Abstract:
A method and apparatus for mounting electronic components on an antenna structure includes at least one conductive antenna element (102), an insulating layer (106) disposed on the antenna element (102), at least one electronic component (108) disposed on the insulating layer (106), and at least one electrical trace (110) disposed on the insulating layer (106) and connecting to the at least one electronic component (108). The trace follows contours of the antenna structure, such that the trace and component are electrically isolated from the antenna element.
Abstract:
Updating a multi-band reconfigurable electronic shelf label includes waking-up a transceiver and processor of the electronic shelf label, such that the transceiver can be reconfigured to operate on a selected frequency band in order to receive updated information on a data link associated with that selected frequency band. The selected frequency band is chosen based on a power efficiency of the associated data link. The updated information can be received on the associated data link of the selected frequency band, and can be displayed on a display of the electronic shelf label. A supplemental data link using a Radio Frequency Identification circuit can be provided among the other data link selections in the label.