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US 2017/0282619 A1Published application
Identification Method
AssigneeDover Europe SàRl
InventorSimon Starkey
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AssigneeDover Europe SàRl
InventorSimon Starkey
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A method of identifying a component of a system, the component including an RFID tag, and the system including a reader to read a signal transmitted by the RFID tag, the method including: varying an angular position of the component relative to the reader, taking readings of the strength of the signal transmitted by the RFID tag at a plurality of angular positions of the component, storing signal strength values at the plurality of angular positions of the component, and comparing the stored signal strength values versus angular position of the component relative to the reader with expected signal strength values versus angular position of the component relative to the reader to identify whether the component is an expected component.
A method of identifying a component of a system, the component comprising an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, and the system comprising a reader to read a signal transmitted by the RFID tag, the method comprising:
A system comprising:
A combination of a system and a component of the system, the combination including an identification apparatus, the identification apparatus including a reader which is operable to read a signal from an RFID tag carried by the component, the component being rotatable relative to the reader, and a controller which is operable to control the rotation of the component relative to the reader, and to store signal strength values detected by the reader, wherein the controller is operable to compare the stored signal strength values versus angular position of the component relative to the reader with expected signal strength values versus angular position of the component relative to the reader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.