DE102004045893A1 - Marked objects optical selection device, has optical transmitter e.g. laser to illuminate defined surface with light beam and send encoded sender address, where optical or acoustic signal is triggered with receipt of desired information - Google Patents

Marked objects optical selection device, has optical transmitter e.g. laser to illuminate defined surface with light beam and send encoded sender address, where optical or acoustic signal is triggered with receipt of desired information Download PDF

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DE102004045893A1
DE102004045893A1 DE200410045893 DE102004045893A DE102004045893A1 DE 102004045893 A1 DE102004045893 A1 DE 102004045893A1 DE 200410045893 DE200410045893 DE 200410045893 DE 102004045893 A DE102004045893 A DE 102004045893A DE 102004045893 A1 DE102004045893 A1 DE 102004045893A1
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Abstract

The system has an optical transmitter (1) e.g. a laser to illuminate a defined surface (2) with light beam and to send an encoded sender address e.g. a telephone number. A transceiver (5) serving for marking of objects selects the address and conveys previously stored information in the address. A device searches the information, where an optical or acoustic signal is triggered with receipt of desired information by a receiving unit.

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Barcodes finden im Umgang mit Waren breite Anwendung. Sie repräsentieren eine Zahl, die per Computer einem Warentyp, einer Seriennummer oder einer Tätigkeit zugewiesen werden. Dadurch wird es möglich, den Waren Preise im Supermarkt zuzuordnen, ohne sie mit einem Preisschild zu kennzeichnen. Im Versandwesen werden die Versandobjekte mit Barcodes versehen und an jedem Zwischenlager zur Überprüfung neu eingescannt, um den Ort des Objektes jederzeit verfolgen zu können. Erfindung US6758391 wandelt einen Barcode in eine Internetadresse um, die dem Besitzer des Objektes zusätzliche Informationen zu dem Objekt zugänglich machen. Zu diesem Zweck wird der Barcode optisch abgetastet, meist durch einen Laserstrahl.Barcodes are widely used in dealing with goods. They represent a number that is assigned by computer to a product type, a serial number or an activity. This makes it possible to assign prices to the goods in the supermarket without marking them with a price tag. In shipping, the shipping objects are provided with barcodes and rescanned at each interim storage facility for review in order to track the location of the object at any time. invention US6758391 converts a barcode into an internet address, which gives the owner of the object additional information about the object. For this purpose, the barcode is optically scanned, usually by a laser beam.

Des weiteren existieren Markierungen von Objekten, die Information innerhalb eines Elektromagnetischen Feldes übertragen.Of Furthermore, there are marks of objects, the information within transmit an electromagnetic field.

Zum Auslesen der Barcodes mittels eines Lasers muss der Laserstrahl den kompletten Barcode abtasten, und die Sensoreinheit muss die unterschiedlich dicken Striche des Barcodes unterscheiden können.To the Reading out the barcodes by means of a laser requires the laser beam scan the entire barcode, and the sensor unit must use the Different thick bars of the barcode can distinguish.

Das Problem: Wenn man nun viele der markierten Objekte auf engem Raum stapelt, erhält man im Falle der elektromagnetischen Technik die Codes aller Objekte innerhalb seiner Ausdehnung, im Falle der optischen Auswahl muss man jedes Objekt einzeln aus naher Distanz scannen.The Problem: If you now have many of the marked objects in a small space stacks, receives in the case of electromagnetic engineering, the codes of all objects within its extension, in the case of optical selection must you scan each object individually from close range.

Die vorliegende Erfindung basiert auf einem optischen Sender (1), zum Beispiel einem Laser, der nur einen fest definierten Bereich ausleuchtet (2). In den Strahl dieses Senders ist über schnelle Ein-/Aus-Folgen eine eindeutige Absenderadresse codiert, zum Beispiel eine Telefonnummer, IP- oder Email-Adresse.The present invention is based on an optical transmitter ( 1 ), for example a laser that only illuminates a defined area ( 2 ). In the beam of this transmitter is encoded via fast on / off sequences a unique sender address, for example, a phone number, IP or email address.

Als Markierung des Objektes dient eine Transceiver-Einheit, bestehend aus einem optischen Sensor (3) passend zum Sender, einem Informationsspeicher und einem Funk- oder optischen Sender, der bei Empfang einer Absenderadresse seine gespeicherten Informationen an die Absenderadresse schickt (4). Alternativ kann das Aussenden der Information auch über weitere Geräte erfolgen, damit wird von der Transceiver-Einheit nur die Übertragung eingeleitet. Der optische Sensor der Einheit hat eine bestimmte Fläche, innerhalb welcher er auf den Sender reagieren kann.The marking of the object is a transceiver unit, consisting of an optical sensor ( 3 ) matched to the transmitter, an information storage and a radio or optical transmitter, which sends its stored information to the sender address upon receipt of a sender address ( 4 ). Alternatively, the transmission of information via other devices, so that is initiated by the transceiver unit only the transmission. The optical sensor of the unit has a certain area within which it can respond to the transmitter.

Empfänger der gesendeten Information ist die Info-Empfangseinheit, die einen zum Sender des Transceivers passenden Empfänger besitzt (5).The recipient of the information sent is the information receiving unit which has a receiver suitable for the transmitter of the transceiver ( 5 ).

Je nach Konstruktion der Sendeeinheit hat der Lichtkegel nun eine fest definierte Fläche, die er abhängig vom Abstand (a) zwischen ihm und dem ihm nächsten Objekt in Strahlrichtung ausleuchtet. Sobald es eine Überschneidung zwischen dem Lichtkegel des Senders und dem Sensor der Markierung gibt (s. 2), reagiert die Transceiver-Einheit.Depending on the design of the transmitting unit, the cone of light now has a firmly defined area which it illuminates in the beam direction as a function of the distance (a) between it and the object closest to it. As soon as there is an overlap between the light cone of the transmitter and the sensor of the marking (s. 2 ), the transceiver unit responds.

Dadurch wird es möglich eine beliebige Anzahl von Objekten auszuwählen, einfach indem man eine beliebige Fläche mit dem Sender ausleuchtet. Dadurch wird eine Vielzahl von neuen Vorteilen gegenüber der bisherigen Technik erreicht:

  • 1. Die Objektauswahl ist nun prinzipiell auch aus beliebig großer Entfernung möglich, zum Beispiel um in großen Lagerhallen ein ganzes Regal voll markierter Gegenstände auf einmal anzusprechen oder um als Tourist in einer Stadt Informationen über ein markiertes Gebäude zu erhalten
  • 2. Gegenüber den Vorgängermethoden ist es nun möglich, gezielt optisch einzelne Gegenstände aus einer Vielzahl von markierten Objekten auszuwählen (s. 2). Im Falle des obigen Regals kann man auch ein temporär unerreichbares, weit entferntes aber sichtbares Objekt auswählen.
  • 3. Wenn man weiß welche Informationen man von einer Transceiver-Einheit erhalten möchte, kann man in einer großen Zahl markierter Objekte nach einem bestimmten Objekt suchen. Das geschieht, indem man der Reihe nach alle Objekte mit dem Sender ausleuchtet. Sobald die gewünschte Information übertragen wird weiß man, dass sich das gesuchte Objekt im Lichtkegel des Senders befindet. Dieser Vorgang lässt sich auch automatisieren, indem ein akkustisches oder optisches Signal bei Erhalt der gewünschten Information ausgelöst wird.
This makes it possible to select any number of objects simply by lighting any surface with the transmitter. This achieves a number of new advantages over the prior art:
  • 1. The object selection is now possible in principle from any distance, for example, to address in large warehouses an entire shelf full of items at once, or to receive as a tourist in a city information about a marked building
  • 2. Compared to the predecessor methods, it is now possible to selectively optically select individual objects from a plurality of marked objects (s. 2 ). In the case of the above shelf, you can also select a temporarily unattainable, far away but visible object.
  • 3. If you know what information you want to get from a transceiver unit, you can search for a specific object in a large number of marked objects. This is done by sequentially illuminating all objects with the transmitter. Once the desired information is transmitted, you know that the object you are looking for is in the light cone of the transmitter. This process can also be automated by triggering an audible or visual signal upon receipt of the desired information.

Ein weiterer großer Vorteil dieser Erfindung liegt in ihrer intuitiven Benutzung. Sie ähnelt dem Zeigen auf einen Gegenstand mit dem Finger. Bei geeigneter Interpretation der mit diesem System verwendeten Daten ist folgendes Szenario denkbar: Wenn man vor einem Schaufenster mit markierten Gegenständen steht, kann man durch Ausleuchten eines bestimmten Gegenstandes unmittelbar Informationen zu diesem Objekt einholen oder es ohne Umwege bestellen, einfach indem man darauf zeigt ("diesen Gegenstand"), damit einen Kommunikationsvorgang zwischen eigener Empfangseinheit und Server des Geschäfts initiiert und die gewünschte Aktion ("kaufen") auswählt.One another big one Advantage of this invention is its intuitive use. It resembles the Pointing to an object with your finger. With appropriate interpretation The following scenario is conceivable for the data used with this system: When standing in front of a shop window with marked objects, you can directly by illuminating a particular object Obtain information about this object or order it directly, simply by pointing to it ("this Object "), with it a communication process between own receiving unit and Server of the business initiated and the desired Action ("buy") selects.

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Ein System das mindestens aus folgendem besteht: 1. Optischer Sender, der eine Absenderadresse codiert aussendet und mit seinem Lichtstrahl eine definierte Fläche ausleuchtet. 2. Transceiver, der die Absenderadresse ausliest und eine vorher gespeicherte Information an die Absenderadresse übermittelt oder diese Übermittlung einleitet. 3. Optional enthält das System zusätzlich eine Empfangseinheit zum Erhalt der angeforderten Informationen. 4. Optional enthält das System zusätzlich eine Vorrichtung zur Suche nach bekannten Informationen, deren Erhalt dem Benutzer über ein optisches oder akkustisches Signal . mitgeteilt wirdA system that consists of at least the following: 1. Optical transmitter that transmits a sender address coded and illuminates a defined area with its light beam. 2nd transceiver, which reads out the sender address and a previously stored information sent to the sender address or this transmission initiates. 3. Optional includes the system in addition a receiving unit for receiving the requested information.  4th Optionally contains the system in addition a device for searching for known information, its receipt to the user an optical or acoustic signal. is communicated
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