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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Impinj International Ltd., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Yael Maguire, Boston, MA (US);
Ronald A. Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher J. Diorio, Shoreline, WA (US);
Assignee:
IMPINJ INTERNATIONAL LTD., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G08C 19/16 (2006.01); G08C 19/02 (2006.01); G08C 19/12 (2006.01); H03K 17/62 (2006.01); H03K 19/018 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 21/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/0724 (2013.01); G06K 19/07767 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2225 (2013.01); H01Q 1/248 (2013.01); H01Q 21/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An Integrated Circuit (IC) for an RFID tag includes at least two antenna ports for coupling to at least two antennas. The IC may be configured to determine the port from which it receives an input signal, and provide a first functionality if it receives the input from a first port and a second functionality if it receives the input from a second port. The IC may be configured to determine and/or offer a functionality based on the receiving port.