IDENTIFICATION SENSOR FOR GATE IDENTIFICATION OF A PERSON
First Claim
1. A room controller comprising an ambient atmosphere controller for controlling the ambience of a room and an identification sensor for gate identification of a person, said identification sensor comprising:
- a first passage detector for generating a first passage signal in response to passage of the person at a first location associated with the gate,a second passage detector for generating a second passage signal in response to passage of the person at a second location associated with the gate,an ID receiver for receiving a wirelessly transmitted ID signal from an associated wearable ID transmitter, wherein the ID signal contains information relating to the identity of the person wearing the wearable ID transmitter,wherein the identification sensor is configured to detect the order of generation of the first and second passage signals, and wherein the identification sensor is further configured to generate an output signal containing information relating to the order of generation of the first and second passage signals in response to receipt of the wirelessly transmitted ID signal for use by the ambient atmosphere controller (198) for controlling the ambience of a room.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an identification sensor (100) which is configured with two passage sensors (101, 102) and with an ID receiver (103). The ID receiver is configured to receive wirelessly transmitted radio frequency signals from a personal transmitter 111. The radio frequency signal is an ID signal which contains ID information which can be used for identifying the person carrying the personal transmitter (111), e.g. by retrieving further ID information form a database (112). Passage signals generated by the two passage sensors (101, 102) are compared in order to determine the motion direction of the user relative to the sensors. An output signal containing information about the ID information and the motion direction is generated. The output signal can be used for controlling e.g. ambient light in a patient room to satisfy working conditions for a doctor who enters the room and to adjust light to create a suitable atmosphere for the patient when the doctor leaves the room.
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1. A room controller comprising an ambient atmosphere controller for controlling the ambience of a room and an identification sensor for gate identification of a person, said identification sensor comprising:
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a first passage detector for generating a first passage signal in response to passage of the person at a first location associated with the gate, a second passage detector for generating a second passage signal in response to passage of the person at a second location associated with the gate, an ID receiver for receiving a wirelessly transmitted ID signal from an associated wearable ID transmitter, wherein the ID signal contains information relating to the identity of the person wearing the wearable ID transmitter, wherein the identification sensor is configured to detect the order of generation of the first and second passage signals, and wherein the identification sensor is further configured to generate an output signal containing information relating to the order of generation of the first and second passage signals in response to receipt of the wirelessly transmitted ID signal for use by the ambient atmosphere controller (198) for controlling the ambience of a room. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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12. A method for controlling the ambience of a room, comprising:
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generating, by use of a first passage detector, a first passage signal in response to passage of the person at a first location of the gate, generating, by use of a second passage detector, a second passage signal in response to passage of the person at a second location of the gate, detecting the order of generation of the first and second passage signals, receiving a wirelessly transmitted ID signal from an associated wearable ID transmitter, wherein the ID signal contains information relating to the identity of the person wearing the wearable ID transmitter, generating an output signal containing information relating to the order of generation of the first and second passage signals in response to receipt of the wirelessly transmitted ID signal, and controlling the ambience of the room by use of the output signal.
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