Communication system
First Claim
1. A communication system which allows only an intended receiver(s) to receive a communication signal from a transmitter(s) in an environment in which a plurality of receivers are capable of receiving a communication signal transmitted from the transmitter, the communication system comprising:
- at least one first wireless tag for defining a first apparatus location area, the first wireless tag storing an ID;
at least one second wireless tag for defining a second apparatus location area, the second wireless tag storing an ID that is the same as the ID stored in the first wireless tag in the first apparatus location area;
a transmitter comprising reading means for outputting a wireless ID read signal to read out the ID of the first or second wireless tag when the transmitter resides in the first or second apparatus location area, respectively, and means for multiplexing the read ID on a communication signal and transmitting the communication signal; and
a receiver comprising reading means for outputting a wireless ID read signal to read the ID of the second or first wireless tag when the receiver resides in the second or first apparatus location area, respectively, means for determining whether or not an ID identical to the read ID is multiplexed on a received communication signal, and means for determining that the communication signal is addressed to the receiver when it is determined that the ID identical to the read ID is multiplexed on the transmission signal,wherein a signal from the transmitter residing in one of the first and second apparatus location areas can be received by the receiver residing in the other apparatus location area.
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Abstract
A communication system comprises at least one first wireless tag for identifying a first apparatus location area, at least one second wireless tag for identifying a second apparatus location area, a transmitter, and a receiver. The transmitter, when residing in the first or second apparatus location area, outputs a wireless ID read signal to read the ID of the wireless tag in the area, multiplexes the read ID on a communication signal, and transmits the resultant communication signal. The receiver, when residing in the second or first apparatus location area, outputs a wireless ID read signal to read the ID of the wireless tag in the area, determines whether or not an ID identical to the read ID is multiplexed on a received communication signal, and determines that the communication signal is addressed to the receiver itself when the ID is multiplexed.
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1. A communication system which allows only an intended receiver(s) to receive a communication signal from a transmitter(s) in an environment in which a plurality of receivers are capable of receiving a communication signal transmitted from the transmitter, the communication system comprising:
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at least one first wireless tag for defining a first apparatus location area, the first wireless tag storing an ID; at least one second wireless tag for defining a second apparatus location area, the second wireless tag storing an ID that is the same as the ID stored in the first wireless tag in the first apparatus location area; a transmitter comprising reading means for outputting a wireless ID read signal to read out the ID of the first or second wireless tag when the transmitter resides in the first or second apparatus location area, respectively, and means for multiplexing the read ID on a communication signal and transmitting the communication signal; and a receiver comprising reading means for outputting a wireless ID read signal to read the ID of the second or first wireless tag when the receiver resides in the second or first apparatus location area, respectively, means for determining whether or not an ID identical to the read ID is multiplexed on a received communication signal, and means for determining that the communication signal is addressed to the receiver when it is determined that the ID identical to the read ID is multiplexed on the transmission signal, wherein a signal from the transmitter residing in one of the first and second apparatus location areas can be received by the receiver residing in the other apparatus location area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication system which allows only an intended receiver(s) to receive a communication signal from a transmitter(s) in an environment in which a plurality of receivers are capable of receiving a communication signal transmitted from the transmitter, the communication system comprising:
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at least one first active wireless tag for defining a first apparatus location area, the first active wireless tag storing an ID and actively outputting the ID; at least one second active wireless tag for defining a second apparatus location area, the second active wireless tag storing an ID that is the same as the ID stored in the first active wireless tag in the first apparatus location area, and actively outputting the ID; a transmitter comprising reading means for collecting the ID output from the first or second active wireless tag when the transmitter resides in the first or second apparatus location area, respectively, and means for multiplexing the read ID on a communication signal and transmitting the communication signal; and a receiver comprising reading means for reading the IDs from the second or first wireless tag, means for determining whether or not an ID identical to the read ID is multiplexed on a received communication signal, and means for determining that the communication signal is addressed to the receiver when it is determined that the ID identical to the read ID is multiplexed on the received communication signal, wherein a signal from the transmitter residing in one of the first and second apparatus location areas can be received by the receiver residing in the other apparatus location area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication system which allows only an intended receiver(s) to receive a communication signal from a transmitter(s) in an environment in which a plurality of receivers are capable of receiving a communication signal transmitted from the transmitter, the communication system comprising:
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a plurality of first wireless tags for defining a first apparatus location area, and a plurality of second wireless tags for defining a second apparatus location area, each of the first and second wireless tags storing ID information provided according to forward error correction coding, the ID information being an ID segment comprised of one or a plurality of divided sections produced by dividing a predetermined ID; a transmitter comprising reading means for outputting a wireless ID read signal to read the ID information from each of the first or second wireless tags when the transmitter resides in the first or second apparatus location area, respectively, means for decoding the predetermined ID from the read ID information, and means for multiplexing the decoded ID on a communication signal and transmitting the communication signal; and a receiver comprising reading means for outputting a wireless ID read signal to read ID information from each of the second or first wireless tags when the receiver resides in the second or first apparatus location area, respectively, means for decoding the predetermined ID from the read ID information, means for determining whether or not an ID identical to the decoded ID is multiplexed on a received communication signal, and means for determining that the communication signal is addressed to the receiver when the ID identical to the decoded ID is multiplexed on the received communication signal, wherein a signal from the transmitter residing in one of the first and second apparatus location areas can be received by the receiver residing in the other apparatus location area. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A communication system which allows only an intended receiver(s) to receive a communication signal from a transmitter(s) in an environment in which a plurality of receivers are capable of receiving a communication signal transmitted from the transmitter, the communication system comprising:
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a plurality of first active wireless tags for defining a first apparatus location area, and a plurality of second active wireless tags for defining a second apparatus location area, each of the first and second active wireless tags storing ID information and actively outputting the stored ID information, the ID information being provided according to forward error correction coding, and being an ID segment comprised of one or a plurality of divided sections produced by dividing a predetermined ID; a transmitter comprising reading means for collecting the ID information from the first or second active wireless tags when the transmitter resides in the first or second apparatus location area, respectively, means for decoding the predetermined ID from the collected ID information, and means for multiplexing the decoded ID on a communication signal and transmitting the communication signal; and a receiver including reading means for collecting ID information from the second or first active wireless tags when the receiver resides in the second or first apparatus location area, respectively, means for decoding the predetermined ID from the collected ID information, means for determining whether or not an ID identical to the decoded ID is multiplexed on a received communication signal, and means for determining that the communication signal is addressed to the receiver when it is determined that the ID identical to the decoded ID is multiplexed on the received communication signal, wherein a signal from the transmitter residing in one of the first and second apparatus location areas can be received by the receiver residing in the other apparatus location area. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A communication system which allows only an intended receiver(s) to receive a communication signal from a transmitter(s) in an environment in which a plurality of receivers are capable of receiving a communication signal transmitted from the transmitter, the communication system comprising:
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a plurality of first wireless tags for defining a first apparatus location area, and a plurality of second wireless tags for defining a second apparatus location area, each of the first and second wireless tags storing ID information provided according to forward error correction coding, the ID information being an ID segment comprised of one or a plurality of divided sections produced by dividing a predetermined ID; a transmitter comprising reading means for outputting a wireless ID read signal to read the ID information of the first or second wireless tags when the transmitter resides in the first or second apparatus location area, respectively, and means for multiplexing the read ID information on a communication signal and transmitting the communication signal; and a receiver comprising reading means for outputting a wireless ID read signal to read ID information of the second or first wireless tags when the receiver resides in the second or first apparatus location area, respectively, first decoding means for decoding the predetermined ID from the read ID information, second decoding means for decoding the predetermined ID using some of the read ID information and the ID information multiplexed on a received communication signal, means for determining whether or not the ID decoded by the first decoding means is identical to the ID decoded by the second decoding means, and means for determining that the communication signal is addressed to the receiver when the determining means determines that the two IDs are identical, wherein a signal from the transmitter residing in one of the first and second apparatus location areas can be received by the receiver residing in the other apparatus location area. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A communication system which allows only an intended receiver(s) to receive a communication signal(s) from a transmitter(s) in an environment in which a plurality of receivers are capable of receiving a communication signal transmitted from the transmitter, the communication system comprising:
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a plurality of first active wireless tags for defining a first apparatus location area, and a plurality of second active wireless tags for defining a second apparatus location area, each of the first and second active wireless tags storing ID information provided according to forward error correction coding and actively outputting the ID information, the ID information being an ID segment comprised of one or a plurality of divided sections produced by dividing a predetermined ID; a transmitter comprising means for collecting the ID information from the first or second active wireless tags when the transmitter resides in the first or second apparatus location area, respectively, and means for multiplexing the collected ID information on a communication signal and transmitting the communication signal; and a receiver comprising means for collecting ID information from the second or first active wireless tags when the receiver resides in the second or first apparatus location area, respectively, first decoding means for decoding the predetermined ID from the collected ID information, second decoding means for decoding the predetermined ID using some of the collected ID information and ID information multiplexed on a received communication signal, means for determining whether or not the ID decoded by the first decoding means is identical to the ID decoded by the second decoding means, and means for determining that the communication signal is addressed to the receiver when it is determined that the two IDs are identical, wherein a signal from the transmitter residing in one of the first and second apparatus location areas can be received by the receiver residing in the other apparatus location area. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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