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2006-03-01

2009-06-02

Mullen, Thomas J (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

Specific condition

C340S010100, C340S505000, C343S742000, C455S041100, C455S277100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07541930

ABSTRACT:
An intelligent antenna system for extending the effective communication range of a machine-readable passive tag. The system may include intelligence that allows one of a plurality of extension antennas in an antenna network to be active at any given time. The machine-readable tag and antenna network may further be embedded in a structure. For example, the system may include multiple passive tags that are active in correspondence to a display or advertisement currently being exhibited. The system may include means for operatively coupling the corresponding machine-readable tag to the embedded antenna network.

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