Communications device

• US 20080061944A1
• Filed: 09/11/2007
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ABB AG (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Gunther, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/898,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20080061944A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.41
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0707 the arrangement being capable of collecting energy from external energy sources, e.g. thermocouples, vibration, electromagnetic radiation G06K19/0702 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communications device for transmitting data on a product to a data processing device, the product being assigned a transponder, which can be brought into communication as required with a read device assigned to the data processing device. It is proposed to equip the transponder with a transducer for converting a physical quantity of the product into an electrical quantity.

Claims

1. A communications device for transmitting data on a product to a data processing device, the product being assigned a transponder, which can be brought into communication as required with a read device assigned to the data processing device, wherein

the transponder is equipped with a transducer for converting a physical quantity of the product into an electrical quantity.

2. The communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the transponder is supplied externally with power from an electromagnetic field generated by the read device.

3. The communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the transponder is supplied with power from a local energy store.

4. The communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the transponder can be carried in a product flow through the vessels of a production facility.

5. The communications device as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the transponder can be carried in a product flow through the vessels of a production facility.

6. The communications device as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the transponder can be carried in a product flow through the vessels of a production facility.