Method and device for localizing transponders
First Claim
1. A device for localizing transponders, comprising:
- a first transponder disposed at a first position in an object and configured to provide a first response signal;
a second transponder disposed at a second position, different from the first position, in the object and configured to provide a second response signal;
a base station having;
a transmit/receive device for transmitting a request signal to said first and second transponders and for receiving the first and second response signals in response to the request signal;
an evaluation device for evaluating the first and second response signal, for comparing the evaluated response signals, and for determining a distance from the base station to said first and second transponders.
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Abstract
The device and the method enable the localization of transponders, particularly in motor vehicles. A determination of the distance of different transponders from the base station is made possible by evaluating the different request signals and response signals received and also the physical variables contained therein, such as signal level, charging time, and signal propagation delay. As a result of the relative determination of the different distances of the transponders from a base station, it is for example possible to determine the position of wheels of a motor vehicle. This means savings in terms of tire electronics, which require a separate power supply and are technically more complicated and more expensive to use than transponders.
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18 Claims
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1. A device for localizing transponders, comprising:
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a first transponder disposed at a first position in an object and configured to provide a first response signal;
a second transponder disposed at a second position, different from the first position, in the object and configured to provide a second response signal;
a base station having;
a transmit/receive device for transmitting a request signal to said first and second transponders and for receiving the first and second response signals in response to the request signal;
an evaluation device for evaluating the first and second response signal, for comparing the evaluated response signals, and for determining a distance from the base station to said first and second transponders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of localizing transponders, which comprises the following steps:
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(a) sending of a request signal from a base station;
(b) responding with at least one first response signal by at least one first transponder in response to the request signal;
(c) responding with at least one second response signal by at least one second transponder, disposed at a different position from the first responder, in response to the request signal;
(d) evaluating and comparing the at least two response signals received by the base station; and
(e) determining a distance of the transponders from the base station. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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