System and method for detection using ultrasonic waves
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a first arrangement including a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter transmitting an ultrasonic wave along a surface on which items are to be stored, the receiver receiving the wave after it has passed over the surface; and
a second arrangement receiving from the first arrangement data corresponding to properties of the received wave, the second arrangement comparing the properties of the received wave to properties of the transmitted wave to generate current condition value, the second arrangement determining a current condition state corresponding to a degree of the surface currently occupied by the items based on the current condition value and calibration data, the calibration data including at least one calibration value and a corresponding calibration condition state.
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Abstract
Described is a system and method for detection using an ultrasonic wave. The system may include a first arrangement and a second arrangement. The first arrangement may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter transmits an ultrasonic wave along a surface on which items are to be stored and the receiver receives the wave after it has passed over the surface. The second arrangement receives from the first arrangement data corresponding to properties of the received wave. The second arrangement compares the properties of the received wave to properties of the transmitted wave to generate current condition value. The second arrangement determines based on the current condition value and calibration data a current condition state corresponding to a degree of the surface currently occupied by the items. The calibration data includes at least one calibration value and a corresponding calibration condition state.
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34 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first arrangement including a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter transmitting an ultrasonic wave along a surface on which items are to be stored, the receiver receiving the wave after it has passed over the surface; and a second arrangement receiving from the first arrangement data corresponding to properties of the received wave, the second arrangement comparing the properties of the received wave to properties of the transmitted wave to generate current condition value, the second arrangement determining a current condition state corresponding to a degree of the surface currently occupied by the items based on the current condition value and calibration data, the calibration data including at least one calibration value and a corresponding calibration condition state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a first arrangement including a processor, a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter transmitting an ultrasonic wave along a surface on which items are to be stored, the receiver receiving the wave after it has passed over the surface, the processor comparing properties of the received wave to properties of the transmitted wave to generate a current condition value, the processor determining based on the current condition value and calibration data a current condition state corresponding to a degree of the surface currently occupied by the items, the calibration data including at least one calibration value and a corresponding calibration condition state; and a second arrangement receiving the current condition state from the first arrangement and executing a predefined notification procedure, the notification procedure corresponding to the current condition state. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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transmitting an ultrasonic wave along a surface on which items are to be stored; receiving the wave after it has passed over the surface; receiving with a computing arrangement data corresponding to properties of the received wave; comparing with the computing arrangement the properties of the received wave to properties of the transmitted wave to generate current condition value, determining with the computing arrangement based on the current condition value and calibration data a current condition state corresponding to a degree of the surface currently occupied by the items, the calibration data including at least one calibration value and a corresponding calibration condition state. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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