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CN1708921A
CN1708921A CNA028097572A CN02809757A CN1708921A CN 1708921 A CN1708921 A CN 1708921A CN A028097572 A CNA028097572 A CN A028097572A CN 02809757 A CN02809757 A CN 02809757A CN 1708921 A CN1708921 A CN 1708921A
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Abstract

A system for communicating label specific information which comprises a communication network (20) in communication with a computer database (18), at least one transceiver (10), and a plurality of labels (12). Each label (12) is disposed on an object in the environment with which a unique identification code is associated and is configured and is configured to transmit a lightwave signal (A) indicative of the code. The transceiver (10) is configured to receive the lightwave signal (A), process the lightwave signal (A) to obtain the code, communicate through the communication network (20) with the computer database (18) to download information associated with the unique identification code obtained and communicate the information to a user.

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The terrestrial space light-wave communication system
Technical field
Wireless information communication system.
Background
At present by externally providing " location-based " business in the environment such as cell phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), the hand-held device that is installed in the monitor on the vehicle.It is used that this information can be various terminal uses.For example, the driver can obtain to indicate the image of the map of its position, and perhaps the deliveryman can obtain about driving to the direction of desired location.
Present global positioning system (GPS) comprises the receiver of only working in the scope that satellite launch vehicle can arrive, thereby limits the use of environment out of doors of this system.Even like this, overhead and barrier on every side also can cause disharmonious business such as trees and urban corridor.In order to obtain optimum resolution, must there be obstacle between user and the sky.In addition, because the restriction of GPS resolution, so the location-based service application of claimed accuracy within several meters can not.
Height among the GPS is measured much more inaccurate than lat/lon.In addition, the cell phone triangulation based on the measurement of the relative distance of cell phone and a plurality of sub-districts pylon can't provide measuring of any height.Therefore, even current cellular technology finally can develop into the cell phone or the PDA that can accurately locate in the building, it can not provide yet determines the required elevation information of user place floor.In other words, when using GPS separately, user (or other people) knows his (she) position on X-axis and Y-axis, but does not know the position on the Z axle.Therefore, the overall space resolution of this system only limits to tens of rice.
Safeguard the required investment height of location-based service communication system (even without widely applying required accurate spatial resolution) of these complexity and energy-intensive, and this trend keeps always.
In the best condition, the realization of location-based business provides " information in time " of information to transmit in the place of needs and the time that needs with the required and suitable language of recipient usually.But, under a large amount of situations, the user may wish under direct environment one of the many objects of identification or target, and available system lacks certainty aspect the required spatial accuracy (accuracy of positional information) when the someone for example stands in the front, hotel and receives menu, receives the hypertext information of the relevant special object of watching or receive the extend information of the sign of seeing in the relevant transition terminal but can't reading in the museum at present.This is restriction-can not the provide space selective power (just can not select in the environment one of various features to be used for identification) of present location-based business.A kind of current methods of local transmission information is based on Infrared Data Association (IrDA) infrared communication protocol.But, this agreement be special for local aided measurement device to device communication (for example notebook computer is communicated by letter to PDA to PDA or PDA) design, rather than as the integrated component of communication network.Because a plurality of reflectors of IrDA inexpectancy tight spacing are worked simultaneously, so this agreement is being uncomplicated aspect the network conflict arbitration.Therefore, promote may task based on the business of mark at distance (for example one of a plurality of overhead signs from airport terminal) acquisition of information easily in, IrDA is not the good candidate of communication strategy.In general, IrDA realization inexpectancy is worked under bright and beautiful sunshine, thereby has further reduced the effective range of outdoor medium.
At present, the environmental labelling system " the long-range infrared sign of listening " of for example selling with TALKING SIGNS  trade mark (RIAS) makes the blind person and the disability user that can't read can locate and discerns boundary mark, sign and relevant facility.It adopts the short speech sound message that is stored in the infrared transmitter to serve as a mark.User's hand held receiver will be converted to the speech message that can listen from the transmission of lightwave signal.Receiver is that special relative uniformity for indoor or outdoor sensitivity designs.The give information control of the scope that covers (from several centimetres to more than 30 meters) and width (from 6 degree to 360 angles of spending) of infrared beam pattern.The height space selectivity of RIAS receiver is that the characteristic of frequency modulation (FM) infrared signal from emission obtains, and wherein the FM phase-locked link demodulation guarantees to have only the strongest signal can pass to the user in a plurality of possible compete signals.At this on the one hand, the strongest signal is meant the signal that has maximum signal energies on receiver, and be the result of following three factors: the relative power output of (1) competition reflector, (2) relative distance from the competition reflector to receiver, and the light wave detector of (3) receiver is with respect to the angle of each competition reflector; The angle of receiver is topmost factor, and the information of controlling which mark is delivered to receiver.
Many existing systems can't provide following advantage: the three-dimensional localization ability, the simplification of the maintenance relevant with energy requirement, the timely information of ad-hoc location or object in the direct environment, a plurality of reflectors can not got rid of one regioselective system from multinomial, be convenient to the easy renewal of information, perhaps to pinpoint position remote transmission mass data.
Therefore, need a kind of wireless communication system, it allows the user that bulk information is associated with specific objective, upgrades this information according to existing situation, but can not be subjected to the interference from a plurality of emitters, and carry out power-supply system easily and safeguard.
Summary of the invention
Have realized that the information that offers the user can be stored in (1) and transmit in the Mk system itself, in the receiver that (2) user carries (" flash " memory, CD-ROM etc.), perhaps in certain wireless server system that communicate by letter with receiver (3).If the user is provided by the information extraneous information in addition that is provided by system at first, then need from the content of database, to select someway.Based on the information of mark for each position that the user paid close attention to or to as if specific.This means that the user who visits many objects may the information available total amount may be very big, and may all upgrade all the time.Requiring about high bandwidth from figure to the user that transmit voice and is that another considers item.Owing to these reasons, need a kind of hybrid mode that light (for directivity/selectivity) and radio frequency (for communication speed/wide availability) are provided when the information that provides based on mark.Believe that the present invention satisfies the demand and other requirement, because in one embodiment, the present invention realizes a kind of operation system based on the high-resolution mark, and it utilizes existing underground wired system, radio area network and/or as the aerogram business of cellular radio network and so on.
One embodiment of the present of invention comprise communication network, at least one transceiver and a plurality of mark that communicates with Computer Database.Each mark (i) is arranged on the object in the environment, and unique identification code is relevant with it, wherein to as if static or mobile, in the time of perhaps and when static and move, and (ii) be configured to send the lightwave signal that at least one shows unique identifier.Transceiver is configured to receive at least one lightwave signal, handles lightwave signal with the acquisition unique identifier, and communicates by communication network and Computer Database, so that download the information relevant with the unique identifier that is obtained.In one embodiment of the invention, transceiver is characterised in that and can carries or otherwise be accompanied by the user by hand.Transceiver also is configured to transmit the information relevant with unique identifier to the user at least.In one embodiment of the invention, communication network is a telecommunications network.In another embodiment of the present invention, communication network is a radio area network.Radio area network is understood to mean the wireless network that is exclusively used in specific region or position and can be independent of telecommunications network.
In another embodiment of the present invention, mark also be configured to from or (a) supply lines, (b) energy storage/generation device or (c) with the energy storing device that Photovaltaic device combines obtain electric energy, and before receiving activation signal, keep dormant state from transceiver.Transceiver also is configured to send activation signal to mark, so that make mark effective.
An alternative embodiment of the invention comprises a kind of method, is used for realizing by the communication network of communicating by letter with computer server the transmission of flag certain information.This method comprises: (a) specify a plurality of special objects in the environment by a plurality of being marked at is set, each mark (i) is arranged on the position in the environment, unique identifier is relevant with it, wherein static or mobile to liking, in the time of perhaps and when static and move, and (ii) be configured to send at least one lightwave signal that shows unique identifier; (b) provide at least one mobile transceiver, it is fit to receive the lightwave signal that shows unique identifier, and handle lightwave signal and obtain unique identifier, and by telecommunications network and server communication; And (c) provide Computer Database to server, it is relevant with the peculiar information of the corresponding object in the environment with unique identifier that this database configuration becomes, and server can conduct interviews and be configured to the customizing messages relevant with corresponding object downloaded at least one transceiver from database by communication network.This method also comprises at least one transceiver of configuration so that transmit the customizing messages of the corresponding object of being downloaded to the user.This method comprises that also transceiver is configured to produce earcon by (I) display message, (II) on graphic alphanumeric display comes transmission information, (III) sense of touch to represent or (IV) above-mentioned two or more mode, with telex network.In one embodiment of the invention, communication network is a telecommunications network.In another embodiment of the present invention, communication network is a radio area network.
An alternative embodiment of the invention comprises a kind of method, is used for transmitting flag certain information by communication network.This method comprises: (A) show the lightwave signal of unique identifier by at least one transmission in a plurality of marks, each mark is arranged on the position in the environment, and unique identifier is relevant with it, wherein to as if static or mobile, in the time of perhaps and when static and move; (B) receive lightwave signal by at least one transceiver from least one mark, each transceiver is configured to handle lightwave signal to obtain unique identifier; (C) send first radiofrequency signal by at least one transceiver to the computer network that comprises at least one computer server, first radiofrequency signal shows unique identifier, and at least one transceiver and computer network carry out wireless radio communication; (D) at least one server by computer network receives first radiofrequency signal from least one transceiver, at least one server is configured to (1) and obtains unique identifier from first radiofrequency signal, (2) handle unique identifier so that at least one server is linked to the Computer Database with information relevant with unique identifier, and (3) obtain information from database; (E) send second radiofrequency signal by at least one server at least one transceiver, second radiofrequency signal shows and the relevant handled database information of object in the environment; And (F) receive second radiofrequency signal from least one server by at least one transceiver, wherein at least one transceiver is configured to obtain handled database information from second radiofrequency signal, and makes handled database information pass to the user.In one embodiment of the invention, communication network is a telecommunications network.In another embodiment of the present invention, communication network is a radio area network.
From following explanation and appended claims, can further understand other embodiments of the invention, feature and advantage.
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Fig. 1 is the illustrative of one embodiment of the present of invention, and wherein computer server is in the position away from mark.
Figure 1A is the illustrative of one embodiment of the present of invention, and wherein computer server is in the position away from mark, and transceiver can activation tagging.
Fig. 2 is the illustrative of one embodiment of the present of invention, and wherein computer server is positioned near the mark part, promptly is in the same structure.
Fig. 2 A is the illustrative of one embodiment of the present of invention, and wherein computer server is near mark, promptly be in the same structure, and transceiver can activation tagging.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 3 A is the block diagram of one embodiment of the present of invention, and wherein transceiver can activation tagging.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram of one embodiment of the present of invention, and transceiver wherein is described.
Fig. 4 A is the block diagram of one embodiment of the present of invention, and wherein said transceiver can activation tagging.
In above each figure, similarly label is used for representing among some figure similar part on the similar or function.
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Accompanying drawing 1 an explanation embodiment who is used for telecommunication system 20 of the present invention, wherein wireless light wave radio-frequency (RF) transceiver 10 receives the lightwave signal A that comprises the unique identifier relevant with special object or position the environment from mark 12, mark 12 is configured to send the signal A that comprises identification code, wherein compare with other the similar mark in the environment, mark 12 has stronger signal.Mark 12 is infrared markers preferably, for example those reflectors of selling and further describe in United States Patent (USP) 5757530 at least with TALKING SIGNS .These TALKING SIGNS  marker ligands are set to the lightwave signal that sends the information of transmitting non-visual display.The preferably infrared speech message mark of mark 12.Mark 12 is arranged on the key point in the entire environment.Unique identifier is accurately oriented the accurate position of mark to wireless light wave transceiver 10.This identification code is used for weaving into automatically the index of location-based business information, makes these business can be by the user at any calls in a plurality of in the environment (mark) feature, and no matter indoors or the mark of outdoor locations in groups intensive.Transceiver 10 (for example radio telephone or PDA) is configured to receive the lightwave signal A that is sent and handles this signal to obtain the embedding code.Transceiver 10 also is configured to send and from antenna tower 16 received RF signal B, antenna tower 16 communicates with the computer server 18 that comprises at least one Computer Database to antenna tower 16 with wireless mode.The computer server 18 that is expressed as single computer among Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is interpreted as or for the single computer of configured for wireless communication or be the computer area net of configured for wireless communication.
In one embodiment of the invention, wireless server 18 be and other server between link system, generally be called the World Wide Web (WWW).Server 18 and transceiver 10 carry out interface by adopting radiofrequency signal B transmission information.Server 18 can the access computer database, the peculiar information of handled unique identifier is downloaded to transceiver 10 from this database, perhaps the Computer Database from be included in himself memory or from one or more Computer Databases that the website that the World Wide Web (WWW) is visited finds, download.In one embodiment, the handled unique identifier itself that transceiver 10 sends to server 18 is URL(uniform resource locator) (URL), and it is linked to the specific website that comprises the desired data library information.Handled unique identifier can also automatically be weaved into index with location-based business information on the server 18.The location-based business information that transceiver 10 is configured to download from server 18 passes to the user.The information of being transmitted is that the mark 12 of transmission lightwave signal A is peculiar.The mode of execution information transmission can be on the graphic alphanumeric display of assembly that may be transceiver 10 information to be shown as graph text or symbol by transceiver 10, perhaps the transmission of information can produce by transceiver 10 and can listen speech message to realize, perhaps realizes by this dual mode.
Should be appreciated that transceiver 10 is configured to communicate by telecommunications network 20 and server 18 addressable Computer Databases at least.Here, communication means that at least transceiver 10 can be uploaded to Computer Database with unique identifier by telecommunications network 20, obtains the information relevant with unique identifier therein, and relevant information is downloaded to transceiver 10.
Fig. 2 illustrates one embodiment of the present of invention, and wherein communication system 20 is radio area networks, and server 18 are computer networks, as being contained in the local area network (LAN) in the environment identical with set mark 12.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram, and the relation of each unit of communication system 20 is described.In described embodiment, three marks 12,12,12 are arranged in the environment.Each mark 12 sends lightwave signal repeatedly, as IR signal A, it shows the special object in the environment or the unique location-based identification code of position.Never isolabeling 12,12,12 receives IR signal A of transceiver 10 processing of a plurality of IR signal A, so that obtain the unique identifier of a specific markers 12.Transceiver 10 which IR signal A of processing are determined by three interactional factors at least at any given time: the relative power output of (1) competition mark 12,12,12, (2) from competition mark 12,12,12 relative distances to transceiver 10, and the light wave detector of (3) transceiver 10 is with respect to the angle of the IR signal A of each competition mark 12,12,12.For example, the user who holds transceiver (PDA) 10 can adjust factor (3), thereby PDA is pointed to a specific markers 12, and guarantees that the IR signal A of this mark 12 is processed.
Transceiver 10 adopts radio frequency (RF) signal B to transmit unique identifier by radio area network to server 18.As shown in Figure 3, the amphicheirality of radio communication allows the valid interface between transceiver 10 and the server 18.This interface allows unique identifier to be delivered to server 18 from transceiver 10, wherein be that index finds the database on the server 18 in the regional network that resides in server 18 with the code, perhaps be provided for inserting the URL address of the specific website on the World Wide Web (WWW), perhaps adopt above both.In case finish the index process, the location-based information relevant with the position of mark 12 or further feature can adopt RF signal B to download to transceiver 10 from server 18.Term " download " is intended to comprise computer protocol and/or computer routine and the subroutine that is necessary, their realize the sharing of information needed between server 18 and the transceiver 10.The information of this download then can pass to the user in certain desirable mode, for example the luminous pattern display by transceiver 10, cause producing audible signal such as can listening voice signal or sub-audible sound, represent or certain combinations of above three kinds of modes by transceiver 10 by the sense of touch such as braille.
With reference to Fig. 4, one embodiment of the present of invention are described, portable transceiver 10 can be hand-hold type or otherwise follow the user.Transceiver 10 can be equipped with assembly or module, as light wave receiver 30, be used for receiving for example simulation (code of frequency shift keying-FSK) for example.32 couples of signal A that send from mark 12 (not marking) of the processor/display module of transceiver 10 decode, wherein object or target or the out of Memory in the mark 12 sign environment.It is used that code after assembly 32 is handled then can be radio-frequency (RF) transceiver module 34.Radio-frequency (RF) transceiver module 34 provides ability with server 18 (not marking) interface for transceiver 10.
As mentioned above, the unique identifier of these high accuracy, pinpoint can use any in multiple wireless network (as IEEE802.11X), bluetooth or the packet radio telecom agreement (as GPRS).These codes that obtain like this can be as database address, from by telecommunication can with server, home server call location-based information, perhaps by use unique identifier as URL(uniform resource locator) (URL) directly visit be stored in location-based information on the Web site that is linked to the unique identifier that the hand-hold type transceiver received.Like this, the terminal use can operate hand-hold type transceiver 10 and receive the unique identifier that sends from mark 12, and hand-hold type transceiver 10 is downloaded the peculiar customized information of this mark according to this identification code, is used for showing and being used by the terminal use.The light wave receiver module 30 of transceiver 10 can be aforesaid TALKING SIGNS  receiver.
This system can use for people that eyesight is arranged or blind person.Can be familiar with this embodiment of the present invention that serves the blind person best by understanding mark 12, mark 12 sends the lightwave signal that has unique position code, can also send alternately repeated audible messages to light wave receiver module 30, referring to Fig. 4.The audible messages that repeats shows that also the position of each specific markers 12 and mark 12 are static, or mobile.
In some cases, for example communication system is used for (situation that for example interim Commercial Exhibition or mark 12 move in environment) when information is provided is being set temporarily, electric power can be by mancarried device, provide as removable rechargeable device (that is, for example storage battery or fuel cell).In addition, when illumination is enough to provide enough energy to produce and allows the required electric power of markers work, can adopt combining of Photovaltaic device and energy storing device.
When the user is positioned at from mark 12 more easily during the scope overhead sign of airport (for example near), the power requirement that mark 12 is used to send unique identifier is minimum.Another factor that reduces the power requirement of mark 12 is: the transmission per second of the burst of code needs not exceed twice.If mark 12 was in invalid non-emission mode before the information of request from mark 12, then power consumption further reduces.Can know from Figure 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A, in one embodiment of the invention, by the energy storage/energy producing unit such as battery, the perhaps energy storing device by communicating with Photovaltaic device, mark 12 can be configured to object from environment or the supply lines of position obtains electric power.Mark 12 kept dormant state before receiving activation signal C from the transceiver of revising 10.In an embodiment of the present invention, shown in Figure 1A, 2A and 3A, this be by the circuit of the circuit of configuration flag 12 and transceiver 10, make transceiver 10 can to mark send activation signal C (request signal) thus mark 12 is set to effective emission mode to be realized.In fact activation signal C can be light wave or radio frequency.Fig. 4 A illustrates one embodiment of the present of invention, can see that wherein transceiver 10 has light wave receiver module 30 and activation signal transmitter module 31.
In practice, the present invention can revise in a large number.Therefore, more than explanation is not to be intended to limit, and not should be understood to the present invention is limited to above-mentioned particular example yet.

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1. system, comprise the communication network of communicating by letter with Computer Database, at least one transceiver and a plurality of mark, each mark (i) is arranged on the object in the environment, unique identifier is relevant with it, wherein said static or mobile to liking, in the time of perhaps and when static and move, and (ii) be configured to send the lightwave signal that at least one shows described unique identifier, thereby described at least one transceiver is configured to receive described at least one lightwave signal, handle described lightwave signal to obtain described unique identifier, and communicate by communication network and described Computer Database, so that download and the relevant information of obtaining of described unique identifier.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described communication network is a telecommunications network.
3. system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described at least one transceiver also is configured to transmit the described information relevant with described unique identifier to the user at least.
4. system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described at least one transceiver is characterised in that and can carries or otherwise follow the user by hand.
5. system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described at least one transceiver also is configured to transmit the described information relevant with described unique identifier to the user at least.
6. the system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described communication network is a radio area network.
7. system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described at least one transceiver also is configured to transmit the described information relevant with described unique identifier to the user at least.
8. system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described at least one transceiver is characterised in that and can carries or otherwise follow the user by hand.
9. system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described at least one transceiver also is configured to transmit the described information relevant with described unique identifier to the user at least.
10. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described at least one mark also be configured to from or (a) supply lines, (b) energy storage/generation device or (c) can combine the energy storing device of work with Photovaltaic device and obtain electric power, and before receiving activation signal, keep dormant state from described at least one transceiver, and described at least one transceiver also is configured to send described activation signal to described at least one mark, so that make described at least one mark effective.
11. a method that is used for realizing by the communication network of communicating by letter with computer server the transmission of flag certain information, described method comprises:
A) by being set, a plurality of marks come a plurality of ad-hoc locations in the designated environment, each mark (i) is arranged on the object in the described environment, unique identifier is relevant with it, wherein said static or mobile to liking, in the time of perhaps and when static and move, and (ii) be configured to send the lightwave signal that at least one shows described unique identifier;
B) provide at least one mobile transceiver, its be fit to receive the described lightwave signal that shows described unique identifier, handles described lightwave signal obtaining described unique identifier, and by described communication network and described server communication; And
C) provide to described server and be configured to described unique identifier and the relevant Computer Database of the distinctive information of corresponding object described in the described environment, described server can conduct interviews and be configured to the described customizing messages relevant with described corresponding object downloaded to described at least one transceiver from described database by described communication network.
12. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described communication network is a telecommunications network.
13. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that also comprising described at least one transceiver of configuration, so that transmit the customizing messages of the described corresponding object of being downloaded to the user.
14. method as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that also comprising described transceiver is configured to show on graphic alphanumeric display that described information, (II) produce that earcon transmits described information, (III) sense of touch is represented or (IV) above-mentioned any two or more mode by (I), with described telex network.
15. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described communication network is a radio area network.
16. method as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that also comprising described at least one transceiver of configuration, so that transmit the customizing messages of the described corresponding object of being downloaded to the user.
17. method as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that also comprising described transceiver is configured to show on graphic alphanumeric display that described information, (II) produce that earcon transmits described information, (III) sense of touch is represented or (IV) above-mentioned any two or more mode by (I), with described telex network.
18. a method that is used for transmitting by communication network flag certain information, described method comprises:
(A) by at least one sends the lightwave signal that shows unique identifier in a plurality of marks, each mark is arranged on the object in the environment, and described unique identifier is relevant with it, wherein said to as if static or mobile, in the time of perhaps and when static and move;
(B) receive described lightwave signal by at least one transceiver from described at least one mark, each transceiver is configured to handle described lightwave signal to obtain described unique identifier;
(C) send first radiofrequency signal by at least one transceiver to the computer network that comprises at least one computer server, described first radiofrequency signal shows described unique identifier, and described at least one transceiver and described computer network carry out wireless radio communication;
(D) described at least one server by described computer network receives described first radiofrequency signal from described at least one transceiver, described at least one server is configured to (1) and obtains described unique identifier from described first radiofrequency signal, (2) handle described unique identifier so that described at least one server is linked to the Computer Database with information relevant with described unique identifier, and (3) obtain described information from described database;
(E) send second radiofrequency signal by described at least one server to described at least one transceiver, described second radiofrequency signal shows and the relevant handled database information of described object in the described environment; And
(F) receive described second radiofrequency signal by described at least one transceiver from described at least one server, wherein said at least one transceiver is configured to obtain described handled database information from described second radiofrequency signal, and makes described handled database information pass to the user.
19. method as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, described communication network is a telecommunications network.
20. method as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, described communication network is a radio area network.
21. system, comprise Computer Database, at least one transceiver and a plurality of mark, each mark (i) is arranged on the object in the environment, unique identifier is relevant with it, wherein said static or mobile to liking, in the time of perhaps and when static and move, and (ii) be configured to send the lightwave signal that at least one shows described unique identifier, thereby described at least one transceiver is configured to receive described at least one lightwave signal, handle described lightwave signal to obtain described unique identifier, and communicate by communication network and described Computer Database, so that download and the relevant information of the described unique identifier that obtains.
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