Detection Apparatus for Identifying an Object Transported by a Conveying Device
AssigneeSick AG
InventorFrank SCHÜTZ
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Abstract
The invention relates to a detection apparatus, in particular a code reader, comprising an identification unit for identifying an object transported by a conveying device, in particular a continuous conveyor, further in particular a roller conveyor, characterized in that the detection apparatus has at least a first microphone and is configured to detect the object acoustically, in particular during transport, by means of at least the first microphone, and to initiate an identification process of the object by means of the identification unit only when the object is detected.
Claims29
A detection apparatus, comprising an identification unit for identifying an object transported by a conveying device,
- wherein the detection apparatus has at least a first microphone and is configured to detect the object acoustically, in particular during transport, by means of at least the first microphone, and to initiate an identification process of the object by means of the identification unit only when the object is detected.
A method for identifying an object transported by a conveying device, wherein the object is detected acoustically and an identification process for identifying the object is only initiated when the object is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.