US 11,714,976 B2
Antenna switching
Emmanuel Gelinotte, Las Vegas, NV (US); Jonathan Souillot, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Bernard Molina, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Appl. No. 17/51,864
Filed by ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
PCT Filed May 1, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/030438
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 30, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/212534, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0365648 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10366 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/2208 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an antenna comprising a plurality of outputs; and
a switching device comprising:
a plurality of first reader connections;
a plurality of second reader connections; and
a plurality of antenna inputs coupled to the plurality of outputs from the antenna; wherein the switching device is configured to:
provide a pass-through connection between the plurality of first reader connections and the plurality of antenna inputs;
disconnect the pass-through connection between the plurality of first reader connections and the plurality of antenna inputs;
generate a tuned signal based at least in part on the plurality of antenna inputs; and
provide the tuned signal to the plurality of second reader connections.