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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Star Systems International Ltd., Kwai Chung, HK;
Inventor:
Bruce Roesner, Banner Elk, NC (US);
Assignee:
STAR Systems International, Ltd., Kwai Chung, HK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10237 (2013.01); G06K 7/10316 (2013.01); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switchable radio-frequency identification tag device. The device includes a first RFID module positioned on a first plane, at least one un-tuned antenna section positioned on a second plane, a shorting bar positioned on the second plane; and a sliding mechanism configured to move between a first position and a second position. The first plane is positioned parallel to the second plane. The first RFID module is coupled to the at least one un-tuned antenna section to form a tuned RFID tag in the first position. The first RFID module is coupled to the shorting bar in the second position.