Patents by Inventor Fabien Barry

Fabien Barry 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).

  • Patent number: 8816824
    Abstract: A multi-field antenna able to receive a signal over one field selected from a plurality of different fields of the antenna includes an interface to connect the antenna to a signal processing device, such as an RFID reader, to receive and process the signal. The antenna includes a first magnetic loop configured to be tuned by a first tuner to provide a first volume field for reading data; a second magnetic loop configured to be tuned by a second tuner to provide a second volume field for reading data, the second volume field being smaller than the first volume field; and a switch to configure the first tuner and the second tuner to select the one field from the plurality of fields. The multi-field antenna can have a wide volume field selected to detect items within a large area and then the multi-field antenna can be switched to select a smaller volume field to detect items within a substantially smaller area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Psion Inc.
    Inventors: Fabien Barry, Jan-Manuel Collombon, Nicolas Fornier
  • Patent number: 8061606
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a physical object is provided. The system includes a RFID module for reading RFID tag information from a RFID tag in a RFID tag reading area, a handheld terminal being operable as a stand-alone device, a docking station for operably coupling the handheld terminal to the RFID module, and a storage for holding a physical object having the barcode and the RFID tag to locate the physical object in the barcode reading area and the RFID tag reading area. The method uses a system having a RFID module, a handheld terminal having a barcode scanner and being operable as a stand-alone device, a docking station for operably coupling the handheld device to the RFID module, and a storage for holding the physical object having a barcode and a RFID tag, the handheld device driving the RFID module via the docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Psion Teklogix, Inc.
    Inventor: Fabien Barry
  • Publication number: 20100294840
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a physical object is provided. The system includes a RFID module for reading RFID tag information from a RFID tag in a RFID tag reading area, a handheld terminal being operable as a stand-alone device, a docking station for operably coupling the handheld terminal to the RFID module, and a storage for holding a physical object having the barcode and the RFID tag to locate the physical object in the barcode reading area and the RFID tag reading area. The method uses a system having a RFID module, a handheld terminal having a barcode scanner and being operable as a stand-alone device, a docking station for operably coupling the handheld device to the RFID module, and a storage for holding the physical object having a barcode and a RFID tag, the handheld device driving the RFID module via the docking station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Psion Teklogix Inc.
    Inventor: Fabien Barry