P-chip IP Holdings Inc.

Conrad Styczen

William E Eibon

Wlodek Mandecki

Young-June Yu

Von Ertwine

Joseph Wagner

An object may include at least one microtransponder (MTP) configured with an identifier. The identifier of the MTP may be indexed to the object. Indexing information associated with the MTP and the object may be stored in a database of a security system. The MTP may be read, and data reported by the MTP may be processed to determine authenticity of the object.

Devices, systems, and methods using microtransponders

A light-triggered transponder includes one or more of photo cells, a clock recovery circuit and a reverse antenna system. The clock recovery circuit (CRC) includes a photoconductor with a source terminal, a drain terminal for receiving a voltage, the photoconductor resistance varying with received light intensity. The CRC is configured to generate a recovered clock. A reverse antenna system connected to at least one photo cell and configured to transmit data. The photoconductor configured to produce a modulated voltage signal from an incident modulated light incident. The CRC can include an amplifier coupled to the source terminal of the photoconductor via a capacitor for receiving the modulated voltage signal and outputting an analog signal generated from the voltage signal. The CRC can include an inverter coupled to the amplifier and configured to digitize the analog signal of the amplifier.

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Conrad Styczen