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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Alan Mcreynolds, Los Altos, CA (US);
Cyril Brignone, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alan McReynolds, Los Altos, CA (US);
Cyril Brignone, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); G06F 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method for reading a tag, the tag is interrogated with a reader device having an antenna. A waveform of the signal received from the tag in response to the interrogation is analyzed through application of a numerical analysis technique. The signal is analyzed to estimate a bit pattern in the waveform.