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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Amtech Systems, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Michael George Melville, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael Paul Gonzales, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kelly Gravelle, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amtech Systems, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/016 (2006.01); G07B 15/06 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10039 (2013.01); G06K 7/016 (2013.01); G06K 7/10475 (2013.01); G07B 15/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for synchronizing two RFID readers. The system includes a modulation detector to detect a modulated signal produced by a first of the two reader and produces a synchronization signal. The second of the two readers initiates transmission of a signal in response to the synchronization signal.