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Method for implementing and operating, and a read/write unit, for a system including multiple wirelessly readable transponders

US9147093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Dieter Horst · Cadolzburg, DE
Jörg Neidig · Nuremberg, DE
Markus Weinlander · Happurg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 24, 2012
Grant date	Sep 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06K7/10366
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for configuring and operating a read/write unit connected to an industrial control device in a system including multiple transponders having unique identification numbers, the read/write unit. During a recognition phase, a plurality of the transponders are detected, at least two of the transponders are repeatedly detected, and during each detection, the unique identification number of each detected transponder and a number of features relating to each detection of that transponder are registered. During an evaluation phase, the registered features are evaluated statistically for each detected transponder, statistical variables are determined for each detected transponder, and the statistical variables are respectively filtered using filter criteria. The unique identification number of one of the detected transponders that meets the filter criteria is reported to the industrial control device as a detected transponder to provide unambiguous identification of the closest transponder to the read/write unit, even in densely packed surroundings.

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