Radio broadcast communication systems
    1.
    发明授权
    Radio broadcast communication systems 失效
    无线电广播通信系统

    公开(公告)号:US4879756A

    公开(公告)日:1989-11-07

    申请号:US141242

    申请日:1988-01-06

    IPC分类号: G06K17/00 H04L5/14 H04L27/18

    摘要: The invention comprises a low power broadcast system that is applicable especially to the so-called "electronic shelf" for retail stores, wherein the shelf edge carries price displaying modules that can be addressed and controlled from a central computer operated station. The system also permits the modules to broadcast back to the central station to confirm safe receipt of data and to give information as to stock levels, etc. A broadcast system avoids the need for wiring so that location changes are facilitated. To overcome the extremely noisy environment and to conserve power consumption, and hence battery life, the system employs a low frequency (132 kHz) reference carrier transmitted by the base station in discrete segmented packages, each of which frames a base data word transmitted by the base station and a corresponding module data word transmitted by the module a fixed period after the end of the base word; the base receiver then has precise time information for receipt of the module word and can "look" for it among the noise. The carrier received by the module is divided and the lower frequency used to demodulate the information-carrying transmission from the base station of the same frequency, avoiding the need for a phase locked loop detector; this lower frequency is also used for the module transmission. The module employs an air-cored loop antenna coil for the lower frequency and a ferrite-cored loop antenna for the higher reference frequency, while the store antenna is segmented for selection of the group of modules to be addressed; the antenna contacts the metal shelving to provide electromagnetic coupling thereto. Each module contains a microprocessor which controls the operation. Each module has "concealed" buttons which can be enabled and used to insert data to be transmitted therefrom. A charging circuit can be used as the power source employing the received RF carrier energy.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括一种低功率广播系统,其特别适用于零售商店的所谓“电子货架”,其中货架边缘携带可从中央计算机操作的站址寻址和控制的价格显示模块。 该系统还允许模块广播回到中央站,以确认数据的安全接收并提供关于库存等级的信息等。广播系统避免了对布线的需要,从而便于位置改变。 为了克服极其嘈杂的环境并节省电力消耗,并因此节省电池寿命,该系统采用由基站在离散分段封装中传输的低频(132kHz)参考载波,其中每个包含由 基站和相应的模块数据字在模块结束后固定的时间段发送; 基地接收机然后具有用于接收模块字的精确时间信息,并且可以在噪声中“寻找”它。 由模块接收的载波被划分,较低的频率用于解调来自相同频率的基站的信息传输传输,避免了对锁相环检测器的需要; 该较低频率也用于模块传输。 该模块采用较低频率的空心环形天线线圈和用于更高参考频率的铁氧体磁芯环形天线,而存储天线被分段以选择要寻址的模块组; 天线接触金属搁架以提供电磁耦合。 每个模块都包含一个控制操作的微处理器。 每个模块都具有“隐藏”按钮,可以启用并将其用于插入要传输的数据。 充电电路可以用作采用所接收的RF载波能量的电源。

    Radio broadcast communication systems with multiple loop antennas
    2.
    发明授权
    Radio broadcast communication systems with multiple loop antennas 失效
    具有多个环形天线的无线电广播通信系统

    公开(公告)号:US4937586A

    公开(公告)日:1990-06-26

    申请号:US141246

    申请日:1988-01-06

    IPC分类号: G06K17/00 H04L5/14 H04L27/18

    摘要: The invention comprises a low power broadcast system that is applicable especially to the so-called "electronic shelf" for retail stores, wherein the shelf edge carries price displaying modules that can be addressed and controlled from a central computer operated station. The system also permits the modules to broadcast back to the central station to confirm safe receipt of data and to give information as to stock levels, etc. A broadcast system avoids the need for wiring so that location changes are facilitated. To overcome the extremely noisy environment and to conserve power consumption, and hence battery life, the system employs a low frequency (132 kHz) reference carrier transmitted by the base station in discrete segmented packages, each of which frames a base data word transmitted by the base station and a corresponding module data word transmitted by the module a fixed period after the end of the base word; the base receiver than has precise time information for receipt of the module word and can "look" for it among the noise. The carrier received by the module is divided and the lower frequency used to demodulate the information-carrying transmission from the base station of the same frequency, avoiding the need for a phase locked loop detector; this lower frequency is also used for the module transmission. The module employs an air-cored loop antenna coil for the lower frequency and a ferrite-cored loop antenna for the higher reference frequency, while the store antenna is segmented for selection of the group of modules to be addressed; the antenna contacts the metal shelving to provide electromagnetic coupling thereto. Each module contains a microprocessor which controls the operation. Each module has "concealed" buttons which can be enabled and used to insert data to be transmitted therefrom. A charging circuit can be used as the power source employing the received RF carrier energy.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括一种低功率广播系统,其特别适用于零售商店的所谓“电子货架”,其中货架边缘携带可从中央计算机操作的站址寻址和控制的价格显示模块。 该系统还允许模块广播回到中央站,以确认数据的安全接收并提供关于库存等级的信息等。广播系统避免了对布线的需要,从而便于位置改变。 为了克服极其嘈杂的环境并节省电力消耗,并因此节省电池寿命,该系统采用由基站在离散分段封装中传输的低频(132kHz)参考载波,其中每个包含由 基站和相应的模块数据字在模块结束后固定的时间段发送; 基本接收机具有用于接收模块字的精确时间信息,并且可以在噪声中“查找”它。 由模块接收的载波被划分,较低的频率用于解调来自相同频率的基站的信息传输传输,避免了对锁相环检测器的需要; 该较低频率也用于模块传输。 该模块采用较低频率的空心环形天线线圈和用于更高参考频率的铁氧体磁芯环形天线,而存储天线被分段以选择要寻址的模块组; 天线接触金属搁架以提供电磁耦合。 每个模块都包含一个控制操作的微处理器。 每个模块都具有“隐藏”按钮,可以启用并将其用于插入要传输的数据。 充电电路可以用作采用所接收的RF载波能量的电源。

    Improvements in or relating to signal communication systems
    3.
    发明授权
    Improvements in or relating to signal communication systems 失效
    对信号通信系统的改进或涉及

    公开(公告)号:US4821291A

    公开(公告)日:1989-04-11

    申请号:US909548

    申请日:1986-09-22

    摘要: The invention comprises a low power broadcast system that is applicable especially to the so-called "electronic shelf" for retail stores, wherein the shelf edge carries price displaying modules that can be addressed and controlled from a central computer operated station. The system also permits the modules to broadcast back to the central station to confirm safe receipt of data and to give information as to stock levels, etc. A broadcast system avoids the need for wiring so that location changes are facilitated. To overcome the extremely noisy environment and to conserve power consumption, and hence battery life, the system employs a low frequency (132 kHz) reference carrier transmitted by the base station in discrete segmented packages, each of which frames a base data word transmitted by the base station and a corresponding module data word transmitted by the module a fixed period after the end of the base word; the base receiver then has precise time information for receipt of the module word and can "look" for it among the noise. The carrier received by the module is divided and the lower frequency used to demodulate the information-carrying transmission from the base station of the same frequency, avoiding the need for a phase locked loop detector; this lower frequency is also used for the module transmission. The module employs an air-cored loop antenna coil for the lower frequency and a ferrite-cored loop antenna for the higher reference frequency, while the store antenna is segmented for selection of the group of modules to be addressed; the antenna contacts the metal shelving to provide electromagnetic coupling thereto. Each module contains a microprocessor which controls the operation. Each module has "concealed" buttons which can be enabled and used to insert data to be transmitted therefrom. A charging circuit can be used as the power source employing the received RF carrier energy.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括一种低功率广播系统,其特别适用于零售商店的所谓“电子货架”,其中货架边缘携带可从中央计算机操作的站址寻址和控制的价格显示模块。 该系统还允许模块广播回到中央站,以确认数据的安全接收并提供关于库存等级的信息等。广播系统避免了对布线的需要,从而便于位置改变。 为了克服极其嘈杂的环境并节省电力消耗,并因此节省电池寿命,该系统采用由基站在离散分段封装中传输的低频(132kHz)参考载波,其中每个包含由 基站和相应的模块数据字在模块结束后固定的时间段发送; 基地接收机然后具有用于接收模块字的精确时间信息,并且可以在噪声中“寻找”它。 由模块接收的载波被划分,较低的频率用于解调来自相同频率的基站的信息传输传输,避免了对锁相环检测器的需要; 该较低频率也用于模块传输。 该模块采用较低频率的空心环形天线线圈和用于更高参考频率的铁氧体磁芯环形天线,而存储天线被分段以选择要寻址的模块组; 天线接触金属搁架以提供电磁耦合。 每个模块都包含一个控制操作的微处理器。 每个模块都具有“隐藏”按钮,可以启用并将其用于插入要传输的数据。 充电电路可以用作采用所接收的RF载波能量的电源。

    Electronic alarm apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Electronic alarm apparatus 失效
    电子报警器

    公开(公告)号:US4792796A

    公开(公告)日:1988-12-20

    申请号:US13025

    申请日:1987-02-10

    IPC分类号: G08B13/14 G08B1/08

    CPC分类号: G08B13/14

    摘要: In electronic alarm apparatus for monitoring the presence or absence of objects within a given area, a transmitter attachable to an object, a shift register for storing a digital identification code, and an electronic circuit including a time delay circuit for periodically transmitting the digital identification code as a radio frequency signal; a monitor including a logic timing circuit for activating a receiver for receiving the radio frequency signal, a check circuit for comparing the received signal with a stored identification code and audio logic circuit and liquid crystal display for providing audio and visual indications upon failure of receiving a given number of consecutive transmissions from a given transmitter; the transmitter further including tamper switch and tamper flag logic circuit for changing the digital identification code stored in the shift register upon premature removal of the transmitter from the object.

    摘要翻译: 在用于监视给定区域内的物体的存在或不存在的电子报警装置中,可附接到物体的发射器,用于存储数字识别码的移位寄存器和包括用于周期性地发送数字识别码的时间延迟电路的电子电路 作为射频信号; 监视器,包括用于激活用于接收射频信号的接收机的逻辑定时电路,用于将接收到的信号与存储的识别码和音频逻辑电路进行比较的检查电路和用于在接收到无线电频率信号失败时提供音频和视觉指示的液晶显示器 给定发射机的连续传输次数; 所述发射机还包括防拆开关和篡改标志逻辑电路,用于在从所述物体过早移除所述发射器时改变存储在所述移位寄存器中的数字识别码。