EP 1934659 A1 20080625 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVABLE ITEMS IN AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITY
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVABLE ITEMS IN AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITY
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM VERFOLGEN BEWEGLICHER ARTIKEL IN EINER INDUSTRIELLEN EINRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DESTINÉS À SUIVRE DES ARTICLES MOBILES DANS UNE INSTALLATION INDUSTRIELLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 2006003202 W 20060829
- GB 0518020 A 20050905
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2007028956A1] The invention provides a system for tracking items in an industrial facility. The system comprises transmitters, in use arranged at different positions, each transmitter configured to emit a signal identifying the transmitter. The system further comprises transmitter-receiver devices, each in use accompanying a respective item, to receive the signal from a transmitter, each transmitter-receiver device being configured to emit, upon receiving the signal, a further signal, the further signal identifying both the transmitter-receiver device and the transmitter which emitted the signal. The system further comprises receiving means, to receive the further signal from each transmitter-receiver device, processing means, operably linked to the receiving means, to determine the location of the item in the industrial facility based on the further signal, and output means operably linked to the processing means, to output, an indication of that location. The invention further provides a corresponding method for tracking items in an industrial facility.
IPC 8 full level
G05B 19/048 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 2219/33199 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2007028956A1
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
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2007028956 A1 20070315; EP 1934659 A1 20080625; GB 0518020 D0 20051012
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2006003202 W 20060829; EP 06765341 A 20060829; GB 0518020 A 20050905