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Systems and Methods for Beam Forming RFID TagsA radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes an RFID interrogator and an RFID tag having a plurality of information sources and a beamforming network. The tag receives electromagnetic radiation from the interrogator. The beamforming network directs the received electromagnetic radiation to a subset of the plurality of information sources. The RFID tag transmits a response to the received electromagnetic radiation, based on the subset of the plurality of information sources to which the received electromagnetic radiation was directed. Method and other embodiments are also disclosed.
Document ID
20180003637
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Fink, Patrick W.
Lin, Gregory Y.
Kennedy, Timothy F.
Ngo, Phong H.
Date Acquired
June 29, 2018
Publication Date
May 22, 2018
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-15/631,862
Patent Number: US-Patent-9,977,121
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-9,977,121
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-15/631,862

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