RECONFIGURABLE SCANNER AND RFID SYSTEM USING THE SCANNER

Title:

RECONFIGURABLE SCANNER AND RFID SYSTEM USING THE SCANNER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005043292

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A scanner has plasma loop or plasma window antennas for selectively scanning for ID tags along distinct radials of the scanner. Scanner elements are made electromagnetically invisible to adjacent elements by removing power or lowering plasma densities so that the scanner elements do not interfere with its own operation. Activatable ID tags and a shipping container suitable for scanning with electromagnetic energy are also disclosed.

Inventors:

ANDERSON THEODORE R (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2004/033584

Publication Date:

July 07, 2005

Filing Date:

October 12, 2004

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Assignee:

ANDERSON THEODORE R (US)

International Classes:

G06K7/00; H01Q1/22; H01Q1/26; H01Q1/36; H01Q3/46; H01Q7/00; H01Q11/12; H01Q21/06; G06F; (IPC1-7): H01Q11/12

Foreign References:

US6844821B2	2005-01-18
US6127928A	2000-10-03
US6700544B2	2004-03-02
US5811786A	1998-09-22

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