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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2011
Mark W. Duron, East Patchogue, NY (US);
Rehan K. Jaffri, New York, NY (US);
Richard T. Knadle, Dix Hills, NY (US);
Mark W. Duron, East Patchogue, NY (US);
Rehan K. Jaffri, New York, NY (US);
Richard T. Knadle, Dix Hills, NY (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing close proximity antenna measurement and tuning, includes a first receive-only antenna, a second antenna operable in a transmit mode, a tuning circuit coupled to the first antenna, a transmitter coupled to the second antenna, a receiver coupled to the first antenna, the receiver operable to measure a power into the first antenna delivered by a signal from the second antenna driven by the transmitter, and a processor coupled to the tuning circuit, transmitter, and receiver, the processor operable to step changes in the tuning circuit until a substantially maximum power of the signal is measured by the receiver.