GUIDE SEGMENT IDENTIFICATION
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1. An identification apparatus to communicate with a controller comprising:
- a first guide segment to guide a signal;
a second guide segment coupled to the first guide segment, the second guide segment to guide the signal;
an identification mechanism coupled to the first guide segment, the identification mechanism including an identification tag to contain a set of data; and
a reader mechanism coupled to the second guide segment, the reader mechanism to receive the set of data via a proximity connectivity method and communicate the set of data to the controller.
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Abstract
An identification apparatus is provided herein. The identification apparatus may include an identification mechanism coupled to a first guide segment and a reader mechanism coupled to second guide segment. The reader mechanism may receive a set of data of the identification mechanism via a proximity connectivity method. The reader mechanism may communicate the set of data to a controller.
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15 Claims
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1. An identification apparatus to communicate with a controller comprising:
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a first guide segment to guide a signal; a second guide segment coupled to the first guide segment, the second guide segment to guide the signal; an identification mechanism coupled to the first guide segment, the identification mechanism including an identification tag to contain a set of data; and a reader mechanism coupled to the second guide segment, the reader mechanism to receive the set of data via a proximity connectivity method and communicate the set of data to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An identification system to communicate with a controller comprising:
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a guide structure to guide a signal via a communication path, the guide structure including a first segment and a second segment; a guide identification mechanism coupled to the first segment, the guide identification mechanism including a guide identification tag to contain a set of guide data; a plurality of reader mechanisms coupled to the second guide segment, one of the reader mechanisms to receive the set of guide data via a proximity connectivity method; and a communication interface network coupled to the plurality of reader mechanisms, the controller to interface with the communication interface network to receive the set of guide data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An identification method for maintaining a topology of a plurality of system modules comprising:
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discovering one of the plurality of system modules in communication with a guide structure via a proximity connectivity method, the one of the plurality of system modules including a system controller and a system identification tag containing a set of system data; receiving the set of system data via a proximity connectivity method; associating a set of guide segment data with the system controller based on a communication path through the guide structure, the set of guide segment data retrievable via the proximity connectivity method from a guide identification tag coupled to a guide segment of the guide structure; and sending a configuration message to the system controller based on the set of system data, the configuration message including the set of guide segment data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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