IP Library Granted Patent US 8,022,828
Granted Patent B2
US 8,022,828 · App. 11/921,599 · Granted Sep 20, 2011

Device and method for reading and/or writing data from and/or to a multiplicity of RFID chips

Assignee: Muehlbauer AG
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Patent No.
US 8,022,828
App. No.
11/921,599
Granted
Sep 20, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method for reading and/or writing data from and/or to a multiplicity of RFID chips arranged in smart labels within a smart label production device, wherein the smart labels each comprising a first antenna are applied next to and behind one another on a common continuous film-like strip, wherein each smart label from a selected set of smart labels arranged next to and/or behind one another is respectively assigned a second antenna for the simultaneous transmission of read and/or write data between the first and second antennas by means of ultrahigh frequency waves, wherein the second antennas are arranged in a planar manner within at least one common antenna carrier.

Claims (14)

1. A device for reading and/or writing data from and/or to a multiplicity of RFID chips arranged in smart labels within a smart label production device, wherein the smart labels each comprising a first antenna are applied next to and behind one another on a common continuous film-like strip, characterised in that each smart label from a selected set of smart labels arranged next to and/or behind one another is respectively assigned a second antenna for the simultaneous transmissions of read and/or write data between the first and second antennas by means of ultrahigh frequency waves, wherein the second antennas are arranged in a planar manner within at least one common antenna carrier, wherein each second antenna is arranged with its entire antenna body and in each case an associated read and/or write element within a depression of the antenna carrier, which is of flat design on its surface facing towards the strip.

2. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that a distance between the surface and the second antenna inserted in the depression is adjustable and/or a rotation angle of a rotation of the second antenna, which can be carried out about an axis of rotation perpendicular to the surface, is adjustable.

3. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that air holes for sucking the strip against the surface during the transmission of the read and/or write data are arranged in depression-free regions of the surface of the antenna carrier.

4. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the surface is at least partially made of metal.

5. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that the second antennas arranged on the at least one common antenna carrier have different UH transmission frequencies.

6. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that two second antennas arranged adjacent to one another on the at least one common antenna carrier emit differently polarised electromagnetic waves.

7. The device according to claim 1 , characterised in that one or more second antennas is/are designed as two intersecting double dipoles.

8. The device according to claim 1 , characterised by a second antenna carrier which can be displaced in the longitudinal and transverse direction of the base with respect to a first antenna carrier.

9. A method for reading and/or writing data from and/or to a multiplicity of RFID chips arranged in smart labels within a smart label production device, wherein the smart labels each comprising a first antenna are applied next to and behind one another on a common continuous film-like strip, characterised in that each smart label from a selected set of smart labels arranged next to and/or behind one another is respectively assigned a second antenna for simultaneously transmitting read and/or write data between the first and second antennas by means of ultrahigh frequency waves, wherein the second antennas are arranged in a planar manner within at least one common antenna carrier and each second antenna is arranged with its entire antenna body and in each case an associated read and/or write element within a depression of the antenna carrier, which is of flat design on its surface facing towards the strip.

10. The method according to claim 9 , characterised in that the second antennas transmit the data at different UH transmission frequencies.

11. The method according to claim 9 , characterised in the two adjacent second antennas emit electromagnetic waves with different polarisation.

12. The method according to claim 9 , characterised in that a distance between a surface of the flat antenna carrier and the second antennas inserted within depressions of the antenna carrier is adjusted.

13. The method according to claim 9 , characterised in that the reading and/or writing of the data represents an initialisation of the RFID chip.

14. The method according to claim 9 , characterised in that the reading of the data represents a method for testing the RFID chips.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 12, 2015
From: MUEHLBAUER AG
To: MUEHLBAUER GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 035281/0374 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2008
From: BROD, VOLKER; BUFE, HENRIK; KUNZE, WOLFRAM
To: MUEHLBAUER AG
Reel/Frame 021054/0001 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2005 026 183 · Jun 6, 2005 · national
DE 10 2005 035 848 · Jul 30, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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