Patent ID: 7819313
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06K,G06Q,H01Q

Abstract:
1. An electronic label comprising a housing having at least one wall, an electronic display disposed along the wall, and an antenna layer configured to cooperate with the electronic display to transmit information, the antenna layer extending along the wall in such a manner as to constitute a stack with the wall, the antenna layer comprising at least a first antenna head and at least a second antenna head spaced from the first antenna head such that an area, through which the electronic display is viewable, is at least partially defined in the antenna layer between the first and second antenna heads, wherein the first antenna head and the second antenna head are connected to each other via an electrical bridge in the antenna layer, the electrical bridge extending between the first and second antenna heads, and wherein the first antenna head, the second antenna head, and the electrical bridge are connected to an electronic circuit within the housing via a flat cable, wherein the display comprises metal disposed between the first antenna head and the second antenna head such that the first antenna head, the second antenna head, and the display are capable of acting as a capacitor, and wherein the wall includes the display and the antenna extends on the face of the wall around the display.