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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2004
Larry Stephen Mitchell, Longmont, CO (US);
William Carl Dodt, Broomfield, CO (US);
Zengqi Yu, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Larry Stephen Mitchell, Longmont, CO (US);
William Carl Dodt, Broomfield, CO (US);
Zengqi Yu, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A method of extending media cartridge radio frequency identification (RFID) performance physical range includes mounting a plurality of passive antenna couplers in a first sending/receiving device, connecting the couplers to a radio transmitter/receiver in the first sending/receiving device, and communicating wirelessly between the first sending/receiving device and a second radio transmitter/receiver in a second sending/receiving device within a predetermined physical range.