JP2006090726A - Location detection system, transmission device, server, and radio signal collision avoidance method in the system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce an electric power consumption of tags while avoiding collisions of radio signals. <P>SOLUTION: By shifting a transmission time by inserting a stand-by time inherent to a tag (TG) between the reception of a first radio signal and the transmission of a second radio signal, or by transmitting the second radio signal to a server with information on the measurement on the field strength of the first radio signal by the tag and the short setting of the stand-by time when the field strength is small, the server (SV) computes the stand-by time on the basis of a code indicated by the second radio signal received from the tag. Collisions may be avoided by the insertion of a signal in the first radio signal, the reading of its information by the tag, and determination as to whether to transit the second radio signal or not according to rules. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a position detection system and a radio signal collision avoidance method in the system, and more specifically, a tag (transmitting device) in which a transmitting station instructed by a server transmits a first wireless and is in a standby state. ) Transmits the identification information using the second radio after receiving the radio, and the server receiving the second radio recognizes the identification information of the tag and determines the distance from the time required from transmission to reception. The present invention relates to a position detection system, a transmission device, a server, and a radio signal collision avoidance method for estimating and detecting the position of a tag from the distances of a plurality of transmission stations.

Wireless tags have been used in a very wide range of fields. For example, a position detection system that performs position detection using a tag as shown in FIG. 10 is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In FIG. 10, SP is a transmitting station that transmits wireless A, TG is waiting for wireless A, and when wireless A is received, a tag that transmits another wireless B including its identification information (ID), SV Is a server that instructs the transmitting station SP to transmit the wireless A, receives the wireless B, recognizes the ID of the tag, and detects the position. In the following description, the source station is SP, the tag is TG, and the server is SV.

Specifically, the SV stores the time for instructing the SP to transmit the wireless A, and measures the time until the ID is returned by the wireless B. By using radio waves for radio A and radio waves for radio B, the radio B transmission time is almost equal to 0, so the ultrasonic wave transmission time between SP and TG can be measured, and the ultrasonic wave transmission speed is about Since it is 300 m / sec, the distance between SP and TG can be estimated.
From this, it is possible to estimate the distance from a plurality of SPs for a certain tag by installing a plurality of SPs at a known location and repeating the transmission of ultrasonic waves by each SV in turn. The position of the TG can be estimated using the distance. Since the standby for ultrasonic waves has very low power consumption compared to the standby for radio, this configuration requires less power consumption for the TG.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-53510

By the way, in the above-mentioned system, since signals are transmitted using radio, when data is transmitted using the same frequency, it is necessary to take measures for avoiding some kind of collision.
For example, in the case of a wireless local area network (LAN), a function for monitoring the use of the same frequency is required, and power consumption is required for waiting. In the above-described position detection system, when a transmission request is generated by TG and the frequency is used by another device or the like when the transmission is transmitted to the SV, it waits until the use is finished, and how long it waits. Since it depends on the usage status of another device or the like, it cannot be used for an application that wants to know the time when the transmission request is actually generated on the TG on the receiving SV side. Further, when there is no standby function, power consumption is reduced, but there is a problem that collision of radio signals cannot be avoided.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a position detection system, a transmission device, a server, and wireless signal collision avoidance in the system capable of reducing power consumption of a tag while avoiding collision of wireless signals. It aims to provide a method.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problem. A transmitting station instructed by a server transmits a first wireless signal, and a transmitting device waiting for the wireless signal receives the wireless signal. , Transmitting the identification information of itself using the second radio signal, and the server receiving the second radio signal recognizes the identification information of the transmitting device and determines the distance from the time required from transmission to reception. A position detection system that estimates and detects the position of the transmission device from a plurality of distances of the transmission stations, wherein the transmission device receives the first radio signal and then fixedly follows the identification information of the transmission device. And a means for generating the second wireless signal including a code indicating identification information of the transmitting device after the waiting time given to the server, wherein the server indicates the second wireless signal received from the transmitting device From the sign A position detection system and calculates the machine time.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the transmitting device includes means for generating the second radio signal at different standby time intervals.

  In the present invention, the transmitting station instructed by the server transmits the first wireless signal, and the transmitting device waiting for the wireless signal receives the wireless signal and then uses the second wireless signal. The server that received the second radio signal recognizes the identification information of the transmitting device and estimates the distance from the time required for transmission to reception, and the distance between the plurality of transmitting stations A position detection system for detecting the position of the transmitting device from the transmitter, wherein the transmitting device measures the electric field strength of the first radio signal and generates a signal for controlling the waiting time according to the magnitude of the electric field strength. Means for generating the second wireless signal including a code indicating identification information of the transmitting device, and the server calculates the waiting time from the code indicated by the second wireless signal received from the transmitting device. To do A position detection system according to claim.

  In addition, the present invention provides a signal including an indicator indicating that the transmitter shortens the waiting time of the transmitter by a predetermined value when the electric field strength is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, and indicates that the shortening is performed. It is characterized by including in 2 radio signals.

  In the present invention, the first wireless signal includes information for designating a transmitting device, and the transmitting device receives information on the first wireless signal after receiving the first wireless signal. Only when it is the information which shows self, it is further provided with the means to produce | generate a said 2nd radio signal.

  In the present invention, the waiting time when the transmitting device generates the second radio signal is a value obtained by multiplying a unit time by a remainder obtained by dividing the identification information of the transmitting device by a positive integer. It is characterized by that.

  In the present invention, the standby time when the transmitting device generates the second radio signal is a value obtained by multiplying a unit time by a random number generated using the identification information of the transmitting device as a seed. And

  In the present invention, the second wireless signal of the transmitting device includes a code indicating identification information of the transmitting device and a signal indicating the number of times the second wireless signal is generated.

  In the present invention, the transmitting device generates the second radio signal using a frequency band fixedly given according to the identification information of the transmitting device, and the frequency assigned for each identification information of the transmitting device. The server that stores a band calculates the identification information of the transmission device from the frequency band of the second radio signal received from the transmission device.

  In the present invention, the frequency band used when the transmitting device generates the second radio signal is multiplied by the remainder obtained by dividing the identification information of the transmitting device by the number of frequency bands that can be identified by the receiver. The frequency band is assigned based on the obtained value.

  In the present invention, the frequency band used when the transmitting device generates the second radio signal is a frequency band assigned based on a random number generated using the identification information of the transmitting device as a seed. It is characterized by that.

  In the present invention, the transmitting station instructed by the server transmits the first wireless signal, and the transmitting device waiting for the wireless signal receives the wireless signal and then uses the second wireless signal. The server that has received the second radio signal recognizes the identification information of the transmitting device and estimates the distance from the time required for transmission to reception from the distances of a plurality of transmitting stations. A collision avoidance method for a radio signal in a position detection system for detecting a position of the transmitting device, wherein after the first wireless signal is received, after the waiting time fixedly given according to the identification information of the transmitting device, the transmission A first step of generating the second radio signal including a code indicating identification information of a device, and a second step of calculating the waiting time from the code indicated by the second radio signal received from the transmitting device A collision avoidance method for the wireless signal in the position detecting system characterized by having a.

  In the present invention, the transmitting station instructed by the server transmits the first wireless signal, and the transmitting device waiting for the wireless signal receives the wireless signal and then uses the second wireless signal. The server that received the second radio signal recognizes the identification information of the transmitting device and estimates the distance from the time required for transmission to reception, and the distance between the plurality of transmitting stations A position detection system for detecting the position of the transmitting device from the transmitter, wherein the transmitting device measures the electric field strength of the first radio signal and generates a signal for controlling the waiting time according to the magnitude of the electric field strength. Means for generating the second wireless signal including a code indicating identification information of the transmitting device, and the server calculates the waiting time from the code indicated by the second wireless signal received from the transmitting device. To do A position detection system according to claim.

  In the present invention, when the electric field strength is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, the first step is to reduce the waiting time of the transmitting device by a predetermined value and to include a signal including a sign indicating that the shortening has occurred. Substeps included in the second radio signal are included.

  Further, in the present invention, the first radio signal includes information designating a transmitting device, and the first step includes the first radio signal after receiving the first radio signal in the transmitting device. A sub-step of generating the second radio signal is provided only when information included in the radio signal is information indicating itself.

  Further, the present invention provides a first wireless signal receiving means for receiving a first wireless signal transmitted from a transmitting station in accordance with an instruction from a server, and according to the identification information of the own device, triggered by reception of the first wireless signal. A second radio signal generating means for generating a second radio signal including a code indicating the identification information after a fixed waiting time; and a second radio signal for transmitting the second radio signal to the server And a transmission means.

  According to the present invention, a transmitting device that instructs a transmitting station having a plurality of different coordinates to transmit a first wireless signal is identified from the transmitting device that has received the first wireless signal. Second wireless signal receiving means for receiving a second wireless signal including information, standby time calculating means for calculating the standby time from a code indicated by the second wireless signal received from the transmitting device, and the first Each distance from each of the plurality of different transmission stations to the transmission device is calculated based on the time from the radio signal transmission instruction to the reception of the second radio signal and the transmission speed of the radio signal. A distance calculating means; and a position detecting means for detecting each position of the transmitting device specified by the standby time based on the calculated distances and the coordinates of the transmitting stations. You A server.

According to the present invention, after the first wireless signal is received, the transmission device is put in a waiting time before the second wireless signal is transmitted, and the transmission time is shifted. By measuring the electric field strength of the wireless signal, setting the waiting time short when the electric field strength is small, and transmitting the second wireless signal including the information to the server, the server receives the first signal received from the transmitting device. The waiting time can be calculated from the code indicated by the two radio signals.
As a result, a plurality of transmitting stations are installed at known locations, and the server repeats the transmission of the first radio signal in turn at each transmitting station, thereby estimating the distance from the plurality of transmitting stations for a certain transmitting device. And the position of the transmitting device can be estimated using the plurality of distances. In addition, by using ultrasonic waves for the first radio signal, the standby for ultrasonic waves consumes much less power than the standby for radio signals, so that the power consumption of the transmitting device can be reduced.

In addition, according to the present invention, after the first radio signal is received and before the second radio signal is transmitted, a waiting time peculiar to the transmitting device is inserted to shift the transmission time, thereby causing a radio signal collision. The power consumption of the transmission device can be reduced while avoiding the problem. Further, the transmitter measures the electric field strength of the first radio signal. If the electric field strength is low, the waiting time is shortened, and the identification information including the information is transmitted to the second radio signal. Collisions caused by simultaneous transmission of radio by devices can be avoided.
Furthermore, the transmitting device located far from the transmitting station has a long radio signal arrival time, and if a standby time is further inserted, the time from when the server issues a transmission request until another wireless signal returns is longer. On the other hand, when the transmitter is far away by measuring the electric field strength, the standby time can be shortened and one cycle can be shortened. This produces an effect that a large number of transmission devices can be detected at the same time.

According to the present invention, the first wireless signal includes information for designating the transmitting device, and after the transmitting device receives the first wireless signal, the information included in the first wireless signal is itself The second radio signal is generated and transmitted only when the information indicates the information.
Thereby, it is possible to estimate the position of only a specific transmission device, and it is possible to reduce collision avoidance because only the specific transmission device transmits the second radio signal.

  According to the present invention, an apparatus that installs a speaker indoors can also provide an effect of enabling detection of an indoor position where GPS (Global Positioning System) radio waves cannot be received, and uses ultrasonic waves. Thus, the system that estimates the position from the attenuation amount of the electric field intensity in the wireless section is also effective for a problem that an error in measurement accuracy increases due to irregularities in the propagation environment. Further, by concentrating functions that require a large amount of power on the server, the power consumption of the transmitter can be reduced and the life can be extended. It is possible to identify a plurality of transmitting devices by providing a waiting time unique to the transmitting device after receiving the ultrasonic pulse in the transmitting device, or by transmitting a radio pulse using a frequency band unique to the transmitting device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a position detection system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, it is assumed that the number of TGs (tags: transmission devices) is one, and it is assumed that an administrator at a location where position estimation is to be performed installs an infrastructure device.
That is, in FIG. 1, four transmitting stations (SP1 to SP4) are installed as transmitting stations at a location where position estimation is desired, and SP1 to SP4 can transmit ultrasonic pulses (radio signals) such as audio cables. Connect to the SV using a cable. The measurement range is determined by the installation interval of SP1 to SP4 and the ultrasonic pulse transmission output. A receiver (RR) for receiving a radio pulse from the TG to be measured is connected to the SV within the measurement range.

FIG. 2 is an example of a functional block diagram of the TG shown in FIG. 1, and here, it is constituted by an ultrasonic receiving unit (DT), an ultrasonic detecting unit (DW), and a radio pulse transmitting unit (RT).
In the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, first, an instruction is issued to generate an ultrasonic pulse (US1) from SV to SP1. The time (T1) at that time is saved in SV.

US1 emitted from SP1 is received by DT in TG, and transmits a radio pulse RW by RT when receiving an ultrasonic pulse of intensity that can be detected by DW. When the RR connected to the SV receives the RW, the SV stores the time T2 when the RW is received. Then, a time difference CY1 between T1 and T2 is calculated by SV.
Since it can be said that CY1 substantially coincides with the time for US1 to reach from SP1 to TG, CY1 is set as the arrival time for US1. This is because the time for RW to reach from TG to RR is very short compared with CY1 because it is very fast with electromagnetic waves. Therefore, it is a negligible value. Also, depending on the implementation of TG, there may be a delay in processing in TG, but the processing delay is a fixed delay time, so the arrival time CY1 of US1 is obtained by measuring and correcting in advance. Can do.

SV estimates a value obtained by multiplying CY1 by an ultrasonic transmission speed as a distance D1 from SP1 to TG. Next, the SV instructs the SP2 to emit the ultrasonic pulse US2 in the same manner as the instruction to the SP1, the same processing is performed in the TG, and the time CY2 until the US2 reaches the TG from the SP2 is obtained. The distance D2 from TG to TG is estimated. Similarly, a distance D3 from SP3 to TG and a distance D4 from SP4 to TG are obtained sequentially.
The SV estimates the coordinates of the TG in a three-point positioning manner using the coordinate information of D1 to D4 and SP1 to SP4. A general least square method can be used as the algorithm for estimating the coordinates of the TG.

By repeating the above operation, the position of the TG can be estimated periodically. Further, FIG. 1 assumes a case where four transmitters are used, but when estimating a planar position, it is possible to estimate a position using three or more transmitters, Moreover, it is possible to estimate the position using four or more transmitters in order to obtain a three-dimensional position.
Further, the function in SV is limited to the function of measuring the elapsed time from T1 to T2, and the function of estimating the distance from SP to TG and the function of estimating the position are separately connected by a wired LAN or a wireless LAN. It can be done by other servers. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3 as an extension example of the embodiment of the present invention, the system shown in FIG. 1 is installed in a plurality of different locations, and SP is executed by one server connected by a wired LAN or a wireless LAN. It is possible to perform the function of estimating the distance from TG to TG and estimating the position.

FIGS. 4 to 6 are diagrams showing another embodiment of the present invention for estimating the positions of a plurality of tags. As an example, a method for estimating the positions of two tags TGA and TGB will be described.
Here, the manager of the place where the position is to be estimated installs the infrastructure equipment. That is, in the position detection system shown in FIG. 4, four transmitters (SP1 to SP4) are installed at a place where position estimation is desired. SP1 to SP4 are connected to a server (SV) using a cable capable of transmitting ultrasonic pulses such as an audio cable. The measurement range is determined by the installation interval of SP1 to SP4 and the ultrasonic pulse transmission output. A receiver (RR) for receiving radio pulses from tags (TGA, TGB) to be measured is connected to the SV within the measurement range.

FIG. 5 shows a functional block diagram of the TGA when the tag function is implemented. As shown in FIG. 5, the TGA includes an ultrasonic receiver (DT), an ultrasonic detector (DW), a timer unit (TM), and a wireless ID transmitter (RTI). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a temporal operation flow (operation timing diagram) when TGA and TGB are located at substantially the same place in the position detection system shown in FIG.
The operation in the other embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described in detail below with reference to the operation timing chart shown in FIG.

First, the SV instructs the SP1 to emit an ultrasonic pulse. The time TA1 at that time is saved as SV. The ultrasonic pulse emitted from SP1 is received by the DT in the TGA and the TGB at substantially the same time (TA2 in FIG. 6) because the TGA and the TGB are substantially at the same place. When the TGA process is received, when an ultrasonic pulse having an intensity that can be detected by the DW is received, the TM starts measuring the waiting time, and the waiting time is set to a predetermined time (WA in FIG. 6). ), A radio signal RWA including a tag ID is transmitted by RTI.
Similarly, in the processing by the TGB, when an ultrasonic pulse having an intensity that can be detected by the DW is received, the TM starts measuring the waiting time, and the waiting time reaches a predetermined time (WB in FIG. 6) unique to the tag. Then, a radio signal RWB including the tag ID is transmitted by RTI.

  Note that the waiting time in TM is a tag-specific time. Further, the waiting time is a value fixedly given by each TG. For example, the waiting time is a value obtained by multiplying the unit time by a remainder obtained by dividing the ID number assigned to the TG by a positive integer, specifically, the unit time is 20 ms, and the ID number assigned to the tag is 803, When the designated positive integer is 5, the waiting time is 60 ms. The standby time may be a value obtained by multiplying a unit time by a random number generated using the ID number assigned to the TG as a seed. For example, the unit time is 30 ms and the ID number assigned to the TG is used as a seed. When the value of the generated random number is 4.5, the standby time is 135 ms.

FIG. 7 is an operation timing chart in the case where TGA and TGB are located at relatively distant positions. Here, the flow of time operation when transmitting a radio signal twice each in TGA and TGB is shown. Is.
After waiting time WA1 and WB1 in TGA and TGB defined above, radio signals RWA1 and RWB1 are transmitted by RTI. RWA1 and RWB1 are signals indicating TGA and TGB tag IDs and 1 which is the number of RW transmissions.

After transmitting RWA1 and RWB1 by TGA and TGB, radio signals RWA2 and RWB2 are again transmitted by RTI after the elapse of waiting times WA2 and WB2 in TGA and TGB defined above. Here, the relationship between RWA1 and RWA2 and the relationship between RWB1 and RWB2 are independent.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, TGA and TGB are separated from each other, a time difference occurs between the arrival time of US1A in TGA and the arrival time of US1B in TGB, and transmission of RWA1 and RWB1 transmitted after WA1 and WB1 If the time overlaps and it becomes impossible to read the signal at the RR, the RR can receive signals from both TGA and TGB by RWA2 and RWB2 transmitted after the waiting times WA2 and WB2. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to repeat RW twice or more, and by setting a standby time independently for each tag, the possibility of a radio signal colliding stochastically is reduced.

When the RR connected to the SV receives the RWA, the SV stores the time TA3 at which the reception of the RWA is started. In addition, the SV derives the ID of the TGA tag from the RWA, and derives the TGA-specific waiting time WA1 defined above.
The SV calculates a value CY1 obtained by subtracting WA1 from the time difference between TA1 and TA3. Since it can be said that CY1 substantially coincides with the time for US1A to reach from SP1 to TGA, CY1 is set as the arrival time for US1A. SV estimates a value obtained by multiplying CY1 by an ultrasonic transmission speed as a distance D1A from SP1 to TGA. Similarly, when the RR connected to the SV receives RWB, the distance D1B from SP1 to TGB is estimated.

Here, the total time of the waiting time for the number of transmissions is calculated from signals indicating the number of transmissions included in RWA and RWB, CY1 is calculated, and distances D1A and D1B from SP1 to TGA and TGB are estimated. Similarly, the distances from SP2 to SP4 to TGA and TGB are estimated, and the coordinates of TGA and TGB are estimated by a three-point positioning algorithm.
In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the case where the positions of the two tags TGA and TGB are estimated has been described. However, it is possible to estimate the positions of more tags. The probability that the RW collides at that time is determined by the arrangement interval of each SP, the time interval at which the SV instructs each SP to transmit an ultrasonic pulse, the number of tags, and the signal length of the RW.

Further, the above-described embodiment of the present invention is a method of reducing collision of radio pulse signals from a plurality of tags by providing a standby time after receiving an ultrasonic pulse from an SP in a TG. And a frequency band assigned based on a value obtained by multiplying a wireless pulse signal by a plurality of frequency bands (for example, tag identification information divided by the number of frequency bands that can be identified by the receiver) or tag identification information. It is also possible to reduce the collision of radio pulse signals from a plurality of TGs by sending out as a signal in a frequency band assigned based on random numbers generated using as a seed.
That is, the standby time is replaced with a plurality of frequency bands, and the collision of radio pulses can be further reduced by combining the standby times.

In each of the embodiments of the present invention described above, (1) after receiving the wireless A and before transmitting the wireless B, a waiting time peculiar to the TG is inserted to shift the transmission time to avoid a collision. . On the other hand, (2) the field strength of wireless A is measured by TG, and when the field strength is low, the standby time is shortened and the information including the information is transmitted to wireless B, and (3) the signal is transmitted to wireless A It is also possible to avoid the collision by inserting the TG, reading the information, and deciding whether to transmit the wireless B according to the rule.
The methods shown in (1) and (3) can be implemented in parallel with the position detection system, and the methods shown in (1) and (3) or (2) and (3). Can be implemented in combination. The schematic system configuration of (2) is shown in FIG. 8, and the schematic system configuration of (3) is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 8, the TG has a function of measuring the electric field strength of the radio A. When the electric field strength is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, the TG standby time is shortened by a predetermined value. Then, the wireless B transmits a signal including an ID and a flag (marker) indicating shortening to the SV. In SV, the arrival time from SP to TG can be calculated using the received flag and ID.
The TG at a position away from the SP has a long radio arrival time. If a standby time is further inserted, the time from when the SV issues a transmission request until the radio B returns to the SV becomes longer. For this reason, by measuring the electric field strength, the standby time is shortened and the period of one time is shortened when it is far away. This brings about an effect that many TGs can be detected at the same time.

In FIG. 9, the system configuration is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, and the SV instructs the SP to transmit the radio signal A, and the SP transmits the radio signal A to the TG in the standby state. Then, another radio signal B is transmitted to the SV triggered by the fact that the TG has received the radio signal A, and the SV is a distance from the time required to receive and transmit the radio signal B from the TG. Is estimated. Further, the position of the TG is estimated from a plurality of SP distances. For example, the SP transmits the radio signal B toward the SV only when the TG having a 5-digit number in the ID is the same in the last one digit by transmitting a signal of 0-9.
This method has a collision avoidance effect by a large number of TGs issuing radio waves simultaneously. The radio signal may be an ultrasonic wave.

As described above, in the present invention, after wireless A is received, before the wireless B is transmitted, the waiting time specific to the tag is added and the transmission time is shifted, or the tag measures the electric field strength of the wireless A. When the electric field strength is low, the standby time is set short, and the wireless B is transmitted to the server including the information. The server calculates the standby time from the code indicated by the second radio received from the tag. can do. The collision may be avoided by inputting a signal to the wireless A, the tag reading the information, and determining whether to transmit the wireless B according to the rule.
As a result, it is possible to estimate the distance from a plurality of transmitting stations for a certain tag by installing a plurality of transmitting stations in known locations and the server repeating the transmission of the radio wave A in order at each transmitting station. The tag position can be estimated using the plurality of distances. Further, by using the ultrasonic wave for the wireless A, the standby of the ultrasonic wave consumes much less power than that of the wireless standby, so that the power consumption of the tag can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows the example of schematic structure of the position detection system concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the tag (TG) shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of an extended structure of the position detection system concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the schematic structural example of the position detection system concerning other embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the tag (TG) shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an operation timing chart according to another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. It is an operation | movement timing diagram concerning other embodiment of this invention. It is the figure quoted in order to demonstrate the modification of the position detection system concerning embodiment of this invention. It is the figure quoted in order to demonstrate the other modification of the position detection system concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the conventional position detection system.

Explanation of symbols

SP (SP1 to SP4) ... transmitting station, SV (SV1 to SV3) ... server, RR ... receiver, TG (TGA, TGB) ... tag, DT ... ultrasonic receiving unit, DW ... ultrasonic detecting unit, TM ... timer unit , RTI ... wireless ID transmitter

Claims (17)

The transmitting station instructed by the server transmits the first wireless signal, and the transmitting device waiting for the wireless signal transmits the identification information using the second wireless signal after receiving the wireless signal. The server that has received the second radio signal recognizes the identification information of the transmitting device and estimates the distance from the time required for transmission to reception, and the position of the transmitting device is determined from the distances of the plurality of transmitting stations. A position detection system that performs detection,
The transmitting device receives the first wireless signal, and after waiting time fixedly given according to the identification information of the transmitting device, the transmitting device transmits the second wireless signal including a code indicating the identification information of the transmitting device. Comprising means for generating,
The position detection system, wherein the server calculates the waiting time from a code indicated by the second radio signal received from the transmitting device.   The position detection system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission device includes means for generating the second wireless signal at different waiting time intervals. The transmitting station instructed by the server transmits the first wireless signal, and the transmitting device waiting for the wireless signal transmits the identification information using the second wireless signal after receiving the wireless signal. The server that has received the second radio signal recognizes the identification information of the transmitting device and estimates the distance from the time required for transmission to reception, and the position of the transmitting device is determined from the distances of the plurality of transmitting stations. A position detection system that performs detection,
The transmitting device measures the electric field strength of the first radio signal, generates a signal for controlling the standby time according to the magnitude of the electric field strength, and includes the second code including a code indicating identification information of the transmitting device. Means for generating a radio signal;
The position detection system, wherein the server calculates the waiting time from a code indicated by the second radio signal received from the transmitting device.   When the electric field strength is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the transmitting device shortens the standby time of the transmitting device by a predetermined value and includes a signal including a sign indicating that the shortening is included in the second wireless signal The position detection system according to claim 3. The first wireless signal includes information specifying a transmitting device;
The transmitting device further includes means for generating the second radio signal only when the information included in the first radio signal is information indicating itself after receiving the first radio signal. The position detection system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein   The standby time for generating the second radio signal of the transmitting device is a value obtained by multiplying a unit time by a remainder obtained by dividing the identification information of the transmitting device by a positive integer. Item 6. The position detection system according to any one of Items 1, 2, and 5.   The standby time when the transmitting device generates the second radio signal is a value obtained by multiplying a unit time by a random number generated using the identification information of the transmitting device as a seed. The position detection system according to any one of 2 and 5.   3. The position detection according to claim 2, wherein the second wireless signal of the transmitting device includes a code indicating identification information of the transmitting device and a signal indicating the number of times the second wireless signal is generated. system. The transmitting device generates the second radio signal using a frequency band fixedly given according to the identification information of the transmitting device,
The server that stores a frequency band assigned for each piece of identification information of the transmission device calculates the identification information of the transmission device from the frequency band of the second radio signal received from the transmission device. Item 7. The position detection system according to any one of Items 1 to 6.   The frequency band used when the transmitting device generates the second radio signal is assigned based on a value obtained by multiplying the identification information of the transmitting device by a remainder obtained by dividing the identification information by the number of frequency bands that can be identified by the receiver. The position detection system according to claim 9, wherein the frequency detection band is a predetermined frequency band.   The frequency band used when the transmitting device generates the second radio signal is a frequency band assigned based on a random number generated using the identification information of the transmitting device as a seed. Item 10. The position detection system according to Item 9. The transmitting station instructed by the server transmits the first wireless signal, and the transmitting device waiting for the wireless signal transmits the identification information using the second wireless signal after receiving the wireless signal. The server that has received the second radio signal recognizes the identification information of the transmitting device, estimates the distance from the time required for transmission to reception, and detects the position of the transmitting device from the distances of a plurality of transmitting stations. A collision avoidance method for radio signals in a position detection system for performing
After receiving the first radio signal, a first step of generating the second radio signal including a code indicating the identification information of the transmitter after a waiting time fixedly given according to the identification information of the transmitter When,
A second step of calculating the waiting time from a code indicated by the second wireless signal received from the transmitting device;
A collision avoidance method for a radio signal in a position detection system comprising: The transmitting station instructed by the server transmits the first wireless signal, and the transmitting device waiting for the wireless signal transmits the identification information using the second wireless signal after receiving the wireless signal. The server that has received the second radio signal recognizes the identification information of the transmitting device, estimates the distance from the time required for transmission to reception, and detects the position of the transmitting device from the distances of a plurality of transmitting stations. A collision avoidance method for radio signals in a position detection system for performing
The electric field strength of the first radio signal is measured, a signal for controlling the waiting time is generated according to the magnitude of the electric field strength, and the second radio signal including a code indicating identification information of the transmitting device is generated. A first step;
A second step of calculating the waiting time from a code indicated by the second wireless signal received from the transmitting device;
A collision avoidance method for a radio signal in a position detection system comprising: The first step includes
When the electric field strength is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, the waiting time of the transmitter is shortened by a predetermined value, and a signal including a sign indicating the shortening is included in the second radio signal. The radio signal collision avoidance method in the position detection system according to claim 12 or 13. The first wireless signal includes information specifying a transmitting device;
The first step includes
The transmitting device has a sub-step of generating the second radio signal only when the information included in the first radio signal is information indicating itself after receiving the first radio signal. The method for avoiding collision of radio signals in the position detection system according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein: First wireless signal receiving means for receiving a first wireless signal transmitted from a transmitting station according to a server instruction;
When receiving the first radio signal, second radio signal generating means for generating a second radio signal including a code indicating the identification information after a waiting time fixedly given according to the identification information of the own device When,
Second wireless signal transmitting means for transmitting the second wireless signal to the server;
A transmission device comprising: First radio signal transmission instructing means for instructing transmission of a plurality of different coordinates to transmit a first radio signal;
Second wireless signal receiving means for receiving a second wireless signal including identification information of the transmitting device from the transmitting device that has received the first wireless signal;
Standby time calculating means for calculating the standby time from a code indicated by the second radio signal received from the transmitter;
Each distance from each of the plurality of different transmitting stations to the transmitting device based on the time from the transmission instruction of the first wireless signal to the reception of the second wireless signal and the transmission speed of the wireless signal Distance calculating means for calculating
Based on the calculated distances and the coordinates of the transmitting stations, position detecting means for detecting the respective positions of the transmitting devices specified by the waiting time;
A server comprising:

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