Patents by Inventor Michael E. Akiki

Michael E. Akiki has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • RFID device with wide area connectivity
    Patent number: 9197984
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to a radio frequency identification device (RFID) with wide-area connectivity are provided. In an example, a real-time location (RTL) monitoring device is provided. The RTL monitoring device includes a first radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag and an RFID interrogator configured to interrogate the first RFID tag and a second RFID tag. A long-range wireless transceiver is coupled to the RFID interrogator, and configured to communicate RFID data. The first RFID tag, the RFID interrogator, and the long-range wireless transceiver can be collocated in an enclosure separate from the second RFID tag. The RTL monitoring device is configured to aggregate a plurality of responses from the first and second RFID tags, and to communicate the aggregated RFID data with a second device, such as a satellite, a base station, and/or an eNodeB device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kaufman, Julian Durand, Daniel Obodovski, Michael E. Akiki
  • RFID DEVICE WITH WIDE AREA CONNECTIVITY
    Publication number: 20120268250
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to a radio frequency identification device (RFID) with wide-area connectivity are provided. In an example, a real-time location (RTL) monitoring device is provided. The RTL monitoring device includes a first radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag and an RFID interrogator configured to interrogate the first RFID tag and a second RFID tag. A long-range wireless transceiver is coupled to the RFID interrogator, and configured to communicate RFID data. The first RFID tag, the RFID interrogator, and the long-range wireless transceiver can be collocated in an enclosure separate from the second RFID tag. The RTL monitoring device is configured to aggregate a plurality of responses from the first and second RFID tags, and to communicate the aggregated RFID data with a second device, such as a satellite, a base station, and/or an eNodeB device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kaufman, Julian Durand, Daniel Obodovski, Michael E. Akiki