver system, the method comprising:

controlling a remote measurement transceiver utilizing a processor of an RF transceiver system, wherein the RF transceiver system is coupled to at least one RF device by at least one cable that transports RF communications signals between the RF transceiver system and the at least one RF device;
transmitting an interrogation signal to a remote measurement transponder coupled between the at least one cable and the at least one RF device, wherein the remote measurement transponder is directly attached to the at least one RF device;
measuring a first parameter of the at least one RF device based on measurements by the remote measurement transponder of the RF communications signals as received at the at least one RF device;
transmitting a response signal from the remote measurement transponder to the remote measurement transceiver, the response signal including measurement data for the first parameter;
outputting the measurement data from the remote measurement transceiver to the processor and determining a condition of the at least one RF device based on the measurement data for the first parameter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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