RFID reader
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SIEMENS AG
- Publication Date
- 2008-12-25
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority of United Kingdom Patent Office application No. 0709313.1 GB filed May 15, 2007 and of United Kingdom Patent Office application No. 0802055.4 GB filed Feb. 05, 2008, which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The mass application of passive ultra high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) systems is becoming widespread in the retail industry, logistics and commerce. In most applications, it is very important that all tags are interrogated successfully during an inventory round, and no tags are missed. Despite efforts in improving the performance of the current RFID systems, 100% success rate has not yet been reached in some applications.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0003] In passive RFID systems the tags receive their power from the RF field transmitted by the reader. The efficiency of the power transfer from the reader to the tags is essential for reliabl...