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US-9426843-B2 · Aug 23, 2016 · US
Cable ID using RFID devices
US8963689B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8963689-B2 |
| Application number | US-16968008-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | Jul 18, 2007 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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The present invention relates to the use of RFID technology to identify specific cables in a bundle, and in particular to a cable identification device in which RFID devices are connected to the far end of a plurality of cables and splitters, and an RF measurement device is used to identify each cable from the central location. The RF measurement device provides the AC RF electrical signal power required to pass through the at least one AC couple splitter to operate the plurality of RFID devices, and includes means to identify the unique identification numbers associated with the plurality of coaxial cables from the plurality of identification signals received simultaneously.
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I claim: 1. A system for mapping connections from a network inlet to a plurality of coaxial cable outlets connected via a plurality of branches, at least one branch with a plurality of sub-branches, a coaxial cable inlet and an unknown number of alternating current (AC) coupled splitters therebetween in an end user's coaxial cable network, comprising: a cable identification device connected to each of the plurality of coaxial cables outlets, wherein each cable identification devic…
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- What does patent US8963689B2 cover?
- The present invention relates to the use of RFID technology to identify specific cables in a bundle, and in particular to a cable identification device in which RFID devices are connected to the far end of a plurality of cables and splitters, and an RF measurement device is used to identify each cable from the central location. The RF measurement device provides the AC RF electrical signal powe…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Gotwals Michael D, Jds Uniphase Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H02G3/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).