Identification unit

• US 20100290315A1
• Filed: 07/23/2010
• Published: 11/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: UCTec Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG
• Original Assignee: UCTec Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG
• Inventors: Eisen, Stephan, Fischer, Hanspeter
• Application Number:
  US12/804,553
• Publication Number:
  US 20100290315A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 367/111
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 11/16 using difference in transit time between electrical and acoustic signals
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/01 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0009 Transmission of position information to remote stations involving assistance data G01S5/0236
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/018 Involving non-radio wave signals or measurements
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02 using radio waves using satellite radio beacon systems for determining position G01S19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/30 Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location

Abstract

An identification unit including a memory unit operable to store an identification that distinguishes the identification unit from other identically constructed identification units, an ultrasonic receiver, a radiation transmitter, a radiation receiver and a control unit operable to carry out an ultrasound propagation time measurement depending on a synchronization signal received by the radiation receiver and operable to transmit a result with the aid of the radiation transmitter. At least one of a luminous unit and an optical signaling unit is driven via the radiation unit.

Claims

1. An identification unit comprising:

a memory unit operable to store an identification that distinguishes the identification unit from other identically constructed identification units;

an ultrasonic receiver;

a radiation transmitter;

a radiation receiver; and

a control unit operable to carry out an ultrasound propagation time measurement depending on a synchronization signal received by the radiation receiver and operable to transmit a result with the aid of the radiation transmitter, wherein at least one of a luminous unit and an optical signaling unit is driven via the radiation receiver.

2. The identification unit according to claim 1, further comprising a bistable character display unit operable to display a content to be represented even after an operating voltage has been switched off.

3. The identification unit according to claim 1, wherein the radiation transmitter comprises an electromagnetic radiation transmitter.

4. The identification unit according to claim 1, wherein the radiation receiver comprises an electromagnetic radiation receiver.

5. The identification unit according to claim 1, wherein the radiation transmitter comprises an electromagnetic radiation transmitter and the radiation receiver comprises an electromagnetic radiation receiver.

6. The identification unit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one of said luminous unit and said optical signaling unit is operable to identify a manufacturing batch to be processed preferentially.

7. The identification unit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one of said luminous unit and said optical signaling unit comprises a flashing unit operable to distinguish the identification unit from said other identically constructed identification units at a distance of several meters.

8. The identification unit according to claim 1, wherein said at least one of said luminous unit and said optical signaling unit comprise a first light emitting diode for identifying a manufacturing batch being sought and a second light emitting diode for identifying an urgent manufacturing batch.