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Title:
WIRELESS TAG COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/120820
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A wireless tag communication system wherein a suitable control range of the communication directivity can be established. A reference tag (16), which sends, in response to a received signal, a predetermined reply signal so as to perform an informational communication with a wireless tag communication apparatus (12), is fixed in position within a room (18) that is a communication area of a wireless tag communication system (10). The wireless tag communication apparatus (12) has a transmission PAA weight control part (34) and a reception PAA weight control part (48) for controlling the directivity of communication with a wireless tag (14) or the reference tag (16). Since the transmission PAA weight control part (34) and reception PAA weight control part (48) control, based on a result of communication with the reference tag (16), the directivity of communication with the wireless tag (14), they can obtain a range related to the control of the communication directivity by performing an informational communication with the reference tag (16) disposed at a predetermined position in advance.

Inventors:
KURAMOTO KATSUYUKI (JP)
YAMADA SHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/307253
Publication Date:
November 16, 2006
Filing Date:
April 05, 2006
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Assignee:
BROTHER IND LTD (JP)
KURAMOTO KATSUYUKI (JP)
YAMADA SHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
H01Q3/26; G06K17/00; H04B1/59; H04B5/02; H04B7/06; H04B7/10; H04B7/26
Domestic Patent References:
WO2003021875A12003-03-13
WO2003079672A12003-09-25
Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ikeda, Haruyuki (15-1 Meieki 3-chome Nakamura-k, Nagoya-shi Aichi 02, JP)
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