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At a Comic-Con panel on July 23, Amaterasu, the spirit dog main character from the video game âOkami,â was announced as the latest playable fighter in Capcomâs highly anticipated âMarvel vs. Capcom 3.â Fans of the venerable fighting game series erupted in cheers in response to the news, as they did with every other piece of information given about the game.
Amaterasu is a different kind of fighter than most of the âMarvel vs. Capcomâ characters in that she doesnât have arms. Instead, Amaterasu has a series of rolling and spirit attacks, some of which were combined in her introduction video with devastating effects.
âIf you're familiar with the âOkamiâ game, you might notice the art style is a little different from this game,â said the gameâs Producer, Ryota Niitsuma, speaking through a translator. âI know this might make some fans of âOkamiâ disappointed, but the art team has made it as close as possible with little artistic flourishes.â
The panel was packed to capacity, forcing some to be turned away at the door, and was moderated by âStreet Fighterâ expert and âMarvel vs. Capcom 3â consultant Seth Killian. Other panel members included TQ Johnson, Marvelâs director of video games and Frank Tieri, the gameâs writer and comic scribe, whom Johnson introduced as âa writer with a known penchant for violence.â
âThere's one thing that I've been waiting to say since I've become involved with this project â this will be the greatest fighting game of all time!â Tieri said. âWhat's particularly a privilege for me is one of my all-time favorite games is âMarvel Super-Heroes.â Me and my friends played that game for days and days and days at a time. Trash-talking and hurt thumbs and hurt feelings - some people never talked to each other again! These things happen - video games are more important than friends.â
Tieri saw his role in the game as making sure Capcom got all the little things right. âIâm the Marvel Cop,â he said. âI've written practically all the Marvel characters in this game in one way or another.â
The writer admitted his knowledge of some of the various Capcom franchises was not as strong. âItâs âMarvel vs. Capcom,â not âMarvel vs. Marvel,â he said. âIf it wasnât âStreet Fighterâ or âResident Evil,â I needed some help. If I didnât know the franchise, I did my homework⦠playing video games!â
Although only certain characters will be playable, Marvel and Capcom allowed their entire catalogues of characters to be used in various in-game moments and sequences. âAll the Man-Thing you can take,â added Johnson, after several obligatory âGiant-Size Man-Thingâ jokes.
Niitsuma discussed the gameplay of the product. âThe basic design on the game is based on âMarvel vs. Capcom 2,ââ he said. âI'm sure all of you are big fans of âMarvel vs. Capcom 2,â so you won't be feeling anything strange or unnatural; it's like putting on an old pair of shoes.â
While the game has been designed to appeal to old-school players, Niitstuma believes that there is plenty for newcomers to the series as well. âWe're not going to ignore the newcomers to the series â there are lots of new characters, new to everyone, so no one has an advantage,â he said. âMoves are simplistic, easy to pull off, so you can have fun as soon as you start playing.â
He also addressed perhaps the biggest problem with the seriesâ gameplay. âIf you' know the previous games, we have something that we like to call âbalance issues?ââ said Niitstuma, to which the crowd erupted with a combination of laughter and sounds of exasperation. âWe're working to make sure that balance issues aren't a problem in âMarvel vs. Capcom 3.ââ
Niitsuma also showed off some of the new characters that had been announced earlier in the convention, with a video featuring Dr. Doom and Super Skrull for Marvel and âStreet Fighterâsâ Chun-Li and âDevil May Cryâsâ Trish. âDr. Doom was in the last game, and we knew we wanted him in âMarvel vs. Capcom 3,â Niitsuma said. âWhat's great about Super Skrull is he brings a lot of new flavor to the game. Having all of the Fantastic Four's abilities in one character makes for powerful fighting in this game. Unfortunately, and I can put all rumors to rest, none of the Fantastic Four will be available.â
Niitsuma did not bother describing Chun-Li, saying anyone playing a video game in the last 20 years knows of the first lady of âStreet Fighter II.â He said Trish was added to give the game a character with a bit more sex appeal.
âSheâs also super cheap,â added Killian.
Afterwards, Niitsuma showed a video featuring the Mighty Thor wearing a variation of his most recent costume. Thorâs finisher, a radial lightning storm generated as he grips his hammer in both hands in a dramatic fashion, especially impressed the crowd. âMighty Thor has never officially been in a MVC game,â Niitsuma said. âHe's been available as an assist character but never as a playable character, so we're very happy to have him in âMarvel vs. Capcom 3.ââ
The panel also showed off the new music for the game, playing remixed versions of the themes for Captain America, Iron Man, Chun-Li and Ryu, with older versions for comparison. The new music definitely recalls the original themes, but with fuller, more organic-sounding music. The much maligned character select music to âMarvel vs. Capcom 2,â with the lyrics, âI wanna take you for a ride,â was also played as a joke, with the crowd responding with derisive laughter.
A tournament was held during the panel, pitting fans representing Marvel versus fans representing Capcom, with winners receiving âMarvel vs. Capcom 3â joysticks autographed by Niitsuma. There were some technical difficulties, like the game being in black and white, but nothing to stop rabid video game fans from virtually beating the snot out of each other. Team Capcom easily won the first round, but Team Marvel managed to hang on to an end-of-time victory in the second match, despite the partisan Capcom crowd.


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|2. Sept. 2005
|13. Sept. 2004
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|Ian J. Forster, Adrian N. Farr
|Urspr�nglich Bevollm�chtigter
|Avery Dennison Corporation
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This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/609,375, filed Sep. 13, 2004.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and labels.
2. Description of the Related Art
RFID tags and labels have a combination of antennas and analog and/or digital electronics, which may include for example communications electronics, data memory, and control logic. RFID tags and labels are widely used to associate an object with an identification code. For example, RFID tags are used in conjunction with security-locks in cars, for access control to buildings, and for tracking inventory and parcels. Some examples of RFID tags and labels appear in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,107,920, 6,206,292, and 6,262,292, all of which this application incorporates by reference.
RFID tags and labels include active tags, which include a power source, and passive tags and labels, which do not. In the case of passive tags, in order to retrieve the information from the chip, a "base station" or "reader" sends an excitation signal to the RFID tag or label. The excitation signal energizes the tag or label, and the RFID circuitry transmits the stored information back to the reader. The "reader" receives and decodes the information from the RFID tag. In general, RFID tags can retain and transmit enough information to uniquely identify individuals, packages, inventory and the like. RFID tags and labels also can be characterized as to those to which information is written only once (although the information may be read repeatedly), and those to which information may be written during use. For example, RFID tags may store environmental data (that may be detected by an associated sensor), logistical histories, state data, etc.
RFID tags and labels may communicate with a reader or other device through use of an antenna, which may be used to both transmit and/or receive information and/or energy. There is no simple definition of what constitutes an antenna, as all dielectric and conductive objects interact with electromagnetic fields (radio waves). What are generally called antennas are simply shapes and sizes that generate a voltage at convenient impedance for connection to circuits and devices. Almost anything can act to some degree as an antenna. However, there are some practical constraints on what designs can be used with RFID tags and labels.
First, reciprocity is a major consideration in making a design choice. This means that an antenna which will act as a transmitter, converting a voltage on its terminal(s) into a radiated electromagnetic wave, will also act as a receiver, where an incoming electromagnetic wave will cause/induce a voltage across the terminals. Frequently it is easier to describe the transmitting case, but, in general, a good transmit antenna will also work well as a receive antenna (like all rules, there are exceptions at lower frequencies, but for UHF, in the 900 MHz band and above where RFID tags and labels commonly operate, this holds generally true).
Nevertheless, even given the above, it is difficult to determine what is a "good" antenna, other than to require that it is one that does what you want, where you want and is built how you want it to be.
However, there are some features that are useful as guides in determining whether or not an antenna is "good" for a particular purpose. When one makes a connection to an antenna, one can measure the impedance of the antenna at a given frequency. Impedance is generally expressed as a composite of two parts; a resistance, R, expressed in ohms, and a reactance, X, also expressed in ohms, but with a 'j' factor in front to express the fact that reactance is a vector quantity. The value of jX can be either capacitive, where it is a negative number, or inductive, where it is a positive number.
Having established what occurs when one measures the impedance of an antenna, one can consider the effect of the two parts on the antenna's suitability or performance in a particular situation.
Resistance R is actually a composite of two things; the loss resistance of the antenna, representing the tendency of any signal applied to it to be converted to heat, and the radiation resistance, representing energy being 'lost' out of the antenna by being radiated away, which is what is desired in an antenna. The ratio of the loss resistance and the radiation resistance is described as the antenna efficiency. A low efficiency antenna, with a large loss resistance and relatively small radiation resistance, will not work well in most situations, as the majority of any power put into it will simply appear as heat and not as useful electromagnetic waves.
The effects of Reactance X are slightly more complex than that for Resistance R. Reactance X, the inductive or capacitive reactance of an antenna, does not dissipate energy. In fact, it can be lessened, by introducing a resonant circuit into the system. Simply, for a given value of +jX (an inductor), there is a value of −jX (a capacitor) that will resonate/cancel it, leaving just the resistance R.
Another consideration is bandwidth, frequently described using the term Q (originally Quality Factor). To understand the effect of bandwidth, it is not necessary to understand the mathematics; simply, if an antenna has a value of +jX or −jX representing a large inductance or capacitance, when one resonates this out it will only become a pure resistance over a very narrow frequency band. For example, for a system operating over the band 902 MHz to 928 MHz, if a highly reactive antenna were employed, it might only produce the wanted R over a few megahertz. In addition, high Q/narrow band matching solutions are unstable, in that very small variations in component values or designs will cause large changes in performance. So high Q narrowband solutions are something, in practical RFID tag designs, to be avoided.
An RFID tag, in general, consists of 1) an RFID chip, containing rectifiers to generate a DC power supply from the incoming RF signal, logic to carry out the identification function and an impedance modulator, which changes the input impedance to cause a modulated signal to be reflected; and, 2) an antenna as described above.
Each of these elements has an associated impedance. If the chip impedance (which tends to be capacitive) and the antenna impedance (which is whatever it is designed to be) are the conjugate of each other, then one can simply connect the chip across the antenna and a useful tag is created. For common RFID chips the capacitance is such that a reasonably low Q adequate bandwidth match can be achieved at UHF or other appropriate frequencies.
However, sometimes it is not so simple to meet operational demands for the tag due to environmental or manufacturing constraints, and then other ways of achieving a good match must be considered. The most common method of maintaining a desired impedance match, is to place between the antenna and chip an impedance matching network. An impedance matching network is usually a network of inductors and capacitors that act to transform both real and reactive parts of the input impedance to a desired level. These components do not normally include resistors, as these dissipate energy, which will generally lead to lower performance.
Difficulties can arise in impedance matching, because the impedance characteristics of an antenna may be affected by its surroundings. This may in turn affect the quality of the impedance matching between the antenna and the RFID chip, and thus the read range for the RFID tag.
The surroundings that may affect the characteristics of the antenna include the substrate material upon which the antenna is mounted, and the characteristics of other objects in the vicinity of the RFID tag. For example, the thickness and/or dielectric constant of the substrate material may affect antenna operation. As another example, placement of conducting or non-conducting objects near the tag may affect the operating characteristics of the antenna, and thus the read range of the tag.
An antenna may be tuned to have desired characteristics for any given configuration of substrate and objects placed around. For example, if each tag could be tuned individually to adjust the arm length and/or add a matching network, consisting of adjustable capacitors and inductors, the tag could be made to work regardless of the dielectric constant of the block. However, individual tuning of antennas would not be practical from a business perspective.
As discussed above, frequently designers optimize tag performance for "free space," a datum generally given a nominal relative dielectric constant of 1. However, in the real world, the objects the labels are attached to frequently do not have a dielectric constant of 1, but instead have dielectric constants or environments of nearby objects that vary widely. For example, a label having a dipole antenna designed and optimized for free space that is instead attached to an object having a dielectric constant that differs from that of free space, will suffer a degraded performance, usually manifesting itself as reduced operational range and other inefficiencies as discussed above.
Therefore, while products having differing fixed dielectric constant substrates can be accommodated by changing the antenna design from the 'free space' design to incorporate the new dielectric constant or to compensate for other objects expected to be nearby the tag, this design change forces the tag manufacturer to produce a broader range of labels or tags, potentially a different type for each target product for which the tag may be applied, hence increasing costs and forcing an inventory stocking problem for the tag manufacturers.
When the tags are to be used on different types of materials that have a range of variable dielectric constants, the best design performance that can be achieved by the tag or label designer is to design or tune the tag for the average value of the range of dielectric constants and expected conditions, and accept degraded performance and possible failures caused by significant detuning in specific cases.
It will be appreciated that improvements would be desirable with regard to the above state of affairs.
According to an aspect of the invention, an antenna structure includes both electrical compensation elements and magnetic compensation elements.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention comprises the features hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative embodiments of the invention. These embodiments are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the invention may be employed. Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
In the annexed drawings, which are not necessarily according to scale:
An RFID device includes an antenna structure that provides good performance throughout a range of different positions relative to nearby materials, such as metallic objects in a carton or other container. The antenna structure has compensation elements that interact with the nearby materials to provide good performance over the range of different positions. The compensation elements include both electrical compensation elements, which interact with the nearby materials primarily using electric fields, and magnetic compensation elements, which interact with the nearby materials primarily using magnetic fields. The electrical compensation elements and the magnetic compensation elements may be selected and may be positioned within the antenna structure such that the performance of the antenna structure is substantially unchanged (or at least acceptable) through the range of different positions. The nearby materials may include dielectric and/or electrically conductive materials that present geometric variations in the environment near the RFID device as the device is moved through the range of different orientations. The geometric variations may include periodic variations, such as in a carton of metal cans lined up one next to another. Alternatively, the geometric variations may have some non-periodic or essentially random aspect, such as for a carton or container of metal objects located at random positions within a dielectric packing material.
The range of different positions may be a one-dimensional range of positions, for example allowing the RFID device to be placed having a given orientation anywhere along a side of a carton or container with a side-by-side row of cans behind the side of the carton or container. The performance of the RFID device may be essentially the same whether a mid-point of the device is placed over one or the cans, or over a space between a pair of adjacent cans. The one-dimensional range of positions may be to center the antenna structure of the RFID device anywhere along a line (or a series of parallel lines), in a given orientation relative to objects or a carton or container.
Alternatively, the range of different positions may be a two-dimensional range of positions, for example allowing the RFID device to be placed substantially anywhere along a side of a carton or container with a side-by-side row of cans behind the side of the carton or container. The range of positions may also be a two-dimensional range of positions when the expected environment is non-periodic or random in placement of electrically-conductive and dielectric objects. The two-dimensional range of positions may involve placing the RFID device substantially anywhere on a carton or container, at any orientation or in any of a range of orientations. The two-dimensional range of positions may involve translations in one or more spatial dimensions, and/or rotation into any of a variety of orientations. A further possibility for the range of positions may include invariance of performance in three spatial dimensions.
The number and placement of compensation elements within the antenna structure may vary, depending upon what environment is expected for the RFID device. It will be appreciated that the arrangement of compensation elements may be more complicated for an RFID device able to achieve acceptable performance over a two-dimensional range of positions, in comparison with a device only able to handle a one-dimensional range of positions.
Before proceeding to a description of the RFID device itself, some relevant definitions are provided of terms and phrases used herein. A "transponder chip" or "chip" is defined as a device for providing suitable interaction, through an antenna, for communication with an external device, such as a reader. A chip may include any of a variety of suitable electrical components, such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, batteries, memory devices, and processors. It will be appreciated that a large variety of transponder chips for RFID devices are widely known. The term "transponder chip" is intended to encompass the broad range of such devices, which may vary widely in complexity and functionality.
The antenna described below includes a plurality of compensation or compensating elements. These are elements that compensate to some extent for changes in operating characteristics of antenna elements of the antenna, due to the interaction of the antenna elements and surrounding materials, such as contents of a carton upon which a label including the antenna is placed. The change in operating characteristics of the antenna elements may manifest itself, for example, in the antenna elements becoming reactive; the radiation resistance of the antenna elements changing, which may cause the antenna efficiency, expressed as the ratio of radiation resistance to the sum of loss resistance and radiation resistance, to drop; and, as a result of the above, the impedance match between the RFID chip and antenna elements may degrade, leading to mismatch loss and hence loss of optimum frequency operating range for the antenna structure. To mitigate these effects on the antenna elements, the compensating elements may: 1) introduce an impedance matching network between the chip and antenna which impedance matches the two, maximizing power transfer between the chip and the antenna elements; and/or 2) change the effective length of the antenna elements so it stays at the resonant condition. These methods may be used separately, or may be used in combination to form a hybrid of the two. Various examples of compensating elements are discussed herein, although it will be appreciated that other types of compensation elements may be utilized.
The compensation elements may include both electrical compensation elements, which interact with the nearby materials primarily using electric fields, and magnetic compensation elements, which interact with the nearby materials primarily using magnetic fields. The electrical compensation elements interact with nearby materials primarily capacatively. The interaction between the compensation elements and the nearby materials is a near-field or short-range coupling, as opposed to a far-field or long-range coupling. Primarily, the antenna as a whole is used for long-range far-field RF coupling to external devices, such as suitable readers. The far field, as used herein, refers to a distance greater than on the order of 15 mm from an RF-energy emitting device, such as a device that emits UHF RF energy. Coupling of an RFID device in the far field is also referred to as "long-range coupling." The near field, where short-range coupling may occur, is defined as within on the order of 15 mm from an RF-energy emitting device. A more precise boundary of between the near field and the far field may be λ/2π, where λ is the wavelength of the RF energy of the RF coupling. For RF of energy of 915 MHz, the boundary between the near field and the far field would be about 52 mm from the device, using this definition.
The antenna structure is defined herein as having "substantially invariant" performance throughout a range of position. It will be appreciated that "substantially invariant" performance may be defined with regard to an environment into which the antenna structure is placed, and with regard to a test protocol for quantifying antenna performance. One such environment and protocol for quantifying antenna performance is described below.
The antenna structure 12 includes a pair of antenna elements 21 and 22. Each of the antenna elements includes respective plural compensation elements (also referred to herein as "compensating elements" or "adaptive elements"), the antenna element 21 including compensation elements 24 and 26, and the antenna element 22 includes compensation elements 30 and 32. As described above, the compensation elements compensate to some extent for changes in operating characteristics of antenna elements of the antenna, due to the interaction of the antenna elements and surrounding materials, such as contents of a carton upon which a label including the antenna is placed. The pairs of compensation elements 24/26 and 30/32 may each include both electrical compensation elements, which interact with the nearby materials primarily using electric fields, and magnetic compensation elements, which interact with the nearby materials primarily using magnetic fields. The pairs of compensation elements 24/26 and 30/32 may each be configured such that one compensation element of the pair affects performance of the corresponding antenna element in one direction, and the other compensation element of the pair affects performance of the antenna element in an opposite direction. The net effect may be that each compensation element pair 24/26 and 30/32 provides a net effect to make the corresponding antenna element 21 and 22 at least relatively stable in operation as it is moved throughout a range of positions with respect to background objects. For example, one of the compensation elements of each pair 24/26 and 30/32 may be an electrical compensation element, which is sensitive to the dielectric properties of surrounding materials, and the other compensation element of each pair may be a magnetic compensation element, which is sensitive to the conductive properties of surrounding materials. The compensation elements 24/26 and 30/32 may be placed within the antenna elements 21 and 22 at locations such that when an electrical compensation element is encountering a surrounding environment causing it to affect antenna performance in one way (say, by changing gain or operating frequency), the other compensation element is encountering a surrounding environment that causes it to have an opposite effect on system performance. By selectively distributing the compensation elements 24/26 and 30/32 along the antenna elements, substantially invariant performance for the antenna structure 12 may be achieved, at least for a range of positions for a given environment.
The compensation elements 24/26 and 30/32 are shown in
Examples of suitable materials for the substrate 14 include, but are not limited to, high Tg polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyarylate, polysulfone, a norbornene copolymer, poly phenylsulfone, polyetherimide, polyethylenenaphthalate (PEN), polyethersulfone (PES), polycarbonate (PC), a phenolic resin, polyester, polyimide, polyetherester, polyetheramide, cellulose acetate, aliphatic polyurethanes, polyacrylonitrile, polytrifluoroethylenes, polyvinylidene fluorides, HDPEs, poly(methyl methacrylates), a cyclic or acyclic polyolefin, or paper.
The antenna 12 may include any of a wide variety of conductive materials, placed on the substrate 14 in any of a variety of suitable ways. The antenna 12 may be formed of conductive ink printed on or otherwise deposited on the substrate 14. Alternatively, the antenna 12 may be an etched conductive material that is adhesively or otherwise adhered to the substrate 14. Other possible alternatives for formation of the antenna 12 include deposition methods such as vapor deposition or sputtering, and plating methods such as electroplating.
Examples of suitable interposers include an RFID interposer available from Alien Technologies, and the interposer marketed under the name I-CONNECT, available from Philips Electronics. Use of the interposer 18 may facilitate operative coupling of the chip 20 and the antenna structure 12. It will be appreciated that alternatively the chip 20 may be directly coupled to the antenna structure 12, without use of the interposer 18.
The feed lines 42 and 44 include meanders or turns 52 and 54, such that parts of the feed lines 42 and 44 pass close to other parts of the feed lines 42 and 44, and the parts are able to electrically interact with one another. This electrical interaction causes a change in electrical properties of the feed lines 42 and 44, depending upon the amount and type of dielectric material in the vicinity of the feed lines 42 and 44.
The conductive areas 46 and 48 have tapered shapes, being relatively narrow at the proximal ends where they connect to the feed lines 42 and 44, and being relatively wide at their distal ends 56 and 58. The change of width of conductive areas 46 and 48 may increase with constant slope from the proximal ends to the distal ends 56 and 58. The ends 56 and 58 of the conductive areas 46 and 48 may be shaped in order to interact, through electric fields, with nearby dielectric materials. As shown in
The conductive inductor lines 49 and 50 allow flow of current between the antenna elements 21 and 22. Current flow in the inductor lines 49 and 50 generates a local magnetic field that may interact with nearby electrically conductive objects or materials.
Thus the antenna structure 12 includes at least three types of compensation elements: 1) the feed lines 42 and 44 with their meanders or turns 52 and 54, which are electrical compensation elements; 2) the curved ends 56 and 58 of the tapered conductive areas 46 and 48, which also are electrical compensation elements; and 3) the conductive inductor lines 49 and 50, which function as magnetic compensation elements. The antenna structure 12 may have an overall length (between the distal ends 56 and 58) of 140 mm, and an overall width of about 25 mm, with a width of the conductive inductor lines 49 and 50 of about 5 mm, although it will be appreciated that these dimensions are only for a single specific embodiment, and that the antenna structure 12 may have other suitable dimensions.
The various compensation elements of the antenna structure 12 cooperate to achieve a degree of position insensitivity in placement of an RFID device that includes the antenna structure 12.
In testing of an RFID device using the antenna structure 12 shown in
In contrast, movement of an RFID device with a previous antenna structure from the position of
From these results it is seen that the RFID device 10 using the antenna structure 12 of
In testing RFID devices the device was placed on a product or simulated product environment, at a known distance from a reader system antenna. The level of attenuation was determined for which the device responded. This level was used to predict the range for which the RFID device could be read or otherwise detected. For example, if the RFID device read at 6 dB added attenuation at a range of 1 m, it would be predicted to be read at 0 dB at 2 m, since the attenuation due to free space attenuation propagation obeys a square law and increases by 6 dB for every doubling of the distance between the reader and the RFID device. By maintaining the same distance between the RFID device and the reader, and determining the attenuation, effects, such a multi-path propagation may be avoided.
The antenna structure of an RFID device may be considered "position insensitive" over a range of positions if its performance (gain) over the range of positions varies by no more than a given amount, such as 3 dB or 6 dB. Testing of gain could be performed at a given frequency or frequency range of interest, such as from 902 MHz to 928 MHz or from 860 MHz to 880 MHz. As noted in the previous paragraph, such a measure provides an indication of the performance and range of the RFID device. Thus the position insensitivity of a device that includes the antenna structure may alternatively be expressed as invariance in read range for a given environment, over a given range of frequency. Variations in read range less than a given amount, for example 50%, may be taken as indicating position insensitivity or invariance in the antenna structure.
As another possible measure of position insensitivity, the antenna structure of an RFID device may be considered "position insensitive" over a range of positions if its frequency varies by no more than a given amount (e.g., 20 MHz or 10 MHz) or proportion (e.g., 10%, 5%, or 2%). Other measures of position insensitivity or position invariance could be employed, such as tests measuring the energy absorbed by the RFID device.
Tests have been described above with regard to a single environment of a row of cans, separated from the RFID device 10 by a layer of cardboard. Such a test simulates performance of an RFID label placed on a carton. However, it will be appreciated that many other possible environments for RFID devices are possible, including environments with different arrays of periodic placement of objects, environments with non-periodic placement of given objects, and environments which include placements of different types of objects, having different characteristics.
The antenna structure 12 of
What follows now are descriptions of various types of compensation elements that may be included as compensation elements in antenna structures having suitably invariant performance over a range of positions. Although several broad types of compensation elements are discussed below, it will be appreciated that the broad types discussed do not exhaust the varieties of various types of electrical and magnetic compensation elements that may be incorporated into the antenna structure 12. At least some of the compensation elements described below are also disclosed in PCT Application No. PCT/US04/11147, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. As such, the individual compensation elements discussed below (but not their combination as described above) have been disclosed previously.
One general type of compensation element 130 is a capacitor 150, illustrated in
One specific type of capacitor that embodies the present invention is shown in
For the condition shown in
In the condition in
In air, this meander inductor component will have a certain value of inductance, L. When it placed on higher dielectric constant materials of significant thickness, the capacitive cross coupling between meanders increases, causing a reduction in overall inductance.
If the basic dipole antenna 178 is sized for placement in air or on a low dielectric constant Er substrate, when the dipole antenna 178 is placed on a higher dielectric constant Er substrate 188, the antenna elements are too long at the chosen operating frequency. This manifests itself primarily by the antenna becoming inductive, that is, +jX increasing. Without compensation between the antenna 178 and the chip 182, the impedance match and hence tag performance would degrade. However, the meander inductors 184 have reduced the inductance on the higher dielectric constant Er substrate 188. The meander inductors 184 on the substrate 188 thus provide a smaller +jX to the circuit, so with proper selection of characteristics a good impedance match is maintained.
The single capacitive and inductive elements discussed above show the principle of a component's value being dependant on the characteristics of the substrate on which it is placed. A number of other components, which can be formed on a film next to an antenna that will react to the varying dielectric constant of the substrate material and its thickness, can be made, including multiple capacitors, inductors and transmission line elements (which can act as transformers), acting in parallel or series with one another to provide a substrate-dependant variable reactance. These substrate-dependant variable-reactance components can be used to re-tune and re-match the antenna/chip combination, to maintain performance for some antenna types over a certain range of substrate characteristics.
From the foregoing it has been established that surface features of a structure can react to or interact with the substrate upon which they are mounted, changing operating characteristics depending upon local environment, particularly upon the dielectric character of the substrate. However, using these components alone is not always the best solution. Another approach for the compensation element 130 is for structures which change the effective length of antenna based on the environment in the vicinity of the compensation elements, particularly based on dielectric characteristics of the dielectric material upon which the compensation element 130 are mounted. Some simple structures and methods of changing the effective length of antenna elements are now described.
For this purpose, one of the simplest antennas to consider will be a folded dipole 200, as illustrated as part of an RFID device 202, in
The adaptive elements 206 may include a printed series tuned circuit, consisting of an inductor, which is a simple meander of narrow line, and an inter-digital capacitor as discussed and illustrated previously. The value of the inductor and capacitor is such that, on materials having a dielectric constant of Er=2, the resonance frequency is above 915 MHz, as the capacitor value is low. If the complete tag is placed on a 30 mm substrate having a dielectric constant of Er=4, the correct length of the loop for the folded dipole is now shorter. However, the capacitor inside the adaptive element 206 may have increased in value, making the loop resonant at 915 MHz. The adaptive capacitive element now acts like a short circuit, providing a reduced length path for the RF current which is ideally exactly the path length to make the antenna correctly matched to the chip on materials having a dielectric constant of Er=4. It will be appreciated that the values and numbers in the examples are intended for explaining general principles of operation, and do not necessarily represent real antenna and RFID tags designs.
This is an example using substrate properties as embodied in the present invention to adapt the effective length of an antenna. Alternately, distributed versions can be envisaged, where the inductance and capacitance are spread along the antenna length. It will be appreciated that these capacitive and inductive elements may be used in series and/or parallel combinations and may potentially, combined with a antenna having appropriate characteristics, allow the impedance match to be adjusted as the substrate Er varies, to allow the antenna performance to be maintained.
An alternative structure is one where the compensating element 130, such as the adaptive element 206, adjusts the effective length of the antenna. When an antenna is placed on or in a medium of a different Er, the wavelength of a defined frequency changes. The ideal length for that antenna in the medium, to obtain a low or zero reactance and useful radiation resistance, would be shorter.
Therefore an antenna that reduces its effective length as the substrate dielectric constant varies would provide compensation. A concept for a structure that can achieve this is shown below in
It will be appreciated that many alternatives are possible for providing adaptive structures that are configured to compensate to some extent for different values of dielectric constant in a substrate to which the adaptive or compensating antenna structure is attached. For example, cross coupling between a simple wave format structure could also be designed to provide compensation. Cross-coupled structures have been described above.
The antenna structure 240 also includes loop lines 272 and 274 on either side of the main antenna lines 252 and 254. As shown, the loop lines 272 and 274 are narrower than the main antenna lines 252 and 254. Each of the loop lines 272 and 274 is coupled to both of the main antenna lines 252 and 254. There is a gap 282 between the loop line 272 and the main antenna lines 252 and 254. A corresponding gap 284 is between the loop line 274 and the main antenna lines 252 and 254. The gaps 282 and 284 have variable thickness, being narrow where the loop lines 272 and 274 join with the main antenna lines 252 and 254, and widening out toward the middle of the loop lines 272 and 274. The loop lines 272 and 274 function as inductors.
The antenna elements 302 and 304 have respective compensation or adaptive portions or elements 312 and 314. The adaptive portions 212 and 214 provide gaps 316 and 318 in the generally triangular conductive tabs. On one side of the gap 316 is a conductive link 320, including a relatively wide central portion 322, and a pair of relatively narrow portions 324 and 326 along the sides of the gap 316, coupling the central portion 322 to the parts 328 and 330 of the antenna element 302 on either side of the gap 316. The central portion 322 may have a width approximately the same as that of the antenna element parts 328 and 330 in the vicinity of the gap 316. The narrow portions 324 and 326 may be narrower than the central portion 322 and substantially all of the antenna element parts 328 and 330. The antenna element 304 may have a conductive link 334, substantially identical to the conductive link 320, in the vicinity of the gap 318.
The antenna structure 300 has been found to give good performance when mounted on walls of cardboard cartons filled with a variety of different products containing both conductive and non-conductive materials. The antenna structure 300, and in particular the adaptive portions 312 and 314, may provide compensation for various environments encountered by the antenna structure 300, for example including variations in substrate characteristics and variations in characteristics of nearby objects. As one example of placement of the antenna structure 300, the antenna structure 300 may be mounted onto a cardboard container 3-4 mm thick.
It will be appreciated that the layout of the antenna structure 12, including the selection and location of the compensation elements, and the overall size of the antenna structure 12, may be determined by any of a variety of suitable methods. One such suitable method is use of genetic algorithms to iteratively generate antenna structure layouts. Generated layouts are tested for performance in meeting suitable criteria, for example using computer simulations to simulate performance of the layout in various positions and/or environments. Generated layouts that perform best may be combined to produce a new generation of possible antenna structure layouts. The iterative process of generating, testing, and combining layouts may be iteratively continued until some suitable performance or other criterion is met.
Although the invention has been shown and described with respect to a certain preferred embodiment or embodiments, it is obvious that equivalent alterations and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art upon the reading and understanding of this specification and the annexed drawings. In particular regard to the various functions performed by the above described elements (components, assemblies, devices, compositions, etc.), the terms (including a reference to a "means") used to describe such elements are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, to any element which performs the specified function of the described element (i.e., that is functionally equivalent), even though not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structure which performs the function in the herein illustrated exemplary embodiment or embodiments of the invention. In addition, while a particular feature of the invention may have been described above with respect to only one or more of several illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of the other embodiments, as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.
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OKLAHOMA CITY,OK (AP) - Freezing fog has slickened roadways across Oklahoma and led to numerous automobile crashes across the state.
Tony McCarty with Emergency Medical Services says the ambulance service responded to about two dozen accidents and transported two people to hospitals in serious condition. He said the injuries don't appear to be life-threatening.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Chris West in Oklahoma City said the conditions are similar statewide with numerous accidents reported. West said there have been no reports of fatalities.
OHP Lt. George Brown in Tulsa said there have also been several crashes there with one person hospitalized in unknown condition.
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Definición de foxy en inglés:
adjetivo (foxier, foxiest)
1Resembling or likened to a fox: a terrier with prick ears and a foxy expression
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- Her skin was pale and unblemished like mine, and she had a nose like mine too - all foxy and pointy.
1.1Cunning or sly: a foxy method to miss conscription
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- The sweetest moments for a fighter are when time has given him the rounds to make him foxy and clever, but has not yet robbed him of the wherewithal to put it into to action.
1.2Reddish brown in colour: a white Jack Russell with foxy spots
2 informal (Of a woman) sexually attractive: a foxy lady
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- Like many photographers, he goes after kids, babies, foxy ladies, handsome men.
- Tall, mature, single, blue-blooded aristocrat, seeks tall, mature foxy lady who loves dressing in furs.
- Don't they just make you want to hop into a Porsche convertible, drive down to the beach, and enjoy a midnight stroll with a foxy lady?
3(Of wine) having a musky flavour.
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- There had been substantial bias against such new varieties, especially those including genes from American vine species, because of historical associations with poor wine quality and foxy flavours.
foxily adverbio
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- I looked up to see a woman smiling foxily at me from the door of the en-suite bathroom.
- Thinking slyly and foxily about the timing and style of one's pitches is not the same as back-sliding or moving to the right.
- Thompson is a gifted stylist: line by line and paragraph by paragraph, her prose is meticulously whittled and foxily surefooted.
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- He is equally adept as an artist and a producer of others; he has his own charitable foundation dedicated to improving conditions in his native Haiti and, in person, radiates a sleepy-time foxiness.
- The muzzle shall not be sharply pointed and there shall be no evidence of snippiness, foxiness or whisker pinch.
- The wines are inexpensive, and occupy a small special niche, which has been subject to some derision, in part because of foxiness and sweetness.
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Greening the Heartlands of Coal in Europe
The German energy transition impacts neighbouring countries – but so far, this fact has hardly been addressed in Germany. This study aims to shed light on the situation and help build bridges between neighbors. It builds on the insights gained during trilateral meetings, while and provides information and analyzing and exploringses which explain the different approaches and debates in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland. The authors, among them Dr. Camilla Bausch and Sascha Müller-Kraenner from Ecologic IstituteInstitute, offer a range of recommendations, in particular for better cross-border cooperation and intensified dialogue with the goal of facing our energy and climate challenges together. The study is available for download.
According to the publication's authors, the three countries mentioned above have one thing in common: dependence on coal in electricity production. Where these countries differ significantly, however, is the strategy for their respective future energy policy. While Germany decided to massively increase its share of renewable electricity, Poland and the Czech Republic still build their visions mainly on coal, shale gas or nuclear. The narratives around energy policy differ greatly between the countries. These different approaches are reflected also in the national positions on European energy and climate policy.
Thus, the different approaches complicate agreement at the European level. But they also burden bi- and trilateral relationships. The renewables expansion in Germany already impacts the electricity systems of its neighbors. The differences lead to tensions and misunderstandings.
This study is the product of a trilateral expert group which met three times during 2013 at the invitation of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Ecologic Institute to discuss the influence of the German energy transformation on two of Germany's neighbours – Poland and the Czech Republic. The group focused on perceptions of the German energy transformation in the three countries, its impact on cross-border electricity flows and the consequences of various forms of support mechanisms for renewable energy sources.


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Trash Talkin' Tailgate Grub with Boston Red Sox Chef Nookie
Chef Nookie Cooks Up Winning Game-Day Grub at the Boston Center for Adult Education
From 6:00PM to 9:00PM on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012, Chef Nookie will show students how to perfect their pre-game recipes to impress a crowd and win over fans even if they're not rooting for the same team. Nookie's career took off in 2001 when he opened Oleana with his mentor Ana Sortun, and he has worked in some of Boston's best kitchens including Chez Henri and Casablanca, until becoming Executive Chef of the Boston Red Sox in 2006. He was a finalist on Bravo's "Around the World in 80 Plates," and came within one vote of winning the $150,000 prize.
Students will not want to miss this chance to take their tailgate favorites to the next level with the recipes in Chef Nookie's playbook. Registration is necessary. Please visit www.bcae.org or call the Boston Center for Adult Education at 617-267-4430 to RSVP.
WHERE: Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116.
WHEN: Wednesday, December 5th, 2012; 6:00PM to 9:00PM, 1 Session.
COST: $70/ $60 Members. Materials Cost: $15.
RSVP: Registration is necessary please visit www.bcae.org or call the Boston Center for Adult Education at 617-267-4430 to RSVP.
About the Boston Center for Adult Education:
Founded in 1933, the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) is the first, nonprofit adult education center in New England. The Boston Center for Adult Education serves as a meeting place for the Boston community to gather, learn, discuss and create. The BCAE offers educational classes taught by well-qualified leaders, staff, and volunteers who share the mission of enhancing our community. Today the BCAE teaches classes in Boston for almost every interest. Students can experience everything from yoga, photography, belly dancing, and stand-up comedy, to scotch tasting, cooking, achieving financial freedom, ESL classes and much more. The BCAE also offers interactive programming for children and their caregivers, through their child enrichment program, Bean City Kids. At their recently renovated headquarters on Arlington Street (Boston, MA) you'll find professional grade kitchens, top-notch technology, and versatile classroom space with free Wi-Fi. The BCAE offers a variety of personal and corporate membership levels with benefits including discounted tuition costs and discounts on local retailers. Browse classes, become a member, or support the BCAE online at bcae.org. The BCAE is located at 122 Arlington Street, Boston MA 02116. The BCAE administrative offices are open Monday- Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. The Student Services office is open Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM and Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. The BCAE is open on weekends during class times only.
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Definition of dolma in English:
noun (plural dolmas or dolmades /dɒlˈmɑːdɛz/ /dɒlˈmɑːðɛz/)
A dish consisting of ingredients such as meat and spiced rice wrapped in vine or cabbage leaves, popular in the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the eastern Mediterranean.
Example sentences
- To start I ordered the Greek dolmades (vine leaves) stuffed with rice, lamb, pork, mint and dill and served with lemon juice for €9.
- To me, they're preferable to Greek dolmades (rice and grape leaf rolls).
- There's also a host of other traditional Greek dishes, like dolmades (grape leaves wrapped around rice), gyros (a type of donair) and spanikopita.
Late 19th century: from modern Greek ntolmas or its source, Turkish dolma, from dolmak 'fill, be filled'.
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Yellowstone Guidelines offers guided wildlife, hiking, backpacking tours in America's first national park, Yellowstone. All tours are private and custom. We cater to the first time traveler to the seasoned adventurer. No trip is to big or small.
Secluded historic Cabins and a sheepherders wagon on five garden acres on the banks of the Yellowstone River. Fine fishing, birding and great views. 50 miles to Yellowstone National Park. 5 minutes to Livingston, Montana.
LunaTours offers superbly designed bicycle trips worldwide for women of all cycling abilities. From the absolute beginner to the advanced cyclist, we have a trip that will rekindle your passion for bicycling and fun! New - Self-guided trips.
Enjoy a Montana wilderness vacation north of Yellowstone Park with many outdoor activities: Horseback riding; Fly fish the Boulder River; Jeep trip to alpine lakes and historic gold mining towns; Hiking to unique places; Scenic float trip; and more.
Relax in your log cabin or around a fire in a Lakota Sioux tipi while surrounded by a magnificent bison herd in the Montana wilderness. Study wildlife as the only guests of intern'l biologists on the bison reserve. All Inclusive adventure program.
Flying Pig Adventure Company - Yellowstone National Park lodging and activity packages, fly fishing, horseback riding adventures, whitewater rafting adventures, and Yellowstone park tours.
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A historic summer and winter guest ranch located in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Ranch is a member of the National & Montana Dude Ranchers' Associations, an ORVIS Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge and was voted #1 Nordic Ski Area in North Americ
Select your destination in Livingston Montana. Browse thousands of listings for accommodations, adventures, tours and travel services.


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ArchivesTag : Buttons
Add to Cart vs. Add to Bag: Which Button Label to Use
There's one thing all ecommerce sites have in common. You have to click a button to select the items you want to purchase. But the text labels on the buttons aren't always the same.Read more »
Why Your Links Need a Hover Effect
Links contain text, but they should never look like text. When users read a web page, they need to be able to distinguish what's clickable.Read more »
Making Selected Button States Clear for Color Blind Users
Color communicates a lot on user interfaces. But not as much for color blind users. They often have trouble distinguishing between different colored objects.Read more »
How Button Placement Conventions Reinforce User Habits
"It doesn't matter where it's placed as long as it's there." This is how designers who don't understand user experience think about buttons. In UX, every detail matters, especially button placement.Read more »
How One Button Can Speed Up Your 'Forgot Password' Flow
No matter who you are, forgetting a password sometimes happens. That's why most login forms offer a 'Forgot Password' link to reset the password.Read more »
How Button Color Contrast Guides Users to Action
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Why Segmented Buttons Are Better for Sorting
Content sorting options allow users to find what they want without going through an entire archive. But many make the mistake of putting their sorting options in a dropdown menu.Read more »
How Link Blocking Can Increase Your Click-through Rate
User research has proven that the larger a target is, the faster and easier it is to click. That means if you turn a link into a button, you can increase your click-through rate.Read more »
Where to Place Icons Next to Button Labels
Icons placed next to button labels are like bullet points placed next to items in a list. Both can make information easier to find and scan, as long as they're placed in the right spot.Read more »
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South Jersey residents are dealing with icy roadways and as much as seven inches of snow after the area was hit by a late-season coastal storm overnight.
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In the process of creating a plugin, I needed to use a $_SESSION in order to save info but I noticed that session_start() is not used in WordPress.
So I started to think that WordPress does not want you to use $_SESSION. If this is the case, what is the proper way to go about doing something equivalent.
If it's okay to use $_SESSION, should I put the session_star() in wp-config.php or in the plugin itself?
Sorry in advance for being a WordPress newbie but hopefully I'll be able to repay the community in the future when I get a hang of this.


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LOS ANGELES Becky Roberts, former director of global brand marketing for Amazon.com, has joined Foote, Cone & Belding's Seattle office as group account director.
Roberts, 37, takes on a new position at the 40-person shop and is one of four group account directors. She will manage the Group Health account, as well as other interactive and general agency projects. She reports to FCB Seattle general manager Kass Sells and oversees a four-person account team.
"Our Group Health business is growing and becoming more sophisticated and we want to bring on additional smart, strategic resources," said Sells.
Roberts spent three years at Amazon.com, where she determined global brand positioning and led two agencies in branding and retail efforts, including the "Sweaterman" campaign from FCB in San Francisco and the 2002 "Holiday" campaign from Wieden + Kennedy in Portland, Ore. Previously, she was a partner and account director at J. Walter Thompson in Chicago, managing several Kraft and Oscar Mayer accounts.
"She's worked with agencies on some very senior-level and wonderful work," said Sells. "She also has a large-agency background and her personality fits right in here."
FCB Seattle's clients also include Hewlett-Packard, AAA Washington, Washington Forest Protection Association and Tacoma Guitars.


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When i add a image,the image is ok,but can not create thumbnial.
The host environment is Windows Server 2003+iis6.0.
Any help is appreciated.
Is there anything else you need to know?
Thanks so much in advance.
When i add a image,the image is ok,but can not create thumbnial.
The host environment is Windows Server 2003+iis6.0.
Any help is appreciated.
Is there anything else you need to know?
Thanks so much in advance.
Same problem here.
I have one wordpress installation (2.9.1) running at the root level of my server, and another running on a subfolder (2.9.1). The one one on the subfolder works great, but I can't get the one on the root folder to work.
When uploading an image, the image uploads, and in the manage gallery section, I can click on view to see the image. But no thumbnail is generated and in the thumbs folder, there is no file when I look using FTP.
Using nextgen gallery version 1.4.3, and PHP memory limit set to 256M
No errors generated when uploading image. But if I try to "create a thumbnail" in the manage gallery section (nothing happens), then try to edit the thumbnail, I get a 403 Permission denied error:
403 Permission Denied
You do not have permission for this request /wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/admin/edit-thumbnail.php?id=1
* Operating System : Linux (64 Bit)
* Server : Apache/2.2.14 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.14 OpenSSL/0.9.8l DAV/2 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 FrontPage/22.214.171.12435
* Memory usage : 25.07 MByte
* MYSQL Version : 5.1.42
* SQL Mode : Not set
* PHP Version : 5.2.11
* PHP Safe Mode : Off
* PHP Allow URL fopen : On
* PHP Memory Limit : 256M
* PHP Max Upload Size : 2M
* PHP Max Post Size : 8M
* PHP Output Buffer Size : N/A
* PHP Max Script Execute Time : 30s
* PHP Exif support : Yes ( V1.4 )
* PHP IPTC support : Yes
* PHP XML support : Yes
* GD Version : bundled (2.0.34 compatible)
* FreeType Support : Yes
* FreeType Linkage : with freetype
* T1Lib Support : No
* GIF Read Support : Yes
* GIF Create Support : Yes
* JPG Support : Yes
* PNG Support : Yes
* WBMP Support : Yes
* XPM Support : Yes
* XBM Support : Yes
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