Global Patent Index - EP 1358644 A1

EP 1358644 A1 20031105 - A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERROGATING ELECTRONIC LABELS

Title (en)

A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERROGATING ELECTRONIC LABELS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ABFRAGE VON ETIKETTEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR INTERROGER DES ETIQUETTES ELECTRONIQUES

Publication

EP 1358644 A1 20031105 (EN)

Application

EP 01272562 A 20011228

Priority

  • AU 0101676 W 20011228
  • AU PR235200 A 20001229
  • AU PR307201 A 20010214
  • AU PR719501 A 20010823
  • AU PR833601 A 20011019

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02054365A1] The invention provides a system and method for interrogating one or more electronic labels attached to objects, the system including an interrogation device capable of radiating an electromagnetic interrogation signal which contains information in the form of a plurality of symbols, each symbol being represented by a respective time interval between consecutive dips in amplitude of the interrogation signal. The one or more of the electronic labels are capable of detecting and decoding the interrogation signal to recover the symbols, and in response to recovering the symbols generate a reply signal. The reply signal is able to be detected and decoded by the interrogation device. It is envisaged that the invention will find particular use in identifying, sorting, controlling and/or auditing objects having information bearing electronically coded labels.

IPC 1-7

G08B 13/24; G01V 15/00

IPC 8 full level

G01V 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G08B 13/24 (2006.01); H04L 25/49 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01V 15/00 (2013.01); G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 7/10039 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G08B 13/2417 (2013.01); G08B 13/2471 (2013.01); G08B 13/2477 (2013.01); G08B 13/2482 (2013.01); H04L 25/4902 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02054365 A1 20020711; EP 1358644 A1 20031105; EP 1358644 A4 20090923

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 0101676 W 20011228; EP 01272562 A 20011228