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US 2008/0191842 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for Managing Objects
AssigneeQuixcode, LLC
InventorsJohn Spenik, Brian Woodbury, Roc Lastinger
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing objects that include providing a carrier, using one or more tags to modulate the carrier to produce a modulated carrier, transmitting the modulated carrier to a reader through a conductor or wirelessly. All tags are coupled to a first conductor.
Claims15
A system for receiving an information from a provided object, the system comprising:
- at least one tag, each one tag mechanically couples to a respective object;
- a first conductor that electrically couples to each tag;
- a carrier generator that electrically couples to the first conductor;
- and
- a reader that electrically couples to the first conductor;
- and wherein:
- each one tag stores its respective information;
- the carrier generator provides a carrier to the first conductor;
- each tag modulates the carrier in accordance with its respective information thereby producing a modulated carrier;
- the reader receives the modulated carrier through the first conductor thereby receiving the information from each tag respectively;
- and
- the reader does not modulate the carrier.
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A system for receiving an information from a provided object, the system comprising:
- at least one tag, each one tag mechanically couples to a respective object;
- a first conductor that electrically couples to each tag;
- a carrier generator that electrically couples to the first conductor;
- and
- a reader having an antenna;
- and wherein:
- each one tag stores its respective information;
- the carrier generator provides a carrier to the first conductor;
- each tag modulates the carrier in accordance with its respective information thereby producing a modulated carrier;
- the first conductor radiates the modulated carrier as an RF signal;
- the reader wirelessly receives the modulated carrier through the antenna thereby receiving the information from each tag respectively;
- and
- the reader does not modulate the carrier.
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A system for receiving an information from a provided object, the system comprising:
- at least one tag, each one tag mechanically couples to a respective object;
- a first conductor that electrically couples to each tag;
- a carrier generator having an antenna;
- and
- a reader having an antenna;
- and wherein:
- each one tag stores its respective information;
- the antenna of the carrier generator transmits a carrier as an RF signal to the first conductor;
- each tag modulates the carrier in accordance with its respective information thereby producing a modulated carrier;
- the first conductor radiates the modulated carrier as an RF signal;
- the reader wirelessly receives the modulated carrier through the antenna of the reader thereby receiving the information from each tag respectively;
- and
- the reader does not modulate the carrier.
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A system for receiving an information from a provided object, the system comprising:
- a plurality of tags, each tag having a respective antenna and a respective carrier generator that provides a respective carrier, each one tag mechanically couples to a respective object;
- a power supply that provides an electric potential to the plurality of tags;
- and
- a reader having an antenna;
- and wherein:
- each one tag stores its respective information;
- each tag modulates its respective carrier in accordance with its respective information thereby producing a respective modulated carrier;
- each tag wirelessly transmits its respective modulated carrier as a respective RF signal using its respective antenna;
- and
- the reader wirelessly receives each respective RF signal through the antenna of the reader thereby receiving the information from each tag respectively.
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A system for receiving an information from a provided object, the system comprising:
- at least one tag, each one tag mechanically couples to a respective object;
- a first conductor that electrically couples to each tag;
- a carrier generator that electrically couples to the first conductor;
- and
- a reader having an antenna and a contact;
- and wherein:
- each one tag stores its respective information;
- the carrier generator provides a carrier to the first conductor;
- each tag modulates the carrier in accordance with its respective information thereby producing a modulated carrier;
- the first conductor radiates the modulated carrier as an RF signal;
- the reader receives the modulated carrier through:
- the contact while the contact is mechanically and electrically coupled to the first conductor;
- and
- the antenna while the contact is not mechanically and electrically coupled to the first conductor;
- and
- the reader does not modulate the carrier.
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A system for receiving an information from a provided object, the system comprising:
- at least one tag, each one tag mechanically couples to a respective object;
- a first conductor that electrically couples to each tag;
- a carrier generator having an antenna;
- and
- a reader that electrically couples to the first conductor;
- and wherein:
- each one tag stores its respective information;
- the antenna of the carrier generator transmits a carrier as an RF signal to the first conductor;
- each tag modulates the carrier in accordance with its respective information thereby producing a modulated carrier;
- the reader receives the modulated carrier through the first conductor thereby receiving the information from each tag respectively;
- and
- the reader does not modulate the carrier.
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A method performed by a system for transmitting a respective information from a plurality of tags to a reader, the method comprising:
- providing a carrier to a first conductor;
- modulating the carrier using the plurality of tags to produce a modulated carrier;
- and
- conducting the modulated carrier through the first conductor to the reader;
- and wherein:
- each one tag modulates the carrier in accordance with its respective information;
- and
- each one tag electrically couples to the first conductor;
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A method performed by a system for transmitting a respective information from a plurality of tags to a reader, the method comprising:
- providing a carrier to a first conductor;
- modulating the carrier using the plurality of tags to produce a modulated carrier;
- and
- radiating the modulated carrier from the first conductor as an RF signal to the reader;
- and wherein
- each one tag modulates the carrier in accordance with its respective information;
- and
- each one tag electrically couples to the first conductor;
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.