Abstract:
An apparatus and method for passive radio frequency identification (RFID) reader digital demodulation with respect to a Manchester subcarrier signal are disclosed. In a passive RFID environment where the Manchester subcarrier signal contains DC components in a frequency region, even when a tag signal containing the DC offset noise is input to a baseband, demodulation may be efficiently performed while the DC offset noise is removed. Therefore, accurate detection of tag information from the tag signal may be achieved.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting the collision of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tags. In the apparatus and method for detecting the collision of RFID tags, when a subcarrier signal from which a carrier signal has been removed by a reader ASK analog demodulation device is inputted to a baseband receiver, a peak signal for the received tag signal is generated, and useful information about the generated peak signal within a symbol section is extracted. In the case where a collision is generated because two or more tags send signals to an RFID reader at the same time when the RFID reader communicates with the tags, the RFID reader can effectively detect the collision between the tags.
Abstract:
Provided are a media access method and a reader for performing the media access method in a dense reader environment. The media access method divides an air time between the reader and a tag into a plurality of time slots, and operates in each of the plurality of time slots by using a listen before talking (LBT) technique. The plurality of time slots form a frame. Thus, the media access method can control the reader by performing channel scheduling between each of a plurality of readers and can efficiently recognize tags.
Abstract:
An RFID reader antenna including: a printed circuit board (PCB) formed as a dielectric substance; a plurality of slot groups, each having a plurality of slots, disposed on a first face of the PCB; a ground face disposed on areas, excluding the plurality of slot groups, of the first face of the PCB; and a feeder formed as a microstrip line with an open end on a second face of the PCB to feed the plurality of slot groups. Because the slots periodically formed on the ground face are fed in series by using the single microstrip line, the RFID reader antenna can reliably recognize a larger area with a simple structure. In particular, the RFID reader antenna can be useful for the bookstands for book management or smart shelves for displaying articles or goods including clothing goods in superstores or hypermarkets through the use of the ILT RFID application.