IP Library Patent Application 11705009
Patent Application
App. No. 11/705,009

Transponder and method for a wireless data transmission

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App. No.
11/705,009
Abstract

A transponder and a method for wireless data transmission is provided. The transponder comprises an input circuit with input terminals for connecting an antenna coil for data transmission to a base station by means of inductive coupling, a first controllable switching means, at least one resistor, which is looped in series with the first controllable switching means between the input terminals of the input circuit, and a controller which is designed in such a way that it connects through the first switching means as soon as a voltage applied at the input terminals falls below a first settable threshold value, and again interrupts it as soon as the voltage applied at the input terminals for a settable duration is above the first settable threshold value and/or above a second settable threshold value.

Claims (12)

1 . A transponder comprising

an input circuit having input terminals for connecting an antenna coil for facilitating data transmission to a base station by inductive coupling;

a first controllable switch;

at least one resistor that is looped in series with the first controllable switch between the input terminals of the input circuit; and

a controller that connects the first controllable switch when a voltage applied at the input terminals falls below a first settable threshold value and interrupts the first controllable switch when the voltage applied at the input terminals for a settable duration is above the first settable threshold value and/or above a second settable threshold value.

2 . The transponder according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is a passive transponder.

3 . The transponder according to claim 1 , wherein the first controllable switch is a transistor or a MOS transistor.

4 . The transponder according to claim 1 , wherein the input circuit processes frequencies within a frequency range of 50 kHz to 250 kHz.

5 . The transponder according to claim 1 , wherein the input circuit for the data transmission to the base station comprises a modulation unit with a controllable voltage limiting unit, which limits the voltage applied at the input terminals to a first settable maximum value or to a second settable maximum value.

6 . A method for wireless data transmission via inductive coupling between a base station and a transponder, which has an input circuit with input terminals for connecting an antenna coil, the method comprising:

turning on a resistive load that is provided between the input terminals when a voltage applied at the input terminals falls below a first settable threshold value; and

turning off the resistive load when the voltage applied at the input terminals for a settable duration is above the first settable threshold value and/or above a second settable threshold value.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2011
From: ATMEL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: ATMEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025899/0710 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2009
From: ATMEL GERMANY GMBH
To: ATMEL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 023205/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2007
From: BERHORST, MARTIN; KURZ, ALEXANDER; SCHNEIDER, PETER
To: ATMEL GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 018986/0222 →