CN109997053A - The method of the device of device, object of reference for device and operation for knowing the previously given information along the object for transporting section - Google Patents

Abstract

In various embodiments, it provides a kind of for knowing the device (100) of the previously given information along the object (112) for transporting section (110).Described device (110) includes the transport section (110), the transport section has at least one starting position (102) and at least one final position (104), and is configured for the object (112) being transported at least one described final position (104) from least one described starting position (102)；Object (130) with the sending device (120) optically to work, wherein the sending device (120) has at least one luminous structural detail (114) and control device (116), wherein the control device (116) is configured for so manipulating at least one described luminous structural detail (114), so that its light pulse for emitting previously given sequence (124)；And the reception device (140) optically to work；Wherein the reception device (140) optically to work has at least one photodetector (132) and knows device (134), wherein at least one described photodetector (132) is configured for, the detection at least one position between at least one starting position (102) and at least one final position (104) for transporting section (110) can be by the sequence of the light pulse (124) for the light that the luminous structural detail (114) emits, and it is converted into signal (136), and it is wherein described to know that device (134) is configured for knowing previously given information from the signal (136) of the photodetector (132).

Description

Device, object of reference for device and operation are for knowing along the object for transporting section Previously given information device method

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of device, a kind of object of reference for device and a kind of operations for knowing along transport section Object previously given information device method.

Background technique

Optic communication (Light Communication-Lcom) is related to the communication between light source and receiver.Receiver is typical Ground is smart machine, such as smart phone or tablet computer.In this case, the smart phone has by means of its biography Sensor is come the performance that reads the light emitted in a modulated manner and be decoded to information.For the navigation within building The top priority of the optic communication of (indoor navigation (indoor navigation)) is, relative to similar technology, as such as GPS (global positioning system(global positioning system)) and/or WLAN positioning, such as WiFi positioning it is accurate to improve Property and precision.The optic communication allows novel commericially feasible scheme, as such as leading consumers on the product in shelf.

For the optic communication, each light source has the identification code of itself, the identification code and specific position It is associated.Mapping (Mapping)-application can call the information so linked and calculate intelligence on the basis of the identification code The position of energy equipment.In this case, light source is transmitter and smart machine is receiver, with for object (such as Smart machine) the position of user position.This is functioned well, with for hold the personnel of smart machine into Row motion tracking (tracking).But for the motion tracking of object (such as package in warehouse), cost of investment is too high, Because each package must be equipped with smart machine, to track its movement with traditional optic communication.

Furthermore know and the movement of object tracked by means of bar code, the bar code be placed on object and It is passed through below scanner.Bar code cost is cheaper and does not work optically.The scanner can only be in spy Within fixed scanner-bar code-spacing, such as the bar code of object is identified within slight several centimetres.It is such, for pair The system that the movement of object is tracked be based on it is assumed hereinafter that, it may be assumed that object is followed by the previously given path between scanner. But if object, such as package or chest are fallen from the transport section between two scanners, that is just determined without method The object wherein has been moved off the transport section, such as falls down or be wherein found again.

Summary of the invention

The task of the present invention is, provide it is a kind of it is fairly simple, for the movement along the object for transporting section carry out with The device of track and a kind of method for running such device and a kind of for being calibrated to such device Object of reference.Described device can also extraly by the identification code of object, namely by the specific position of the object come The other information about the object along transport section is provided.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the task by it is a kind of for know along transport section object in advance to The device of fixed information is resolved.Described device, which has, transports section, and the transport section is at least one starting position and extremely Lack a final position and is configured for the object being transported to described at least one from least one described starting position A final position.The object has the sending device optically to work.The sending device shines at least one Structural detail and control device.The control device is configured for so manipulating at least one described luminous structural elements Part, so that its light pulse for emitting previously given sequence.Furthermore described device has the reception device optically to work. The reception device optically to work has at least one photodetector and knows device.At least one described photoelectricity Detector is configured for, it is described transport section, between at least one starting position and at least one final position In at least one position, detects the sequence of the light pulse for the light that can be emitted by the luminous structural detail and be converted For signal.It is described to know that device is configured for knowing previously given information from the signal of the photodetector.

The light pulse can have different intensity.The intensity can be construed in logic by the reception device " 1 " or " 0 " in logic." 0 " in logic can such as be come real by means of the inter-train pause in the sequence of the light pulse It is existing." 1 " in logic can such as be realized by means of the light pulse, bigger than predetermined value impulse amplitude. Predetermined value can depend on the Electrophotosensitive and/or at least one described light of at least one photodetector Spacing of the electric explorer relative to object.The predetermined value should at least so it is big so that it is described at least one Photodetector generates signal when (Auftreffen) is hit in the light pulse of luminous structural detail, and the signal is different from making an uproar Sound, including such as due to the caused interference signal of reflection, for example there is at least 2 to 1 or bigger signal-to-noise ratio.As substitution Scheme or additional project, can transmit other information by means of the impulse amplitude of the light pulse, such as depth information, Such as object-photodetector-spacing, the ageing state of luminous structural detail, sending device energy level, about transporting section Coordinate.Such as multiple luminous structural details and/or segmentation, emitted about the transport section towards first direction Light pulse can have the first impulse amplitude.Can be had by the light pulse emitted towards the second direction different from the first direction There is the second impulse amplitude.Second impulse amplitude is such as greater than first impulse amplitude, so that at least one described photoelectricity Detector generates different signals for the light pulse with the first impulse amplitude and the second impulse amplitude.Such as described second Impulse amplitude bigger than first impulse amplitude twice or more times.

The transport section can be previously given section, previously given path or previously given route.Such as The object transports in the transport section in compartment or vehicle, such as aisle waggon.For example need the object transported Body is the package on the pallet (Palette) in warehouse.But as an alternative, the object can be in It is biological, such as dynamic on conveyer, such as wheelchair, stretcher, bed, injection bracket or the similar device being connected with patient Object or people's (being next known as patient).At least one described luminous structural detail can be placed in patient or transport herein On device.The section of transporting can such as have a path with direction board and/or label, along the path to transport State object.The path can be the paths in a large amount of possible paths, wherein at least one portion in the path has There is different final positions.

As an alternative or additional project, the transport section can such as have transport band, such as rolling to send band (Rollband).The section of transporting is come previously given or is restricted in this case through the measure in structure.

In other words, the object emits light by a kind of buoy (beacon), and the buoy is attached to the object On body, such as position determination or motion tracking.The reception device, such as decoding camera shooting organ in transport section still The ceiling is arranged on the ceiling being such as arranged in above the transport section or is integrated in perhaps substantially stationaryly Above, such as it is integrated in overhead illumination device or individually arranges.This can inexpensively track the movement of object And transmit or provide the other information relevant to transport of the object, such as the fortune about transport section of the described object Dynamic vector.The sending device is technically fairly simple and more low in cost than smart machine herein.

The sending device described in a kind of improvement project has uniquely luminous structural detail.

This can be realized compact, such as the saving locational space and low-cost structure of the sending device.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the sending device has multiple luminous structural details or has multiple hairs At least one luminous structural detail of the segmentation of light, the luminous segmentation can be run independently of one another.

This can be realized a kind of multichannel communication spatially optically.It thus such as can be simultaneously and/or only each other The orientation of the object and/or multiple and different status informations are on the spot transferred to the sending device.This can be realized high The reduction in the shipping time of information density and the object.

As an alternative or additional project, this such as redundantly can transmit identical information for following situations, That is, the light path for leading to acceptor device blocks such case by the part of the multiple luminous structural detail or segmentation.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the sending device has one or more point light source, such as light-emitting diodes Pipe or laser diode.

This can emit with high intensity and thus with the light pulse of high sphere of action.In addition, point light source can Specific surface cost of light source is cheap, so as to the cheap sending device of cost of implementation.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the sending device has one or more area source, such as organically sends out Optical diode or the light emitting diode being coupled with the optical waveguide (Lichtwellenleiter) of plane.

This can be realized the transmitting of the sequence of light pulse, even if a part of the area source is obscured.As alternative Perhaps additional project can prevent or reduce Rolling shutter effect (Rolling-Sutter-Effekt) to case.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the sending device has at least one area source and/or multiple relative to that This with minimum spacing come the point light source arranged, so as to by the sending device at least partly vertical space side towards each other Always emit light.

The orientation of the position of this object being able to detect in the transport section, such as the motion vector for knowing the object. Perhaps the arrangement of additional project point light source or the arrangement of the curved of area source, namely 2.5 dimensions can as an alternative Realize this point, it may be assumed that light the position relative at least one photodetector for being not dependent on object the case where under reach At the photodetector.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the reception device has unique photodetector, such as unique camera shooting Machine.The photodetector can such as have static or dynamic detecting area.The detecting area of the photodetector is Section, such as along transport section area of space, the photodetector can detect light pulse within the area of space Sequence.Dynamic detecting area can be by means of microscope group, such as with the lens system and/or the photodetection of variable-focus The movable fixture of device, than as can the fixture translationally and/or rotatably moved is realized.

This can be realized compact, such as the saving locational space and low-cost structure of the reception device.

Or the reception device described in a kind of improvement project has multiple photodetectors, such as multiple video cameras.

The multiple photodetector, that is at least one first photodetector and the second photodetector and It is optional to have common or substantially the same detecting area there are also other photodetector.As an alternative or Additional project, the multiple photodetector can have different detecting areas.It can be realized spy by means of common detecting area The redundancy of survey, such as being compensated to the Rolling shutter effect of photodetector.As an alternative or supplement side Case, the multiple photodetector can such as by means of triangulation come for know the object about transporting section Position, orientation and/or movement.For the triangulation, it is able to use along the object for transporting section not by dry The intensity of the movement and/or the light pulse disturbed, such as knowing these with one or two photodetectors Information.As an alternative or additional project, the multiple photodetector can be used in multichannel communication, such as method Be: multiple photodetectors can detect the light with wavelength different from each other, wave-length coverage and/or spectrum.Such as first Photodetector can be configured for detection infrared light, and the second photodetector can be configured for detecting it is visible Light.As an alternative or additional project, the first photodetector can be configured for detection blue light, and the second photoelectricity Detector can be configured for detection red-green glow, for example method is: the photodetector is respectively provided with optical filter.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the previously given information has in the object, following characteristic extremely One item missing characteristic: the mark of object, object transport the position in section, object transport the orientation in section, object about fortune Send section and/or the direction vector and velocity vector of at least one photodetector.

The mark of the object can such as be transmitted by identification code.The identification code such as can be ordered series of numbers, such as Multidigit member (also referred to as n bit, n-Bit) ordered series of numbers.

The motion vector of object can be such as known by means of the direction vector and/or velocity vector of object, thus such as It can identify the case where package falls down from transport section or even identify its sign (Anbahnen) to fall down.According to institute Identification situation is stated, it can be from the reception device to the output device being coupled with the receiving device, such as display or report Alert system output signal, with the position for exporting corresponding prompt and/or object.As an alternative or additional project, The transport of the object can slow down or stop.

Or the reception device described in a kind of improvement project is still constituted relative to section is transported.

This can be realized compact, such as the saving locational space and low-cost structure of the reception device.

Or in a kind of improvement project, described at least part for transporting section is arranged in overhead illumination device In space.At least one photodetector is integrated in the overhead illumination device.

This can be realized compact, such as the saving locational space and low-cost result of the reception device.

Or furthermore the device described in a kind of improvement project has output device.The output device knows dress with described Set and be coupled and so set up, thus it is described know that device has learned that previously given information when output it is other Signal.

Such as can according to for the object, by the object from transport section on the derived direction of motion identification by The position of corresponding prompt and/or the object can be exported in the output device.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the sequence of the light pulse has Multichannel Information.

The a plurality of channel ratio such as can be different each other in terms of the frequency of the light of the light pulse or wavelength.As replacing For scheme perhaps the additional project a plurality of information can by means of pulse amplitude modulation simultaneously or successively by one or A plurality of channel transmits.

Or in a kind of improvement project, furthermore the sending device has for providing the first sensor signal and with the The sensor of the different second sensor signal of one sensor signal.The sensor is coupled with the control device.In addition, The control device is so set up, thus the luminous structural elements when the sensor provides the first sensor signal Part emits the light pulse of First ray, and the luminous structural detail when the sensor provides second sensor signal Emit the light pulse of second sequence different from First ray.This knows described in capable of being transferred to the state change of the object Device.State change such as can be the change in location detected by means of position sensor.Other state change is such as right Patient Yu or variation through that for overcooled cargo can be temperature or can be the variation of humidity, such as patient it is de- Water or for being too high humidity for the structural detail to the electronics of humidity sensitive.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the control device is so set up, so that at least one luminous structure Element emits the light pulse of First ray associated with the first information in the first phase, and in second stage transmitting with The light pulse of associated second sequence of second information, second information are different from the first information.

The period 1 can partly, that is lap one another relative to the second round or completely when Between on be staggered.This can be realized this point, it may be assumed that two or more information can be transmitted by means of a channel, thus It can reduce the number of luminous structural detail.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the light pulse of the sequence has the test for periodic redundancy testing Value.

This can check whether the light pulse of the sequence is complete and/or correctly detected by the reception device.

Or in a kind of improvement project, the sending device has multiple luminous structural details and/or one with more The luminous structural detail of a luminous segmentation, the luminous segmentation concurrently emit the light pulse of a sequence, wherein institute The light pulse for stating sequence has the test value for being used for periodic redundancy testing.

This can check whether the light pulse of the sequence is complete and/or correctly detected by the reception device.With It such as can be by means of the first luminous structural detail or segmentation to be transferred in the test value of the light pulse of First ray State reception device.The test value of light pulse for the second sequence such as can by means of spatially and/or in time with First luminous structural detail is segmented the luminous structural detail of different second or segmentation to be transferred to the reception dress It sets.This can carry out independent inspection to the sequence and test value of light pulse.

Or in a kind of improvement project, furthermore the sending device has transmitters and receivers and is configured for It is communicated with object other, with sending device optically working, possessing transmitters and receivers, thus At least one luminous structural detail of the object is so manipulated, so that its light pulse for emitting previously given sequence, institute State the light pulse of previously given sequence and another object in the transport section for example, another object it is preparatory The light pulse of given sequence is corresponding and/or the light pulse and the transport section of the previously given sequence on another Object for example, the light pulse of the previously given sequence of another object is different.

This can be realized an object in multiple objects.For example multiple objects can be transported in the transport section.? In different embodiments, the multiple object having the same can identify for at least one portion for transporting section, That is information associated with common, identical mark can be transmitted by means of the light pulse of the sequence.Such as it can Identical mark is used for the object of identical batch, namely identical batch or production unit.As an alternative or Person's additional project, identical information such as can be used in destination, such as final position having the same and phase having the same The object of same distributing center.For example exist under the case where given condition, the transmission of identical information passes through multiple objects Body can be transformed into personalized information.For example it can be converted for following situations, it may be assumed that multiple objects reach distributing center simultaneously And with different destination or final position from the distributing center.It as an alternative or additional project, can It is converted for following situations, it may be assumed that failure or disturbed condition occur, for example if package is fallen from transport bag, fall The package to get off can send urgency signal, and urgency signal can be received by the reception device.

The task other side according to the invention is resolved by a kind of object of reference, the object of reference be used for It is calibrated in the device for knowing the previously given information along the object for transporting section.The object of reference, which has, optically to be risen The sending device of effect.The region and control device that the sending device has two or more luminous.

The control device is configured for so manipulating two or more luminous region so that it is described two or The light pulse of the previously given sequence of more luminous field emissions of person.Described two or more luminous regions are with energy Enough modes run independently of one another is set up.As an alternative perhaps additional project it is described two or more Luminous region is arranged relative to each other with previously given spacing.As an alternative or additional project, described two or More luminous regions of person have the radiation feature set up relative to each other previously givenly.

The object of reference such as can be the object with luminous structural detail, and the luminous structural detail then has The known spectrum of the light that can emit of known optical characteristics, such as light pulse, such as known intensity.From described two or In the ratio of the sequence of the light pulse in person more luminous regions or segmentation, it is able to detect that the sensibility of described device And/or the ambient lighting of other environmental parameters, such as reception device, for being calibrated to described device.This can be examined Measure a large amount of different information of the object.

The task other side according to the invention is by a kind of operation for knowing along the object for transporting section The method of the device of previously given information is resolved.Described device can carry out structure according to a kind of described improvement project At.The method has the light that the sequence emitted by the sending device of object is detected by means of at least one photodetector The step of pulse.In addition, the method, which has, is converted to letter for the light pulse of the sequence detected by means of photodetector Number the step of.Described know device in addition, the method has to transmit a signal to and know device by means of described and obtain The step of knowing previously given information.In addition, method, which has, provides in addition associated with the previously given information known Signal the step of.

Detailed description of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention is shown in the accompanying drawings and explains in detail below.Wherein:

Fig. 1 according to different embodiments with it is schematical vertical view show for know along transport section object in advance to The device of fixed information；

Fig. 2 shows object of reference according to different embodiments with schematical vertical view；

Fig. 3 is illustrated a kind of for running the flow chart of the method for following apparatus according to different implementation, and described device is used for Know the previously given information along the object for transporting section；

Fig. 4 shows a kind of embodiment of luminous structural detail；

Fig. 5 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device according to different implementation；

Fig. 6 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device according to different implementation；

Fig. 7 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device according to different implementation；

Fig. 8 A according to different implementation be illustrated sending device a kind of embodiment schematical side view and Fig. 8 B show Its schematical top view is gone out；

Fig. 9 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device according to different implementation；

Figure 10 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device according to different implementation；And

Figure 11 A according to different implementation be illustrated sending device embodiment schematical side view and Figure 11 B show Its schematical top view.

Specific embodiment

In following detailed description of with reference to the accompanying drawings, attached drawing formed this specification a part and in the accompanying drawings in order to It describes the problem and shows particular embodiment, it can be with the present invention in the particular embodiment.In this respect, join The orientation for taking discribed diagram comes use direction term, picture such as " top ", " lower section ", " front ", " rear ", " front ", " subsequent " etc..Because the component of embodiment can be positioned with the different orientations of certain amount, the side It is for illustration and not restrictive in any way to term.It is self-evident, it is able to use other embodiments simultaneously And change in structure or in logic is able to carry out without departing from protection scope of the present invention.It is self-evident, in this side The feature of different embodiments described in face can be combined with each other, as long as no particularly making other explanations.It connects down Therefore the detailed description come is not taken in a limiting sense to understand, and protection scope of the present invention passes through accompanying Claim is defined.

Within the scope of this specification, " connection ", " connection " and " coupling " these concepts are used, for describing not only It directly and indirectly connects, directly or indirectly couple and directly or indirectly couple.Phase in the accompanying drawings Same or similar element is equipped with identical appended drawing reference, if this point is conveniently.

Luminous structural detail can be the semiconductor structure element of transmitting electromagnetic radiation in various embodiments, and/ Or it can be configured to the diode of transmitting electromagnetic radiation, be configured to organically emit the diode of electromagnetic radiation, be configured to emit The transistor of electromagnetic radiation is configured to organically emit the transistor of electromagnetic radiation.The radiation such as can be in can Light, ultraviolet light or infrared light in the range seen.In this respect, the structural detail of the transmitting electromagnetic radiation such as being capable of structure It makes as luminous diode (Light emitting diode, LED), be configured to the diode (organic organically to shine Light emitting diode, OLED), be configured to luminous transistor or be configured to the transistor organically to shine.Institute Stating luminous structural detail in various embodiments can be a part of integrated circuit.Furthermore it is possible to which multiple shine is arranged Structural detail, such as be placed in common shell.

There are two the sides of planar optically worked for the luminous structural detail tool of planar, along described in optics On the connection direction of side worked, the luminous structural detail of the planar can such as be configured to transparent or light transmission Structure, such as be configured to transparent or light transmission organic light emitting diode.The structural detail of the photoelectricity of planar also can The referred to as structural detail of the photoelectricity of plane.

The region of luminous structural detail optically worked can have the side of planar optically worked Face and the optically inoperative side of planar, such as organic light emitting diode, the organic light emitting diode quilt It is established as so-called top-emitter or bottom-emitter.The optically inoperative side is in different implementation It can be transparent or light transmission or equipped with mirror surface structure and/or opaque material or material blends in example, such as For heat distribution.The optical path of the structural detail of the photoelectricity can be such as aligned in side.

The organically first electrode, second electrode of luminous structural detail and organically (organische) functional layer structure The structure of large area can be correspondingly configured to.Thus the structural detail of the photoelectricity can have continuous light-emitting surface, described Continuous light-emitting surface is not structured in function regional area, for example is not structured the hair for being segmented into functional area In smooth surface or the light-emitting surface formed by a large amount of picture point (pixel).Thus, it is possible to realize the electromagnetism of the structural detail from photoelectricity The radiation of the large area of radiation." large area " can mean that herein, and the side optically worked is surface, such as connects Continuous surface, the surface are such as more than or equal to several square millimeters, such as are more than or equal to one square centimeter, such as are big In or equal to one square decimeter.For example the structural detail of the photoelectricity can only have unique continuous light-emitting surface, it should Light-emitting surface passes through electrode and organic functional layer structure, large area and continuously construct and realize.

The luminous structural detail for being configured to area source can have in various embodiments for one or more The light of a area source and/or point light source carries out the optical waveguide of the distribution of planar.

Optical waveguide is the conductor for guiding electromagnetic radiation in various embodiments.The optical waveguide is a kind of structural elements Part, which is transmission for electromagnetic radiation, such as is light transmission or transparent or be at least substantially Bright, and the structural detail extends along the extending direction of lengthwise.Conduct radiation is outstanding in the inside of the optical waveguide herein Its reflection (outer wall can also be referred to as interface) due to the inside on the outer wall of the optical waveguide and carry out, such as by In internal total reflection by optical waveguide material, the small refractive index of medium than surrounding the optical waveguide or pass through institute It states the mirror-polishing of the outer wall of optical waveguide and carries out.The optical waveguide can such as have plastics, as such as polymer fiber, PMMA, polycarbonate and/or hard clad silica (Hard Clad Silica).In addition, the optical waveguide can be configured to plane Optical waveguide structure (PLWL).

Fig. 1 shows a kind of device 100 according to different embodiments with schematical vertical view, and the device is for knowing edge Transport section 110 object 112 previously given information.

Described device 100 have transport section 110, the object 130 with the sending device 120 optically to work and The reception device 140 optically to work.

Thus, it is possible to the component that will be explained in, such as low-cost, compact and/or solid components to be used in light The sending device to work on and the reception device optically to work 140.The sending device optically to work Furthermore cause following result, it may be assumed that the spacing phase between the object 130 and the reception device 140 optically to work Traditional optically inoperative device, such as bar code or QR code are expanded.It is traditionally used to penetrate Furthermore frequency identification device, so-called RFID label tag have the disadvantages that, it may be assumed that the effect of the shielding of radio wave than the visible equation of light, Thus the spacing between RFID label tag and scanner selects smaller.By means of the sending device optically to work 120 can expand along it is described transport section by means of sending device can by reception device received different information number Mesh.As an alternative or additional project, the number along the position for transporting section can be expanded, wherein in the position In can receive the information, for example because the bigger spacing between sending device and reception device causes the reception device Bigger detecting area.Thus described device 100 can be realized the new application area for optic communication.

In various embodiments, the object 112 is article, such as package, additional package, container；It is either raw Object, such as people, plant or animal, such as patient.

Described device 100 have transport section 110, the transport section have at least one starting position 102 and at least one most Final position sets 104 and is configured for object 112 being transported at least one final position from least one starting position 102 104。

The object automatically or can be transported automatically along the transport section." autonomous transport " can refer to Follow instruction, wherein in order to cover it is described transport section and automatically, such as not such as using transport band when space on Conveyer is driven in the case where limitation or fence.

The transport section can such as have previously given section, previously given path or previously given road Line.For example the object transports in the transport section in compartment or vehicle, such as land waggon.For example have to be shipped The object sent is the package on the pallet in warehouse.But as an alternative, the object also can be in transport Biology on device, such as wheelchair, stretcher, bed, injection bracket or the similar device being connected with patient, such as patient.

At least one described luminous structural detail can be placed on patient or the conveyer at this.

The section of transporting can such as have the path with direction board and/or label, transport along the path Send the object.The transport can be followed previously given path or reach previously given destination in this case Instruction.The path can be the paths in a plurality of possible path, wherein at least one portion in the path has There is different final positions.

As an alternative or additional project, the transport section can such as have transport band, such as rolling to send band.It is described Section is transported to come previously given in this case through the measure in structure or be restricted.The sending device 120 has At least one luminous structural detail 114 and control device 116.

The control device 116 is configured for so manipulating at least one luminous structural detail 114, so that it emits The light pulse 124 of previously given sequence.In Fig. 1 in one embodiment, the light pulse of previously given sequence with when Between form arranged side by side in t, the light pulse that possesses intensity I and inter-train pause enlargedly show.

The light pulse can have different intensity.The intensity can be construed in logic by the reception device " 1 " or " 0 " in logic." 0 " in logic can such as be come real by means of the inter-train pause in the light pulse of the sequence It is existing." 1 " in logic can such as be realized by means of the light pulse, bigger than predetermined value impulse amplitude. Predetermined value can depend on the Electrophotosensitive and/or at least one described light of at least one photodetector Spacing of the electric explorer relative to the object.The predetermined value should at least so it is big so that it is described at least One photodetector generates signal when the light pulse for carrying out self luminous structural detail is hit, the signal be different from noise, Including such as due to reflect caused by interference signal, such as have at least 2 to 1 or bigger signal-to-noise ratio.As an alternative Or additional project, other information, such as depth information, such as can be transmitted by means of the impulse amplitude of the light pulse Object-photodetector-spacing, the ageing state of the luminous structural detail, the energy level of the sending device, about described Transport the coordinate of section.Such as multiple luminous structural details and/or segmentation, about the transport section by towards first party Light pulse to transmitting can have the first impulse amplitude.The light arteries and veins emitted towards the second direction different from the first direction Punching can have the second impulse amplitude.Second impulse amplitude is such as greater than first impulse amplitude so that it is described at least One photodetector generates different signals for the light pulse with the first impulse amplitude and the second impulse amplitude.Such as Second impulse amplitude bigger than first impulse amplitude twice or more times.

At least one described luminous structural detail is so set up, so that the light of the light pulse has in ultraviolet Wavelength in the wave-length coverage of light, visible light and/or infrared light.In other words: light is not limited in the sense that this specification Visible light, but can also have ultraviolet radioactive and infra-red radiation.Therefore in the sense that the radiation of radio frequency is not this specification Light.

In various embodiments, the sending device 120 has uniquely luminous structural detail 114.This can be real Now simple and low-cost structure.

In one embodiment, the sending device 120 has at least one laser diode.This can be realized can be by The high sphere of action of the light of luminous structural detail transmitting, the light can be detected by the reception device.Thus, it is possible to Expand the spacing between object 130 and at least one photodetector 132 of reception device 140.The bigger spacing allows The bigger detecting area of the photodetector.The photodetector can such as have fish eye lens, to pass for expanding The detecting area of the photodetector of system.

As an alternative, the sending device 120 has multiple luminous structural details 114, wherein the multiple hair The structural detail 114 of light can be run independently of one another.As an alternative or additional project, the sending device 120 have There is at least one luminous structural detail 114, multiple luminous segmentations is had, wherein the multiple luminous segmentation can that This independently runs.Multichannel communication while this can be realized between object 130 and reception device 140.Thus, it is possible to The motion vector about transport section 110 of object 130 is such as known by described device 100.

The multiple luminous structural detail 114 can be arranged in object relative to each other with previously given minimum spacing On 112.The luminous structural detail can be detected as individually luminous structural detail 114 by reception device as a result,. The previously given minimum spacing can depend on the luminous number of structural detail, the number of photodetector and/or object The spacing relative to photodetector of body 130.

In various embodiments, the sending device 120 has one or more point light source, such as at least one hair Optical diode or laser diode.Perhaps the additional project sending device 120 is with one or more as an alternative A area source, such as organic light emitting diode or the light emitting diode being coupled with the optical waveguide of plane.Such as the hair Send device 120 that there is at least one point light source and area source, wherein the point light source can be the case where being not dependent on area source Under run.The point light source can be used as the functional status indicator light for the area source such as with continuous wave principle. As an alternative, the point light source can show the beginning and/or end of the sequence of light pulse.As an alternative or mend Fill the test value that point light source described in scheme is capable of providing the sequence of light pulse for the area source.

In one embodiment, the sending device 120 so has at least one area source and/or multiple relative to that This point light source arranged with minimum spacing enables light by the sending device 120 at least partly vertical sky towards each other Between direction emit.This can be realized 2.5D the 3D moulding of the luminous structural detail, for example can make described shine The shape of structural detail and the shape of object match.The moulding of the 2.5D or 3D of the luminous structural detail such as exist Such as there is bending section or bending part in the region optically worked.

The control device can be established as processor, computer or other data processing equipments, the data Processing unit receives the component of the sending device and module each signal, is tested and assessed to it and controlled or adjusted The component or module of the sending device.

In addition, the sending device 120 can have battery, which is configured for providing and shine at least one Structural detail 114 and the control device 116 operating current.The battery can be disposable or can repeat to fill Electricity.The capacity of the battery is sufficient to provide the energy for emitting the sequence of light pulse at least in following duration, The object needs the duration for being transported to final position 104 from starting position 102.

As an alternative or additional project, furthermore described device 100 has transmitter, wherein the transmitter is set It stands for sending alternating electromagnetic field.In this case, the sending device 120 can such as have antenna assembly, wherein institute It states antenna assembly to be configured at least partly acquiring alternating electromagnetic field and therefrom produce electricl energy, the electric energy is used to run Control device 116 and at least one luminous structural detail 114.Described device 100 can have to be connected with the antenna assembly The battery that can be charged connect, for being stored at least part of the energy acquired by means of the antenna assembly.

The sending device 120 is integrated in object 112 in various embodiments.As an alternative or supplement Scheme, the sending device 120 are constituted and are placed in object 112 in the form of backing plate or banderole (Banderole) On.For example the sending device 120 is fixed on the upper surface of described object 112, side or top by means of adhesive connection. The sending device 120 optically to work such as with can be reversibly separated mode be fixed on the object 112 Above.

As an alternative or additional project, the sending device 120 are configured for successively in multiple objects 112 It is used for multiple times, can namely reuse above.

In various embodiments furthermore described device 120 has sensor, and the sensor is for providing first sensor Signal and the second sensor signal different from the first sensor signal.The sensor is coupled with the control device 116. In addition, the control device 116 is so set up, thus when the sensor provides the first sensor signal, the hair The structural detail 114 of light emits the light pulse 124 of First ray, and when the sensor provides second sensor signal, The luminous structural detail 114 emits the light pulse of second sequence different from the First ray.

Thus such as can by the state change of the object, such as the described object 130 relative to transport section rotation Either translation and/or the variation of temperature or humidity are transferred to the reception device.

In various embodiments, furthermore the sending device 120 of (first) object has transmitters and receivers.The hair Device 120 is sent to be configured for that there are sending devices optically work, with transmitters and receivers with another (second) object communicated so that at least one luminous structural detail 114 of the object 130 is so steered, make Its light pulse 124 for emitting previously given sequence, in the light pulse of the previously given sequence and the transport section 110 Another object previously given sequence light pulse 124 it is corresponding.Another object can be the transport section herein On the second object or third body.As an alternative or additional project, the previously given sequence of the object 130 Light pulse 124 from it is described transport section 110 on the light pulse 124 of previously given sequence of another object it is different.

The transport section 110 is configured in these embodiments simultaneously, such as spatially in the transport section Transport multiple objects with being staggered.

Such as it is described transport section on multiple objects can emit it is associated with identical, common object-identification information Light pulse sequence, this is also referred to as object-group-information.For example the identical identification information of multiple objects can be transmitted, such as Object described in fruit is from identical production unit or final position having the same, such as common distribution position.It is described Multiple objects can be transformed into information specific to object from the transmitting of identical information, if this such as by the object it One or one or more object for being transferred to by described device in other objects.Information specific to the object is also Can be and information as before.Under such conditions, using the object as starting point and not by means of with other The mode that the signal of object harmonizes the signal is transformed into other information.

As an alternative, there is the change of information to the conversion in information specific to object.This such as can be to change The object of varying signal reaches distribution position and has other new final position such cases from now on and carry out.As replacing For scheme, the state of the object is changed before this and has had left transport for such case, such as the object Section, such as the signal can such as be changed by falling down or having arrived at for the such case of final position.

The reception device 140 optically to work has at least one photodetector 132 and knows device 134。

At least one described photodetector 132 is configured for: it is described transport section 110, at least one be in extremely In position between a few starting position 102 and at least one final position 104, detection can be sent out by luminous structural detail The sequence of the light pulse 124 for the light penetrated simultaneously is converted into signal 136.

In various embodiments, the reception device 140 has unique photodetector 132, such as uniquely takes the photograph Camera, such as DV or tracking camera.

As an alternative, the reception device 140 has multiple photodetectors 132, such as multiple video cameras.It is multiple Photodetector 132 can be arranged along section 110 is transported.

The multiple photodetector 132 can be respectively provided with detecting area, and light arteries and veins can be detected within the detecting area Punching.The multiple photodetector 132 can be arranged so about section 110 is transported, so that the multiple detecting area is at least A part does not overlap.In other words: the multiple photodetector can be relative to each other with certain spacing along transport Section is directed at the transport section to arrange, and/or with its corresponding detecting area.The detecting area of the multiple photodetector being capable of phase It answers different from each other.

It is described to know that device 134 is configured for knowing previously given letter from the signal 136 of photodetector 132 Breath.

In various embodiments, the reception device 140 is still or substantially stationaryly next about section 110 is transported It constitutes.

As an alternative or additional project, at least one portion of the reception device 140 is such as with moveable The form of photodetector 132 or handheld device, such as moveable scanner or smart phone is established as at least It can be moved partially along section 110 is transported.

In various embodiments, described at least one portion for transporting section 110 is arranged in overhead illumination device Space in.At least one photodetector 132 can be integrated in overhead illumination device in such an embodiment.

In various embodiments furthermore described device or the reception device have output device.The output device It is coupled and so sets up with device 134 is known, to know that device 134 has learned that previously given letter described Other signal 138 is exported when breath.The output device can have computer network or coupled.It herein will be described The information of object sends the network to and is saved and/or handled by server or other foundation structures.As Alternative solution, the output device can be warning device, such as failure-or transport-state signal lamp, fault-signal, fortune Send the emergent stopping of section or similar to setting.

In various embodiments, the previously given information be the object 112 in following characteristic extremely A few characteristic: object 112 identifies (ID), object 112 is transporting the position in section 110, object 112 on transporting section 110 Orientation, object 112 are about the direction vector and/or velocity vector for transporting section 110 and/or at least one photodetector 132.

In various embodiments, the sequence of the light pulse has Multichannel Information.Such as the sequence of the light pulse 124 Column have the first n order information and the 2nd n order information.The first n order information and the 2nd n order information at least being capable of portions Ground is divided simultaneously to send (n indicates integer) by least one luminous structural detail 114

The first n order information can be different from the 2nd n order information.As an alternative, the first n bit letter Breath can be identical as the 2nd n order information.

In various embodiments, the control device 116 is so set up, so that at least one luminous structural elements Part 114 emits the light pulse 124 of First ray associated with the first information in the first phase and sends out in second stage The light pulse 124 of the second sequence associated with the second information is penetrated, second information is different from the first information.

In various embodiments, the light pulse of the sequence has the test value for periodic redundancy testing.

In various embodiments, the sending device 120 have multiple luminous structural details 114 and/or shine Structural detail 114 has multiple luminous segmentations, and the luminous segmentation concurrently emits the light pulse 124 of a sequence.Institute The light pulse for stating sequence, such as the light pulse concurrently transmitted can have the test for being such as used for periodic redundancy testing Value.

Fig. 2 is shown with schematical vertical view for carrying out school to device described above according to different embodiments Quasi- object of reference.

A kind of object of reference 200 for being calibrated to following apparatus is provided in various embodiments, and described device is used In the previously given information for knowing the object along transport section.Described device can carry out structure according to one of described embodiment At.

The object of reference has the sending device optically to work, wherein there are two sending device tools or more Multiple luminous regions 202,204,206 and control device.The control device is configured for so manipulating two or more Multiple luminous regions 202,204,206, so that the transmitting of region 202,204,206 described two or that more are luminous is preparatory The light pulse of given sequence.Described two or region 202,204,206 that more are luminous that can transport independently of one another Capable mode is set up.Perhaps additional project is described two as an alternative or more are luminous region 202, 204, it 206 can be arranged relative to each other with previously given spacing.As an alternative or additional project, described two or More luminous regions 202,204 and 206 of person can have the radiation feature set up relative to each other previously givenly.

By means of the object of reference, for example, can with transport section previously given position or object of reference it is previously given Movement come device-calibration for interacting.For example object can be made as the object of reference for being calibrated previously given Time range in move in previously given position, and this time and transport section this position on to institute Device is stated to be calibrated.Such position such as can be the charging station for being charged with electric energy to sending device.

Fig. 3 is illustrated a kind of for running the flow chart of the method 300 of following apparatus, the dress according to different implementation It sets for knowing the previously given information along the object for transporting section.

Described device 100 can be constituted according to one of embodiment described above.

The method has follow steps: by means of at least one photodetector to 120 institute of sending device by object The sequence of the light pulse of transmitting carries out detection S1；The sequence of the light pulse detected is converted into S2 by means of photodetector For signal；Signal transmission S3 is known into device to described；Know device by means of described and know the previously given letter of S4 Breath；And provide that S5 is other, associated with the previously given information known signal.

The previously given information can be known from a large amount of previously given information.It is described a large amount of previously given Information can be such as saved in table, memory or database.The previously given information can be by means of bit Compare from a large amount of previously given information and know, wherein the previously given information is saved as bit sequence.

The detection can have following aspect, it may be assumed that the signal of the photodetector whether with one or more phase Same and/or different previously given information are associated.

Fig. 4 shows a kind of embodiment of the luminous structural detail 1 constituted in the form of area source.The luminous knot Constitutive element part 1 can such as be equivalent to luminous structural detail 114 described above, that is to say, that same.It is described to shine Structural detail 1 have support 12.The support 12 can be configured to light transmission or transparent.The support 12 is used for The bearing element of electronic component or layer, such as luminous element.The support 12 can such as have plastics, metal, glass, stone English and/or semiconductor material are made of it.Furthermore the support 12 can have plastic film or with one layer or The laminated material of multilayer plastic film is made of it.The support 12 can be configured to mechanically in dimensionally stable or Mechanically in flexibility.

Electroluminescent layer structure is constructed on the support 12.The electroluminescent layer structure has first electrode Layer 14, the first electrode layer have the first contact area section 16, the second contact area section 18 and first electrode 20.It is described that there is the first electricity The support 12 of pole layer 14 can also be referred to as substrate.Unshowned first can be constructed between support 12 and first electrode layer 14 Barrier layer, such as the first barrier thin layer.

The first electrode 20 is electrically insulated by means of electrical isolation barrier layer 21 with the first contact area section 16.Second contact Section 18 and the first electrode 20 of the layer structure of photoelectricity are electrically coupled.The first electrode 20 can be configured to anode or It is configured to cathode.The first electrode 20 can be configured to light transmission or transparent.The first electrode 20 has conductive Material, such as metal and/or conductible transparent oxide (transparent conductive oxide, TCO) or The layer heap of multiple layers with metal or TCO.The first electrode 20 can such as have metal layer combination on the layer of TCO Layer heap or vice versa.A kind of embodiment is the silver layer that is applied on indium-tin-oxide-layer (ITO) (on ITO ) or ITO-Ag-ITO multilayer Ag.As the alternative solution or additional project of the material being previously mentioned, 20 energy of first electrode The mesh by the nano wire of metal or nanoparticle, such as being made of Ag is enough included, such as micro- by carbon-nanotube, graphite Grain and the graphite linings mesh constituted and/or the mesh being made of the nano wire of semi-conduction.

The layer structure of the photoelectricity, functional layer structure optically are constructed in the top of the first electrode 20, Such as organic functional layer structure 22.The organic functional layer structure 22 can such as have one, two or more Layering.For example the organic functional layer structure 22 can have hole jetted layers, hole carrying layer, emission layer, electronic delivery Layer and/or electrospray layer.The hole jetted layers are for reducing the band gap between first electrode and hole carrying layer.It is right For the hole carrying layer, P-conductivity is greater than electronic conductivity.The hole carrying layer is for transporting hole.For For the electronic delivery layer, electronic conductivity is greater than P-conductivity.The electronic delivery layer is for transporting electronics.The electricity Sub- jetted layers are for reducing the band gap between second electrode and electronic delivery layer.In addition, the organic functional layer structure 22 can have one, two or more functional layer structure-unit, and the layer structure-unit is then respectively provided with and is previously mentioned Layering and/or other middle layer.

The second electrode 23 of the layer structure of photoelectricity is constructed in the top of the organic functional layer structure 22, described second Electrode is electrically coupled with first contact area section 16.The second electrode 23 being capable of setting according to the first electrode 20 One of meter scheme constructs, wherein the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 23 can in the same manner or be configured differently. Anode or cathode of the first electrode 20 such as the layer structure of photoelectricity.The second electrode 23 and the first electrode The correspondingly cathode or anode of the layer structure as photoelectricity.

Electroluminescent layer structure is in terms of electricity and/or in the region that optics aspect works.The area worked Domain is such as the region of the luminous structural detail 10, flows the electricity for running luminous structural detail in this region Stream and/or in this region generation or absorption of electromagnetic radiation.It being capable of cloth in the upper surface of described region worked or top Set absorbent-structure (not shown).Absorbent-the layer can be configured to light transmission, transparent or opaque structure.Institute Materials described below can be had or be made of it by stating absorbent-layer, and the material absorbs harmful to the region worked It material and is bonded.

In the top and partly in the top of first contact area section 16 and partly of the second electrode 23 The encapsulated layer 24 of electroluminescent layer structure is constructed in the top of second contact area section 18, and the encapsulated layer is by the electricity The layer construction packages of photoluminescence.The encapsulated layer 24 can be configured to the second barrier layer, such as be configured to the second barrier thin layer.Institute Thin-layer encapsulation can be also referred to as by stating encapsulated layer 24.The encapsulated layer 24 relative to chemistry pollutant or atmosphere substance, Barrier layer is formed especially relative to water (moisture) and oxygen.The encapsulated layer 24 can be configured to single layer, layer heap or Layer structure.The encapsulated layer 24 can have materials described below or be made of materials described below: aluminium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, Titanium oxide, hafnium oxide, tantalum oxide, lanthana, silica, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride (Siliziumoxidnitrid), oxidation Indium tin, indium zinc oxide, the zinc oxide of adulterated al, poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (p-phenylenterephthalamid), Nylon66 fiber and a mixture of these materials and alloy.It when necessary can be in situation corresponding with the design scheme of encapsulated layer 24 Under construct the first barrier layer on the support 12.

Construct the first recess portion of encapsulated layer 24 in the top of the first contact area section 16 in the encapsulated layer 24, and The second recess portion of encapsulated layer 24 is constructed above second contact area section 18.Expose the first contact in the first recess portion of encapsulated layer 24 Region 32 and expose the second contact area 34 in the second recess portion of encapsulated layer 24.First contact area 32 is used for and the One contact area section 16 carries out electrical contact and second contact area 34 with the second contact area section 18 for being in electrical contact.

Adhesive phase 36 is constructed in the top of the encapsulated layer 24.Described adhesive layer 36 such as has adhesive, ratio Such as adhesive, such as laminated adhesive, paint and/or resin.Described adhesive layer 36 can such as have and make Scattering of Electromagnetic Radiation Particle, such as scatter light particle.

Screen body 38 is constructed in the top of described adhesive layer 36.Described adhesive layer 36 is used for screen body 38 is fixed On encapsulated layer 24.The screen body 38 such as has plastics, glass and/or metal.For example the screen body 38 substantially can It is enough to be made of glass and there are thin metal layer, such as metallic film and/or graphite linings on vitreum, such as be laminated stone Ink.The screen body 38 is used to protect traditional luminous structural detail 1, for example prevents the work of the mechanical power from outside With.In addition, the screen body 38 can be used in distributing and/or exporting the generated heat in the structural detail 1 of traditional photoelectricity. For example the glass of the screen body 38 can be used as guard member to prevent external effect, and the metal layer of the screen body 38 It can be used in distribution and/export generated heat when traditional luminous structural detail 1 is run.

Fig. 5 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device 100 according to different implementation.Described device 100 can It is constructed according to one of embodiment described above.

The transport section has multiple input positions 102 and/or multiple output positions 104 in various embodiments.Institute Input position 102 is stated correspondingly to arrange relative to output position 104 with certain spacing.Input position 102 and output position 104 are into and out a little, one or more object 112, which is reached or left, at the entry and exit point transports section 110.

Object 112 such as can be people, such as patient or hospital personnel either cargo, ratio in various embodiments Such as package.

The luminous structural detail 114 can such as be incorporated into low-cost infrared LED in bracelet or Laser diode.In other words, the sending device 120 can be in the form of belt or banderole, such as with bracelet or item The form of chain constructs.

In one embodiment, described device 100 is established in warehouse.There are three conducts for the tool of reception device 140 The video camera of photodetector 132, the video camera are still placed on the ceiling in warehouse.It should be obtained from object 112 Know that the object such as can be container, package or chest, such as pallet along the information for transporting section 110.Warehouse In each object 130 or voluminous object 112 in a part can be from one or more position on the object Emit identification code.The mode of transmission identification code is the lamp 114 of the set pulse formula on the object 112.The video camera 132 and Position and the mark of object 130 can be identified and tracked afterwards.

The accurate position of each object 130 can be calculated, because the object 130 appears in one of video camera 132 Or in multiple detecting areas and know accurate position of the video camera 132 in warehouse.Position in two-dimensional space is come Say a pair of of data point of needs.For example method is: the object 130 is detected or two by the video camera 132 of two or more Structural detail 114 a or that more are luminous is placed on object 112.Three-dimensional position can be carried out in a similar way Determine, thus the object 130 detected by three or more video cameras 132 or two or three or more Luminous structural detail 114 be arranged on object 112.The higher precision determined for position can be by more imaging It machine 132 and/or is realized by the more luminous structural detail 114 on object 112.

The luminous structural detail 114 method temporarily or enduringly can be placed in object in an arbitrary manner 112 side is above.The sequence of light pulse is to shine relative to other technologies, such as QR code or the advantages of bar code Structural detail 114 or object 112,130 and photodetector 132 between spacing can be expanded, such as because of light Pulse ratio is obtained far by the light propagation that bar code or QR code are reflected.It can will shine such as compared with traditional spacing as a result, Structural detail 114 and photodetector 132 between spacing expand 100 times or more.

Compared in such as RFID technique for carrying out the RF transmitter that position determines, with optically working The device of sending device 120 have the advantage that light can shielding easier than radio-frequency radiation.Stated differently, since radio frequency source Sphere of action it is bigger, so for RFID technique interference signal may be easier with position determination be overlapped.In addition, To the shielding trouble of the shielding ratio light of the electromagnetic radiation with radio frequency, because the radio frequency of the electromagnetic radiation in warehouse is by more strong Ground and multiple reflections.

For the radiation of radio frequency, the reception device is more difficult to accurately determine object by means of triangulation The position of body, because radio-frequency radiation is more frequently reflected than light.

Fig. 6 is illustrated a kind of embodiment of the interception part of device according to different implementation.Described device can be according to One of embodiment described above constructs.

In various embodiments, the sending device 120 has multiple luminous structural details 610,612,614,616 Or at least one has the luminous structural detail 114 of multiple luminous segmentations 610,612,614,616, luminous point Section can run (also referred to as different luminous regions) independently of one another.

The luminous region 610,612,614,616 can emit mutually homotactic light pulse 124 or different sequences Light pulse 602,604,606,608.For not homotactic light pulse, the sequence has duty different from each other Than, different amplitudes, different phases and/or different frequencies.In other words: the luminous region 610,612,614, The light pulse of 616 different sequences 602,604,606,608 can such as have wavelength and intensity light different from each other and/or its Its traditional light modulation.The not homotactic light pulse 602,604,606,608 in the luminous region 610,612,614,616 It can be by the reception device as same or different information, for example as same or different bit sequence And/or information associated there is known.

This can be realized optical multichannel communication spatially.It thus such as can be simultaneously or independently of one another by object The orientation of body and/or multiple and different status informations are transferred to sending device.This can be realized object high information density and The reduction in shipping time.

As an alternative or additional project, for example the light path for leading to reception device is by multiple luminous structural elements For part or the blocked such case of a part of segmentation, this can be realized the transmission of the redundancy of identical information.

Described device can so be set up, so that the reception device has or support mobile terminal equipment 600(also referred to as moveable, portable or movable reception device 600).The portable reception device 600 It for example can be smart machine, such as smart phone, laptop or tablet computer.

The portable reception device 600 can have one or more photodetector 132, such as one or Multiple video cameras 132, the photodetector are configured for receiving the sequence of light pulse 124,602,604,606,608.

The portable reception device 600 is by means of computer hardware from light pulse 124,602,604,606,608 One or more of previously given information are known in sequence, are converted into other signal 138, are carried by means of described Reception device 600 output device, such as display outputs it.

By means of the portable reception device 600, be able to detect along transport the different of section being capable of flexible choice Position, such as the one or more of previously given information of object, such as object as being described above State.

Fig. 7 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device according to different implementation.Described device 100 can be according to One of example described above constructs.

In various embodiments, described device has multiple photodetectors 132, such as a large amount of photodetector. The photodetector can such as be respectively provided with one or a large amount of photodiode or phototransistor, such as one or The multiple ccd sensors of person.In various embodiments, described device has at least one first photodetector 702 and second Photodetector 704, first and second photodetector have different detecting areas, that is such as towards different Direction or from different directions, at different pitches and/or transport section described in different theta alignments.This can be in time And/or spatially differently know that one or more is respectively provided with the object in one or more luminous region 114 706,708 same or different information, the object is in simultaneously to be transported in section and/or is transported, moves.Also To say, it is described and meanwhile in transport section on multiple objects in some objects can be transported when other objects do not move or Person's movement.The object not moved such as can be temporary at the charging station for charging to sending device or at distribution position Stop.

One luminous structural detail or multiple luminous receiving elements can be with lasting or reversible mode sides Method is applied in the side or above of object 112.The luminous structural detail can visually represent buoy (beacon), the buoy can be realized the mark and/or status display of object.

Luminous structural detail such as can know identification code by means of the sequence of light pulse.At least one photodetection Device, such as video camera can tracing positional, method is: reading the identification code with specific camera matrix element.

With on the object 112 more than one photodetector, such as more than one video camera and/or one with On luminous structural detail can improve precision that position determines and know the direction of motion of object 112.

It is such as provided with multiple video cameras 702,704 in said device, for knowing one along transport section 110 Or the movement and other previously given information of multiple objects 706,708.Object with luminous structural detail 114 706,708 thus respectively emit light pulse sequence, wherein the sequence is associated with identification code or bit sequence respectively.It changes Sentence is talked about, the structural detail that each object can have at least one luminous, and the luminous structural detail is transporting Duan Shangfa The sequence of light pulse is penetrated, the sequence is associated with the identification code of corresponding object.

The photodetection of an imaging sensor with multiple individual pixels is respectively provided with about one or more Device is able to use the individual pixel of described image sensor, for the data concurrently to all luminous structural details Stream is identified, is detected and therefrom knows the accurate position along the corresponding object 112 for transporting section.It is visited with multiple photoelectricity Survey device 702,704,132 such as by means of angle information, such as by means of carried out with information of multiple video cameras to object three Angular measurement accurately to track the movement of object in three-dimensional space.In other words: multiple photodetectors can to by In light pulse Sequence Detection to previously given information tested and assessed and be transmitted to the assessment mechanism at center, it is described Correct position and/or the direction of motion of the object 112 along section 110 is transported then therefrom are known in the assessment mechanism at center.

Such as it can be by by means of two or more photodetector with different visual angles or detecting area The observation that object 112 carries out to carry out triangulation to object.The fortune can be extraly used in the triangulation Send the intensity or known trend of section.Thus, it is possible to the position to the structural detail to shine each of on object and orient progress Triangulation.

In order to also further improve precision, the luminous structural detail of each of object 112 can emit light pulse, difference Sequence associated with identification code or multidigit metasequence, same or different.In other words: the different hairs on object The different luminous segmentations of the structural detail of light or luminous structural detail can know identical smooth identification code or not Same light identification code.Light identification code or identification number are information associated with the sequence of light pulse in this sense.

All luminous this modes of point of object are identified by means of light identification code, such as can be in three-dimensional sky Between the middle orientation for calculating the object.

It, can be in three-dimensional space by means of each luminous structural detail or the different light identification codes of luminous segmentation The middle orientation about transport section for calculating object.It as an alternative or additional project, can be by means of each luminous knot Constitutive element part or the identical smooth identification code of segmentation such as improve system by the redundancy of detected identical information Stability.In addition, this can be realized following result, it may be assumed that the object can transported with certain arbitrary direction or orientation It is oriented in section or along section is transported, and all luminous regions are without as the case where such as single point light source It is covered like that.

In one embodiment, multiple luminous structural details of object or the luminous segmentation of luminous structural detail Sequence about the light pulse can be converted between different modes.

In the first mode, all luminous structural details or luminous segmentation emit light pulse respectively with phase The same or same associated sequence of information.

In second of mode, luminous accordingly structural detail or luminous segmentation emit respectively it is different from each other, And thus from the sequence of the associated light pulse of different information.

Such as multiple objects can be labeled as identification group for the multiple objects of production unit as a result,.

Perhaps additional project is such as unintentionally rotated or is faced with for transporting the object in section as an alternative Deviate for previously given transport section such case, such as can be within identification group or with multiple luminous structures It is dynamically converted between the first mode and the second mode within element or the structural detail of luminous segmentation.

Such rotation or deviation ratio can such as be detected by means of set sensor in sending device and Using work or as the carrier wave dynamically converted from first mode to second mode.

It as an alternative or additional project, can be in the first pattern and in a second mode in time and/or empty Between on be staggered ground, such as transport section different sections in run described device.

Such as destination such case having the same for multiple objects, such as can be for the transport section One section runs these multiple objects in the first pattern as identification group.Accordingly, for can reduce for this section The range of table perhaps database stores or houses previously given information in the table or database, thus It can reduce in the processor time known and handled in device the sequence of light pulse.

As an alternative or additional project, the luminous structural detail can only emit in specific time window The sequence of light pulse associated with same or different information, for example can be arranged between the sequence of light pulse and have The gap of previously given duration.It as an alternative or additional project, such as can be for transporting giving in advance for section The gap for emitting the sequence of light pulse is arranged in the branchiess straight section of fixed section, such as transport section.

Table 1 shows that the example for establishing the identification group on the basis of sequence of the light pulse with 8 bits, by means of The light pulse such as can clearly to 16 it is different, being respectively provided with 16, different luminous regions (namely shines Structural detail or luminous segmentation) object carry out addressing.The luminous point of each sequence of the object of this identification group is herein There can be other meanings.

When using Multichannel Information, can by means of light pulse different pulse trains such as concurrently or continuously Ground transmission mark, orientation or other information.For example this information can be used to control along the object for transporting section, such as For converting the track switch for transporting section, for object to be transported to previously given final position.

Word for being identified is wide can to have arbitrary numerical value (in table 1: 4 bits), for example method is: reducing The word of the sequence of the bit number and/or light pulse of the luminous structural detail is wider than 8 bits.

Table 1:

ID	Object	The number of luminous structural detail
			0000 0000	1	1
0000 0001	1	2
			0000 0010	1	3
0000 0011	1	4
			0001 0000	2	1
0001 0001	2	2
			0001 0010	2	3

Described device has reception device in various embodiments, and the reception device then has one or more work For the video camera of photodetector, the photodetector is mounted in the environment and for tracking one or more object 706,708 movement.Object sends mark by means of at least one luminous structural detail 114 (difference) of the sending device Know code.

Using the imaging sensor of video camera, namely individual pixel, for concurrently detecting all luminous knots The data flow of constitutive element part and the position for calculating one or more object 706,708.

Multiple or different video cameras 702,704 can be used in being improved position determination by means of additional angle information And position tracking.

Fig. 8 A according to different implementation be illustrated sending device a kind of embodiment schematical side view and scheme 8B shows its schematical top view.Described device 100 can be constructed according to one of embodiment described above.

Multiple and/or different luminous structural details 114,610,612,614 on object can be with one or more The light pulse of a sequence sends same or different information.

By means of different information or identification code (referring to table 1), object can be known in three-dimensional for object Space in orientation.For this purpose, can be with minimum spacing relative to each other and with previously given cloth relative to each other Mode is set to arrange multiple luminous regions of the sending device.

It, can be in different hairs for the identical identification code on object as additional project or alternative solution The stability of system is improved in the structural detail of light by means of the redundancy of data.That is, object can be with arbitrary side To and/or be oriented along and transport section and be orientated, and all luminous structural details are not obscured.

As additional project or alternative solution, for example, can by means of identification group use (seeing above), for know Other group of dynamic adjustment, such as after detecting the rotation of object by means of internal sensor, such as from from transport One object of a large amount of object in section carries out the combination of identical and different cognizance code.

As an alternative or additional project, same or different information can be sent to time delay.Such as It is merely able in the specific previously given time or with the specific previously given section for transporting section, with corresponding object The forms of the different sequences of the light pulse of body or luminous structural detail emits same or different information.

Fig. 9 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device according to different implementation.Described device 100 can be according to One of embodiment described above constructs.

In various embodiments, the light pulse of the sequence can have test value or be associated with.By means of institute Test value is stated, for example can be realized periodic redundancy testing (cyclic redundcany check-CRC).This allows inciting somebody to action Light is examined during being transferred to photodetector 132 from luminous structural detail 124 or luminous structural detail 602,604,606 Location member-mistake.

By means of the use to more than one luminous structural detail, (until N number of luminous structural detail, wherein N is Integer), it can be realized the parallel periodic redundancy testing with n bit, wherein n can be equal to N.

This is mentioned by means of distribution of multiple luminous structural details on common object relative to each other spatially For Information Security and it can be avoided or reduce data degradation.The distribution spatially is the hair of object 130 herein Send the spacing between the luminous structural detail or segmentation of device 120 and its arrangement relative to each other.

If multiple luminous structural details of object or segmentation emit with such as concurrently and/or being in time staggered Mutually homotactic light pulse, then identical data flow can be detected and/or be tested and assessed by the photodetector in multiple times. It can be avoided or reduced with this technology such as due to data degradation caused by so-called Rolling shutter effect.It is fast for roller shutter Door effect for, the photodetector when object 130 moves continuously arow or embark on journey to described Each pixel of imaging sensor 902 is scanned.Otherwise pass through the movement of the object 130, the luminous structural detail Continuous scanning process and the light emitting of pulsed be likely to occur single light pulse and may not be detected such case.

Such as such as by face that one or more is constituted with LEDs, OLEDs or OLECs that optical waveguide is coupled For the case where light source, the surface with the illuminated area to become larger, namely optically worked can reduce or avoid to illuminate Face obmub or Rolling shutter effect.

In addition, using OLEDs flexible that can be equipped with the area source as luminous structural detail to three-dimensional object.

Figure 10 is illustrated a kind of schematic diagram of embodiment of device according to different implementation.Described device 100 can be by It is constructed according to one of embodiment described above.

In various embodiments, the sending device has as indicator-light source, luminous structural detail 1004 (being shown in Figure 10 as the first state 1000).Indicator-the light source such as can be point light source, band there are two or One in the segmentation of the luminous structural detail of more luminous segmentations of person and/or multiple luminous structural details luminous Structural detail.Indicator-the light source such as can in continuous wave operation periodic flicker or with other previously given Methods shine, with the functional mode for showing sending device in the case where that can know.Such display is such as In the inter-train pause of the sequence of light pulse, when object on transporting section in the resting position when or in sending device from fortune Send section farther out when be advantageous, such as show sending device battery charged state.

It extraly or in the case where being staggered the time (is shown in Figure 10 as second of state 1002), the hair It send device that can have area source 1006, the sequence of light pulse is emitted by means of the area source and is transmitted at least one A photodetector.The use of area source can prevent entire light-emitting area by photodetector 132 and luminous structural detail Wisp, such as cable between 1006 are obmubed.During transporting object, it is furthermore possible to by using area source as transmission The luminous structural detail of device reduces Rolling shutter effect because with photodetector it is arbitrary, towards area source 1006 Detection angle or viewing angle, more and more pixels of the imaging sensor 902 of usual photodetector 132 swashed Sequence that is living, that is detecting light pulse.

In other words, for area source (the luminous structural detail as sending device), have largely in optics On the photodetector of pixel that works detect the Multichannel Information with multiple mutually the same data flows, thus, it is possible to Realize Data correction.

Figure 11 A is illustrated the schematical side view of the embodiment of sending device, and Figure 11 B according to different implementation Show its schematical top view 27.Described device 100 can be constructed according to one of embodiment described above.

For the sending device, it is able to use different luminous structural details.For example, at least one is luminous Structural detail can be point light source, such as the LED with the chip size being in the range of about 5 μm to about 50 μm.Institute Light such as infrared light or ultraviolet light in visible perhaps sightless wave-length coverage can be emitted by stating point light source such as. The advantages of point light source is lesser energy consumption and small locational space demand.

Area source, such as organic light emitting diode or multiple LEDs being coupled with plane optical waveguide, have excellent Point: high aspect ratio (Aspekt-Verhaeltnis) between thickness and the big surface of emission.In addition, OLEDs can be neatly To produce and be applied on object.Thereby, it is possible to be used for curved or bending for OLEDs as luminous structural detail Object, the luminous structural detail matches such as the profile illustrated in Figure 11 A with object.

Multiple luminous structural details 610,612,614,616 can be disposed adjacent one another and/or luminous structural detail There can be multiple luminous segmentations 610,612,614,616.

It is a kind of for knowing along the previously given of the object for transporting section referring to figs. 1 to Figure 11 described embodiment 1 The device of information.Described device, which has, transports section, which has at least one starting position and at least one final position, And it is configured for object being transported at least one final position from least one starting position.The object has in light The sending device to work on.The sending device has at least one luminous structural detail and control device.The control Device processed is configured for so manipulating at least one described luminous structural detail, so that it emits previously given sequence Light pulse.In addition, described device has the reception device optically to work.The reception device optically to work With at least one photodetector and know device.At least one described photodetector is configured for: transporting section At least one is in the position between at least one starting position and at least one final position, and detection can be by luminous knot The sequence of the light pulse for the light that constitutive element part is emitted and it is converted into signal.It is described to know that device is configured for: from institute It states and knows previously given information in the signal of photodetector.

In example 2, the theme of embodiment 1 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sending device has unique Luminous structural detail.

In embodiment 3, the theme of embodiment 1 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sending device has multiple Luminous structural detail or at least one luminous structural detail, at least one described luminous structural detail have multiple energy Enough luminous segmentations run independently of one another.

In example 4, the theme of embodiment 1-3 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sending device has one A or multiple point light source, such as light emitting diode or laser diodes.

In embodiment 5, the theme of embodiment 1-4 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sending device has one A or multiple area sources, such as organic light emitting diode or the light emitting diode being coupled with the optical waveguide of plane.

In embodiment 6, the theme of embodiment 1-5 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sending device so has There are at least one area source and/or multiple point light sources arranged relative to each other with minimum spacing, enables light by the hair Send device at least partly vertical direction in space transmitting towards each other.

In embodiment 7, the theme of embodiment 1-6 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the reception device has only One photodetector, such as unique video camera.

In embodiment 8, the theme of embodiment 1-6 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the reception device has more A photodetector, such as multiple video cameras.

In embodiment 9, the theme of embodiment 1-8 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the previously given information In following characteristic with the object at least one of characteristic: the mark of object, object transport the position in section, object exists Orientation, object in transport section is about the direction vector and/or velocity vector for transporting section and/or at least one photodetector.

In embodiment 10, the theme of embodiment 1-9 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the reception device is opposite It is still constructed in transporting section.

In embodiment 11, the theme of embodiment 1-11 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the transport section is at least One is partially disposed in the space with overhead illumination device.At least one photodetector is integrated in the ceiling In lighting device.

In embodiment 12, the theme of embodiment 1-11 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that furthermore described device has Output device.The output device knows that device is coupled and so sets up with described, that is, knows device described When through knowing previously given information, other signal is exported.

In embodiment 13, the theme of embodiment 1-12 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sequence of light pulse has Multichannel Information.

In embodiment 14, the theme of embodiment 1-13 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sending device is furthermore With for providing the sensor of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal different from the first sensor signal.It is described Sensor is coupled with the control device.Furthermore the control device is so set up, that is, the luminous structural detail Emit the light pulse of First ray when the sensor provides the first sensor signal, and provides second in the sensor Emit the light pulse of second sequence different from First ray when sensor signal.

In embodiment 15, the theme of embodiment 1-14 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the control device is such It sets up, that is, at least one luminous structural detail emits First ray associated with the first information in the first phase Light pulse, and emit in second stage the light pulse of associated with the second information the second sequence, second information Different from the first information.

In embodiment 16, the theme of embodiment 1-15 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the light pulse of the sequence With the test value for periodic redundancy testing.

In embodiment 17, the theme of embodiment 1-16 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sending device has Multiple luminous structural details and/or a luminous structural detail (concurrently emit shining for light pulse sequence with multiple Segmentation), wherein the light pulse of the sequence have for periodic redundancy testing test value.

In embodiment 18, the theme of embodiment 1-17 is furthermore possible to following aspect, it may be assumed that the sending device is furthermore It with transmitters and receivers and is configured for being communicated with another object, another described object has in optics On work, sending device with transmitters and receivers, so that at least one for so manipulating the object is luminous Structural detail, so that its light pulse for emitting previously given sequence, the light pulse and transport section of the previously given sequence On another object, such as another described object previously given sequence light pulse it is corresponding and/or it is described in advance The previously given sequence of the light pulse of given sequence and another object, such as another described object in transport section Light pulse is different.

It is a kind of object of reference in embodiment 19, which is used for knowing along the previously given of the object for transporting section The device of information is calibrated.The object of reference has the sending device optically to work.The sending device has two A or more luminous regions and control device.The control device is configured for so manipulating described two or more Multiple luminous regions, so that described two or sequence that more luminous field emissions are previously given light pulse.Institute Two or more luminous region is stated to be established as running independently of one another.As an alternative or supplement side Case, described two or more luminous regions are arranged relative to each other with previously given spacing.As an alternative Perhaps the region that additional project is described two or more are luminous has the radiation feature set up each other previously givenly.

Embodiment 20 is a kind of method, and this method, which is used to run, to be used to know along the previously given of the object for transporting section The device of information.Described device can be constructed according to described improvement project.The method has by means of at least one The step of light pulse of the photodetector to detect the sequence as transmitted by the sending device of object.In addition, the method has The step of light pulse of the sequence detected is converted into signal by means of photodetector.It is incited somebody to action in addition, the method has Signal, which is transferred to, knows device and by means of described the step of knowing device to know previously given information.In addition, described Method has the step of providing other signal, and the other signal is associated with the previously given information known.

Reference signs list:

100 devices

102 starting positions

104 final positions

110 transport section

112 objects

114 luminous structural details

116 control devices

118 control signals

120 sending devices optically to work

The sequence of 124 light pulses

126 transport

130 have the object of the sending device optically to work

132 photodetectors

134 know device

136 signals

138 other signals

140 reception devices

200 objects of reference

202,204,206 luminous region

300 methods

S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 method and step

1 luminous structural detail

12 supports

16 first contact area sections

18 second contact area sections

20 first electrodes

21 electrical isolation barrier layers

22 organic functional layer structures

23 second electrodes

24 encapsulated layers

32 first contact areas

34 second contact areas

36 adhesive phases

38 screen bodies

600 portable reception devices

602, the sequence of 604,606,608 light pulses

610,612,614,616 luminous structural detail/segmentation

702,704 photodetector

706,708 object

902 imaging sensors

1000,1002 state

1004 indicator lights

1006 area sources

Claims (20)

1. for knowing the device (100) of the previously given information along the object (112) for transporting section (110), described device (110) it includes

The transport section (110), the transport section have at least one starting position (102) and at least one final position (104) and be configured for: by the object (112) from least one described starting position (102) be transported to it is described at least One final position (104)；

Object (130) has the sending device (120) optically to work；

Wherein the sending device (120) has at least one luminous structural detail (114) and control device (116),

Wherein the control device (116) is configured for so manipulating at least one described luminous structural detail (114), It is set to emit the light pulse of previously given sequence (124)；And

The reception device (140) optically to work；

Wherein the reception device (140) optically to work has at least one photodetector (132) and knows Device (134),

Wherein at least one described photodetector (132) is configured for: it is described transport section (110) in it is described extremely In at least one position between a few starting position (102) and at least one described final position (104), detection can be by The sequence of the light pulse (124) of the light of luminous structural detail (114) transmitting, and signal (136) are converted into, and And

It is wherein described to know that device (134) is configured for: to know from the signal (136) of the photodetector (132) Previously given information.

2. device (100) according to claim 1,

Wherein the sending device (120) has uniquely luminous structural detail (114).

3. device (100) according to claim 1,

Wherein the sending device (120) has multiple luminous structural details or can run independently of one another with multiple Luminous segmentation at least one luminous structural detail (114).

4. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 3,

Wherein the sending device (120) has one or more point light source, especially light emitting diode or two pole of laser Pipe.

5. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 4,

Wherein the sending device (120) have one or more area source, especially organic light emitting diode or with The light emitting diode that the optical waveguide of plane is coupled.

6. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 5,

Wherein the sending device (120) so has at least one area source and/or multiple relative to each other with minimum spacing Come the point light source arranged, so as to which by the sending device (120), at least partly vertical direction in space is sent out towards each other Penetrate light.

7. device (100) as any one of claim 1 to 6,

Wherein the reception device (140) has unique photodetector (132), especially unique video camera.

8. device (100) as any one of claim 1 to 6,

Wherein the reception device (140) has multiple photodetectors (132), especially multiple video cameras.

9. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 8,

Wherein the previously given information is at least one characteristic from following characteristic group of the object (112): described The mark of object, the object (112) are transporting the position on section (110), the object (112) on transporting section (110) Orientation, the object (112) about it is described transport section (110) and/or at least one photodetector (132) direction vector And/or velocity vector.

10. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 9,

Wherein the reception device (140) still constructs about the transport section (110).

11. device (100) as any one of claim 1 to 10,

Wherein described at least part for transporting section (110) is arranged in the space with overhead illumination device, and wherein At least one photodetector (132) is integrated in the overhead illumination device.

12. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 11 furthermore there is output device,

Wherein the output device (100) knows that device (134) is coupled and so sets up with described, thus described Know and exports other signal when device (134) has learned that previously given information.

13. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 12,

Wherein the light pulse (124) of the sequence has Multichannel Information.

14. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 13,

Wherein the sending device (120) furthermore have for provide the first sensor signal and with described the first sensor signal The sensor of different second sensor signals, wherein the sensor is coupled with the control device (116), and described Control device (116) is furthermore so set up, thus when the sensor provides described the first sensor signal, the hair The light pulse (124) of the structural detail transmitting First ray of light, and the second sensor signal is provided in the sensor When, the luminous structural detail emits the light pulse of second sequence different from the First ray.

15. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 14,

Wherein the control device (116) is so set up, so that at least one luminous structural detail (114) is in the first rank The light pulse (124) of transmitting First ray associated with the first information in section, and transmitting and the second letter in second stage The light pulse (124) of associated second sequence of manner of breathing, second information are different from the first information.

16. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 15,

Wherein the light pulse (124) of the sequence has the test value for periodic redundancy testing.

17. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 16,

Wherein the sending device (120) has multiple luminous structural details, and/or luminous structural detail (114) has Multiple luminous segmentations for concurrently emitting light pulse (124) sequence, wherein the light pulse (124) of the sequence had for week The test value of the redundancy testing of phase property.

18. by device (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 17,

Wherein the sending device (120) furthermore has and transmitters and receivers and is configured for: with it is other, with The object of the sending device (120) optically to work is communicated, and the sending device has transmitters and receivers, thus At least one luminous structural detail of the object (112) is so manipulated, so that its light arteries and veins for emitting previously given sequence It rushes (124), light pulse the giving in advance corresponding to another object on transport section (110) of the previously given sequence The light pulse (124) of fixed sequence and/or the light pulse of the previously given sequence with it is another on transport section (110) The light pulse (124) of the previously given sequence of one object is different.

19. object of reference (200), to for knowing the device of the previously given information along the object (112) for transporting section (110) (100) it is calibrated, the object of reference includes

The sending device (120) optically to work,

Wherein the sending device (120) has two or more a luminous region (202,204,206) and has Control device (116),

Wherein the control device (116) be configured for so manipulating two or more luminous region (202, 204,206), so that region (202,204,206) described two or that more are luminous emits the light of previously given sequence Pulse (124)；

Wherein described two or region (202,204,206) that more are luminous in a manner of it can run independently of one another Set up, described two or more luminous regions relative to each other with previously given spacing arranging and/or With the radiation feature set up relative to each other previously givenly.

20. running the side for knowing the device (100) of the previously given information along the object (112) for transporting section (110) Method (300), described device (110) include

The transport section (110), the transport section have at least one starting position (102) and at least one final position (104), it and is configured for object being transported at least one described most final position from least one described starting position (102) Set (104)；

Object with the sending device (120) optically to work,

Wherein the sending device (120) has at least one luminous structural detail (114) and control device (116),

Wherein the control device (116) is configured for: so manipulating at least one described luminous structural detail (114), it is made to emit the light pulse of previously given sequence (124)；And

The reception device (140) optically to work；

Wherein the reception device (140) optically to work has at least one photodetector (132) and knows Device (134),

Wherein at least one described photodetector (132) is configured for: it is described transport section (110), at least In at least one position between one starting position (102) and at least one final position (104), detection can be by the hair Light structural detail transmitting light light pulse (124) sequence and be converted into signal, and

It is wherein described to know that device (134) is configured for: know from the signal of the photodetector (132) in advance to Fixed information,

The method (300) has follow steps:

(S1) is detected by means of at least one described photodetector (132) to be emitted by the sending device (120) of object Sequence light pulse；

The light pulse of the sequence detected is converted into (S2) as signal by means of the photodetector (132)；

Signal transmission (S3) is known into device (134) to described；

Know device (134) by means of described and know (S4) previously given information；And

(S5) other signal is provided, it is associated with information known, previously given.