The present invention relates to the use of Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag systems.
One embodiment comprises RFID keyboard 102 comprising a base with a first antenna and keys 108 with secondary antennas.
A key can normally be in a first position shown in
Multiple keys can be selected at the same time.
The secondary antennas can be associated with RFID chips 204 containing identification information for the keys.
Some keys can be associated with letters of an alphabet.
In one embodiment, the keyboard can be rearranged as the user desires.
The keys can be independently movable.
The keys can have an element 210 that biases the secondary antennas away from the first antenna. The element 210 can be a spring.
One embodiment is a system comprising a base with a first antenna and units with secondary antennas wherein a unit is normally in a first position such that the resonant frequency is away from an interrogation frequency and no signal for the unit is detected and wherein when the unit is depressed, the secondary antenna for the unit and the first antenna become adjacent such that the resonant frequency shifts such that information identifying the key is transferred.
A key can be normally in a first position such that the resonant frequency is away from an interrogation frequency and no signal for the key is detected and wherein when the key is depressed, the first 306 and secondary 304 antenna for the key 302 can become adjacent such that the resonant frequency shifts such that information identifying the key is transferred.
In one embodiment, the response characteristics can be shifted such that the RFID response within antenna frequency detection range.
The foregoing description of preferred embodiments of the present invention has been provided for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, thereby enabling others skilled in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments and with various modifications that are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims and their equivalents.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/988,658 entitled “RFID BASED KEYBOARD” filed Nov. 16, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference (Atty. Docket No. RCDT-01018US0).
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60988658 | Nov 2007 | US |