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`ABSTRACT
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`Various embodiments of RFID switch devices are disclosed herein. Such RFID switch
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`devices advantageously enable manual activation/deactivation of the RF module. The RFID
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`switch device may include a RF module with an integrated circuit adapted to ohmically
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`connect to a substantially coplanar conductive trace pattern, as well as booster antenna for
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`extending the operational range of the RFID device. The operational range of the RFID
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`switch device may be extended when a region of the booster antenna overlaps a region of the
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`conductive trace pattern on the RF module via inductive or capacitive coupling. The RFID
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`switch device may filrther include a visual indicator displaying a first color if the RFID
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`switch device is in an active state and/or a second color if the RFID switch device is in an
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`What is claimed is:
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`1. An RFID device comprising:
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`a booster antenna adapted to extend the operational range of the RFID device;
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`an RF module comprising an integrated circuit and a set of one or more conductive
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`traces, wherein at least one conductive trace of said set of one or more conductive traces is
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`adapted to electrically couple to a coupling region of the booster antenna when the coupling
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`region of the booster antenna is located in a first position relative to said set of one or more
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`conductive traces; and
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`a switching mechanism adapted to change the position of the coupling region of the
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`booster antenna relative to the position of said at least one conductive trace.
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`RFID Switch Tag
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`Background
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`1. Field of the Invention
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`[0001]
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`The embodiments described herein relate generally to the field of radio-
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`frequency identification (RFID) devices, and more particularly, to RFID switch tags.
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`2. Related Art
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`[0002]
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`Conventional RFID tags lack the ability to be deactivated. However, there are
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`certain situations where it
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`is actually desirable to have an RFID tag deactivated.
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`For
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`example,
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`in the context of traveling, RFID tags will often contain sensitive personal
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`information stored within, for instance, an e—Passport, a visa, or a national identification card.
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`Such information may contain the traveler’s name, birth date, place of birth, nationality,
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`and/or biometric information associated with that traveler. This information is intended to be
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`read only by customs officials or other governmental authorities when the traveler enters or
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`exits a country. However, since the read range of RFID tags can extend up to 30 feet, since
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`an RFID tag does not need to be directly in the line of sight of an RFID reader, this sensitive
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`information may be read by any number of unauthorized individuals as the individual walks
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`through a train station or an airport. Unless the traveler houses his travel documents within a
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`Faraday shield or other type of electro—resistant casing (which most travelers do not have),
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`the sensitive information stored within the RFID tag remains perpetually at risk of being read
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`by these unauthorized parties.
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`[0003]
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`As
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`a
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`second example,
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`consider RFID tags
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`that are installed within
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`automobiles, where such tags are used to facilitate automatic billing for the repeated use of
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`certain toll-roads.
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`In some of these toll-roads, the use of a car-pool lane is considered free of
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`charge (which may be validly used, for example, when the automobile is housing at least one
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`passenger other than the driver). Since a driver’s RFID tag may not be deactivated, however,
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`the RFID tag may respond to an interrogation signal issued from the toll—gate even when the
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`driver has validly used the carpool lane. The result is that the driver may be billed for using
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`the toll—road even when such use should have been considered free of charge because of the
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`driver’s valid use of the car-pool lane.
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`[0004]
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`What is needed is a system for an RFID tag that may be easily activated or
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`deactivated.
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`Ideally, the system should be versatile and provide a clear sensory indication of
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`the operational status of the RFID tag (i.e., activated or deactivated).
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`W):
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`[0005]
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`Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to RFID switch
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`devices. Such RFID switch devices advantageously enable manual activation/deactivation of
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`the RF module. The RFID switch device may include a RF module with an integrated circuit
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`adapted to ohmically connect to a substantially coplanar conductive trace pattern, as well as
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`booster antenna for extending the operational range of the RFID device. The operational
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`range of the RFID switch device may be extended when a region of the booster antenna
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`overlaps a region of the conductive trace pattern on the RF module via inductive or capacitive
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`coupling. In some embodiments, all or a portion of the booster antenna may at least partially
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`shield the RF module when the RFID switch device is in an inactive state. The RFID switch
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`device may further include a visual indicator displaying a first color if the RFID switch
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`device is in an active state and/or a second color if the RFID switch device is in an inactive
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`state.
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`[0006]
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`In a first exemplary aspect, an RFID device is disclosed.
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`In one embodiment,
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`the RFID device comprises: a booster antenna adapted to extend the operational range of the
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`RFID device;
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`an RF module comprising an integrated circuit and a set of one or more
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`conductive traces, wherein at least one conductive trace of said set of one or more conductive
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`traces is adapted to electrically couple to a coupling region of the booster antenna when the
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`coupling region of the booster antenna is located in a first position relative to said set of one
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`or more conductive traces; and a switching mechanism adapted to change the position of the
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`coupling region of the booster antenna relative to the position of said at least one conductive
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`trace.
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`[0007]
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`In a second exemplary aspect, an RFID transponder is disclosed.
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`In one
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`embodiment, the RFID transponder comprises: a first substrate comprising a first conductive
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`trace pattern, wherein at least a portion of the first substrate is adapted to serve as an antenna
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`for the RFID transponder; a second substrate comprising an integrated circuit and a second
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`conductive trace pattern, wherein at least a portion of the second conductive trace pattern is
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`adapted to electrically couple with at least a portion of the first conductive trace pattern when
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`the first substrate is located in a first position relative to the second substrate; and a switching
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`mechanism adapted to switch the position of the first substrate between a first position and at
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`least a second position.
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`[0008]
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`In a third exemplary aspect, an RFID device is disclosed. In one embodiment,
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`the RFID device comprises: a booster antenna adapted to extend the operational range of the
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`RFID device; a first RF module comprising a first integrated circuit and a first conductive
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`trace pattern, wherein at least a portion of the first conductive trace pattern is adapted to
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`electrically couple to a coupling region of the booster antenna when the coupling region of
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`the booster antenna is located in a first position relative to the first conductive trace pattern; a
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`second RF module comprising a second integrated circuit and a second conductive trace
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`pattern, wherein at least a portion of the second conductive trace pattern is adapted to
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`electrically couple to the coupling region of the booster antenna when the coupling region of
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`the booster antenna is located in a second position relative to the second conductive trace
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`pattern; and a switching mechanism adapted to change the position of the coupling region of
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`the booster antenna relative to the positions of said first and second RF modules.
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`[0009]
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`In a fourth exemplary aspect, an RFID device is disclosed.
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`In one
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`embodiment,
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`the RFID device comprises: a first booster antenna adapted to extend the
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`operational range of a first RF module; a second booster antenna adapted to extend the
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`operational range of a second RF module; the first RF module comprising a first integrated
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`circuit and a first conductive trace pattern, wherein at least a portion of the first conductive
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`trace pattern is adapted to electrically couple to a coupling region of the first booster antenna
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`when the coupling region of the first booster antenna is located in a first position relative to
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`the first conductive trace pattern; a second RF module comprising a second integrated circuit
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`and a second conductive trace pattern, wherein at least a portion of the second conductive
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`trace pattern is adapted to electrically couple to the coupling region of the second booster
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`antenna when the coupling region of the second booster antenna is located in a second
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`position relative to the second conductive trace pattern; and a switching mechanism adapted
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`to change the position of the coupling region of the first booster antenna relative to the first
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`RF module, and the position of the coupling region of the second booster antenna relative to
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`the second RF module.
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`[0010]
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`In a fifth exemplary aspect, an RFID device is disclosed.
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`In one embodiment,
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`the RFID device comprises: a first booster antenna adapted to extend the operational range of
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`an RF module as used with a first RFID service; a second booster antenna adapted to extend
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`the operational range of the RF module as used with a second RFID service; the RF module
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`comprising an integrated circuit and a conductive trace pattern, wherein at least a portion of
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`the conductive trace pattern is adapted to electrically couple to a coupling region of the first
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`booster antenna when the coupling region of the first booster antenna is located in a first
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`position relative to the conductive trace pattern; and wherein at
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`least a portion of the
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`conductive trace pattern is adapted to electrically couple to a coupling region of the second
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`booster antenna when the coupling region of the second booster antenna is located in a
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`second position relative to the conductive trace pattern; and a switching mechanism adapted
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`to change the position of the RF module relative to the respective coupling regions of the first
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`and second booster antennas.
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`[0011]
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`Other
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`features and advantages of the present
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`invention should become
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`apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments, taken in conjunction
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`with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the
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`invention.
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`Brief Description of the Drawings
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`[0012]
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`Various embodiments disclosed herein are described in detail with reference to
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`the following figures. The drawings are provided for purposes of illustration only and merely
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`depict typical or exemplary embodiments. These drawings are provided to facilitate the
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`reader’s understanding of the invention and shall not be considered limiting of the breadth,
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`scope, or applicability of the embodiments.
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`It should be noted that for clarity and ease of
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`illustration these drawings are not necessarily made to scale.
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`[0013