Patent ID: 8089344
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: G01S,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), whereby an RFID Reader remotely energizes a Tag or plurality of Tags by means of a carrier-based signal which may be stationary or hopping and need carry no data, and wherein the means of transmission and reception by which the Tag or a plurality of Tags and the Reader or Readers communicate information is that of an ultra wideband signal only, wherein the ultra wideband signal is pulsed and carrierless, and occupying a minimum bandwidth ranging from tens of Megahertz to five hundred Megahertz, to a maximum bandwidth of several Gigahertz or more, whereby the communication may include reception by a rake receiver in the reader, and wherein the Tag comprises a patch Antenna, and an integrated circuit containing circuitry and means for information processing.