Apparatus for monitoring moving bodies
US5686906A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/017
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A moving body monitoring apparatus for examining whether a moving body includes communication means or not or examining whether the moving body has particular information or not. The apparatus includes a moving side communication element held in the moving body 1 capable of moving freely, fixed position side communication element 3 and 7 disposed in a fixed position and having a narrow particular range set as a communication area, the fixed position side communication element communicating with the moving side communication element held in the moving body passing through the area, moving body detecting element 2 and 4 for detecting the moving body entering into the communication area of the fixed position side communication element without contact with the moving body, and element 9 for deciding whether the moving body holds the moving side communication element or not on the basis of a communication result with the moving body by the fixed position side communication element and detection information of the moving body detecting element.
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