Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-30
2010-11-30
Previl, Daniel (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
C340S539100, C340S568100, C340S010100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07843347
ABSTRACT:
Systems, methods, and devices wirelessly communicate in a near-field region and a far-field region. A device may include a near-field antenna and a far-field antenna. The device may be configured to selectively operate in a near-field mode, employing the near-field antenna, and/or in a far-field mode, employing the far-field antenna, and/or in a joint mode, employing both the near-field antenna and the far-field antenna separately or concurrently. One type of device may be a wireless communications data-reader device configured for both near-field and far-field communications. Another type of device may be a wireless communications data-provider device configured for both near-field and far-field communications.
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Ackley Sprague
Kodukula Venkata
Lam For Sander
Nikitin Pavel
Intermac IP Corp.
Previl Daniel
Seed IP Law Group PLLC
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