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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2000
Hans-Werner Pierenkemper, Emmendingen, DE;
Reinhold Kilian, Waldkirch, DE;
Jürgen Reichenbach, Emmendingen, DE;
Sick AG, Waldkirch, DE;
Abstract
A method is described for the identification and localization of objects, where at least one transponder provided on the respective object is excited to emit transponder data stored in the transponder which characterize the respective object and where the transponder data emitted are detected. The object is additionally scanned by at least one optical sensor. Furthermore, the object is identified and its location determined from a combination of optical data detected by the optical sensor and the transponder data identified. Furthermore, a corresponding apparatus for the performance of the method is described.