Signal message transmitting system for a succession of mobile units
US4471356A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1981 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B5/48
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A stationary transmitting and receiving station includes a transmitting section which is connected to an elongated induction loop and operable to transmit signal messages including identifying code signals to said induction loop, and a receiving section adapted to receive acknowledgements. A plurality of mobile units are movable along said induction loop and comprise each a receiver inductively coupled to said induction loop and adapted to receive from said induction loop signal messages which include a code signal identifying said mobile unit, and a transmitter operable to transmit an acknowledgment in response to the reception of such signal message by said receiver. A plurality of acknowledgment loops extend along respective length portions of said induction loop and are inductively coupled to said transmitters of all said movable units. Said receiving section comprises a plurality of receiving units, each of which is connected to one of said acknowledgment loops and adapted to receive said acknowledgment therefrom.
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