Patent ID: 10001561

Abstract:
A system and method are provided. The system includes a data reader having a processor for performing a signal frequency analysis, an ultrasound transmitter for transmitting ultrasound signals, and an ultrasound receiver for receiving reflected ultrasound signals. The system further includes a movable reflector for receiving the ultrasound signals and reflecting the ultrasounds signals back to the receiver (a) as the reflected ultrasound signals without modulation when the reflector is stationary and (b) as the reflected ultrasound signals with modulation when the reflector is mobile. The system also includes a chip for storing a specification of motion states for the reflector. The processor performs the signal frequency analysis to detect a presence or an absence of modulated frequency components in a received ultrasound signal and outputs a first value or a second value respectively depending upon whether the presence or the absence of the modulated frequency components is detected.