公开(公告)号：US07374096B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-20

申请号：US10665540

申请日：2003-09-18

申请人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Gordon E. Hardman ,  John W. Pyne ,  Robert W. Mead

发明人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Gordon E. Hardman ,  John W. Pyne ,  Robert W. Mead

IPC分类号： G06K19/06

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02

摘要： An advertising compliance monitoring system is provided that includes a backscatter tag affixed to a sign or marketing material or shopper ID card, the tag communicating with a backscatter reader. The tag includes a memory for storing tag data and a transmitter. The tag transmits tag data to a reader automatically on a periodic basis or when interrogated. The tag data includes an identification number used to identify the tag associated with a particular sign, price, marketing material or shopper. This data is processed by a computer to determine compliance with and/or exposure to a particular advertising program.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种广告合规监控系统，其包括贴在标志或营销材料或购物者身份证上的反向散射标签，标签与后向散射读取器通信。 标签包括用于存储标签数据的存储器和发送器。 该标签周期性地或询问时自动发送标签数据给阅读器。 标签数据包括用于识别与特定符号，价格，营销材料或购物者相关联的标签的标识号。 该数据由计算机处理以确定对特定广告程序的遵守和/或曝光。

公开(公告)号：US07021535B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-04

申请号：US10975110

申请日：2004-10-27

申请人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Robert W. Mead

发明人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Robert W. Mead

IPC分类号： G06K5/10

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q20/201 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q30/0272

摘要： An advertising compliance monitoring system is provided that includes a tag affixed to a sign or marketing material or shopper ID card, the tag communicating with a reader on a periodic basis. The tag includes a memory for storing tag data, a transmitter and a receiver. The tag uses sleep modes to conserve power. The tag transmits tag data to a reader in response to an interrogation request, or automatically on a periodic basis. The tag data includes an identification number used to identify the tag associated with a particular sign, price, marketing material or shopper, status data (e.g., delivered, displayed), and time and date information. This data is processed by a central server to determine compliance with and/or exposure to a particular advertising program.

公开(公告)号：US08070065B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-06

申请号：US12115657

申请日：2008-05-06

申请人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Gordon E. Hardman ,  John W. Pyne

发明人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Gordon E. Hardman ,  John W. Pyne

IPC分类号： G06K7/08 ,  G06K19/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G06K7/10336

摘要： A distributed antenna array with a centralized data hub for determining the presence and location of RF tags has been disclosed. This antenna array centralizes electronics and distributes the RF to zones in a facility to greatly reduce the expense of recurring components for monitoring RF tags. A single BRT/hub with multiple antennas attached to transmit and receive ports is used to cover an entire facility. Large facilities are covered by a small number of the BRT/hub combinations. The BRT/hub has transmit antennas coupled thereto, preferably by co-axial cable, that transmit signals to a portion or all of the RF tags and all or a portion of them modulate and reflect the RF signal to a particular receiving antenna. The receiving antenna then returns the RF signal with tag data to the BRT/hub, preferably by co-axial cable. Also disclosed is an RF backscatter tag that cleanly switches a resonant aperture antenna on and off, thereby greatly increasing the mark-to-space ratio of the backscatter data. This enables tags to be detected by the BRT at much greater distances.

摘要翻译： 已经公开了具有用于确定RF标签的存在和位置的集中式数据集线器的分布式天线阵列。 该天线阵列集中了电子设备，并将RF分配到设施中的区域，以大大降低用于监控RF标签的重复组件的费用。 用于连接到发送和接收端口的多个天线的单个BRT /集线器用于覆盖整个设施。 少量BRT /集线器组合覆盖了大型设施。 BRT /集线器具有耦合到其上的发射天线，优选地通过同轴电缆将信号发射到一部分或全部RF标签，并且其全部或一部分调制并将RF信号反射到特定的接收天线。 接收天线然后将具有标签数据的RF信号优选地通过同轴电缆返回到BRT /集线器。 还公开了一种RF反向散射标签，其将谐振孔径天线打开和关闭干净地切换，从而大大增加了后向散射数据的标记与空间比。 这使得BRT能够以更大的距离检测标签。

公开(公告)号：US08010067B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-30

申请号：US11581310

申请日：2006-10-16

申请人： John W. Pyne

发明人： John W. Pyne

IPC分类号： H01B11/12

CPC分类号： H04W52/52 ,  G08B13/2462 ,  H03G3/3042 ,  H04B5/0062 ,  H04B7/0602 ,  H04B7/0615

摘要： A high power amplifier having an automatic gain control circuit, the high power amplifier being coupled between the output end of an RF signal carrying coaxial cable and a transmitting antenna to automatically compensate for RF signal attenuation over the length of the coaxial cable.

摘要翻译： 一种具有自动增益控制电路的高功率放大器，大功率放大器耦合在携带RF信号的同轴电缆的输出端和发射天线之间，以自动补偿同轴电缆长度上的RF信号衰减。

公开(公告)号：US07423516B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-09

申请号：US11418319

申请日：2006-05-04

申请人： Gary L. Overhultz

发明人： Gary L. Overhultz

IPC分类号： H04Q5/22

CPC分类号： G01S5/0252

摘要： In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for approximating the location of an RFID tag in an RFID system. The RFID system may include a plurality of receivers that receive RF signals from the RFID tag. Tag read count data for two or more of the plurality of receivers may be used to identify a number of times that each of the two or more receivers has received an RF signal from the RFID tag over a period of time. Signal strength data may be used to identify the strength of the RF signals received from the RFID tag. A combination metric for each of the two or more receivers may be determined as a function of the tag read count data and the signal strength data. The combination metrics may be compared to identify one of the receivers that is closest in proximity to the RFID tag.

摘要翻译： 根据本文所述的教导，提供了用于近似RFID标签在RFID系统中的位置的系统和方法。 RFID系统可以包括从RFID标签接收RF信号的多个接收器。 可以使用多个接收机中的两个或更多个的标签读取计数数据来标识两个或多个接收器中的每一个在一段时间内从RFID标签接收到RF信号的次数。 信号强度数据可用于识别从RFID标签接收的RF信号的强度。 可以根据标签读取计数数据和信号强度数据确定两个或多个接收器中的每一个的组合度量。 可以比较组合度量以识别接近RFID标签最接近的接收机之一。

公开(公告)号：US06951305B2

公开(公告)日：2005-10-04

申请号：US10393330

申请日：2003-03-20

申请人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Gordon E. Hardman ,  John W. Pyne ,  Robert W. Mead

发明人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Gordon E. Hardman ,  John W. Pyne ,  Robert W. Mead

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06K19/06

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0241

摘要： An advertising compliance monitoring system is provided that includes a backscatter tag affixed to a sign or marketing material or shopper ID card, the tag communicating with a backscatter reader on a periodic basis. The tag includes a memory for storing tag data, a transmitter and a receiver. The tag uses sleep modes to conserve power. The tag transmits tag data to a reader automatically on a periodic basis or upon an event. The tag data includes an identification number used to identify the tag associated with a particular sign, price, marketing material or shopper, status data (e.g., delivered, displayed), and time and date information. This data is processed by a central server to determine compliance with and/or exposure to a particular advertising program.

公开(公告)号：US06837427B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-04

申请号：US10158416

申请日：2002-05-30

申请人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Robert W. Mead

发明人： Gary L. Overhultz ,  Robert W. Mead

IPC分类号： G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06K5/10

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q20/201 ,  G06Q20/202 ,  G06Q30/0272

摘要： An advertising compliance monitoring system is provided that includes a tag affixed to a sign or marketing material or shopper ID card, the tag communicating with a reader on a periodic basis. The tag includes a memory for storing tag data, a transmitter and a receiver. The tag uses sleep modes to conserve power. The tag transmits tag data to a reader in response to an interrogation request, or automatically on a periodic basis. The tag data includes an identification number used to identify the tag associated with a particular sign, price, marketing material or shopper, status data (e.g., delivered, displayed), and time and date information. This data is processed by a central server to determine compliance with and/or exposure to a particular advertising program.

摘要翻译： 提供一种广告合规性监视系统，其包括贴在标志或营销材料或购物者身份证上的标签，该标签定期与阅读器通信。 标签包括用于存储标签数据的存储器，发送器和接收器。 该标签使用睡眠模式来节省电力。 该标签响应于询问请求或定期地自动地向标签读取器发送标签数据。 标签数据包括用于识别与特定符号，价格，营销材料或购物者相关联的标签的识别号码，状态数据（例如，传送，显示）以及时间和日期信息。 该数据由中央服务器处理以确定对特定广告程序的遵守和/或曝光。