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Opto-electronic apparatus for monitoring and detection of intrusion of an object

  • US 6,737,970 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2001
  • Issued: 05/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An opto-electronic apparatus for the monitoring of a protection area comprising at least one protection device which works in a non-contact manner and which comprises an evaluation unit for the generation of an object detection signal on the intrusion of an object into the protection area, wherein an image detection unit is coupled to the protection device, which works in a non-contact manner, for the detection of an areal or spatial image detection area, with a secondary monitoring area disposed close to the protection area, but outside the protection area, being detectable by said image detection unit, and wherein the protection device which works in a non-contact manner, is controllable by the image detection unit and a classification of objects intruding into the secondary monitoring area can be carried out by the image detection unit.

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