Tracker tag with dual-purpose antenna components
AssigneePlume Design, Inc.
InventorsMiroslav Samardzija, Hsiang Yin Cheng, Ming-Tsung Su, Liem Hieu Dinh Vo
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Abstract
Tracker tags, smart tags, locator tags, and the like are provided. A portable tracker device, according to one implementation, includes a housing having a front cover and a back cover. The portable tracker device also includes Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry configured to operate within at least one of a Bluetooth (BT) frequency range and an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) frequency range. Also, the portable tracker device includes a piezoelectric device having a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate. The RF circuitry utilizes at least one of the front cover, the back cover, the first conductive plate, and the second conductive plate as one or more antennas.
Claims18
A portable tracker device comprising:
- a housing having a front cover and a back cover;
- Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry configured to operate within at least one of a Bluetooth (BT) frequency range and an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) frequency range;
- and
- a piezoelectric device having a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate;
- wherein the RF circuitry utilizes at least one of the front cover, the back cover, the first conductive plate, and the second conductive plate as one or more antennas;
- wherein the back cover of the housing includes a conductive material and is configured as a first antenna of the one or more antennas, and wherein the RF circuitry is configured to use the first antenna for BT communication;
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- wherein the second conductive plate of the piezoelectric device is positioned adjacent to the front cover of the housing and is configured as a second antenna of the one or more antennas, and wherein the RF circuitry is further configured to use the second antenna for UWB communication.
An antenna assembly comprising:
- one or more of a front cover and a back cover of a housing of a portable electronic device;
- and
- one or more of a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate of a piezoelectric device;
- wherein a Radio Frequency (RF) circuit, configured to operate within at least one of a Bluetooth (BT) frequency range and an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) frequency range, utilizes at least one of the front cover, the back cover, the first conductive plate, and the second conductive plate as one or more antennas;
- wherein the back cover of the housing includes a conductive material and is configured as a first antenna of the one or more antennas, and wherein the RF circuitry is configured to use the first antenna for BT communication;
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- wherein the second conductive plate of the piezoelectric device is positioned adjacent to the front cover of the housing and is configured as a second antenna of the one or more antennas, and wherein the RF circuitry is further configured to use the second antenna for UWB communication.
A locating system comprising:
- one or more tracker tags;
- and
- one or more searching devices;
- wherein each of the one or more tracker tags includes
- a housing having a front cover and a back cover,
- Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry configured to operate within at least one of a Bluetooth (BT) frequency range and an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) frequency range, and
- a piezoelectric device having a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate,
- wherein the RF circuitry utilizes at least one of the front cover, the back cover, the first conductive plate, and the second conductive plate as one or more antennas;
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- wherein each of the one or more searching devices is configured to locate the one or more tracker tags using one or more of BT communication and UWB communication with the one or more tracker tags;
- wherein the back cover of the housing includes a conductive material and is configured as a first antenna of the one or more antennas, and wherein the RF circuitry is configured to use the first antenna for BT communication;
- and
- wherein the second conductive plate of the piezoelectric device is positioned adjacent to the front cover of the housing and is configured as a second antenna of the one or more antennas, and wherein the RF circuitry is further configured to use the second antenna for UWB communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.