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20130314206 | VERIFYING IDENTIFICATION OF SEQUENTIALLY SUPPLIED FLUIDS - A method of verifying the identification of fluids to be supplied successively through a fluid-supply hose that selectively connects to successive movable, RFID-tagged fluid containers includes providing an RFID reading unit including an antenna. A sequence of reference container identification codes is received. A container-present indication indicating one of the containers is positioned so that its RFID tag is in the antenna range is received. In response, the RFID tag of that container is read using the RFID reading unit to determine an identification code of the container. A controller automatically verifies the determined container identification code against the first reference identification code in the sequence using a controller. The starting through verifying steps are repeated, using successive values from the sequence in the verifying step, until all values in the sequence have been verified against container identification codes read using the RFID reading unit. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314209 | IDENTIFYING FLUID SUPPLIED THROUGH HOSE - Apparatus for identifying fluid to be supplied through an RFID-tagged fluid-supply hose. The hose connects to one of several movable, RFID-tagged fluid containers. A fluid station includes a plurality of antenna mounts at fixed locations so that a respective plurality of fluid-container locations is defined. An RFID reading unit connects to antennas on the mounts. A controller reads the respective RFID tags of the hose and of the containers in the fluid-container locations using the RFID reading unit. It then determines which of the plurality of movable fluid containers is positioned in the fluid-container location corresponding to the antenna range in which the fluid-supply hose is positioned, so that the fluid in the determined fluid container is identified as the fluid to be supplied through the fluid-supply hose. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314211 | CONTAINER-TYPE IDENTIFICATION USING DIRECTIONAL-ANTENNA RFID - RFID tags are read using an RFID reader. A non-RFID-active object has two RFID tags affixed thereto at respective, different tag locations. Each tag has a respective directional antenna steered in a respective, different direction. Respective directional propagation patterns are thus defined and a reader location is defined in the intersection of the propagation patterns. An RFID reader with a reader antenna located at the reader location is provided. The RFID reader is activated to read both tags. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314212 | RFID MARKING OF UNITS IN A SPACE - Non-RFID-active units in a space are marked by affixing RFID tags. Two tags are affixed to each unit, each tag having a directional antenna. The antennas are oriented to define a per-unit reader location. Units are arranged in the space so the per-unit reader locations at least partially overlap to define a reader location. The units in the space can also be detected by an RFID reader located in the overlapping per-unit reader locations. A controller can compare a received list of tag identities corresponding to units expected to be in the container to the identities of the tags read to determine whether the expected units are in the container and disposed at positions and with orientations that cause the respective per-unit reader locations to at least partially overlap with the reader location. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314213 | IDENTIFYING FLUID SUPPLIED THROUGH HOSES - Apparatus for identifying fluid to be supplied through one of a plurality of RFID-tagged fluid-supply hoses that selectively connect to a movable, RFID-tagged fluid container includes a fluid station including an antenna mount at a fixed location so that a fluid-container location is defined. An RFID reading unit is connected to an antenna on the mount. A controller reads the RFID tag of the movable fluid container positioned in the fluid-container location using the RFID reading unit and reads the RFID tag(s) attached to one or more of the fluid-supply hoses whose respective tag(s) are positioned in the antenna range. The controller then determines which of the plurality of fluid-supply hoses is positioned in the antenna range, so that the fluid in the fluid container is identified as the fluid to be supplied through the determined fluid-supply hose. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314217 | VERIFYING IDENTIFICATION OF FLUID SUPPLIED THROUGH HOSE - A method of verifying the identification of fluid to be supplied through an RFID-tagged fluid-supply hose adapted to connect to a movable, RFID-tagged fluid container includes providing an RFID reading unit including an antenna, so that the respective RFID tags of the container and the hose are within a range of the antenna. The RFID tag of the container is read using the RFID reading unit to determine an identification code of the container. The RFID tag of the fluid-supply hose is read using the RFID reading unit to determine an identification code of the hose. A controller automatically verifies the determined identification code of the container against the determined identification code of the hose. | 11-28-2013 |
20130342318 | RFID SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURABLE RF PORT - An active RFID tag has an antenna inside RF-blocking enclosure having a port with a selected shortest dimension. An RFID reader located outside the enclosure at a reader position transmits a downlink RF signal through the port as a directional RF signal on a downlink carrier frequency corresponding to a downlink wavelength smaller than the selected shortest dimension. The port is selectively configured so that the directional downlink RF signal can pass through the port in an access mode during a selected access time interval and are attenuated by at least 60 dB in a restricted mode during a selected restricted time interval that does not overlap with the access time interval. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342320 | READING RFID TAG USING ANTENNA WITHIN ENCLOSURE - A method of reading an RFID tag using an RFID reader includes providing an RF-blocking enclosure having a port. The RFID reader has an antenna located within the enclosure. The enclosure is positioned so that the port is adjacent to a conductive surface and the RFID tag is within the enclosure. The RFID reader is activated at a selected read power level to read the tag in the enclosure. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342321 | RFID READING SYSTEM USING RF GRATING - Apparatus for reading an RFID tag includes an RF-blocking enclosure having a port and adapted to receive through the port a non-RFID-active object having an RFID tag affixed thereto. An RFID reader has a reader antenna located outside the enclosure. The antenna transmits an RF downlink signal in a particular direction. An RF grating is arranged between the reader antenna and the port so that, after the enclosure receives the object having the tag, the port is located in the transmit direction from the reader antenna, and RF energy transmitted from the reader antenna has a selected linear polarization after passing through the grating. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342322 | RFID SYSTEM WITH ENCLOSURE AND INTERFERENCE PATTERN - An RFID system includes an RFID reader with a tag antenna located at a reader location. An RFID tag includes a controller and an antenna. An RF-blocking enclosure spaced apart from the RFID reader includes a port having first and second spaced-apart apertures. The enclosure is positioned with respect to the reader location to define a tag-antenna location at which an interference pattern of a downlink signal from the reader passing through the port provides a selected downlink power at the tag-antenna location, and an interference pattern of an uplink signal from the tag passing through the port provides a selected uplink power at the reader location. The tag antenna is located in the enclosure at the tag-antenna location. | 12-26-2013 |
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20120249783 | TARGET POINT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT - Target point recognition method including emitting electromagnetic radiation to illuminate targets, moving the scanning beam within a predetermined angular range in order to scan the surveying environment, detecting reflections of the electromagnetic radiation on the targets, wherein the targets are defining the target points, and determining the angle to the target points. The method further including a capturing procedure with capturing an overall image of the surveying environment, wherein the overall image comprises at least one single image taken by the camera, and determining target points and their angle on the overall image by image processing by matching targets with one or more predetermined search criteria, storing the target points together with their angle a data base, and displaying the overall image together with marks for indicating a position of the target points detected within the scanning procedure and the capturing procedure in the overall image. | 10-04-2012 |
20120320193 | SURVEYING INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a surveying instrument comprising a telescope, at least one camera providing first, second or more image signals and a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to combine the image signal data of the first, second or more image signals in order to simultaneously display at least two of the images corresponding to the first, second or more image signals on display means. | 12-20-2012 |
20130162469 | GEODETIC SURVEY SYSTEM HAVING A CAMERA INTEGRATED IN A REMOTE CONTROL UNIT - A survey system including a target unit that has a survey stick having a high-precision localizable target and a hand-held remote control unit. The remote control unit has an electronic graphical display and can be mounted on a holder on the survey stick such that the remote control unit is in a fixed position relative to the target fitted to the survey stick. The remote control comprises a camera for taking a camera image in a defined shooting direction. In addition, an image processing and evaluation unit with a data link to the position-finding unit and to the camera is provided which, from knowledge of the fixed relative position and of a defined shooting direction and also on the basis of the determined target position, can spatially relate image data from the camera to the targets in the coordinate system. | 06-27-2013 |
20140298666 | SURFACE DETERMINATION FOR OBJECTS BY MEANS OF GEODETICALLY PRECISE SINGLE POINT DETERMINATION AND SCANNING - A method for surveying an object for and/or using a geodetic surveying device that include a derivation of an item of surface information at least for one object region, at least one geodetically precise single point determination for the object region, wherein a position of at least one object point is determined geodetically precisely, and an update of the item of surface information based on the determined position of the at least one object point. In some embodiments a scan to derive the item of surface information may be performed using object-point-independent scanning of the object region by progressive alignment changes of the measuring radiation, with a determination of a respective distance and of a respective alignment of the measuring radiation emitted for the distance measurement for scanning points lying within the object region, and having a generation of a point cloud which represents the item of surface information. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300886 | GEODETIC REFERENCING OF POINT CLOUDS - A geodetic surveying method includes deriving surface information for an object and geodetically accurate individual point measuring to at least one reference point. A position reference to an external coordinate system may also be provided by the at least one reference point. The method may also include aligning measurement radiation on the at least one reference point. The method may also include determining at least one direction to the reference point in an internal coordinate system. A method for reference point-independent scanning is also disclosed for deriving the surface information, the method may comprise scanning by continuously changing the alignment of the measurement radiation, determining a respective distance and a respective alignment of the measurement radiation emitted for a distance measurement for scanning points lying within the specified scanning region, and producing a point cloud representing the surface information and having the scanning points, in the internal coordinate system. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300892 | TOTAL STATION HAVING SCANNING FUNCTIONALITY AND SELECTABLE SCANNING MODES - A total station including an electro-optical distance measuring unit and a scanning functionality is disclosed. The total station may include an analysis unit for analysis of the registered measuring signal data and conversion thereof into scanning points for a point cloud, whereby a point cloud having the scanning points can be generated. The distance measuring unit may be configured in such a manner that the distance measurement can be carried out by means of runtime measurement and/or waveform digitizing (WFD). In addition, the total station may have a program storage unit which may provide at least two scanning modes, wherein the at least two scanning modes differ at least in a measuring rate such as, for example, in the number of scanning points per unit of time. | 10-09-2014 |