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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Sick Ag, Waldkirch, DE (US);
Inventors:
Christian Stimming, Waldkirch, DE;
Christian Rapp, Waldkirch, DE;
Assignee:
SICK AG, Waldkirch, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G01S 3/781 (2006.01); G06K 5/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G01S 3/781 (2013.01); G06K 5/00 (2013.01); G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 7/10386 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus () for identifying and localizing objects () is provided having a position determination device () for determining object positions and having an RFID reading device () for receiving an RFID signal from an RFID transponder () and for reading RFID information from the RFID signal. The apparatus () has an RFID localization device () for determining transponder positions with the aid of the RFID signal and has an association device () which is configured to associate objects () and RFID transponders () with one another with reference to the object positions and the transponder positions.