Container with detection device for determining a status of the container and monitoring system for dynamic status monitoring with at least one such container
First Claim
1. A container for the transport and/or the storage of piece goods and/or bulk materials objects, the container comprising:
- a bottom and a side wall encircling the bottom so that the bottom and the side wall define an inner wall of the container for receiving the objects, wherein the interior of the cross-section of the side wall are integrated;
a detection device with an optical system and an integrated optical sensor, wherein the detection device is designed for generating sensor signals in accordance with intensities of electromagnetic radiation, particularly light intensities, in the interior of the container; and
an interface that is functionally connected to the detection device and serves for transmitting the sensor signals to a signal processing unit with a function for generating image information based on the sensor signals in order to determine information on an occupancy status and/or filling status of the container;
wherein the container is a moveable container, and wherein the bottom and the side wall forming the inner container wall are adapted to the detection device in such a way that tristimulus values and/or brightness values detected by the detection device for the inner container wall and tristimulus values and/or brightness values detected by the detection device for objects differ by a predefined detection threshold value.
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Abstract
A container for the transport and/or the storage of objects is described. A container of this type features a detection device for determining information on the occupancy status and/or the filling status of the container. The detection device is capable of detecting different light intensities in the region of the inner container wall and of generating corresponding sensor signals. Furthermore, an interface is provided for producing a connection with a signal processing unit, in which image information on the filling status and/or occupancy status of the container can be generated based on the sensor signals.
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8 Claims
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1. A container for the transport and/or the storage of piece goods and/or bulk materials objects, the container comprising:
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a bottom and a side wall encircling the bottom so that the bottom and the side wall define an inner wall of the container for receiving the objects, wherein the interior of the cross-section of the side wall are integrated; a detection device with an optical system and an integrated optical sensor, wherein the detection device is designed for generating sensor signals in accordance with intensities of electromagnetic radiation, particularly light intensities, in the interior of the container; and an interface that is functionally connected to the detection device and serves for transmitting the sensor signals to a signal processing unit with a function for generating image information based on the sensor signals in order to determine information on an occupancy status and/or filling status of the container; wherein the container is a moveable container, and wherein the bottom and the side wall forming the inner container wall are adapted to the detection device in such a way that tristimulus values and/or brightness values detected by the detection device for the inner container wall and tristimulus values and/or brightness values detected by the detection device for objects differ by a predefined detection threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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