EP1296408A3 - Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system - Google Patents

Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1296408A3
EP1296408A3 EP02026799A EP02026799A EP1296408A3 EP 1296408 A3 EP1296408 A3 EP 1296408A3 EP 02026799 A EP02026799 A EP 02026799A EP 02026799 A EP02026799 A EP 02026799A EP 1296408 A3 EP1296408 A3 EP 1296408A3
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
ceiling tile
transmitter
receiver system
tile transmitter
ceiling
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP02026799A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1296408A2 (en
Inventor
Sandor A. Frecska
John E. Cronin
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Armstrong World Industries Inc
Original Assignee
Armstrong World Industries Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Armstrong World Industries Inc filed Critical Armstrong World Industries Inc
Priority claimed from EP00116401A external-priority patent/EP1081506B1/en
Publication of EP1296408A2 publication Critical patent/EP1296408A2/en
Publication of EP1296408A3 publication Critical patent/EP1296408A3/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q23/00—Antennas with active circuits or circuit elements integrated within them or attached to them
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B9/00—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B9/04—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation comprising slabs, panels, sheets or the like
    • E04B9/0457—Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation comprising slabs, panels, sheets or the like having closed internal cavities
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/007—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas specially adapted for indoor communication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/1207—Supports; Mounting means for fastening a rigid aerial element
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/40—Radiating elements coated with or embedded in protective material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/44—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect

Abstract

A ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system has at least one transmitter/receiver device, such as an RF antenna, located in a ceiling tile (1) during the ceiling panel fabrication process. The transmitter/receiver device is embedded inside the ceiling tile (1).
EP02026799A 1999-08-10 2000-07-28 Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system Withdrawn EP1296408A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US14806099P 1999-08-10 1999-08-10
US148060P 1999-08-10
EP00116401A EP1081506B1 (en) 1999-08-10 2000-07-28 Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP00116401A Division EP1081506B1 (en) 1999-08-10 2000-07-28 Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1296408A2 EP1296408A2 (en) 2003-03-26
EP1296408A3 true EP1296408A3 (en) 2004-01-02

Family

ID=26071232

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP02026799A Withdrawn EP1296408A3 (en) 1999-08-10 2000-07-28 Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system

Country Status (1)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1296408A3 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB0322684D0 (en) 2003-09-27 2003-10-29 Koninkl Philips Electronics Nv Network for locating a wireless tag

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS58171104A (en) * 1982-03-31 1983-10-07 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Antenna device
US4456793A (en) * 1982-06-09 1984-06-26 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Cordless telephone system
JPH03235432A (en) * 1990-02-09 1991-10-21 Kubota Corp Information storage medium
GB2283642A (en) * 1993-11-06 1995-05-10 Nokia Telecommunications Oy Radio communication apparatus
DE29510146U1 (en) * 1995-06-22 1995-08-24 Siemens Ag Roof tile

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS58171104A (en) * 1982-03-31 1983-10-07 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Antenna device
US4456793A (en) * 1982-06-09 1984-06-26 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Cordless telephone system
JPH03235432A (en) * 1990-02-09 1991-10-21 Kubota Corp Information storage medium
GB2283642A (en) * 1993-11-06 1995-05-10 Nokia Telecommunications Oy Radio communication apparatus
DE29510146U1 (en) * 1995-06-22 1995-08-24 Siemens Ag Roof tile

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 008, no. 004 (E - 220) 10 January 1984 (1984-01-10) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 018 (E - 1155) 17 January 1992 (1992-01-17) *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1296408A2 (en) 2003-03-26

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB2380326B (en) Surface mount type antenna and radio transmitter and receiver using the same
EP1050923A3 (en) Antenna array system having coherent and noncoherent reception characteristics
MXPA00007778A (en) Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system.
AU5676399A (en) Radio frequency identification system
EP0944219A3 (en) Telescopic telephone
IL160617A0 (en) Radio transmission system and method, and transmitter apparatus and receiver apparatus used in the radio transmission system
ZA200108671B (en) Radio positioning systems.
AU2707400A (en) Radio frequency identification device
AU7461798A (en) Radio antenna system
AU8033100A (en) Push-push latch
AU4357199A (en) Portable radio receiver with an identification module
HK1038440A1 (en) A radiating portion of an antenna, an antenna including the radiation portion and an radio communication apparatus.
AU2001234475A1 (en) Rf receiving antenna system
EP0991286A3 (en) Portable telephone and automobile system
WO2001033489A3 (en) Remote-readable identification tag and method for operating the same
EP0817312A3 (en) Antenna apparatus
EP0877492A3 (en) Antenna for portable radio telephone
EP1065113A3 (en) Gas station with electromagnetic-wave sensor
HK1036158A1 (en) Antenna apparatus and communication system.
EP1492196A3 (en) Antenna system for mobile satellite radio
GB2354402B (en) Radio transmitter
HK1035619A1 (en) Radio communication method.
HK1038602A1 (en) Vacuum sewer system.
EP1296408A3 (en) Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system
HK1053545A1 (en) Coupling device, radio frequency coupling device and method for coupling energy from transmission lines.

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AC Divisional application: reference to earlier application

Ref document number: 1081506

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: P

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Ipc: 7E 04B 9/00 B

Ipc: 7H 01Q 1/00 B

Ipc: 7H 01Q 1/44 B

Ipc: 7H 01Q 1/40 A

AKX Designation fees paid
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: 8566

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 20040703