Method and arrangement for monitoring the operating condition of a reading device in a transport system
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1. A method for monitoring a transport system, the method comprising:
- measuring a value associated with an operation of a reader device, the reader device configured to perform a transmit operation to transmit a reading signal to read an identifier, if the identifier is situated within range of the reading signal, and a receipt operation to receive a pulse pattern from the identifier in response to the reading signal, the operation including one or more of the transmit operation and the receipt operation; and
detecting a presence of a functional nonconformance in the operation of the reader device based on the value associated with operation of the reader device.
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Abstract
Example embodiments relate to a method and arrangement for monitoring the operating condition of a transport system. In one or more example embodiments, the method includes measuring a value associated with operation of a reader device, the reader device configured to transmit a reading signal to read an identifier, if the identifier is situated within range of the reading signal, and detecting a presence of a functional nonconformance in the operation of the reader device based on the value associated with operation of the reader device.
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1. A method for monitoring a transport system, the method comprising:
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measuring a value associated with an operation of a reader device, the reader device configured to perform a transmit operation to transmit a reading signal to read an identifier, if the identifier is situated within range of the reading signal, and a receipt operation to receive a pulse pattern from the identifier in response to the reading signal, the operation including one or more of the transmit operation and the receipt operation; and detecting a presence of a functional nonconformance in the operation of the reader device based on the value associated with operation of the reader device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A monitoring arrangement for monitoring an operating condition of a reader device, the reader device being configured perform a transmit operation to transmit a reading signal to read an identifier, if the identifier is situated within range of the reading signal associated with the reader device, and to perform a receipt operation to receive a pulse pattern from the identifier in response to the reading signal, wherein the monitoring arrangement comprises:
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a measuring device configured to measure a value associated with an operation of the reader device, and to generate measuring data based thereon, the operation including one or more of the transmit operation and the receipt operation; and a monitoring element configured to determine the operating condition of the reader device based on the measuring data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A Radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader device configured to read RFID identifiers, the RFID identifiers including first RFID identifiers arranged in an elevator hoistway, the RFID reader device comprising:
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a board having a second RFID identifier of the RFID identifiers attached thereto; an antenna configured to transmit a reading signal to active one of the RFID identifiers in proximity thereto, and to receive a pulse pattern from the one of the RFID identifiers in response to the reading signal, the reading signal being a wirelessly-propagating electromagnetic radio-frequency signal, and a processor configured to, measure a value associated with reading the second RFID identifier, and detect a presence of a functional nonconformance in the RFID reader device based on the value associated with reading the second RFID identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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