Global Patent Index - EP 1816623 A1

EP 1816623 A1 20070808 - System and method for detecting and managing occupation of an area by objects

Title (en)

System and method for detecting and managing occupation of an area by objects

Title (de)

System und Verfahren zur Erkennung und Verwaltung der Besetzung eines Bereichs durch Objekte

Title (fr)

Système et méthode de détection et de gestion d'une zone occupée par des objets

Publication

EP 1816623 A1 20070808 (EN)

Application

EP 06425053 A 20060202

Priority

EP 06425053 A 20060202

Abstract (en)

Described herein is a system (1) for detecting and managing occupation of an area (3) by objects (2), said system comprising: a plurality of sensor devices (4), which are arranged in a plurality of points (A) within the area (3) in order to detect a state of occupation or a state of non-occupation of each point (A) by at least one object (2) located within the area (3); and a processing unit (5) designed to determine, as a function of the state detected in the points (A) by the sensor devices (4), the degree of non-occupied free surface that is available within the area (3) in order to accommodate at least one further object (2).

IPC 8 full level

G08G 1/14 (2006.01); E04H 6/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08G 1/14 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [XY] US 2004015290 A1 20040122 - CURBOW DAVID [US], et al
  • [X] DE 3342217 A1 19850530 - NAGLER METALLBAU GMBH [DE]
  • [Y] US 6885312 B1 20050426 - KIRKPATRICK MARK A [US]
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 12 25 December 1997 (1997-12-25)
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 12 5 December 2003 (2003-12-05)
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 12 5 December 2003 (2003-12-05)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1816623 A1 20070808

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06425053 A 20060202