PRODUCT SENSOR, PRODUCT WITH THE PRODUCT SENSOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOWING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PRODUCT SENSOR AND THE SYSTEM
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Abstract
A product may be provided with a product sensor, thus making it possible to determine, together with the product, data relating to a system or a machine with the aid of the product sensor. The data determined can be used to diagnose and/or control the system or machine. In this case, it is advantageous that the data are obtained at the location of the product and it is thus possible to directly determine a desirable or undesirable effect (for example of environmental parameters or of the system itself) on the product. This system can be used, for example, in automation, in systems or machines or in different product manufacture variants.
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32 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a product transported, produced or machined in an installation; and a product sensor movable with the product in the installation, the product sensor having a sensing unit to measure a physical parameter associated with the product to thereby obtain measured data, the product sensor having a processing unit to provide the measured data or data derived from the measured data to the installation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An installation comprising:
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a device to transport, produce or machine a product; a product sensor movable with the product as the product is being transported, produced or machined, the product sensor having a sensing unit to measure a physical parameter associated with the product to thereby obtain measured data; a diagnosis device to receive the measured data or data derived from the measured data, from the product sensor and to diagnose a problem for the installation based on the measured data or the data derived from the measured data.
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31. A method for communication with a product sensor, comprising:
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moving a product sensor with a product as the product is transported, produced or machined in an installation; measuring a physical parameter associated with the product to thereby obtain measured data; and transmitting the measured data or data derived from the measured data, to the installation. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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