N.v. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek Nedap

Nedap N.v.

Maarten Jacobus Johannes Van Megen

Berend Hendrik Essink

Paul Jasper Compaijen

Reinbrand Gerhard Jaakob Frans Ottokar Johanan Van Lakwijk

Reinbrand Gerhardjaakob Frans Ottokar Johanan Van Lakwijk

A UHF RFID system is disclosed in which an RFID transponder or tag can be simultaneously powered and interrogated by multiple RFID transceivers. The architecture of the system is such that each transceiver generates its own carrier wave, with a frequency that might be equal to or different from the other units, and the interrogation data is distributed throughout a network of transceivers and modulated by each transceiver unit onto their own carrier waves. During an interrogation period, one or more of the transceivers will be configured as the master unit, generating and distributing the protocols commands. The other units can be configured as transmitters, receivers or transceivers. After each period the units may be given different roles. The proposed setup yields a system with the capability to power and interrogate RFID tags with multiple readers, without compromising the required modulation depth and protocol handling.

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Enschede, Netherlands

Maarten Jacobus Johannes Van Megen