WO2006052386A3 - Distributed antenna array with centralized data hub for determining presence and location of rf tags - Google Patents

Distributed antenna array with centralized data hub for determining presence and location of rf tags Download PDF

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WO2006052386A3
WO2006052386A3 PCT/US2005/037138 US2005037138W WO2006052386A3 WO 2006052386 A3 WO2006052386 A3 WO 2006052386A3 US 2005037138 W US2005037138 W US 2005037138W WO 2006052386 A3 WO2006052386 A3 WO 2006052386A3
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Gary L Overhultz
Gordon E Hardman
John W Pyne
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Goliath Solutions Llc
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Priority to US11/417,768 priority patent/US7614556B2/en
Publication of WO2006052386A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006052386A2/en
Publication of WO2006052386A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006052386A3/en
Priority to US11/649,046 priority patent/US20070146230A1/en
Priority to US12/115,657 priority patent/US8070065B2/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/28—Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/2208—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems
    • H01Q1/2216—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems used in interrogator/reader equipment
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/36—Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith
    • H01Q1/38—Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q15/00—Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices
    • H01Q15/0006—Devices acting selectively as reflecting surface, as diffracting or as refracting device, e.g. frequency filtering or angular spatial filtering devices

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Abstract

A distributed antenna array with a centralized data hub (14) for determining the presence and location of RF tags (24, 28, and 32) is disclosed. A single BRT/hub with multiple antennas attached to transmit and receive ports is used to cover an entire facility. Large facilities are covered by a small number of the BRT/hub (18) combinations. The BRT/hub (18) has transmit antennas (18) coupled thereto, preferably by co-axial cable, that transmit signals to a portion or all of the RF tags and all or a portion of them modulate and reflect the RF signal to a particular receiving antenna. The receiving antenna then returns the RF signal with tag data to the BRT/hub, preferably by co-axial cable (40).
PCT/US2005/037138 2004-11-05 2005-10-18 Distributed antenna array with centralized data hub for determining presence and location of rf tags WO2006052386A2 (en)

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CA2586576A CA2586576C (en) 2004-11-05 2005-10-18 Distributed antenna array with centralized data hub for determining presence and location of rf tags
AU2005305253A AU2005305253A1 (en) 2004-11-05 2005-10-18 Distributed antenna array with centralized data hub for determining presence and location of RF tags
EP05804354A EP1815406A4 (en) 2004-11-05 2005-10-18 Distributed antenna array with centralized data hub for determining presence and location of rf tags
US11/417,768 US7614556B2 (en) 2004-11-05 2006-05-04 Distributed RFID antenna array utilizing circular polarized helical antennas
US11/649,046 US20070146230A1 (en) 2004-11-05 2007-01-03 Distributed RFID antenna array utilizing circular polarized helical antennas
US12/115,657 US8070065B2 (en) 2004-11-05 2008-05-06 Distributed antenna array with centralized data hub for determining presence and location of RF tags

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US60/625,273 2004-11-05

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