Inter-technology backscatter: Towards internet connectivity for implanted devices

V Iyer, V Talla, B Kellogg, S Gollakota… - Proceedings of the 2016 …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
We introduce inter-technology backscatter, a novel approach that transforms wireless
transmissions from one technology to another, on the air. Specifically, we show for the first …

Enabling practical backscatter communication for on-body sensors

P Zhang, M Rostami, P Hu, D Ganesan - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we look at making backscatter practical for ultra-low power on-body sensors by
leveraging radios on existing smartphones and wearables (eg WiFi and Bluetooth). The …

{SyncScatter}: Enabling {WiFi} like synchronization and range for {WiFi} backscatter communication

M Dunna, M Meng, PH Wang, C Zhang… - … USENIX symposium on …, 2021 - usenix.org
WiFi backscattering can enable direct connectivity of IoT devices with commodity WiFi
hardware at low power. However, most existing work in this area has overlooked the …

{FM} backscatter: Enabling connected cities and smart fabrics

A Wang, V Iyer, V Talla, JR Smith… - 14th USENIX Symposium …, 2017 - usenix.org
This paper enables connectivity on everyday objects by transforming them into FM radio
stations. To do this, we show for the first time that ambient FM radio signals can be used as a …

Ambient backscatter: Wireless communication out of thin air

V Liu, A Parks, V Talla, S Gollakota… - ACM SIGCOMM …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
We present the design of a communication system that enables two devices to communicate
using ambient RF as the only source of power. Our approach leverages existing TV and …

BLE-backscatter: Ultralow-power IoT nodes compatible with Bluetooth 4.0 low energy (BLE) smartphones and tablets

JF Ensworth, MS Reynolds - IEEE Transactions on Microwave …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Backscatter communication promises significant power and complexity advantages for
Internet of Things devices such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and wireless …

Applications of backscatter communications for healthcare networks

F Jameel, R Duan, Z Chang, A Liljemark… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Backscatter communication is expected to help in revitalizing the domain of healthcare
through its myriad applications. From on-body sensors to in-body implants and miniature …

X-tandem: Towards multi-hop backscatter communication with commodity wifi

J Zhao, W Gong, J Liu - Proceedings of the 24th annual international …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Backscatter communication offers a cost-and energy-efficient means for IoT sensor data
exchange. The IoT vision for ubiquitous interconnection, in practice, demands multi-hop …

Every smart phone is a backscatter reader: Modulated backscatter compatibility with bluetooth 4.0 low energy (ble) devices

JF Ensworth, MS Reynolds - 2015 IEEE international …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we show how modulated backscatter signals can be crafted to yield
channelized band-pass signals akin to those transmitted by many conventional wireless …

Freerider: Backscatter communication using commodity radios

P Zhang, C Josephson, D Bharadia… - Proceedings of the 13th …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
We introduce the design and implementation of FreeRider, the first system that enables
backscatter communication with multiple commodity radios, such as 802.11 g/n WiFi …