System and method for position location in an enclosed environment
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of RFID transponders distributed in an enclosed environment; and
an RFID processing unit for wireless communication with the RFID transponders via an electromagnetic coupling field, an identifier, assigned to a respective position of the RFID transponder in relation to the enclosed environment, being stored in each of the RFID transponders, and the RFID transponders and the RFID processing unit being configured such that if the RFID processing unit is positioned such that at least one RFID transponder is within a transmission range of the electromagnetic coupling field, the respective identifier of the at least one RFID transponder is automatically transmitted to the RFID processing unit.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for position location in an enclosed environment. In at least one embodiment, the system includes an enclosed environment with several distributed RFID transponders and an RFID processing unit for wireless communication with the RFID transponders via an electromagnetic coupling field. In each of the RFID transponders, an identifier assigned to the respective position of the RFID transponder in relation to the enclosed environment is stored. In at least one embodiment, the RFID transponders and the RFID processing unit are configured in such a way that if the RFID processing unit is positioned such that at least one RFID transponder is within a transmission range of the electromagnetic coupling field, the identifier of the RFID transponder is automatically transmitted to the RFID processing unit.
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24 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of RFID transponders distributed in an enclosed environment; and an RFID processing unit for wireless communication with the RFID transponders via an electromagnetic coupling field, an identifier, assigned to a respective position of the RFID transponder in relation to the enclosed environment, being stored in each of the RFID transponders, and the RFID transponders and the RFID processing unit being configured such that if the RFID processing unit is positioned such that at least one RFID transponder is within a transmission range of the electromagnetic coupling field, the respective identifier of the at least one RFID transponder is automatically transmitted to the RFID processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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10. A method for operation in an enclosed environment, equipped with several distributed RFID transponders, using an RFID processing unit for wireless communication with the RFID transponders via an electromagnetic coupling field, the method comprising:
automatically transmitting to the RFID processing unit, if the RFID processing unit is positioned such that at least one RFID transponder is within a transmission range of the electromagnetic coupling field, an identifier assigned to a position of the at least one RFID transponder with reference to the enclosed environment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24)
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