System for determining a position of a moving transponder
First Claim
1. System for determining a position of a moving transponder adapted to receive a substantially stationary magnetic field signal and to transmit a further signal, said system comprising:
- a signal generating arrangement adapted to generate said stationary magnetic field signal for said transponder, said transponder being adapted to determine a plurality of signal strengths of said received magnetic field signal;
at least one signal receiving arrangement, adapted to receive said further signal of said transponder, said transponder being adapted to insert at least one message portion in said further signal indicative of at least one of said plurality of signal received signal strengths;
processing means adapted to determine said position in accordance with a plurality of said received signal strengths determined by said moving transponder.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for determining a position of a moving transponder adapted to receive a substantially stationary magnetic field signal and to transmit a further signal. The system comprises a signal generating arrangement adapted to generate said stationary magnetic field signal for said transponder, said transponder being adapted to determine a plurality of signal strengths of said received magnetic field signal; at least one signal receiving arrangement, adapted to receive said further signal of said transponder, said transponder being adapted to insert at least one message portion in said further signal indicative of at least one of said plurality of signal received signal strengths and processing means adapted to determine said position in accordance with a plurality of said received signal strengths determined by said moving transponder. This further signal can e.g. be an electromagnetic signal of high frequency that has a high bandwidth enabling the use of a large number of transponders in a sporting event. Furthermore, the power of an electromagnetic signal decreases less rapidly with the distance travelled, such that the high frequency signal can be received at a further distance from the transponder.
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16 Claims
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1. System for determining a position of a moving transponder adapted to receive a substantially stationary magnetic field signal and to transmit a further signal, said system comprising:
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a signal generating arrangement adapted to generate said stationary magnetic field signal for said transponder, said transponder being adapted to determine a plurality of signal strengths of said received magnetic field signal;
at least one signal receiving arrangement, adapted to receive said further signal of said transponder, said transponder being adapted to insert at least one message portion in said further signal indicative of at least one of said plurality of signal received signal strengths;
processing means adapted to determine said position in accordance with a plurality of said received signal strengths determined by said moving transponder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. Transponder being adapted for receiving a substantially stationary magnetic field signal, for determining a plurality of signal strengths of said received magnetic field signal and for transmitting a further signal having inserted at least one message portion indicative of at least one received signal strength.
- 14. Transponder signal transmitted by a transponder to a signal receiving arrangement in response to reception of a substantially stationary magnetic field signal of a signal generation arrangement, said transponder signal comprising at least one message portion indicative of at least one signal strength of said received magnetic field signal.
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