Transceiver Antennae Arrangement
AssigneeRoke Manor Research Limited
InventorsJohn Domokos, David William Huish, David Sherry
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Abstract
An apparatus having a transmitter portion and a receiver portion each isolated from each other and comprising a plurality of antennae, each antenna being selectively connectable to both the receiver portion and transmitter portion, said antennae thus being common to both transmitter and receiver. It may be adapted such that one antenna is selectable to be used as a transmitter whilst at the same time an alternative antenna is selectable to be used as a receiving antenna.
Claims21
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a transmitter portion;
- a receiver portion;
- a switching matrix;
- a plurality of antennas, wherein each antenna is selectively connectable via the switching matrix to both the receiver portion and the transmitter portion, wherein when one or more of the plurality of antennas is connected to the transmitter portion as a transmitting antenna, any one of the remaining antennas of the plurality of antennas are connected to the receiver portion as receiving antennas.
A method of transmitting and receiving signals, comprising:
- providing a transceiver having isolated receiver and transmitter portions;
- transmitting a signal via a first antenna;
- and
- receiving a signal via a second antenna, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are selectively connectable to the transmitter portions or to the receiver portions via a switching matrix.
A method of identifying a tag, comprising:
- providing a transceiver with isolated receiver and transmitter portions;
- transmitting a signal via at least one first antenna;
- receiving a signal from a second antenna, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are selectively connectable by said transmitter or receiver portions via a switching matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.