Patent ID: 7458517
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: G02B,H04B

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a fiber optic cable having a fiber optic connector, and wherein the fiber optic connector conforms to the LC standard; a transponder including a transponder antenna and an integrated circuit chip attached to the transponder antenna; a first adhesive material interposed between, and contacting, both the transponder and the fiber optic connector so as to affix the transponder to the fiber optic connector; a substrate adapted for attachment to a panel of a host device, the substrate constructed of a polymer material; an antenna including a portion having a shape of a spiraling square, the antenna constructed of a copper material; a second adhesive material interposed between, and contacting, both the antenna and the substrate so as to attach the antenna to the substrate; and a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna attached to the substrate so as to form a reader which is capable of activating and interrogating the transponder when the transponder antenna is sufficiently close to the antenna attached to the substrate, and wherein the fiber optic cable has a length, and wherein the transponder includes information related to the length of the fiber optic cable.