Patent ID: 8397997
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: B41P,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A printer including: a housing including a receptacle; a printer circuit positioned in the housing, the printer circuit including an RF transceiver coupled to the receptacle through a switch; and an antenna assembly comprising a first antenna and a second antenna intersecting the second antenna at an angle substantially orthogonal to the first antenna to provide a communication link to the RF transceiver electrically coupled to the printer circuit; wherein the printer circuit further includes a controller for selectively coupling the RF transceiver to one of the first and second antennas to allow the printer circuit to communicate to an RFID tag on a roll of media provided on the antenna assembly, wherein the first antenna is configured to provide communications with the RF transceiver when the second antenna is in a null area, and the second antenna is configured to provide communications with the RF transceiver when the first antenna is in a null area.