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US 2014/0209693 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for preserving privacy in an rfid system
AssigneeNeology, Inc.
InventorsSheshidher Nyalamadugu, Jun Liu, Francisco Martinez de Velasco Cortina
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Abstract
A card comprises an antenna configured to generate and receive radio frequency signals, a chip coupled with the antenna, the chip configured to store sensitive information and communicate the information to an authorized reader via the antenna, and a switching mechanism configured to tune and detune the antenna relative to the chip to enable and disable respectively, the chips ability to communicate the sensitive information via the antenna.
Claims1
An RFID device for storing and communicating information to an authorized reader, the RFID device comprising:
- a cover;
- a substrate within the cover;
- an antenna configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals;
- a chip on the substrate coupled with the antenna, the chip including an impedance matching circuit, the chip configured to store information and communicate the information to the authorized reader via the antenna;
- a switching mechanism configured to tune and detune the antenna relative to the chip to enable and disable, respectively, the chip's ability to communicate the information via the antenna;
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- an activation mechanism configured to control the switching mechanism, wherein the activation mechanism is user-operable;
- wherein the impedance matching circuit is configured to ensure that when the switching mechanism is activated, there is a good impedance match between the chip and the antenna, the impedance matching circuit further configured to account for the effects of the substrate and a surface to which the device is attached when the antenna is tuned and detuned via the switching mechanism.
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