Semi-passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with active beacon

MA Hughes, RM Pratt - US Patent 7,348,875, 2008 - Google Patents
US. PATENT DOCUMENTS processor; a backscatter modulator coupled to the processor;
and an active transmitter coupled to the processor, the active 5,097,253 A 3/1992 …

Battery-assisted backscatter RFID transponder

Z Nitzan, D Lavee, G Guri - US Patent 7,394,382, 2008 - Google Patents
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION RF transponders are commonly classified in terms of the
use they make of an internal power source. A passive tran sponder has no internal power …

Radio frequency identification tag with passive and active features

G Smith, PS Single - US Patent App. 11/645,364, 2008 - Google Patents
A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is described that has both passive RFID tag
features and active RFID tag features. In one example, the tag has a first radio transponder …

Wireless tag ranging

KE Steinke, JD Wagner - US Patent 7,405,662, 2008 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The field of the disclosure relates generally but not exclu sively to wireless
tag readers, such as Radio Frequency Iden tification (RFID) tag readers, and, more …

Remote communications devices, wireless communications systems, and wireless communications methods

RM Pratt, JW Scott, MA Hughes, MA Lind… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
Int. Cl. B60O 25/10(2006.01) Remote communications devices, wireless communications
(52) US Cl....................... 340/428; 340/447; 340/442: systems, and wireless communications …

Managing attachment of a wireless terminal to local area networks

O Auterinen - US Patent App. 11/554,166, 2008 - Google Patents
The invention relates to managing and controlling access by a user wireless device (MD) to
a wireless local area network (WLAN) at an access point or “hotspot', while protecting the …

Systems and methods for radio frequency trigger

AL Ferguson, TR Meiss, BL Jenkins, SW O'neal… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND An important feature in modern work machines (eg, fixed and mobile
commercial machines, such as construction machines, fixed engine systems, marine-based …

Multi-use wireless display tag infrastructure and methods

A Goel, MD Mcdonald, S Saxena, JL Wang - US Patent 7,413,121, 2008 - Google Patents
A multiuse system for use with Wireless Display Tags (WDTs) includes, in one or more
exemplary arrangements, techniques for automatically maintaining synchronicity between …

Method and system of placing a rfid tag in a continuous transmission mode

JR Tuttle - US Patent App. 11/746,244, 2008 - Google Patents
Method and system of placing a RFID tag in a continuous transmission mode. At least some
of the illustrative embodi ments are methods comprising sending a command from a radio …

RFID systems and methods of operating the same in power-saving modes

KL Wu, HY Wang, DC Wei, YZ Yin… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method of operating an RFID system and an RFID system in a power-
saving mode are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises at least one reader …