Inventors:
Larry Stephen Mitchell - Longmont CO, US
William Carl Dodt - Broomfield CO, US
Zengqi Yu - Fort Collins CO, US
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation - Louisville CO
International Classification:
G08B 13/14
Abstract:
A method of extending media cartridge radio frequency identification (RFID) performance physical range includes mounting a plurality of passive antenna couplers in a first sending/receiving device, connecting the couplers to a radio transmitter/receiver in the first sending/receiving device, and communicating wirelessly between the first sending/receiving device and a second radio transmitter/receiver in a second sending/receiving device within a predetermined physical range.