Systems and methods for beam forming RFID tags

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9977121
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15631862

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A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes an RFID interrogator and an RFID tag having a plurality of information sources and a beamforming network. The tag receives electromagnetic radiation from the interrogator. The beamforming network directs the received electromagnetic radiation to a subset of the plurality of information sources. The RFID tag transmits a response to the received electromagnetic radiation, based on the subset of the plurality of information sources to which the received electromagnetic radiation was directed. Method and other embodiments are also disclosed.

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONWASHINGTON DC

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Fink, Patrick W Missouri City, US 67 949
Kennedy, Timothy F Sugar Land, US 23 275
Lin, Gregory Y Friendswood, US 23 275
Ngo, Phong H Friendswood, US 32 845

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