Method and apparatus for sensing environmental conditions

Abstract

A wireless sensor includes a radio frequency (RF) receiving circuit operable to receive an RF signal having a carrier frequency of a plurality of carrier frequencies. The RF receiving circuit further includes a variable impedance where impedance of the variable impedance is a factor in establishing a resonant frequency of the RF receiving circuit. The wireless sensor further includes a processing module that is operable to determine a first value for a first impedance of the variable impedance for a known temperature based on the resonant frequency and the carrier frequency, determine a second value a second impedance of the variable impedance for an unknown temperature based on the resonant frequency and the carrier frequency, and determine a difference between the first and second values that corresponds to a change between the known temperature and the unknown temperature.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.