DE102004002686A1 - Contactless communication system, whereby a mobile communication unit has at least a wireless energy transmission unit for transmission of energy from the unit to a receiver in another unit so that the latter can be interrogated - Google Patents

Abstract

Contactless communications system comprises a mobile communication unit (H) and at least a unit (T), with the mobile communication unit capable of at least temporarily supplying energy to the unit so that it can extract information from it and transmit it via a communications network. To this end the unit has an energy transmitter (HSE), while the unit has a receiver (TEE). An independent claim is made for a method for contactless communication between a mobile communication unit and one or more units including transfer of energy to the one or more units in addition to data transfer.

Description

The The invention relates to systems for contactless detection and display and processing information about any real objects with the help of at least one mobile communication unit.

definitions

in the Within the scope of this patent specification the term "contactless", e.g. "contactless" communication system, as "without direct mechanical and / or electrical contact "interpreted.

in the The term "mobile unit", e.g. a "mobile communication unit" H, basically as in terms of a geostationary Coordinate system interpreted movable and / or network-independent operable unit.

State of the art

mobile Communication units, such as mobile phones or mobile State-of-the-art computers enable communication between a terminal over at least a telecommunications network, such as a landline or radio telephone network (analog phone, ISDN, GSM, UTMS) or a computer network (Internet, intranets, WANs, LANs, Wireless LANs, infrared), with one or more about the telecommunication network accessible terminals. Further is also the forwarding of messages and / or information between different telecommunication networks, such as between telephone networks and computer networks (ISDN and Internet), known to the expert.

A essential basic condition of all known telecommunication networks is the energy supply for the end devices involved, because it is without energy physically impossible to generate the necessary signals as a transmitter and / or as a receiver to process received signals. To this end, everyone known devices via a Power supply that is either integrated into the respective device is, such as a battery, an accumulator or a photocell, or from the outside is supplied via direct physical contact, such as with the original analog phone.

the Contactless energy transfer using electromagnetic is also a specialist Waves, such as radio or radio waves, are well known. radio waves in the range between about 1 MHz and 10 GHz, for example for contactless energy transfer and object identification in transponder systems according to the state of technology used. In all known transponder systems the energy transmitter over a permanent connection an energy supply network with energy. In the daily In practice, however, there are many use cases that require a locally independent recording of objects, their properties and states require to spot to be able to react directly to a given situation. To this Prior art transponder systems are unsuitable for this purpose, because of their dependency of at least one permanently installed energy supply in their potential Locations and areas of application are severely restricted.

the Contactless energy transfer in the form of optical is also a specialist Waves, for example, by infrared radiation and / or visible light the sun, which through matter, plants and animals on the Earth absorbs and into other forms of energy, such as heat or biochemical energy that is converted and stored is well known.

Also in photography, the case is unfavorable light through one - mostly a flash of light integrated into the camera itself - artificial light source generated, the reflection of which is sufficient on the objects to be imaged, to capture the image of the objects with the help of the camara. Known is also the integration of a camera without flash in one mobile communication unit, for example in a mobile phone built-in CCD camera.

in the However, energy transfer is unknown in the prior art from a mobile communication unit to any object as well as the at least temporary Storage of the transmitted Energy in the object and the use of the so transmitted and stored Energy to transfer information from the object to the mobile communication unit transferred to.

task

The The object of the present patent is to create any objects electronically with at least one mobile communication unit on site capture, the user on site information available about captured objects and immediately give the user the opportunity depending of captured Trigger actions on objects and / or perform.

Solution of the task

The present patent solves the problem with the help of a contactless communication system according to the preamble of claim 1, one Unit T according to the preamble of claim 89, a mobile communication unit T according to the preamble of claim 90, a unit D according to the preamble of claim 91, a unit E according to the preamble of claim 92, a generator according to the preamble of claim 93, one An analyzer according to the preamble of claim 94, a data formatter according to the preamble of claim 95, a parser according to the preamble of claim 96, and the methods for contactless communication according to the preamble of one of claims 97, 100 and 101.

in the In contrast to the prior art, a contactless communication system allows according to claim 1, the contactless transmission of energy to a unit T and the at least temporary storage the energy received in unit T at locations where it is permanently installed State-of-the-art systems, such as permanently installed transpoder readout systems, cannot be used.

1 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 1. A contactless communication system according to 1 consists of at least one mobile communication unit H and at least one unit T, mobile communication unit H comprising at least one transmission device HSE for transmitting energy E to unit T, and wherein unit T at least one reception device TEE for receiving those transmitted by mobile communication unit H via transmission device HSE Energy E includes.

The release after an energy transfer Claim 1 can both from mobile communication unit H as well are triggered by unit T. and either fully automatic, such as repeated in periodic Intervals, after detection of an environmental variable, such as an electromagnetic, mechanical or acoustic signals (a tone, a voice command) Detection of the other communication partner or based on at least one user interaction, such as pressing a button, an optical or acoustic signal, a spoken command, respectively.

2a and b illustrate the timing of the events in an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 1 and 1 , where in 2a mobile communication unit H and in 2 B Unit T triggers the energy transfer. After the energy transmission is triggered by the mobile communication unit H ( 2a ) sends mobile communication unit H via transmission device HSE energy E to unit T, unit T receives via reception device TEE at least part of the energy E (1) transmitted by mobile communication unit H and unit T stores the received energy for further processing steps. After triggering the energy transfer by unit T ( 2b (1) ), mobile communication unit H sends energy E to unit T via transmission device HSE, unit T receives at least part of the energy E (2) sent out by mobile communication unit H via receiving device TEE, and unit T stores the received energy for further processing steps.

• 1. mehrere und/oder alle mobilen Kommunikationseinheiten H₁,..., H_h Mittel zum Senden von Energie nach Anspruch 1 enthalten,
• 2. mehrere und/oder alle Sendevorrichtungen einer, mehrerer und/oder aller mobilen Kommunikationseinheiten H₁,..., H_h Mittel zum Senden von Energie nach Anspruch 1 enthalten,
• 3. mehrere und/oder alle Einheiten T₁,..., T_t Mittel zum Energieempfang nach Anspruch 1 enthalten,
• 4. mehrere und/oder alle Empfangsvorrichtungen einer, mehrerer und/oder aller Einheiten T₁,..., T_t Mittel zum Energieempfang nach Anspruch 1 enthalten, und/oder
• 5. mehrere einzelne Energieübertragungen nach Anspruch 1 von derselben mobilen Kommunikationseinheit H an dieselbe Einheit T erfolgen,
• 6. mehrere einzelne Energieübertragungen nach Anspruch 1 von verschiedenen mobilen Kommunikationseinheiten der mobilen Kommunikationseinheiten H₁,..., H_h an dieselbe Einheit T erfolgen,
• 7. mehrere einzelne Energieübertragungen nach Anspruch 1 von derselben mobilen Kommunikationseinheit H an verschiedene Einheiten der Einheiten T₁,..., T_t erfolgen,
• 8. mehrere einzelne Energieübertragungen nach Anspruch 1 von verschiedenen mobilen Kommunikationseinheiten der mobilen Kommunikationseinheiten H₁,..., H_h an verschiedene Einheiten der Einheiten T₁,..., T_t erfolgen.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that claim 1 also includes all cases in which

• 1. contain several and / or all mobile communication units H ₁ , ..., H _h means for transmitting energy according to claim 1,
• 2. contain several and / or all transmission devices of one, several and / or all mobile communication units H ₁ , ..., H _h means for transmitting energy according to claim 1,
• 3. contain several and / or all units T ₁ , ..., T _t means for receiving energy according to claim 1,
• 4. contain several and / or all receiving devices of one, several and / or all units T ₁ , ..., T _t means for receiving energy according to claim 1, and / or
• 5. several individual energy transfers according to claim 1 from the same mobile communication unit H to the same unit T,
• 6. several individual energy transmissions according to claim 1 from different mobile communication units of the mobile communication units H ₁ ,..., H _h to the same unit T,
• 7. several individual energy transfers according to claim 1 from the same mobile communication unit H to different units of the units T ₁ , ..., T _t ,
• 8. several individual energy transfers according to claim 1 from different mobile communication units of the mobile communication units H ₁ , ..., H _h to different units of the units T ₁ , ..., T _t .

On Contactless communication system according to claim 2 additionally allows the transmission of Information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H.

The triggering of an information transmission process according to claim 2 can be triggered both by mobile communication unit H and by unit T and either fully automatically, for example repeatedly in periodic time intervals, after detection of an environmental variable, such as an electromagnetic, mechanical or acoustic signal (a sound, one Voice commands), after detection of the other communication partner, or based on at least one user interaction, such as the actuation of a button, an optical or acoustic signal, a spoken command.

A power transmission from mobile communication unit H to unit T according to claim 1 the transfer of information in a contactless communication system according to claim 2 implicitly trigger.

3 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 2. A contactless communication system according to 3 consists of at least one mobile communication unit H and at least one unit T, mobile communication unit H first comprising at least one transmitter device HSE for transmitting energy E to unit T, secondly at least one receiver device HEI for receiving the information IT sent by unit T and thirdly means, to trigger an exchange of information with unit T, and wherein unit T comprises at least one receiving device TEE for receiving the energy E sent by mobile communication unit H via transmitting device HSE and secondly at least one transmitting device TSI for sending information IT to receiving device HEI of mobile communication unit H.

4 illustrates the timing of the events in an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 2 and 3 , After triggering an energy and / or information exchange, mobile communication unit H sends one of the 2a or 2 B via transmission device HSE energy E to unit T, unit T receives one of the 2a or 2 B via the receiving device TEE at least part of the energy E sent out by the mobile communication unit H, unit T stores the received energy for further processing steps, unit T determines information IT using the stored energy, unit T sends information IT via the sending device TSI to the mobile communication unit H (1 ), and mobile communication unit H receives information IT from unit T via receiving device HEI.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the one-time transmission of energy E from mobile communication unit H to unit T and of information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H after 4 can be iterated n times (n integer and 1 <n) in chronological order. The ith (i integer and 0 <i <n + 1) iteration can either transmit the same information IT or different information IT _i from iteration to iteration from unit T to mobile communication unit H. The time sequence for iterated transmission of partial information IT ₁ to IT _n is in 5 reproduced, with all optional steps are shown in dashed lines. The system repeats a total of n individual iterations 4 , with iterations 2 to n optionally not requiring a renewed triggering of the transmission process and / or renewed energy transmission.

On Contactless communication system according to claim 3 additionally allows contactless transmission the information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T, the transfer the information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T both before and / or after and / or during the transmission of information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H can take place. The transfer takes place at least part of the information IH before the transmission of at least one Part of the information IT, unit T can have at least part of information IT dependent determine IH from the information already received.

• 1. eine mobile Kommunikationseinheit H nach Anspruch 3 auch hsi (hsi ganzzahlig und 1 < hsi) verschiedene Sendevorrichtungen HSI₁,..., HSI_hsi enthalten kann,
• 2. eine Einheit T nach Anspruch 3 auch tei (tei ganzzahlig und 1 < tei) verschiedene Empfangsvorrichtungen TEI₁,..., TEI_tei enthalten kann.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that

• 1. a mobile communication unit H according to claim 3 can also contain hsi (hsi integer and 1 <hsi) different transmission devices HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _hsi ,
• 2. A unit T according to claim 3 can also contain tei (tei integer and 1 <tei) different receiving devices TEI ₁ , ..., TEI _tei .

6 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 3. A contactless communication system according to 6 consists of at least one mobile communication unit H and at least one unit T, mobile communication unit H firstly at least one transmission device HSE for transmitting energy E to unit T, secondly at least one transmission device HSI for transmitting information IT to unit T, thirdly at least one reception device HEI for receiving the information IT sent by unit T and fourthly means for triggering an exchange of information with unit T, and wherein unit T firstly at least one receiving device TEE for receiving the energy E sent by mobile communication unit H via transmitting device HSE, secondly a receiving device TEI for Receiving the information IH sent by the mobile communication unit H via the transmission device HSI, and thirdly comprises at least one transmission device TSI for sending information IT from the mobile communication unit H to the receiving device HEI.

7 illustrates the timing of events in an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 3 and 6 , the optional transmission of energy E and the transmission of information IH taking place in two mutually different transmission processes, and all optional steps being shown in dashed lines. After triggering a transmission process, mobile communication unit H optionally sends to one of the 2a or 2 B Energy E at unit T, unit T optionally receives at least part of the energy E emitted by mobile communication unit H via receiving device TEE and stores the received energy for further processing steps, mobile communication unit H sends information IH to unit T (1), unit via transmission device HSI T receives information IH via receiving device TEI, unit T determines - possibly with the aid of the stored energy and / or depending on received information IH - information IT, unit T sends information IT via transmitting device TSI to mobile communication unit H (2) and mobile communication unit H receives information IT from unit T via receiving device HEI.

8th illustrates the timing of the events in another incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 3 and 6 , the optional transmission of energy E and the transmission of information IH taking place in two mutually different transmission processes, and all optional steps being shown in dashed lines. After triggering a transmission process, mobile communication unit H optionally sends to one of the 2a or 2 B Energy E at unit T, unit T optionally receives at least part of the energy E emitted by the mobile communication unit H via the receiving device TEE and stores the received energy for further processing steps, unit T determines - possibly with the aid of the stored energy and / or as a function of the received one Information IH - information IT, unit T sends information IT via transmission device TSI to mobile communication unit H (1), mobile communication unit H receives information IT from unit T, mobile communication unit H determines information via receiving device HEI, mobile communication unit H sends information via transmission device HSI IH at unit T (2) and unit T receives information IH via receiving device TEI.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the one-time transmission of energy E and information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T and the transmission of information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H after 7 or 8th can be iterated n times (n integer and 1 <n) in chronological order. The ith (i integer and 0 <i <n + 1) iteration can either use the same information IT and / or IH or iteration to iteration different information IT _i and / or IH _i from unit T to mobile communication unit H or are transmitted from mobile communication unit H to unit T. The time sequence for iterated transmission of partial information IT ₁ to IT _n is in 9 reproduced, with all optional steps are shown in dashed lines. The system repeats a total of n individual iterations 7 or 8th , with iterations 2 to n optionally not requiring a renewed triggering of the transmission process, renewed energy transmission and / or transmission of the information IH _i . In a contactless communication system according to claim 4, either all the receiving and / or transmitting devices of the mobile communication unit H can be at least partially, in particular completely, different from one another and / or at least partially, in particular completely.

In a contactless communication system according to claim 5 can either all receiving and / or transmitting devices of unit T at least partially, especially completely, different from one another and / or at least partially, in particular Completely, be identical.

10a and b illustrate two alternative incarnations of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 4, wherein transmitting device HSE and receiving device HEI in 10a in two separate devices and in 10b are implemented within a common transmission and reception device HSE / HEI.

11a and b illustrate two alternative incarnations of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 5, wherein receiving device TEE and transmitting device TSI in 11a in two separate devices and in 11b are realized within a common transmitting and receiving device TEE / TEI.

12a , b and c illustrate three alternative incarnations of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 4, wherein transmitting device HSE, transmitting device HSI and receiving device HEI in 12a in three separate devices, in 12b in a common transmitter HSE / HSI and a separate receiver HEI and in 12c are implemented within a common transmission and reception device HSE / HSI / HEI.

13a , b and c illustrate three alternative incarnations of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 5, wherein receiving device TEE, receiving device TEI and transmitting device TSI in 13a in three separate devices, in 13b in a common receiving device TEE / TEI and a separate sending device TSI and in 13c are realized within a common transmitting and receiving device TEE / TEI / TSI.

It is for one skilled in the art will understand that each of the incarnations is one mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 4 with each of the incarnations of a unit T one contactless communication system can be combined according to claim 5 can.

The Advantages of at least partial merging of broadcast and / or Receiving devices in mobile communication unit H and / or Unit T include minimizing the number of components increase of reliability and Reduction in manufacturing costs, reduction in energy consumption, and / or the possibility Transfer energy and / or information within a process.

14 illustrates the timing of the events in an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 2 and 12b , wherein the transmission of energy E and information IH is carried out by the transmission device HSE / HSI within a transmission process. After an information exchange has been triggered, mobile communication unit H sends energy E together with information IH to unit T (1) via the transmission device HSE / HSI, unit T receives at least part of the energy E transmitted by mobile communication unit H via reception device TEE and stores the received energy, unit T receives information IH via receiving device TEI, unit T determines - possibly with the aid of the stored energy and, depending on information IH - information IT, unit T sends information IT via transmitting device TSI to mobile communication unit H (2), and mobile communication unit H receives via Receiving device HEI information IT from unit T.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the one-time transmission of energy E and information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T and the transmission of information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H after 14 can be iterated n times (n integer and 1 <n) in chronological order. The ith (i integer and 0 <i <n + 1) iteration can either use the same information IT and / or IH or iteration to iteration different information IT _i and / or IH _i from unit T to mobile communication unit H or are transmitted from mobile communication unit H to unit T. The time sequence for iterated transmission of partial information IT ₁ to IT _n is in 15 reproduced, with all optional steps are shown in dashed lines. The system repeats a total of n individual iterations 14 , with iterations 2 to n optionally not requiring a renewed triggering of the transmission process, renewed energy transmission and / or renewed transmission of the information IH _i .

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the one or more transmission of energy E and information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T and the transmission of information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H according to one of the 7 and 8th also with the single or multiple transmission of energy E and information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T and the transmission of information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H after 14 can be combined.

Claims 6 to 17 concern additional ones optional means of mobile communication unit H.

A mobile communication unit H according to claim 6 contains hsv (hsv integer and 0 <hsv) storage devices HSV ₁ , ..., HSV _hsv in order to store at least permanently programmed and / or programmable information IP, at least one storage device of the storage devices HSV ₁ ,. .., HSV _hsv can be an integral part of mobile communication unit H as well as removable from mobile communication unit H. If information IP is available in digital form, it is particularly advantageous for at least one storage device of the storage devices HSV ₁ ,..., HSV _hsv as volatile and / or non-volatile digital storage, such as a RAM, ROM, PROM, EEPROM, hard disk realize that is either permanently installed in mobile communication unit H or can be removed from mobile communication unit H, such as a chip card, a cassette, a CD, a removable hard disk or a memory card (memory card or memory stick). It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that claim 6 also includes all cases in which at least two storage devices of the storage devices HSV ₁ , ..., HSV _{hsv are implemented} according to different principles.

A mobile communication unit H according to claim 7 contains hev (hev integer and 0 <hev) input devices HEV ₁ , ..., HEV _hev to enter information IM1, such as one single key, several keys or an entire keyboard, information IM1 being entered by the time sequence of the key presses of the user. One of the input _devices HEV ₁ , ..., HEV _hev can be, for example, a microphone in combination with a speech analysis unit, which allows the user to enter information IM1 in the form of spoken language. One of the input _devices HEV ₁ , ..., HEV _hev can, for example, comprise means for detecting the movement of an object and _converting it into information IP, such as a computer mouse, a computer pen or a graphics tablet. One of the input _devices HEV ₁ , ..., HEV _hev can, for example, comprise means for recognizing movements of an object and / or a body part of the user and _converting them into information IP. One of the input _devices HEV ₁ , ..., HEV _hev can, for example, include means for recognizing the handwriting of the user and _converting it into information IP.

A mobile communication unit H according to claim 8 contains hav (hav integer and 0 <hav) output devices HAV ₁ , ..., HAV _hav to output information. One of the output devices HAV ₁ ,..., HAV _hav can, for example, contain means for visually outputting information, such as an LED, several LEDs or an entire array of LEDs, a monitor, a projector or a printer. One of the output devices HAV ₁ ,..., HAV _hav can contain, for example, means for acoustically outputting information, such as a loudspeaker, a voice output, a tone generator or a tone sequence generator. One of the output devices HAV ₁ , ..., HAV _hav can, for example, contain means for mechanically outputting information, such as a mechanical vibration generator (vibrator).

A mobile communication unit H according to claim 9 contains means to determine information IH independently or as a function of information IP and / or information IM1. If information IP and / or IM1 is available in digital form, information can be implemented, for example, by a permanently programmable or a programmable logic circuit which is able, firstly, to obtain information IP from at least one storage device of the storage devices HSV ₁ ,..., HSV read _hsv and / or _receive information IM1 from at least one input device of the input _devices HEV ₁ , ..., HEV _hev and secondly from information IP and / or information IM1 or another information source, such as one or more devices for measuring one or several physical quantities to determine information IT.

• 3. Informationen IT, Informationen IH, Informationen IP und/oder Informationen IM1 auszugeben (Anspruch 10),
• 4. unabhängig oder in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IT, Informationen IH, Informationen IP und/oder Informationen IM1 Informationen IM2 einzugeben (Anspruch 11), und
• 5. unabhängig oder in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IP, Informationen IH, Informationen IP, Informationen IM1 und/oder Informationen IM2 Informationen IH2 zu bestimmen (Anspruch 12).

Claims 10 to 12 allow mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system

• 3. Output information IT, information IH, information IP and / or information IM1 (claim 10),
• 4. to enter independently or as a function of information IT, information IH, information IP and / or information IM1 information IM2 (claim 11), and
• 5. to determine independently or as a function of information IP, information IH, information IP, information IM1 and / or information IM2 information IH2 (claim 12).

16a 10 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 10, wherein the mobile communication unit H has a transmitting device HS for transmitting energy E and information IH to unit T, a receiving device HE for receiving information IT from unit T and an output device HAV such as an LCD monitor.

16b illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 10 in combination with claim 11, wherein mobile communication unit H a transmitting device HS for sending energy E and information IH to unit T, a receiving device HE for receiving information IT from unit T, an output device HAV, such as an LCD monitor, and an input device HEV, such as a keyboard.

17 illustrates the timing of the events in an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 12, wherein all optional steps are shown in dashed lines. After triggering an information exchange, mobile communication unit H offers the user the option of entering information IM1, mobile communication unit H determines information IH independently or as a function of information IM1 and information IP, mobile communication unit H sends energy E to unit T (1), unit via transmission device HSE T receives at least part of the energy E emitted by the mobile communication unit H via the receiving device TEE and stores the received energy for further processing steps, mobile communication unit H sends information IH via the sending device HSI to unit T (2), unit T receives information IH via the receiving device TEI, Unit T determines - if necessary with the aid of the stored energy and / or as a function of received information IH - information IT, unit T sends information IT via transmission device TSI to mobile communication unit H (3), and Mobile communication unit H receives information IT from unit T via receiving device HEI, mobile communication unit H outputs information IT, information IH, information IP and / or information IM1, mobile communication unit H offers the possibility independently or as a function of information IT, information IH, information Enter IP and / or information IM1 information IM2, and mobile communication unit H determines information IH2 independently or as a function of information IP, information IH, information IP, information IM1 and / or IM2.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that individual processing steps can also be interchanged in their chronological order. For example, mobile communication unit H can also determine information IH after energy E has been sent to unit T, or information IM2 can be input before the information is output. Furthermore, as in 14 described, energy E and information IH can also be transmitted together in one process.

If Information IT unit T cannot uniquely identify a contactless communication system according to one of claims 11 to 12 the possibility for the user offer, from a lot of different, including through information IT given options select one or more and thereby unit T closer to determine.

A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 13 contains hve (hve integer and 0 <hve) permanently installed or removable analog and / or digital processing units HVE ₁ , ..., HVE _hve (eg: a computer CPU) and / or hps (hps integer and 0 <hps) permanently installed or removable permanently programmed and / or programmable analog and / or digital memories HPS ₁ , ..., HPS _hps , advantageously at least one memory HPS of the memories HPS ₁ , ..., HPS _hps contains means for firstly storing at least one program and secondly _reading out and / or writing at least data, and at least one of the processing units HVE ₁ , ..., HVE _hve contains means for firstly _reading out at least one program from at least the memory HPS , secondly to execute the read program and thirdly to read data from at least one of the memories HPS ₁ , ..., HPS _hps and / or to at least one of the memories HPS ₁ , ..., HPS _hps write (claim 14).

18 14 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 14, wherein the mobile communication unit H a transmission device HS for transmitting energy E and information IH to unit T, a reception device HE for receiving information IT from unit T, a storage device HSV and Processing unit HVE comprises.

A Processing unit according to one of claims 13 to 14 can be both analog and / or be implemented digitally. An analog processing unit can, for example, be suitable for an analog input signal to transform to an analog filtered analog output signal. An analog and digital processing unit can, for example be suitable for digitizing an analog input signal and output in the form of a digital signal. A digital processing unit can for example be suitable for a first digital Input signal with a second digital input signal after a digital function to process a digital output signal.

A permanently installed processing unit and / or a permanently installed one Storage is particularly advantageous because it is clearly a mobile Communication unit H can be assigned. This allows, for example information associated with clearly mobile communication unit H. to process and / or store, such as unit identifiers, Owner IDs, user IDs, user rights, data and Programs.

A removable processing unit and / or removable memory is particularly beneficial as it is not clearly a mobile Communication unit H can be assigned. This allows, for example Process and / or store information that is not clearly more mobile Communication unit H are assigned, such as owner identifiers, User IDs, user rights, personal data and programs.

A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 15 includes at least one mobile phone and / or at least one modem. An incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 15 for example a mobile radio telephone (e.g. a cell phone) or a mobile data processing device (e.g .: a personal digital assistant (PDA), palmtop, laptop, notebook, etc.) with a radio modem, which contains additional means to access his Send radio antenna energy E to unit T, information if necessary Send IH to unit T and receive information IT from unit T.

A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 16 includes at least one mobile computer. A Incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless one Communication system according to claim 16, for example, a mobile Computing device (e.g .: a cell phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), palmtop, laptop, notebook, etc.), which additional Contains means to - as in claims 1 to 15 described - energy To send E to unit T, information IH to unit if necessary T to send and receive information IT from unit T.

A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 17 is in a mobile object, such as e.g .: a portable building, a vehicle, an airplane, a ship, a caravan, one Residential container, a satellite, a spaceship, a space station, a mobile computer, a mobile phone. Thereby, claims are covered 17 also the cases from that one hand the relative position of the mobile communication unit H to that changed mobile object and the relative position of the mobile communication unit H cannot be changed to the mobile item, i.e. that mobile communication unit H is permanently mounted within the mobile object (e.g. a built-in car phone or board radio).

Claims 18 to 28 concern additional optional Average of unit T.

A unit T of a contactless communication system can either not have its own energy supply and can therefore rely solely on the energy E received by the mobile communication unit H, such as, for example: a transponder or a partially reflecting carrier of an optical pattern (bar code, characters, letters) , or tev (tev integer and 0 <tev) have their own power supplies TEV ₁ , ..., TEV _tev , such as a connection to a power grid, a battery, an accumulator, a solar cell, etc.), which have at least a part of the energy required.

19a illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 18, wherein unit T a receiving device TE for receiving energy E and / or information IH from mobile communication unit H, a transmitting device TS for sending information IT to mobile communication unit H and a own energy supply TEV, such as a battery, an accumulator or a photocell.

• 1. thermische Energie, z.B.: durch die Körperwärme eines lebenden Wesens,
• 2. mechanische Energie, z.B.: piezoelektrisch oder durch Beschleunigung mindestens eines Teiles eines toten Körpers oder eines lebenden Wesens,
• 3. elektromagnetische, optische und/oder photovoltaische Energie, z.B.: durch Sonnenenergie,
• 4. chemische, elektrochemische und/oder biochemische Energie, z.B.: durch Verbrennung (Oxydation) oder mit Hilfe einer aufladbaren oder nicht aufladbaren Batterie
• 5. Kernenergie, z.B.: durch Kernspaltung und/oder Kernfusion erzeugt und in eine für Einheit T nutbare Form umgewandelt wird.

Claim 19 characterizes the energy generation by energy supply TEV of a unit T according to claim 18 with its own energy supply, the primary energy in at least one energy supply, for example, by

• 1. thermal energy, for example: through the body heat of a living being,
• 2. mechanical energy, for example: piezoelectric or by accelerating at least a part of a dead body or a living being,
• 3. electromagnetic, optical and / or photovoltaic energy, for example: by solar energy,
• 4. chemical, electrochemical and / or biochemical energy, for example: by combustion (oxidation) or with the aid of a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery
• 5. Nuclear energy, for example: generated by nuclear fission and / or fusion and converted into a form that can be nutied for unit T.

A Unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 20 contains Means to set at least one environment variable, for example one physical quantity (intensity, frequency, Phase, temperature, pressure, wind force, Current, voltage, Resistance, capacitance, inductance, Field strength Flow quantity) a (bio-) chemical quantity (concentration, Partial concentration (s), substance type, quantity, composition, Reactivity, Reaction speed), a mechanical variable (length, width, height, area, volume, Material type, level), to be measured at least once and depending on the measured value or the measured values to determine at least one environment variable information IT. Includes Claim 20 expressly Both internal environment variables relative to unit T, such as: the temperature or electromagnetic field strength in one place of unit T, as well as external environment variables relative to unit T, such as: the temperature or humidity of the environment outside from unit T.

For one It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that claim 20 also includes all cases in which unity T contains one or more built-in or removable measuring devices to tuv (tuv integer and 0 <tuv) Environment variable n (tuv) (n (tuv) integer and 0 <n (tuv)) times measure, and information IT depending on at least one part of the measured values to determine at least a part of the measured environmental variables.

A built-in measuring devices is particularly advantageous since it is clearly assigned to a unit T. can be. This allows, for example, the environment variables measurable by unit T. to be clearly defined at the time of manufacture, without this the possibility there is to be modified.

A removable measuring device is particularly beneficial since it is not unique to one entity T can be assigned. This allows, for example, the measuring devices of unit T after its manufacture to be exchanged with it Unit T to measure various environmental variables, which one other measuring device require.

A unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 21 contains tsv (tsv integer and 0 <tsv) storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _tsv in order to store permanently programmed and / or programmable information ITSV ₁ , ..., ITSV _itsv , whereby at least one of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _{tsv can be a} fixed component of unit T and can also be removed from unit T, and each individual storage device can be implemented according to its own principle. If information ITSV _i (i integer and 0 <i <itsv) is available in digital form, it is particularly advantageous for storage device ITSV _i as volatile and / or non-volatile digital memory, such as a RAM, ROM, PROM, EEPROM, hard disk realize that is either permanently installed in unit T or can be removed from unit T, such as a chip card, a cassette, a CD, a removable hard disk or a memory card (memory card or memory stick). However, at least one of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _tsv can also be implemented in the form of a patterned partially reflecting surface or a mechanically patterned surface (for example: a roller of a barrel organ).

19b 21 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 21, wherein unit T is a receiving device TE for receiving energy E and / or information IH from mobile communication unit H, a transmitting device TS for sending information IT to mobile communication unit H and a Storage device includes TSV.

A Fixed storage device is particularly advantageous because it can be clearly assigned to a unit T. This allows it, for example uniquely assigned information to unit T. store, such as unit, owner or user IDs, User rights, data and programs.

A removable storage device is particularly advantageous because it cannot be clearly assigned to a unit T. This allows it, for example, to store information that is not unique Unit T are assigned, such as owner, user identifiers, User rights, personal Data and programs.

• 1. Informationen IT zu bestimmen (Anspruch 23),
• 2. mindestens Informationen ITSV aus mindestens einer der Speichervorrichtungen TSV₁,..., TSV_tsv auszulesen und Informationen IT in Abhängigkeit von Informationen ITSV, und mit Informationen ITSV implizit auch in Abhängigkeit der in Speichervorrichtung TSV gespeicherten gemessenen Informationen IM und/oder der empfangenen Informationen IH, zu bestimmen (Anspruch 24),
• 3. Informationen IH aus Empfangsvorrichtung TE auszulesen und Informationen IT in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IH zu bestimmen (Anspruch 25).

A unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 22 includes means for storing at least part of the information measured according to claim 20, the information IT to be sent and / or the received information IH in at least one of the storage devices TSV. This makes it possible, for example, to measure several individual values of one or more environment variables over a longer period of time and to store them in storage devices TSV ₁ ,... TSV _tsv and to finally transmit the measured values in the form of information IT to mobile communication unit H at a later point in time , where, for example, information IH specifies the environment variable whose measured values are to be transmitted and information IT contains the measured values of the specified environment variable. A unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 23 contains at least tve (tve integer and 0 <tve) permanently installed or removable analog and / or digital processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve (eg: a computer CPU), at least one of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve contains means to

• 1. to determine information IT (claim 23),
• 2. Read out at least information ITSV from at least one of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _tsv and information IT as a function of information ITSV, and with information ITSV implicitly also as a function of the measured information IM and / or the received information stored in storage device TSV IH information to be determined (claim 24),
• 3. Read information IH from receiving device TE and determine information IT as a function of information IH (claim 25).

19c 24 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 24, wherein unit T is a transmission and reception device TS / TE for receiving energy E and / or for receiving information IH from mobile communication unit H and / or for transmitting information IT to mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV, and a processing unit TVE connected to both the transmitting and receiving device TS / TE and the storage device TSV.

19d 24 illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 24, wherein unit T is a receiving device TE for receiving energy E and / or information IH from mobile communication unit H, a transmitting device TS for sending information IT to mobile communication unit H, a memory direction TSV for storing information ITSV, and a processing unit TVE connected to both the transmission device TS and the reception device TE and also to the storage device TSV.

A permanently installed processing unit is particularly advantageous since it can be clearly assigned to a unit T. This allows it, for example the skills the processing unit of unit T clearly during the To determine the manufacturing process, without the possibility a later change consists.

A removable processing unit is particularly advantageous because it cannot be clearly assigned to a unit T. This allows it, for example processing unit at a later time to be replaced by a technically improved version to improve performance from unit T to increase.

A Processing unit according to one of claims 23 to 25 can be both analog and / or be implemented digitally. An analog processing unit can, for example, be suitable for an analog input signal to transform to an analog filtered analog output signal. An analog and digital processing unit can, for example be suitable for digitizing an analog input signal and output in the form of a digital signal. A digital processing unit can for example be suitable for a first digital Input signal with a second digital input signal after a digital function to process a digital output signal.

Unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 26 contains means to control at least one processing unit TVE by tp (tp integer and 0 <tp) programs TP ₁ , ..., TP _tp .

A unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 27 comprises means for storing at least one of the programs TP ₁ , ..., TP _tp in at least one of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _tsv , at least one processing unit of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve of unit T contains means for firstly reading out at least one of the programs TP of the stored programs TP ₁ , ..., TP _tp from at least one storage device TSV of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _tsv and second, to run Program TP.

20a 27 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 27, wherein unit T is a transmitting and receiving device TS / TE for receiving energy E and / or for receiving information IH from mobile communication unit H and / or for transmitting information IT to mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV and program TP, and a processing unit TVE connected to both transmitting and receiving device TS / TE and to storage device TSV.

20b 27 illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 27, wherein unit T is a receiving device TE for receiving energy E and / or information IH from mobile communication unit H, a transmitting device TS for sending information IT to mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV and program TP, and a processing unit TVE which is connected both to the sending device TS and to the receiving device TE and to the storage device TSV.

For one It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that claim 27 also includes all cases in which each the tve (tve integer and 0 <tve) Processing units of unit T contains means to tp (tve) (tp (tve) integer and 0 <tp (tve)) Programs of the stored programs from the storage device TSV read out and execute.

In a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 28, at least one processing unit TVE of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve of unit T contains means for _converting at least part of the results determined by the processing unit TVE in at least one storage device of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ... to save TSV _tsv .

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that claim 28 also includes all cases in which each of the tve (tve integer and 0 <tve) processing units of unit T contains means for converting their results into tsv (tve) (tsv (tve) integer and 0 <tsv (tve)) in at least one storage device of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _tsv .

unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 29 contains means for information IT from at least one - possibly saved - result to determine at least one processing unit.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that claim 29 also includes all cases in which unit T comprises means for extracting information IT from all — possibly stored — results of the tve (tve integer and 0 <tve) to determine processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve from unit T.

• 1. Komprimierung, Expandierung, Verschlüsselung und/oder Entschlüsselung der empfangenen, zu sendenden, gespeicherten und/oder zu verarbeitenden Informationen an sich (Anspruch 30), sowie
• 2. Mittel von mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H zur Komprimierung und/oder Verschlüsselung (Anspruch 31) und zur Expandierung und/oder Entschlüsselung (Anspruch 32), und
• 3. Mittel von Einheit T zur Komprimierung, Expandierung, Verschlüsselung und/oder Entschlüsselung (Anspruch 33)

mindestens eines Teiles der jeweils empfangenen, zu sendenden, gemessenen, gespeicherten und/oder zu verarbeitenden Informationen.Claims 30 to 33 relate to the

• 1. Compression, expansion, encryption and / or decryption of the received, to be sent, stored and / or processed information itself (claim 30), and
• 2. Means of mobile communication unit H for compression and / or encryption (claim 31) and for expansion and / or decryption (claim 32), and
• 3. Means of unit T for compression, expansion, encryption and / or decryption (claim 33)

at least part of the information received, to be sent, measured, stored and / or processed.

21a illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 31 in combination with claim 32, wherein mobile communication unit H a transmission device HS for transmitting energy E and / or information IH to unit T, an encryption device HVS for encrypting at least a part the information IH to be sent to unit T, a receiving device HE for receiving information IT from unit T, and a decryption device HES for decrypting at least part of the information IT received from unit T.

21b illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 31 in combination with claim 32, wherein mobile communication unit H a transmitting device HS for transmitting energy E and / or information IH to unit T, a receiving device HE for receiving information IT of unit T, an encryption and decryption device HVES for encrypting at least a part of the information IH to be sent to unit T and for decrypting at least a part of the information IT received from unit T.

22a illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 33, wherein unit T is a receiving and transmitting device TE / TS for receiving energy E and / or possibly encrypted information IH from mobile communication unit H and for sending possibly encrypted information IT to mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV and program TP, a processing unit TVE connected to storage device TSV and encryption / decryption device TVES, and an encryption / decryption device TVES integrated in reception and transmission device TE / TS for decoding at least a part of the information IH received by the mobile communication unit H and / or for encrypting at least a part of the information IT to be sent to the mobile communication unit H.

22b illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 33, wherein unit T a receiving device TE for receiving energy E and / or possibly encrypted information IH from mobile communication unit H, a decryption device TES integrated in receiving device TE for decrypting a possibly encrypted portion of the information IH received by the mobile communication unit H, an encryption device TVS integrated in the transmission device TS for encrypting at least part of the information IT to be sent to the mobile communication unit H, a transmission device TS for sending possibly encrypted information IT to the mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV and program TP, one with storage device TSV, receiving and decoding device TE / TES and encryption Encryption and transmission device TVS / TS connected processing unit TVE.

23a illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 33, wherein unit T is a receiving and transmitting device TE / TS for receiving energy E and / or possibly encrypted information IH from mobile communication unit H and for sending possibly encrypted information IT to mobile communication unit H, an encryption / decryption device TVES connected to reception and transmission device TE / TS and processing unit TVE for decrypting at least part of the information IH received by mobile communication unit H and for encrypting at least part of the information to be sent to mobile communication unit H. Information IT, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV and program TP, and a processing unit TVE connected to storage device TSV and encryption / decryption device TVES.

23b illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contact Loose communication system according to claim 33, wherein unit T a receiving device TE for receiving energy E and / or possibly encrypted information IH from mobile communication unit H, a decryption device TES connected to receiving device TE and processing unit TVE for decrypting a possibly encrypted portion of the mobile communication unit H received information IH, an encryption device TVS connected to the transmission device TS and processing unit TVE for encrypting at least part of the information IT to be sent to the mobile communication unit H, a transmission device TS for sending possibly encrypted information IT to the mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV for storing Information ITSV and Program TP, a processing associated with storage device TSV, decryption device TES and encryption device TVS unit includes TVE.

24a illustrates the construction of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 33, wherein unit T a receiving and transmitting device TE / TS for receiving energy E and / or possibly encrypted information IH from mobile communication unit H and for sending encrypted if necessary Information IT to mobile communication unit H, an encryption / decryption device TVES integrated in processing unit TVE for decrypting at least part of the information IH received by mobile communication unit H and for encrypting at least part of the information IT to be sent to mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV Storage of information ITSV and program TP, and includes a processing unit TVE connected to storage device TSV and transmitting and receiving device TE / TS.

24b illustrates the construction of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 33, wherein unit T a receiving device TE for receiving energy E and / or possibly encrypted information IH from mobile communication unit H, a decryption device TES integrated in processing unit TVE for decrypting the encrypted Share of the information IH received by the mobile communication unit H, an encryption device TVS integrated in the processing unit TVE for encrypting at least part of the information IT to be sent to the mobile communication unit H, a transmission device TS for sending possibly encrypted information IT to the mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV and program TP, and a processing connected to storage device TSV, receiving device TE and transmitting device TS unit includes TVE.

25a illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 33, wherein unit T is a receiving and transmitting device TE / TS for receiving energy E and / or information IH from mobile communication unit H and for sending information IT to mobile communication unit H, an encryption / decryption device TVES integrated in the processing unit TVE for decrypting at least a part of the information read from the storage device TSV and for encrypting at least a part of the information to be written in the storage device TSV, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV and program TP, and a processing unit TVE connected to the storage device TSV and the transmitting and receiving device TE / TS.

25b illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 33, wherein unit T a receiving device TE for receiving energy E and / or possibly encrypted information IH from mobile communication unit H, a decryption device TES integrated in processing unit TVE for decrypting at least one Part of the information read out from the storage device TSV, an encryption device TVS integrated in the processing unit TVE for encrypting at least a part of the information to be written in the storage device TSV, a transmission device TS for sending possibly encrypted information IT to the mobile communication unit H, a storage device TSV for storing information ITSV and Program TP, and a decryption device TES and encryption device TVS with storage device TSV, receive vo direction TE and transmitter device TS connected processing unit TVE.

It is for an expert obvious that claims 30 to 33 also the case comprises that mobile Communication unit H and / or unit T includes means to at least part of the decryption and / or encryption program-controlled by processing unit HVE or processing unit To perform TVE.

Claims 34 to 46 characterize the physical principles of energy and / or In Formation transmission between mobile communication unit H and unit T. A contactless communication system according to claim 34 contains means to transmit at least a part of the energy from mobile communication unit H to unit T by the temporal and / or spatial change of a physical quantity. A contactless communication system according to claim 35 contains means to transmit at least part of the information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T by changing a physical quantity over time and / or location.

On Contactless communication system according to claim 36 contains means by at least part of the information IT from unit T to the mobile communication unit H by the temporal and / or local change to transfer a physical quantity.

In a contactless communication system according to any one of claims 34 to 36 can be at least one for energy and / or information transmission used time and / or location variable physical quantity for example an electromagnetic field strength, optical intensity, acoustic Can be amplitude or mechanical tension.

• 1. zur Informationsübertragung dieselbe zeitlich und/oder örtlich veränderliche physikalische Größe sowie zur Energieübertragung eine andere zeitlich und/oder örtlich veränderliche physikalische Größe verwendet wird,
• 2. daß zur Energie- und Informationsübertragung dieselben zeitlich und/oder örtlich veränderliche physikalische Größe verwendet wird.
• 3. zur Energie- und/oder Informationsübertragung die Kombination von pg (pg ganzzahlig und 0 < pg) verschiedene zeitlich und/oder örtlich veränderliche physikalische Größen verwendet werden.

Claims 34 to 36 also include the cases that

• 1. the same temporally and / or spatially changeable physical quantity is used for information transmission and another temporally and / or spatially changeable physical quantity is used for energy transmission,
• 2. that the same temporally and / or spatially variable physical quantity is used for energy and information transmission.
• 3. the combination of pg (pg integer and 0 <pg) different temporally and / or spatially changeable physical quantities are used for energy and / or information transmission.

In a contactless communication system according to one of claims 37 to 38 comprise mobile communication unit H means to at least a property of at least one wave W, e.g. its duration, temporal Pulse sequence, amplitude, frequency or phase, depending of those to be transferred Information IH to modulate and modulate modulated wave MW Wave MW to send to unit T (claim 37), and unit T means to at least part of the modulated wave MW from the mobile communication unit H receive, and information IH by demodulating the from mobile communication unit H received part of the modulated Wave MW to determine (claim 38).

Especially The use of a time and / or location variable is advantageous electromagnetic field strength in the form of a radio or microwave (claim 39), since after the state of the art with very little circuit complexity can be realized.

at Use of an electromagnetic field strength in the form of a radio or Microwave according to claim 39, it is particularly advantageous to transmit the To generate energy in an electromagnetic resonant circuit an antenna into a temporally and spatially changing electromagnetic Convert field, which is independent of the transmitter by at least a transmission medium to the recipient spreads, and part of the electromagnetic field on the Receiver side through Electromagnetic induction (claim 40) in a receiving antenna into a time-varying electromagnetic Convert signal (e.g. current or voltage) and if necessary in the receiving device of the recipient in a suitable form, such as for example an electrical field (e.g. using a capacitor) or a magnetic field (e.g. using a coil) save and for to provide further processing steps.

The Choice of carrier frequency the wave W depends on the required range, the one to be transmitted Amount of energy and / or information and the properties of the transmission medium.

long-wave Radio waves in the range from 1 Hz to 1 MHz are particularly suitable for energy and / or information transmission over long distances.

Shortwave Radio waves in the range from 1 MHz to 1 GHz and microwaves in the range from 1 GHz to 100 GHz are particularly suitable for energy and / or Information transfer over short Distances.

Especially It is also advantageous to use an optical that changes over time and / or location field strength in the form of an optical wave (claim 41) since it, for example in the form of a laser beam, can be emitted very directionally and so that the location of unit T is determined and / or unit T is dependent of their location can be targeted.

When using an optical field strength in the form of an optical wave according to claim 41, it is particularly advantageous to generate the energy to be transmitted in an electro-optical light source, such as a light bulb, a discharge lamp, an LED or a laser diode if to be bundled in a suitable manner by additional optical elements to form a directed beam, which automatically propagates from the transmitter through at least one transmission medium to the receiver, and part of the optical field on the receiver side by an optical absorber, such as a photo element, a black one Convert surface by absoption (claim 42) into a form suitable for unit T, for example into electrical or magnetic energy, and optionally in the receiving device of the receiver in a suitable form, such as an electrical field (for example: with the aid of a capacitor) or a magnetic field (e.g. using a coil), save it and make it available for further processing steps. Claim 42 also includes the case that the wave absorbed by unit T was not previously transmitted by mobile communication unit H. Instead, at least part of the wave absorbed by unit T can also be part of the natural electromagnetic radiation, for example solar radiation.

On Contactless communication system according to claim 42 also includes the case that mobile communication unit H is a mobile phone with a built-in camera and flash light, being unfavorable light the flash light the object to be photographed for the duration of the exposure illuminated, and the camera and others that of the one to be photographed Object receives reflected light and stores.

The Choice of the optical carrier frequency depends on the required range, the one to be transmitted Amount of energy and / or information and the properties of the transmission medium or the transmission media and the required local Resolution.

long-wave Optical waves in the infrared range are particularly easy to use to produce electro-optical components according to the prior art and have a relatively low energy consumption.

Due to their shorter wavelength, short-wave optical waves in the visible and uv range are particularly suitable for precise focusing on small areas, as a result of which smaller units T can be distinguished from one another. Unit T of a contactless communication system according to claim 43 contains means for absorbing at least a part W _{a of} a received wave W and / or modulated wave MW, for example from mobile communication unit H, and at least a part of the energy of the absorbed part W _a in the form to emit a new wave W _e . A unit T according to claim 43 can be, for example, a fluorescent substance that absorbs light of an incident optical wavelength and re-emits the absorbed energy in the form of a second optical wave. Claim 44 describes the special case of the reflection of an incident wave at unit T.

In a contactless communication system according to one of claims 45 to 46, unit T comprises means for assigning at least one property to at least one emitted wave W _e , for example: its duration, temporal pulse sequence, amplitude, frequency or phase, depending on the information to be transmitted IT modulate modulated wave MW _e , and send modulated wave MW _e to mobile communication unit H (claim 45), and mobile communication unit H means to receive at least a part of the modulated wave MW _e from unit T, and information IT by demodulating the part of the modulated wave MW _e received from unit T (claim 46).

A Unit T according to claim 44 in combination with claim 45 can for example a white one surface own, on which with a different color (e.g. black) Pattern is applied so that the surface light incident from unit T as a function of that applied to the surface Pattern locally modulates reflected.

It is advantageous to use at least one of the carrier frequencies To choose waves so that she not with absorption of the transmission medium or the transmission media coincide, otherwise a significant portion of the broadcast Energy in a transmission medium can be absorbed and does not reach the recipient. So is it in transfer advantageous via air, for example, molecular resonances of oxygen, Avoid nitrogen and / or water. So it is with the transmission through vegetable or animal tissue, particularly advantageous et al Avoid water absorption resonances.

It is advantageous on the one hand, each of the transmission processes, i.e. the transfer of Energy E from mobile communication unit H to unit T, the transmission of information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T and the transmission of information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H, independent of the other two according to their own physical transmission principle to realize so that the transfers preferably little influence or disturb each other.

on the other hand it is advantageous to post two of the transmissions or all three transmissions to implement the same physical principle to make components to save and thereby reduce costs and reliability to increase.

Claims 47 to 49 relate to the coding or decoding of the mobile communication unit H and / or unit T stored and processed or between mobile communication unit H and unit T transmitted information as well Means for their coding or decoding in a mobile communication unit H (claim 48) and / or unit T (claim 49).

Claims 50 to 55 characterize further optional means of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system.

A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 50 Means for making optical patterns (such as barcodes, graphic characters, Logos) and / or alphanumeric characters (such as letters, Numbers, special characters, words, sentences, etc.), or acoustic signals (tones, Voice commands, fluent spoken language) to be recognized automatically. These funds can be used for Hardware example, in Form of a pattern recognition circuit, or software, in In the form of a pattern recognition program.

A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 51 Means to exchange information between mobile communication unit H and unit T either fully automatically or by at least one activity at least one button or by at least one electromagnetic, trigger optical and / or acoustic signal.

Automatic triggering, for example, is particularly advantageous when a minimum field strength of an electromagnetic carrier frequency is detected, a minimum intensity of an optical and / or acoustic signal or a spoken command. A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to one of claims 52 to 53 contains means for, for example, depending on at least the information received from unit T IT ha (ha integer and 0 <ha) actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha trigger (claim 52), wherein the triggering of at least one action of the actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha can be done either fully automatically or after manual input of information IM2 (claim 53), and wherein at least one action of the actions HA ₁ ,. .., HA _ha can depend on all mobile communication unit H at the time of the triggering of the action in question.

A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 54 contains means to carry out at least a part of at least one action of the actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha .

A contactless communication system according to claim 55 additionally comprises at least one second mobile or stationary mobile communication unit H2, which contains means for carrying out at least part of at least one action of the actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha .

All stored in mobile communication unit H and / or unit T. and processed or between mobile communication unit H, unit T transferred Information can are available in both analog and digital form. It is special advantageous, digital information in a number system on one to represent any basis zs (sz integer and zs> 1) (claim 56).

For the uniform interpretation of the information by mobile communication unit H and unit T, it is of course particularly advantageous to use the same number system with the same basis in both mobile communication unit H and unit T. When using digital information, it is particularly advantageous to use a binary number system, since binary numbers can be represented with little effort by bistable physical states. Other particularly advantageous number systems are the decimal (zs = 10) or hexadecimal (zs = 16) number system. A mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to one of claims 57 to 58 contains at least hns (hns integer and 0 <hns) transmission devices HNS ₁ , ..., HNS _hns , wherein mobile communication unit H via at least one of the transmission devices HNS ₁ , .. ., HNS can _{send hns} information to ns (ns integer and 0 <ns) networks (claim 57), and / or at least hne (hne integer and 0 <hne) receiving devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _hne , being a mobile communication unit H at least one of said receiving apparatuses HNE _1, ..., HNE _hne information from ne (ne integer and 0 <ne) may receive network (claim 58).

26 57 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 57, wherein the mobile communication unit H is a transmitting device HS for transmitting energy E and / or information IH to unit T, a receiving device HE for receiving information IT from unit T, a Sending device HNS for sending information INS to network H, an output device HAV and an input device HEV.

27 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system Claim 58, wherein the mobile communication unit H is a transmitting device HS for transmitting energy E and / or information IH to unit T, a receiving device HE for receiving information IT from unit T, a transmitting device HNS for sending information INS to network N, a receiving device HNE for receiving information INE from network N, an output device HAV and an input device HEV.

Especially it is advantageous to use a (i.e. hns = 1) transmitter HNS to send information to multiple networks because it has the Reduced number of necessary components and thus reliability elevated and lowers production costs.

Especially it is advantageous to use a (i.e. hne = 1) receiving device HNE to receive information from multiple networks as it the number of necessary components is reduced and thus the reliability elevated and lowers production costs.

• 1. mindestens zwei Vorrichtungen der Sendevorrichtungen HNS₁,..., HNS_hns und Empfangsvorrichtungen HNE₁,..., HNE_hne entweder vollständig oder teilweise identisch sind (Anspruch 59),
• 2. mindestens eine der Sendevorrichtungen HNS₁,..., HNS_hns mit mindestens einer der Sendevorrichtungen HSE₁,..., HSE_hse, HSI₁,..., HSI_hsi und Empfangsvorrichtungen HEI₁,..., HEI_hei entweder vollständig oder teilweise identisch sind (Anspruch 60),
• 3. mindestens eine der Empfangsvorrichtungen HNE₁,..., HNE_hne mit mindestens einer der Sendevorrichtungen HSE₁,..., HSE_hse, HSI₁,..., HSI_hsi und Empfangsvorrichtungen HEI₁,..., HEI_hei entweder vollständig oder teilweise identisch sind (Anspruch 61).

Claims 59 to 61 relate to special cases of Claims 57 to 58 in which

• 1. at least two devices of the _transmitting devices HNS ₁ , ..., HNS _hns and receiving devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _{hne are} either completely or partially identical (claim 59),
• 2. at least one of the _{transmitting devices} HNS ₁ , ..., HNS _hns with at least one of the _{transmitting devices} HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _hse , HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _hsi and receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _hei are either completely or partially identical (claim 60),
• 3. at least one of the receiving devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _hne with at least one of the _{sending devices} HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _hse , HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _hsi and receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _hei are either completely or partially identical (claim 61).

28 59 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 59, wherein the mobile communication unit H is a transmitting device HS for transmitting energy E and / or information IH to unit T, a receiving device HE for receiving information IT from unit T, a Transmitting and receiving device HNSE for sending and receiving information IN to or from network N, an output device HAV and an input device HEV.

29 59 illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 59, wherein the mobile communication unit H is a transmitting and receiving device HSE for sending energy E and / or information IH to unit T and for receiving information IT from unit T, a transmitting and receiving device HNSE for sending and receiving information IN to or from network N, an output device HAV and an input device HEV.

30 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 61, wherein the mobile communication unit H a transmitting and receiving device HS / HNSE for sending energy E and / or information IH to unit T and for sending and receiving information IN on or of network N, a receiving device HE for receiving information IT from unit T, an output device HAV and an input device HEV.

31 illustrates the structure of an alternative incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 61, wherein the mobile communication unit H is a transmitting and receiving device HSE / HNSE for sending energy E and / or information IH to unit T, for receiving information IT from unit T and for sending and receiving information IN to or from network N, an output device HAV and an input device HEV.

The integration of at least a part of at least one of the _{transmitting devices} HNS ₁ , ..., HNS _hns and at least a part of at least one of the receiving devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _hne into at least one shared sub-unit is particularly advantageous, since this means the number of necessary components can be reduced, reliability increased and production costs reduced.

The complete integration of at least one of the _{transmitting devices} HNS ₁ , ..., HNS _hns and at least one of the receiving _devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _hne into a combined transmitting and receiving device HNS / HNE, which contains means, is particularly advantageous Send information to ns (ns integer and 0 <ns) different networks and secondly to receive information from ne (ne integer and 0 <ne) different networks.

The complete integration of all _{transmitting devices} HNS ₁ , ..., HNS _hns and all receiving _devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _hne into a combined transmitting and receiving device HNS / HNE, which contains means for firstly _informa, is particularly advantageous to send ns (ns integer and 0 <ns) different networks and secondly to receive information from ne (ne integer and 0 <ne) different networks.

It is particularly advantageous if mobile communication unit H comprises means in order to offer the user at least one option to select at least one of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _ns and / or N ₁ , ..., N _ne .

It is particularly advantageous if the mobile communication unit H comprises means for selecting at least one of the networks N ₁ ,..., N _ns and / or N ₁ ,..., N _ne based on at least one characteristic of the connection between the mobile communication unit H and the networks N ₁ , ..., N _ns and / or N ₁ , ..., N _ne , for example the quality of the connection or the transmission bandwidth.

In a contactless communication system according to claim 62, communication takes place between the mobile communication unit H and at least one network N of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _ns and N ₁ , ..., N _ne at least via a carrier frequency TF _N with bandwidth BTF _N and the communication between mobile communication unit H and unit T at least over a carrier frequency TF _T with bandwidth BTF _T , the overlap between frequency band FB _N with bandwidth BTF _N around carrier frequency TF _N and frequency band FB _T with bandwidth BTF _T around carrier frequency TF _T either exceeds or falls below a predetermined limit.

Claim 62 encompasses both the case in which the two frequency bands FB _N and FB _T essentially match, and the case in which the two frequency bands FB _N and FB _T overlap at least partially, and the case in which one of the two frequency bands FB _N and FB _T completely cover the other, as well as the case where the two frequency bands FB _N and FB _{T are} practically completely separated from one another.

31 illustrates an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62, wherein the transmitting and receiving device HSE / HNSE of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one antenna A (not shown), and wherein the communication between the mobile communication unit H and at least one network N der Networks N ₁ , ..., N _ns and / or N ₁ , ..., N _ne and the communication between the mobile communication unit H and unit T takes place with the aid of wireless radio technology, and wherein the mobile communication unit H is used for communication with the network N and for Communication with unit T uses the same antenna A.

29 62 illustrates an alternative incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62, wherein the transmitting and receiving unit HSE of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one antenna A1 (not shown), and wherein the transmitting and receiving unit HNSE of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one antenna A2 contains (not shown), and wherein the communication between the mobile communication unit H and the network N and the communication between the mobile communication unit H and the unit T takes place with the aid of wireless radio technology, and wherein the mobile communication unit H uses the antenna A1 for communication with the unit T and for communication with Network N antenna A2 used.

28 62 illustrates an alternative incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62, wherein the transmitting and receiving device HNSE of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one antenna A (not shown), and wherein the transmitting device HS of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one optical transmitter OS ( not shown), and wherein the receiving device HE of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one optical receiver OE (not shown), and wherein the communication between the mobile communication unit H and the network N takes place with the aid of wireless radio technology via antenna A, and wherein the communication between the mobile communication unit H and unit T takes place optically via transmitter OS and receiver OE.

27 62 illustrates an alternative incarnation of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62, wherein the transmission device HS and / or the reception device HE of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one antenna A (not shown), and wherein the transmission device HNS of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one optical transmitter OS contains (not shown), and wherein the receiving device HNE of the mobile communication unit H contains at least one optical receiver OE (not shown), and wherein the communication between the mobile communication unit H and the network N takes place optically via the transmitter OS and the receiver OE, and wherein the Communication between the mobile communication unit H and unit T takes place with the aid of wireless radio technology via antenna A.

In an alternative embodiment, not shown, of a mobile communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62, the mobile communication unit H contains at least one optical transmitter OS, wherein the Communication from the mobile communication unit H to the network N and the communication from the mobile communication unit H to the unit T takes place optically, and the mobile communication unit H uses the same optical transmitter OS to send the communication to the network N and to send the communication to the unit T.

In an alternative incarnation of a mobile, not shown Communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62 mobile communication unit H at least one optical receiver OE, the communication from network N to mobile communication unit H and the communication from unit T to a mobile communication unit H takes place optically, and being a mobile communication unit H for receiving communication from network N and for receiving the communication from unit T the same optical receiver OE used.

In an alternative incarnation of a mobile, not shown Communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62 mobile communication unit H at least one optical transmitter OS and at least one optical receiver OS, the communication between mobile communication unit H and network N as well as the Communication between mobile communication unit H and unit T takes place optically, and being a mobile communication unit H to send communication to network N and to send the Communication at unit T uses the same optical transmitter OS, and wherein mobile communication unit H for receiving the communication from network N and to receive communication from unit T the same optical receiver OE used.

In an alternative incarnation of a mobile, not shown Communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62 mobile communication unit H at least two optical transmitters OS1 and OS2, the communication from mobile communication unit H to network N as well as communication from a mobile communication unit H to unit T takes place optically, and being a mobile communication unit H for sending the communication to network N optical transmitter OS1 as well as for sending the communication to unit T optical transmitter OS2 used.

In an alternative incarnation of a mobile, not shown Communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62 mobile communication unit H at least two optical receivers OE1 and OE2, the communication from network N to mobile communication unit H and the communication from unit T to a mobile communication unit H takes place optically, and being a mobile communication unit H for receiving communication from network N optical receiver OE1 and for receiving communication from unit T optical receiver OE2 used.

In an alternative incarnation of a mobile, not shown Communication unit H of a contactless communication system according to claim 62 mobile communication unit H at least two optical transmitters OS1 and OS2 and at least two optical receivers OE1 and OE2, the Communication between the mobile communication unit H and the network N and the communication between the mobile communication unit H and unit T takes place optically, and being a mobile communication unit H for sending the communication to network N optical transmitter OS1 as well as for sending the communication to unit T optical transmitter OS2 used, and being mobile communication unit H for receiving the communication of network N optical receiver OE1 and for receiving the communication from unit T optical receiver OE2 used.

A contactless communication system according to one of claims 63 to 64 additionally contains o (o integer and 0 <o) objects O ₁ , ..., O _o , at least one object O of objects O ₁ , ..., O _o at least one Unit T is assigned according to one of claims 1 to 62.

• 1. mindestens ein Objekt O der Objekte O₁,..., O_o mit mindestens einer Einheit E der Einheiten E₁,..., E_e identisch ist,
• 2. mindestens einem Objekt O to (to ganzzahlig und 0 < to) Einheiten T₁,..., T_to zugeordnet sein können, wobei jede der Einheiten T₁,..., T_to nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 62 geartet ist,
• 3. jedem Objekt O_i (i ganzzahlig und 0 < i < o + 1) der Objekte O₁,..., O_o to(i) (to(i) ganz zahlig und 0 < to(i)) Einheiten T₁,..., T_to(i) zugeordnet sein können, wobei für jedes i jede der Einheiten T₁,..., T_to(i) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 62 geartet ist.

Claims 63 to 64 also include the cases that

• 1. at least one object O of objects O ₁ , ..., O _{o is} identical to at least one unit E of units E ₁ , ..., E _e ,
• 2. At least one object O to (to integer and 0 <to) units T ₁ , ..., T _to can be assigned, each of the units T ₁ , ..., T _{to being of} one of claims 1 to 62 is
• 3. each object O _i (i integer and 0 <i <o + 1) of objects O ₁ , ..., O _o to (i) (to (i) integer and 0 <to (i)) units T ₁ , ..., T _{to (i)} can be assigned, wherein for each i each of the units T ₁ , ..., T _{to (i) is of} one of claims 1 to 62.

• 1. mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IT – Informationen IHE zu bestimmen und Informationen IHE an eine Einheit E zu übertragen (Anspruch 63),
• 2. mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IT – Informationen IHD zu bestimmen und Informationen IHD an eine Einheit D zu übertragen und Einheit D Informationen IHD von mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H zu empfangen und in Informationen ID mindestens nach einem Teil der empfangenen Informationen IHD und/oder von empfangenen Informationen IHD abgeleiteten Informationen zu suchen (Anspruch 64),
• 3. Einheit E – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IHE und/oder IDE – Informationen IEH zu bestimmen und Informationen IEH an mobile Kommunikationseinheit H zu übertragen (Anspruch 65),
• 4. Einheit D – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IHD und/oder IED und/oder dem Suchresultat – Informationen IDH zu bestimmen und Informationen IDH an mobile Kommunikationseinheit H zu übertragen (Anspruch 66),
• 5. Einheit D – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IHD und/oder IED und/oder dem Suchresultat – Informationen IDE zu bestimmen und Informationen IDE an Einheit E zu übertragen (Anspruch 67),
• 6. Einheit E – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit von Informationen IHE und/oder IDE – Informationen IED zu bestimmen und Informationen IED an Einheit E zu übertragen (Anspruch 68).

A contactless communication system according to one of claims 63 to 68 allows it

• 1. mobile communication unit H — possibly determining IT information IHE as a function of information and transmitting information IHE to a unit E (claim 63),
• 2. Mobile communication unit H - possibly as a function of information IT-In to determine formations IHD and to transmit information IHD to a unit D and to receive unit D information IHD from mobile communication unit H and to search in information ID for at least part of the received information IHD and / or information derived from received information IHD (claim 64 )
• 3. Unit E — optionally depending on information IHE and / or IDE — to determine information IEH and to transmit information IEH to mobile communication unit H (claim 65),
• 4. Unit D - possibly as a function of information IHD and / or IED and / or the search result - to determine information IDH and to transmit information IDH to mobile communication unit H (claim 66),
• 5. Unit D - possibly as a function of information IHD and / or IED and / or the search result - to determine information IDE and to transmit information IDE to unit E (claim 67),
• 6. Unit E - if necessary as a function of information IHE and / or IDE - to determine information IED and to transmit information IED to unit E (claim 68).

• 1. Informationen IH von mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H an Einheit T,
• 2. Informationen IT von Einheit T an mobile Kommunikationseinheit H,
• 3. Informationen IHD von mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H an Einheit D,
• 4. Informationen IHE von mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H an Einheit E,
• 5. Informationen IDH von Einheit D an mobile Kommunikationseinheit H,
• 6. Informationen IEH von Einheit E an mobile Kommunikationseinheit H
• 7. Informationen IDE von Einheit D an Einheit E, und/oder
• 8. Informationen IED von Einheit E an Einheit D

A contactless communication system according to one of claims 69 to 72 additionally consists of n (n integer and 0 <n) networks N ₁ , ..., N _n , the respective transmitter (S) and the respective receiver (Em) transmitting from

• 1. Information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T,
• 2. Information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H,
• 3. Information IHD from mobile communication unit H to unit D,
• 4. Information IHE from mobile communication unit H to unit E,
• 5. Information IDH from unit D to mobile communication unit H,
• 6. Information IEH from unit E to mobile communication unit H
• 7. Information IDE from unit D to unit E, and / or
• 8. Information IED from unit E to unit D

Contain means to transfer the respective information from the respective transmitter S (= T, H, D or E) to the respective receiver Em (= T, H, D or E) via n (S, Em) = nse (nse integer and 0 <nse) to transmit networks of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _n , optionally at least one of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _n and N ₁ , ..., N _ns and N ₁ , ... , N _{ne can} consist of several subnetworks (claim 70), and optionally at least part of one of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _n and N ₁ , ..., N _ns and N ₁ , ..., N _{ne can be} a computer network (such as: the Internet or an intranet) (claim 71), and optionally at least part of one of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _n and N ₁ , ..., N _ns and N ₁ , ..., N _{ne can be} a cell phone network according to the prior art (such as: GSM or UMTS) (claim 72).

It is particularly advantageous if unit E also has an output device EAV contains to, for example, additional information about the object via the output device EAV O to display.

32 63 illustrates an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H and a unit E of a contactless communication system according to claim 63, wherein the mobile communication unit H contains a transmitting and receiving device HSE to send energy E and / or information IH to unit T, information IT from unit T. receive and send information IHE to unit E, and wherein unit E contains a receiving device EE to receive information IHE from mobile communication unit H.

33 65 illustrates an alternative incarnation of a mobile communication unit H and a unit E of a contactless communication system according to claim 65, wherein the mobile communication unit H contains a transmitting and receiving device HSE to send energy E and / or information IH to unit T, information IT from unit T. to receive, send information IHE to unit E and receive information IEH from unit E, and wherein unit E contains a transmission and reception device ESE to receive information IHE from mobile communication unit H and to send information IEH to mobile communication unit H.

34 illustrates an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H and a unit E of a contactless communication system according to claim 63 in combination with claim 69, wherein mobile communication unit H contains a transmission and reception device HSE / HNSE to send energy E and / or information IH to unit T. To receive information IT from unit T and to send information IHE via network N to unit E, and wherein unit E contains a receiving device ENE for receiving information IHE via network N from mobile communication unit H.

35 65 illustrates an alternative incarnation of a mobile communication unit H and a unit E of a contactless communication system according to claim 65 in combination with claim 69, wherein mobile communication unit H contains a transmitting and receiving device HSE to send energy E and / or information IH to unit T, Information IT from unit T to receive, send information IHE via network N to unit E and receive information IEH via network N from unit E, and wherein unit E contains a transmitting and receiving device ENSE to receive information IHE via network N from mobile communication unit H and information To send IEH via network N to mobile communication unit H.

36 illustrates the timing in an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to one of claims 63 and 65, wherein optional steps are shown in dashed lines. In 36 there is first a transmission of energy E and / or information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T and information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H according to one of claims 1 to 62 and / or 2 . 4 . 5 . 7 . 8th . 9 . 14 and or 15 described transmission principles, then mobile communication unit H sends information IHE directly or via network N to unit E (1), unit E receives directly and / or via network N which carries information IHE sent by mobile communication unit H, unit E - possibly depending on received information Information IHE - an action EA, unit E sends information IEH directly or via network N to mobile communication unit H (2), mobile communication unit H receives directly or via network N the information IEH sent by unit E, and mobile communication unit H carries - if necessary depending on information IT and IEH - an action HA out.

An incarnation of a contactless communication system according to one of claims 63 and 65 and 35 and 36 , can be used, for example, for remote control of unit E by mobile communication unit H, object O being identical to unit E or different from unit E. In this application, unit E stores the available actions of unit E in relation to object O, mobile communication unit H receives an - unambiguous or ambiguous - identification of object O with information IT, sends this identification in information IHE ₁ to unit E, unit E. receives information IHE ₁ , searches on the basis of the information IHE ₁ received from mobile communication unit H for available actions relating to object O and sends the available actions from unit E in relation to object O to mobile communication unit H, mobile communication unit H receives information in information IEH IEH and represents the possible actions on output device HAV, the user selects one or more of these actions, mobile communication unit H reads in the user's choice, determines the commands to be executed by unit E and sends the commands to be carried out to unit E in information IHE ₂ , Unit E recom ngt information IHE ₂ of mobile communication unit H and executes the information specified by IHE ₂ Commands corresponding actions, optional unit E transmits the result of the actions in information IEH ₂ to mobile communication unit H.

On Contactless communication system according to claim 64 allows, firstly mobile communication unit H - depending, if necessary of information IT information Transfer IHD to a unit D. and second, unit D after at least part of the received IHD information and / or information derived from received IHD Information accessible in unit D. Search information ID (claim 64).

• 1. direkt und/oder indirekt via mindestens einer Kommunikationsverbindung und/oder mindestens einem Netzwerk auf Informationen ID zuzugreifen und/oder
• 2. direkt und/oder indirekt via mindestens einer Kommunikationsverbindung und/oder mindestens einem Netzwerk in Informationen ID mindestens nach einem Teil der Informationen IHD zu suchen und gegebenenfalls von Einheit D' das Suchresultat zu empfangen.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that information ID can be stored both within unit D and on another unit D ', as long as unit D contains means to

• 1. Access information ID directly and / or indirectly via at least one communication link and / or at least one network and / or
• 2. Search directly and / or indirectly via at least one communication link and / or at least one network in information ID for at least part of the information IHD and, if appropriate, receive the search result from unit D '.

On Contactless communication system according to claim 64 in combination with claim 66 allows unit D - possibly depending on the Search results - information To transmit IDH to mobile communication unit H.

37 illustrates an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H and a unit D of a contactless communication system according to claim 64 in combination with claim 66 and in combination with claim 69, wherein mobile communication unit H contains a transmission and reception device HSE / HNSE for energy E and / or information Send IH to unit T, receive information IT from unit T, send information IHD via network N to unit D and receive information IDH via network N from unit D, and wherein unit D contains a transmitting and receiving device DNSE to Receive information IHD via network N from mobile communication unit H and send information IDH via network N to mobile communication unit H, and unit D contains means for searching in information ID for at least part of the information IHD and information IDH - depending, if necessary of the search result - to be determined.

An incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 64 in combination with claim 66 and in combination with claim 69 and 37 , can be used, for example, to display information about object O by mobile communication unit H. In this case, unit D has access to the information about object O available in information ID, mobile communication unit H receives an - unambiguous or ambiguous - identification of object O with information IT, sends this identification in information IHD to unit D, unit D searches in information ID after object O and in information IDH sends at least part of the available information about object O to mobile communication unit H, mobile communication unit H outputs the received information about object O on output device HAV. In addition, mobile communication unit H can optionally offer the user the option of requesting further information about object O from unit D, whereupon mobile communication unit H requests the relevant information from unit D, unit D searches for the requested information in information ID and, if appropriate, the information found is sent to mobile communication Unit H sends, mobile communication unit H receives the requested information from unit D and outputs it to output device HAV.

It is for one skilled in the art obviously knows that of the previous paragraph any flow of information described can often be iterated and also applied to other objects can be assigned to each of which a separate unit T is assigned.

38 illustrates the timing in an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 64 in combination with claim 66 and in combination with claim 69, with optional steps being shown in dashed lines. In 38 there is first a transmission of energy E and / or information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T and information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H according to one of claims 1 to 62 and / or 2 . 4 . 5 . 7 . 8th . 9 . 14 and or 15 described transmission principles, then mobile communication unit H sends information IHD directly or via network N to unit D (1), unit D receives directly and / or via network N the information IHD sent by mobile communication unit H, unit D searches for at least some of the information IDH in information ID, unit D determines - possibly depending on the search result - information IDH, unit D sends information IDH directly or via network N to mobile communication unit H (2), mobile communication unit H receives the data sent by unit D directly or via network N. Information IDH, and mobile communication unit H carries out an action HA, possibly depending on information IT and IDH.

On Contactless communication system according to claim 64 in combination with claim 67 allows unit D - possibly depending on the Search results - information Determine IDE and transmit information IDE to unit E.

39 illustrates an incarnation of a mobile communication unit H and a unit D of a contactless communication system according to claim 64 in combination with claim 69, wherein mobile communication unit H contains a transmission and reception device HSE / HSE to send energy E and / or information IH to unit T. To receive information IT from unit T, to send information IHD via network N to unit D, and wherein unit D contains a transmitting and receiving device DNSE, firstly to receive information IHD via network N from mobile communication unit H, secondly in information ID to search for at least part of the information IHD and / or information ID accessible from information IHD in unit D, thirdly to determine information IDE - possibly depending on the search result - and fourth to send information IDE via network N to unit E, and wherein unit E pre-receives direction ENE contains to receive information IDE via network N from unit D, and wherein unit E contains an output device EAV to output IDE information, possibly depending on information.

40 illustrates the timing in an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 64 in combination with claim 69, wherein optional steps are shown in dashed lines. In 40 there is first a transmission of energy E and / or information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T and information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H according to one of claims 1 to 62 and / or 2 . 4 . 5 . 7 . 8th . 9 . 14 and / or 15 described transmission principles, then mobile communication unit H sends information IHD directly or via network N to unit D (1), unit D receives directly and / or via network N the information IHD sent by mobile communication unit H, unit D searches for at least a part of the information IDH in information ID, unit D determines - possibly depending on the search result - information IDE, unit D sends information IDE directly or via network N to unit E (2), unit E receives directly or via network N that of unit D said The information IDE, and unit E outputs at least some of the information IDE and / or information derived from information IDE to output device EAV.

• 1. jede Informationsübertragung in einem kontaktlosen Kommunikationssystem nach einem der Ansprüche 63 bis 72 auch in mehreren Einzelübertragungen erfolgen kann, und
• 2. jeder der Ansprüche 63 und 64 auch den Fall umfaßt, daß mobile Kommunikationseinheit H und Einheit T Mittel enthalten, um Informationen IH in ih (ih ganzzahlig und 0 < ih) Blöcken IH₁,..., IH_ih von mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H in ih Einzelübertragungen an Einheit T zu übertragen,
• 3. jeder der Ansprüche 63 und 64 auch den Fall umfaßt, daß mobile Kommunikations einheit H und Einheit T Mittel enthalten, um Informationen IT in it (it ganzzahlig und 0 < it) Blöcken IT₁,..., IT_it von Einheit T in it Einzelübertragungen an mobile Kommunikationseinheit H zu übertragen,
• 4. Anspruch 63 auch den Fall umfaßt, daß mobile Kommunikationseinheit H und Einheit E Mittel enthalten, um Informationen IHE in ihe (ihe ganzzahlig und 0 < ihe) Blöcken IHE₁,..., IHE_ihe von mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H in ihe Einzelübertragungen an Einheit E zu übertragen,
• 5. Anspruch 64 auch den Fall umfaßt, daß mobile Kommunikationseinheit H und Einheit D Mittel enthalten, um Informationen IHD in ihd (ihd ganzzahlig und 0 < ihd) Blöcken IHD₁,..., IHD_ihd von mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H in ihd Einzelübertragungen an Einheit D zu übertragen,
• 6. Anspruch 65 auch den Fall umfaßt, daß mobile Kommunikationseinheit H und Einheit E Mittel enthalten, um Informationen IEH in ieh (ieh ganzzahlig und 0 < ieh) Blöcken IEH₁,..., IEH_ieh von Einheit E in ieh Einzelübertragungen an mobile Kommunikationseinheit H zu übertragen,
• 7. Anspruch 66 auch den Fall umfaßt, daß mobile Kommunikationseinheit H und Einheit D Mittel enthalten, um Informationen IDH in idh (idh ganzzahlig und 0 < idh) Blöcken IDH₁,..., IDH_idh von Einheit D in idh Einzelübertragungen an mobile Kommunikationseinheit H zu übertragen,
• 8. Anspruch 67 auch den Fall umfaßt, daß Einheit D und Einheit E Mittel enthalten, um Informationen IDE in ide (ide ganzzahlig und 0 < ide) Blöcken IDE₁,..., IDE_ide von Einheit D in ide Einzelübertragungen an Einheit E zu übertragen,
• 9. Anspruch 68 auch den Fall umfaßt, daß Einheit D und Einheit E Mittel enthalten, um Informationen IED in ied (ied ganzzahlig und 0 < ied) Blöcken IED₁,..., IED_ied von Einheit E in ied Einzelübertragungen an Einheit D zu übertragen
• 10. Die unter einem der Punkte 1 bis 9 dieser Aufzählung genannten Einzelinformationsübertragungen in verschiedener zeitlicher Reihenfolge erfolgen können.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that

• 1. each information transmission in a contactless communication system according to one of claims 63 to 72 can also take place in several individual transmissions, and
• 2. each of claims 63 and 64 also includes the case that mobile communication unit H and unit T contain means for information IH in ih (ih integer and 0 <ih) blocks IH ₁ , ..., IH _ih of mobile communication unit H to transmit individual transmissions to unit T in it,
• 3. each of claims 63 and 64 also includes the case that mobile communication unit H and unit T contain means for information IT in it (it integer and 0 <it) blocks IT ₁ , ..., IT _it from unit T in it to transmit individual transmissions to mobile communication unit H,
• 4. Claim 63 also includes the case that mobile communication unit H and unit E contain means for receiving information IHE in ihe (ihe integer and 0 <ihe) blocks IHE ₁ , ..., IHE _ihe from mobile communication unit H in single transmissions To transfer unit E
• 5. Claim 64 also includes the case that mobile communication unit H and unit D contain means for information IHD in ihd (ihd integer and 0 <ihd) blocks IHD ₁ , ..., IHD _ihd from mobile communication unit H in ihd individual transmissions To transfer unit D
• 6. Claim 65 also includes the case that mobile communication unit H and unit E contain means for information IEH in ieh (ieh integer and 0 <ieh) blocks IEH ₁ , ..., IEH _ieh from unit E in ieh individual transmissions to mobile To transmit communication unit H,
• 7. Claim 66 also includes the case that mobile communication unit H and unit D contain means for information IDH in idh (idh integer and 0 <idh) blocks IDH ₁ , ..., IDH _idh from unit D in idh individual transmissions to mobile To transmit communication unit H,
• 8. Claim 67 also includes the case that unit D and unit E contain means for information IDE in ide (ide integer and 0 <ide) blocks IDE ₁ , ..., IDE _ide from unit D in ide individual transmissions to unit E. transferred to,
• 9. Claim 68 also includes the case that unit D and unit E contain means for information IED in ied (ied integer and 0 <ied) blocks IED ₁ , ..., IED _ied from unit E in ied individual transmissions to unit D transferred to
• 10. The individual information transmissions mentioned under one of the items 1 to 9 of this list can take place in different chronological order.

• 1. mobile Kommunikationseinheit H Mittel, um – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit von den in mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H gespeicherten und/oder empfangenen Informationen – ha (ha ganzzahlig und 0 < ha) Aktionen HA₁,..., HA_ha auszuführen (Anspruch 73),
• 2. Einheit T Mittel, um – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit der in Einheit T gespeicherten und/oder empfangenen Informationen – ta (ta ganzzahlig und 0 < ta) Aktionen TA₁,..., TA_ta auszuführen (Anspruch 74),
• 3. Einheit E Mittel, um – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit der in Einheit E gespeicherten und/oder empfangenen Informationen – ea (ea ganzzahlig und 0 < ea) Aktionen EA₁,..., EA_ea auszuführen (Anspruch 75).
• 4. Einheit D Mittel, um – gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit der in Einheit D gespeicherten und/oder empfangenen Informationen – da (da ganzzahlig und 0 < da) Aktionen DA₁,..., DA_da auszuführen (Anspruch 76).

Included in a contactless communication system according to one of claims 73 to 76

• 1. mobile communication unit H means for carrying out ha (ha integer and 0 <ha) actions HA ₁ ,... HA _ha (claim 73), depending on the information stored and / or received in mobile communication unit H,
• 2. Unit T means for carrying out ta (ta integer and 0 <ta) actions TA ₁ , ..., TA _ta , depending on the information stored and / or received in unit T (claim 74),
• 3. Unit E means to - depending on the information stored and / or received in unit E - execute ea (ea integer and 0 <ea) actions EA ₁ , ..., EA _ea (claim 75).
• 4. unit D means - optionally in dependence of information stored in unit D and / or received - since (as an integer and 0 <da) DA actions _1, ..., DA perform _as (claim 76).

• 1. jede Einheit A der Einheiten H, T, D oder E zu jedem Zeitpunkt t in Abhängigkeit der Einheit A zu Zeitpunkt t vorliegenden Informationen eine oder mehrere Aktionen ausführen kann, wobei mehrere Aktionen von mehreren Verarbeitungseinheiten auch gleichzeitig ausgeführt werden können, falls Einheit A mehrere Verarbeitungseinheiten enthält, und
• 2. jede Einheit A der Einheiten H, T, D oder E zu jedem von k (k ganzzahlig und 0 < k) Zeitpunkten t₁,..., t_k in Abhängigkeit der Einheit A zu dem jeweiligen Zeitpunkt t_i (i ganzzahlig und 0 < i < k + 1) vorliegenden Informationen a(i) (a(i) ganzzahlig und 0 < a(i)) Aktionen A_i,1,..., A_i,a(i) gleichzeitig ausführen kann, zum Beispiel wenn Einheit A mehrere Verarbeitungseinheiten enthält, die gleichzeitig Aktionen A_i,1,..., A_i,a(i) ausführen können.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that

• 1. Each unit A of the units H, T, D or E can carry out one or more actions at any time t, depending on the information available to the unit A at time t, wherein several actions can also be carried out simultaneously by a plurality of processing units if unit A contains several processing units, and
• 2. each unit A of the units H, T, D or E at each of k (k integer and 0 <k) times t ₁ , ..., t _k depending on the unit A at the respective time t _i (i integer and 0 <i <k + 1) available information a (i) (a (i) integer and 0 <a (i)) actions A _{i, 1} , ..., A _{i, a (i)} can execute simultaneously, for example if unit A contains several processing units which can simultaneously execute actions A _{i, 1} , ..., A _{i, a (i)} .

typical Actions are, for example, determining information that Storing information, searching for stored information, change this stored information, deleting stored information, measuring a physical quantity, setting a physical quantity Size that Trigger of a process (e.g. displaying information about an object O or a switching process), performing a process (e.g .: completing a (purchase) contract, paying for a service), reading in Information processing information according to a given Algorithm and / or program and / or the output of information.

41 illustrates the structure of an incarnation of a contactless communication system 76. The system according to one of claims 75 to 76, wherein the mobile communication unit H contains a transmitting and receiving device HSE / HSE in order to send energy E and / or information IH to unit T, to receive information IT from unit T, information IHD via network N. send to unit D, receive information IDH via network N from unit D, send information IHE via network N to unit E and optionally receive information IEH via network N from unit E, and wherein unit D is a transmitting and receiving device DNSE contains in order to receive information IHD via network N from mobile communication unit H, to send information IDH via network N to mobile communication unit H, and wherein unit D contains means for information ID according to at least part of the information IHD and / or information IHD derived information to be found in Unit D accessible information ID, and where Unit D contains means to information To determine IDH depending on the search result, unit E contains a transmitting and receiving device ENSE in order to receive information IHE via network N from mobile communication unit H and optionally to send information IEH via network N to mobile communication unit H, and wherein unit E contains an output device EAV contains, in order - depending on information IHE - to output information.

42 illustrates the timing of an incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 75 and 41 , where all optional steps are shown in dashed lines. In 42 At the beginning, mobile communication unit H reads information IM1, then mobile communication unit H optionally sends energy E and / or information IH to unit T, unit T receives the energy E and / or information IH, unit T sent by mobile communication unit H - determined, if appropriate, in Dependency on information IH - information IT, unit T sends information IT to mobile communication unit H, mobile communication unit H receives the information IT sent by unit T, mobile communication unit H sends information IHD to unit D (1), unit D receives that from mobile communication unit H sent information IHD, unit D searches in information ID for part of the information IHD and / or information derived from information IHD, unit D determines - possibly depending on the search result - information IDH, unit D sends information IDH directly or via network N. to mobile communication unit H (2), mobile communication unit H receives information IDH, mobile communication unit H outputs part of the information IDH on an output device HAV, mobile communication unit H reads information IM2, mobile communication unit H determines information IHE, mobile communication unit H sends information IHE directly or via network N to unit E (3), unit E receives information IHE from mobile communication unit H, unit E carries out an action EA, possibly depending on information IHE, and unit optionally determines information IEH, unit E optionally sends Information IEH directly or via network N to mobile communication unit H (4), mobile communication unit H outputs information IEH on output device HAV.

An incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 75 and 41 , can be used, for example, for remote control of unit E by mobile communication unit H. In this case, unit D stores the possible actions of unit E in relation to object O in information ID, mobile communication unit H receives identification of object O with information IT, sends this identification in information IHD to unit D, unit D searches in information ID according to object O and sends the possible actions of unit E in relation to object O in information IDH to mobile communication unit H, mobile communication unit H represents the possible actions on output device HAV, the user selects one or more of these actions, mobile communication unit H reads the choice of the user, determines the commands to be carried out at unit E and sends the commands to be carried out to unit E in information IHE, unit E receives the commands to be executed from mobile communication unit H and carries out the actions corresponding to commands specified by information IHE, optionally transmits egg Unit E is the result of the actions in information IEH on mobile communication unit H.

An incarnation of a contactless communication system according to claim 75 and 41 can be used, for example, to notify unit E of an event by mobile communication unit H. In this case, unit D stores the possible events relating to object O in information ID, mobile communication unit H receives identification of object O with information IT, sends this identification in information IHD to unit D, unit D searches for information O in information ID and sends in information IDH the possible events relating to object O to mobile communication unit H, mobile communication unit H represents the possible events on output device HAV, the user selects one or more of these events, mobile communication unit H reads in the user's choice, determines information IHE based on the selection of the user and sends information IHE to unit E, unit E receives information IHE and thus that of the user selected events in relation to object O. Subsequently, unit E can, for example, trigger one or more actions and / or carry out itself depending on the event (s) received in relation to object O.

• 1. mobile Kommunikationseinheit H Mittel enthält, um Informationen IT, IDH und/oder IEH oder von Informationen IT, IDH und/oder IEH abgeleitete Informationen in geeigneter Form zu speichern, weiterzuverarbeiten, darzustellen und/oder auszugeben (Anspruch 77),
• 2. Einheit T Mittel enthält, um Informationen IH und/oder IT oder von Informationen IH und/oder IT abgeleitete Informationen in geeigneter Form zu speichern, weiterzuverarbeiten, darzustellen und/oder auszugeben (Anspruch 78),
• 3. Einheit E Mittel enthält, um Informationen IHE und/oder IDE oder von Informationen IHE und/oder IDE abgeleitete Informationen in geeigneter Form zu speichern, weiterzuverarbeiten, darzustellen und/oder auszugeben (Anspruch 79),
• 4. Einheit D Mittel enthält, um Informationen IHD und/oder IED oder von Informationen IHD und/oder IED abgeleitete Informationen in geeigneter Form zu speichern, weiterzuverarbeiten, darzustellen und/oder auszugeben (Anspruch 80),
• 5. Einheit E eine mobile Kommunikationseinheit, wie z.B. ein mobiles Telefon oder ein mobiler Computer, ist (Anspruch 81),
• 6. Einheit E identisch mit mobiler Kommunikationseinheit H ist (Anspruch 82),
• 7. Einheit E identisch mit Objekt O ist (Anspruch 83),
• 8. Objekt O durch Informationen IT eindeutig identifizierbar ist (Anspruch 84).

Claims 77 to 84 characterize special cases in which

• 1. mobile communication unit H contains means to store, process, display and / or output information IT, IDH and / or IEH or information derived from information IT, IDH and / or IEH in a suitable form (claim 77),
• 2. Unit T contains means to store, process, present and / or output information IH and / or IT or information derived from information IH and / or IT in a suitable form (claim 78),
• 3. Unit E contains means to store, process, present and / or output information IHE and / or IDE or information derived from information IHE and / or IDE in a suitable form (claim 79),
• 4. Unit D contains means to store, process, present and / or output information IHD and / or IED or information derived from information IHD and / or IED in a suitable form (claim 80),
• 5. Unit E is a mobile communication unit, such as a mobile telephone or a mobile computer (claim 81),
• 6. Unit E is identical to mobile communication unit H (claim 82),
• 7. Unit E is identical to object O (claim 83),
• 8. Object O can be clearly identified by information IT (claim 84).

• 1. einen Generator G enthält, wobei Generator G Mittel enthält, um zu mindestens einem Objekt O Teilinformationen OID zu erzeugen (Anspruch 85),
• 2. einen Analysator A enthält, wobei Analysator A Mittel enthält, um aus Teilinformationen OID mindestens ein durch Teilinformationen OID identifiziertes Objekt zu bestimmen (Anspruch 86),
• 3. einen Datenformatierer DF enthält, wobei Datenformatierer DF Mittel enthält, um Informationen I in einem vorgegebenen Format F, wie zum Beispiel HTML, XML, WAP, zu formatierten Informationen FI formatieren (Anspruch 87),
• 4. einen Parser P enthält, wobei Parser P Mittel enthält, um aus formatierten Informationen FI mindestens einen Teil der Informationen I zu bestimmen (Anspruch 88).

Claims 85 to 88 characterize special cases in which the contactless communication system additionally

• 1. contains a generator G, wherein generator G contains means for generating partial information OID for at least one object O (claim 85),
• 2. contains an analyzer A, wherein analyzer A contains means for determining at least one object identified by partial information OID (claim 86),
• 3. contains a data formatter DF, where data formatter DF contains means for formatting information I in a predetermined format F, such as HTML, XML, WAP, for formatted information FI (claim 87),
• 4. contains a parser P, wherein parser P contains means for determining at least part of the information I from formatted information FI (claim 88).

In HTML or WAP formatted partial information OID can easily through a web browser a computer or a WAP-capable mobile communication unit being represented.

In XML formatted partial information OID can easily be through an XML parser to be analyzed.

Claims 89 to 92 concern the individual components of a contactless communication system according to one of the claims 1 to 88.

• 1. einen Generator zur Erzeugung der mindestens ein Objekt O eindeutig identifizierenden Teilinformationen OID eines kontaktlosen Kommunikationssystems nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 88 (Anspruch 93),
• 2. einen Analysator zur Bestimmung mindestens eines des durch Teilinformationen OID eindeutig oder mehrdeutig identifizierten Objektes O eines kontaktlosen Kommunikationssystems nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 88 (Anspruch 94),
• 3. einen Datenformatierer zur Formatierung eines Teiles der in einem kontaktlosen Kommunikationssystems nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 88 gespeicherten, verarbeiteten und/oder übertragenen Informationen I zu formatierten Informationen FI (Anspruch 95),
• 4. einen Parser zur Bestimmung mindestens eines Teiles der Informationen I den in einem kontaktlosen Kommunikationssystems nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 88 formatierten Informationen FI (Anspruch 96).

Claims 93 to 96 concern

• 1. a generator for generating the at least one object O uniquely identifying partial information OID of a contactless communication system according to one of claims 1 to 88 (claim 93),
• 2. an analyzer for determining at least one of the object O of a contactless communication system, identified uniquely or ambiguously by partial information OID, according to one of claims 1 to 88 (claim 94),
• 3. A data formatter for formatting part of the information I stored, processed and / or transmitted in a contactless communication system according to one of claims 1 to 88 to formatted information FI (claim 95),
• 4. A parser for determining at least part of the information I in a contactless communication system according to one of claims 1 to 88 formatted information FI (claim 96).

Claims 97 to 130 concern claims 1 to 88 corresponding methods for contactless communication or for communication within a contactless communication system according to one of the claims 1 to 88.

applications

It becomes explicit noted that the concepts described in this patent in many different ways Areas can be applied all of which are covered by this patent. The following Application examples illustrate a small selection of the possible applications. This patent specification is by no means limited to those explicitly described Application examples limited.

Definitions of terms the application examples

A "cell phone" is a mobile communication unit for making calls and comprises at least a keyboard for entering data and a display for outputting data. A cell phone is to be interpreted as a mobile communication unit H in the sense of this patent specification.

A "label strip" is a code strip, that can be attached to products. "Identification strips" are as a unit To interpret T in the sense of this patent specification.

With the "REQUEST" function is on a mobile Unit initiated an operation. Function "REQUEST" corresponds to triggering an energy and / or information transfer and / or an action within the meaning of this patent specification.

With "GSM network" becomes a network called for mobile telephony according to the GSM standard.

"Whireless Lan" is a contactless computer network, for example on radio and / or Called infrared base.

With "Notebook" it becomes a portable, portable device Computer.

With "Labtop" a network-independent, called portable computer.

With "handheld computer" becomes a mobile computer labeled with very small size, the size of the Principle fits in one hand.

Application example 1: Additional information about products

Problem:

At the Shopping, for example in a household appliance store, should the customer the opportunity received the data sheets to view an exhibited product.

Solution:

the The product on display (object O) is a label (Unit T, e.g .: a barcode label or a transponder) with assigned to a unique product code (information IT).

The Customer owns a mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), for example a cell phone, according to one of the claims of this patent. The The customer directs his mobile unit onto the marking strip and initiates the request for the data by pressing a key. The for that too pressing button can be a fixed key whose function is called "REQUEST", or a dynamic button that uses the "REQUEST" function assigned a menu it's his.

To activity the button "REQUEST" sends the mobile Unit of customer energy on the label strips, the label strips receives the energy sent by the customer's mobile unit is through the received energy activates and sends its unique product code back to the customer's mobile unit.

The The customer's mobile unit sends the one from the identification strip received code over at least one network (network N), such as a mobile phone network, in particular a GSM or UMTS network, and / or a public computer network, especially the Internet, and / or a private computer network a database (unit D).

Database D stores all available Product Data Sheets from a manufacturer. Database D receives the product code from mobiler Unit of the customer. The received product code enables Database D that of the selected one Find the corresponding product data sheet and send it to mobile To send the customer's unit. The customer's mobile unit receives this requested product data sheet and puts it on its display in a suitable form.

On this way, any product that has a label strip a unique product code, e.g. EAN, received with a Wait for the data sheet.

• 1. Preisinformationen
• 2. Inhaltsstoffe von Baustoffen oder Möbeln
• 3. Qualitätssicherungsinformationen nach ISO 9000 und/oder 9001
• 4. Informationen zum Lagerbestand und/oder der Verfügbarkeit
• 5. Herstellungsgeschichte von (Bio-)Nahrungsmitteln
• 6. Zusatzinformationen oder Zusammensetzung von Nahrungsmitteln, Kosmetika, Waschmitteln oder Medikamenten
• 7. Merkmale oder technische Spezifikationen von Geräten

Depending on the type of product, the additional information can have different contents, such as:

• 1. Price information
• 2. Ingredients of building materials or furniture
• 3. Quality assurance information according to ISO 9000 and / or 9001
• 4. Information about inventory and / or availability
• 5. History of the production of (organic) food
• 6. Additional information or composition of food, cosmetics, detergents or medicines
• 7. Features or technical specifications of devices

Special application: package insert of medication

Problem:

A package insert must be available for each medication. However, this leaflet is no longer available for many medications that are in use. Especially if the packaging is lost or only the out pressure strips with the aluminum foil are present.

Solution:

On the expression strip is the product code from which i.a. the manufacturer and the concerned Product clearly emerges, applied, which can be captured by mobile phone can. Subsequently the patient can use the cell phone via the telephone network and / or the Internet send the product code to a server of the manufacturer and the Request drug information. The manufacturer's server saves all package inserts of the drugs sold by the manufacturer, searches for the drug information corresponding to the product code from the database and sends it via the Internet and / or telephone network to the patient’s cell phone. The patient's cell phone receives the Drug information and puts it on the display in a suitable form represents.

It is beneficial if the drug codes have individualized numbers include so that the Manufacturers can see how long the medication has been in circulation and / or can warn against further use.

at Medicines that have an expiration date are also beneficial also this data about the network is available to ensure that the expiry date is strictly adhered to.

Special application: operating instructions

Problem:

to Operation of devices are information again and again and at different times needed the amount of all operating instructions alone is considerable Amounts of documents. In a specific situation, it is often not possible to to find the corresponding operating instructions.

Solution:

Manuals can as a data sheet for the product in question as described above can be called up via a mobile unit. In the specific situation the user only needs the product code of the device via Read the mobile phone and the operating instructions for the product from request, receive and display the database.

Special application: help for certain operating steps

Problem:

Very Often further information is missing in the operating instructions, when it comes to difficult settings etc. The extended operating instructions are rarely found in the manuals executed because this makes the operating instructions far too complex and extensive can be.

Solution:

The Operating instructions contain explicit descriptions of the most important ones general operating steps and notes on special operating steps. The references to special operating steps also contain one Code that can be read in by mobile phone. This code is sent via Mobile phone sent to a central database that has a single code for all Description of the corresponding operating steps includes, and the corresponding descriptions of the received code Send operating steps back to the cell phone.

The Operating instructions are getting thinner Content but better. Moreover the manufacturer can use the Supplying the network without endangering the start of the product.

Special application: ISO 9000 and 9001

Problem:

The Quality assurance standards ISO 9000 and 9001 require certain data to be provided Need to become. This data can using the technique described in this patent deployed and managed easily. Lots of documentation that have to be ready at all times can be managed centrally and directly from a product assign.

Example of use 2: Sales advice on site

Problem:

On Customer is interested in a store for a particular product, such as for example a stereo or washing machine, and asks Customer advisor for more information about the product.

Solution:

The product (object) is a label Assignment strips (unit T, for example: a barcode label or a transponder) with a unique product code (information IT) assigned.

The Client advisor has a mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), such as a laptop with wireless LAN (sending and receiving device HSE), is aimed at the laptop or a part of the laptop Identification strips of the product and initiates the request the product data using the program function "PRODUCT INFO". The request of product data can both about a real and / or virtual button as well by selecting one Menu entries with the name "PRODUCT INFO".

To Initiation of the request sends the laptop energy over the Antenna of the wireless lan on the labeling strips of the product, the label on the product receives that sent by the laptop Energy, is activated by the energy received and sends his unique product code back to the laptop. The laptop receives the Product code of the identification strip and sends the product code over the Wireless Lan (network N) to a central server process with connected Database (unit D).

The The database stores the additional information available for the products. The server process receives the Product code from the laptop, determines the product information and sends the product information to the laptop. The laptop receives the Product information and displays it on his monitor so that the customer advisor can pass it on to the customer.

Example of use 3: Buying a product

Problem:

On Customer wants buy a product.

Solution:

the Product (object O) is a label (unit T, e.g .: a barcode label or a transponder) with a unique Product code (information IT) assigned.

The Seller has a mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), such as for example a laptop with wireless LAN (sending and receiving device HSE), is aimed at the laptop or a part of the laptop Identification strips of the product and initiates the sale of the product using the program function "SALES". The sale can both about a real and / or virtual button as well by selecting one menu item with the designation "SALE".

To Initiation of the sale sends the laptop energy over the Antenna of the wireless lan on the labeling strips of the product, the label on the product receives that sent by the laptop Energy, is activated by the energy received and sends his unique product code back to the laptop. The laptop receives the Product code of the identification strip and sends the product code together with the order "SALES" over the wireless LAN (network N) to a central server process with a connected database (Unit D). The database stores all product purchases and sales.

The Server process receives the Product code and the sales order from the seller's laptop, carries the sale the product in the database and sends the laptop the sales confirmation. The seller's laptop receives the sales confirmation, so that the Seller print it out and pass it on to the customer. With the sales confirmation goes the customer checkout and pay the purchase price.

Example of use 4: Automatic purchase with mobile unit

Problem:

On Customer wants to buy a product from a department store.

Solution:

The goods exhibited in the department store are generally only exhibits (objects O ₁ , ..., O _o ), each of which has an identification strip (unit T, e.g.: a barcode label or a transponder) with a unique product code ( Information IT) is assigned. It is advantageous to show particularly valuable exhibits in specially secured showcases so that the customer can see the goods but cannot touch them.

To After payment, the ordered goods are picked up in the warehouse.

At the Entering the department store the customer has a mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), such as a handheld computer with wireless LAN, with which he can order the goods.

The buyer selects the goods, uses the mobile unit to aim at the identification strips of the selected exhibit, and initiates the purchase of the product using the "BUY" program function. A purchase can be initiated, for example, by pressing a real and / or virtual button or selecting a menu item with the Name "BUY".

To Initiation of a purchase sends the handheld computer energy over the Antenna of the wireless lan on the labeling strips of the product, the label on the product receives that from the handheld computer sent energy, is activated by the received energy, and sends its unique product code to the handheld computer back.

The transmission the energy on the labeling strips and the product code to the mobile unit can be used via air or through one for the Radiation transparent medium. For example, the exhibit can be behind a glass pane, and energy and / or the product code can be transmitted by radio or optically.

The Handheld computer receives the product code and sends it with the purchase order via the Wireless Lan (network N) to a central server process with connected Database (unit D).

The Database stores all product purchases and sales.

The Server process receives the Product code and the sales order from the customer's handheld computer carries the sale of the product in the database and sends it to the handheld computer Information about the product and the sales confirmation. To pay is on another marking strip attached to the cash register, to which a clear Cash register code is assigned. The buyer aims with his handheld computer on the label of the Checkout and initiate payment for the product or the purchased purchased products using the program function "PAY". The initiation a payment can be made, for example, by actuating a real and / or virtual button or selection of a menu item called "PAY"

To Initiation of payment sends the handheld computer energy over the Antenna of the wireless lan on the marking strips of the cash register, the checkout label on the register receives it from the handheld computer sent energy, is activated by the received energy, and sends its unique cash register code to the handheld computer back.

The Handheld computer receives the cash register code and sends it with the order to pay via the Wireless Lan (network N) to a central server process with the sales database (unit D).

The Server process receives the Cash register code and the order to pay from the handheld computer of the Customers, searches the sales information for all in the database products purchased by the customer and sends the sales information to the cash register that receives the cash register the sales information and prints out the invoice that the customer paid. After receiving payment the customer has a pickup slip for the warehouse for the delivery of the goods.

Example of use 4: Real estate management

Problem:

ID and reordering individual products when building a property were used.

Solution:

each Product (object O) is with manufacturer, supplier and / or product specific Provide identification numbers and / or a serial number that for example directly or in the form of a barcode label or in the form a transponder is attached to the product.

This Product identification numbers can on site with the help of a mobile unit according to this patent specification detected be so that each Product marked in this way is clearly identified and, if necessary can be reordered.

About the Each manufacturer also receives product identification numbers the possibility, track the distribution of its products in the market.

Application example 5: access control

Problem:

personal identification and grant of access for authorized persons.

Solution:

A mobile unit according to this patent contains an input device for entering at least one biometric person characteristic, for Example a microphone to record the voice, a camera to record a part of the body, a fingerprint scanner for reading the fingerprint. By such biological data can be clearly identified by every person become.

If a person now tries to gain access to a property and / or part of a property, they will receive a mobile unit that can record the biological characteristics on site leads. The recorded characteristic (s) are then transmitted from the mobile unit to a central access control which has access to stored target characteristics of authorized persons. By comparing these target characteristics with the received actual characteristic (s) of the person willing to access, the central access control determines the right of the person concerned to have access to the relevant part of the building. The corresponding door is only unlocked if the person is authorized to enter the relevant part of the building.

By This technique no longer requires every controlled access a separate unit for entering the biological characteristics feature got to. Further this technology also allows access to be limited in time, such as in the case of one-off individual invitations, at to whom the access code is assigned by PIN, which of the invited then only on arrival at the checkpoint by entering in its mobile unit and transmission to the property's access control system.

Example of use 6: Trigger of actions

Problem:

The Cartridge in the laser printer is empty. The user wants a new cartridge to order.

Solution 1:

On the laser cartridge (object O) is a label (unit T) that has a unique manufacturer and product code contains such as in the form of a barcode label or in the form of a Transponder.

The The user of the laser printer has a mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), for example a cell phone, according to one of the claims of this patent. The user aligns its mobile unit on the label of the Laser printer cartridge and initiates the transmission of the data using Keystroke.

To Initiation of data transmission the user's mobile unit sends energy to the label, the identification strip receives the energy sent by the customer's mobile unit is through the received energy activates and sends its unique manufacturer and Product code returned to the customer's mobile unit.

The mobile unit receives the unique manufacturer and product code from the identification strip and sends it over at least one network (network N), such as a mobile phone network, in particular a GSM or UMTS network, and / or a public one Computer network, especially the Internet, and / or a private one Computer network to a database (unit D).

Database D stores all available Products and - if applicable product-specific - promotions. Database D receives the product code of the user's mobile unit. The received product code allows es, database D the selected one Determine product related actions and send to mobile unit of the customer.

mobile Unit of the customer receives the possible Actions and displays them on his display in a suitable form. The user chooses one or more of the actions shown, for example "ORDER", may output Additional information about the selected actions, such as the number of pieces or his PIN code, and sends the selected action (s) if necessary with the entered and / or stored in the mobile unit Additional information, such as the name of the customer and the Delivery address, to unit D.

Solution 2:

On the laser cartridge (object O) is for every possible action - including for the "reorder" campaign - a separate identification strip (Unit T) attached with a unique manufacturer and product code as well as a unique promotion code, such as in form a barcode label or in the form of a transponder.

The The user of the laser printer has a mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), for example a cell phone, according to one of the claims of this patent. The User aligns his mobile unit to that of the desired one Action corresponding marking strips of the laser printer cartridge and initiates the transmission the data by pressing a button.

To Initiation of data transmission the user's mobile unit sends energy to the label, the identification strip receives the energy sent by the customer's mobile unit is through the received energy activates and sends its unique manufacturer and Product code and the unique promotion code to the mobile unit of the Customers back.

The mobile unit receives the unique manufacturer and product code and the unique action code from the identification strip and sends the manufacturer and product code (s) and action code (s) via at least one network (network N), such as a cell phone network, in particular a GSM or UMTS network, and / or a public computer network, in particular the Internet, and / or a private computer network to a database (unit D). Database D determines the price of the ordered action (s) and sends it back via network N to the customer's mobile unit. The customer's mobile unit receives the price from database D and displays it on the display. The customer confirms the price, enters additional information, such as his PIN, if necessary, and sends the order together with the entered and / or in a mobile unit additional information stored in database D.

It is particularly advantageous in the mobile unit the name that Store the customer's address and bank details and this additional information with the selected To send actions from customer's mobile unit to database D. On the one hand, this information allows the service company the ordered actions) and the corresponding invoice amount automatically from the account of the To debit customers by direct debit, for example.

Example of use 7: Advertising and / or sales promotions

Problem:

efficient Designing advertising and sales campaigns so that the customer can react immediately without having to go to a department store.

Solution:

Manufacturer or sales companies define special codes for advertising and / or promotions of selected products, which are in corresponding Ads in newspapers, television or other media.

The Customer reads in one of these codes with his mobile unit sends the code via network N to a server process of the provider (unit D). The provider's database stores all of the available products promotions offered. The server process determines all actions the product specified by the customer and sends these promotions via network N to the customer's mobile unit. The mobile unit of the customer the actions from the provider's database and sets them up on the display. The customer chooses one or more of the actions, such as background information or Order or request delivery etc., and sends the selected action (s) if necessary with input and / or stored in a mobile unit Additional information to the server process of the provider. The server process of the provider carries out the Actions from, for example, the desired background information determined and sent to the customer's mobile unit or the ordered one Delivers goods.

It is particularly advantageous in the mobile unit the name that Store the customer's address and bank details and this additional information with the selected To send actions from customer's mobile unit to database D. On the one hand, this information allows the service company execute the requested action (s) and the corresponding invoice amount automatically from the account of the To debit customers by direct debit, for example.

Example of use 8: Shop window information and / or purchase

Problem:

On Customer sees outside of business hours exhibited a product in a shop window and want a) additional Obtain information about the product or b) purchase the product.

Solution to a):

On the product (object O) is a label (unit T) attached, which contains a unique manufacturer and product code, such as Example in the form of a barcode label or in the form of a transponder.

The Customer owns a mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), for example a cell phone, according to one of the claims of this patent. The The customer directs his mobile unit onto the marking strip of the product and initiates the transmission the manufacturer and product code at the touch of a button.

To Initiation of data transmission sends the customer's mobile unit through the shop window through it energy on the marker strips, the marker strips receives the Energy sent by the customer's mobile unit is generated by the received energy activates and sends its unique manufacturer and product code through the shop window to mobile Unit of the customer back.

The mobile unit receives the unique manufacturer and product code from the identification strip and sends it directly to a De displayed in the shop window and visible to the customer monstration unit (unit E) of the dealer. The demonstration unit receives the manufacturer and product code and displays additional information about the product on its monitor.

alternative the customer's mobile unit sends the manufacturer and product code over at least a network (network N), such as a cell phone network, in particular a GSM or UMTS network, and / or a public one Computer network, especially the Internet, and / or a private one Computer network to a server process connected to a database (unit D) the dealer.

The Database D contains the additional information of the available Products. The server process determines the additional information corresponding to the manufacturer and product code and sends it to someone on display in the shop window and for the customer visible demonstration unit (unit E) of the dealer. The demonstration unit receives the additional information and displays it, for example on a monitor or with the help of a projector, for the customer to see and / or audible represents.

alternative it is advantageous to send the product information directly to the mobile unit of the customer and through the customer's mobile unit for the customer visible and / or audible play.

Solution to b):

On the product (object O) is a label (unit T) attached, which contains a unique manufacturer and product code, such as Example in the form of a barcode label or in the form of a transponder.

The Customer owns a mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), for example a cell phone, according to one of the claims of this patent. The The customer directs his mobile unit onto the marking strip of the product and initiates the transmission the manufacturer and product code at the touch of a button.

To Initiation of data transmission sends the customer's mobile unit through the shop window through it energy on the marker strips, the marker strips receives the Energy sent by the customer's mobile unit is generated by the received energy activates and sends its unique manufacturer and product code through the shop window to mobile Unit of the customer back.

The mobile unit receives the unique manufacturer and product code from the identification strip and sends it over at least one network (network N), such as a mobile phone network, in particular a GSM or UMTS network, and / or a public one Computer network, especially the Internet, and / or a private one Computer network to a server process with access to a product and / or dealer action database (unit D).

The Product and / or campaign database stores all available products and - if necessary product-specific - promotions. The server process receives the Product code of the user's mobile unit. The received product code enables the server process in the product and / or campaign database for the selected product to determine the corresponding promotions and / or the price of the product and send to the customer's mobile unit.

mobile Unit of the customer receives the possible Promotions and / or the price of the product and provides this information on its display in a suitable form. The user chooses one or more of the actions shown, for example "ORDER" or "BUY", may result Additional information about the selected actions, such as the number of pieces or his PIN code, and sends the selected action (s) if necessary with the entered and / or stored in the mobile unit Additional information such as name, address and bank details of the customer, to the server process of the Dealer.

• 1. der Kunde kann außerhalb der Geschäftszeiten einkaufen,
• 2. der Händler kann Verkaufspersonal einsparen,
• 3. der Händler spart sich aufwendige und teure Kataloge und/oder Werbematerialien.

The merchant's server process receives the customer's order, determines the total price to be paid and sends the total price to the customer's mobile unit. The customer's mobile unit receives the total price and displays it on his display. The customer confirms the total price and sends the confirmation to the retailer's server process using his mobile unit. The merchant's server process receives the customer's confirmation of purchase, automatically draws the purchase price from the customer's account and initiates the delivery of the ordered product (s) to the customer. The advantages of this technology include

• 1. the customer can shop outside business hours,
• 2. the dealer can save sales personnel,
• 3. The dealer saves complex and expensive catalogs and / or advertising materials.

Example of use 9: Tracking mail

Problem:

A sender gives a registered letter and / or a package on. The postal service offers the sender the opportunity to track the shipping route of the shipment.

Solution:

at Each shipment (object O) is assigned a labeling strip for the task (Unit T) with a unique identification code of the shipment assigned, such as in the form of a barcode label or in the form of a transponder. This label is on attached to the shipment. The sender receives a copy of the label.

The Employees and / or processing machines of the shipper have one Mobile unit according to one of the claims of this patent. On the shipment is sent to the various stations of the shipping route the employees and / or the processing machines using the mobile Unity, i.e. Energy is sent to the label and the identification code read the program. After detection, the mobile unit transmits the identification code together with the station that passed the shipment, and / or the action that was carried out with the shipment to a central Database that shows the entire shipping history of all shipments stores.

The Sender has its own mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), for example a cell phone, according to one of the claims of this patent. Around yourself about The sender is responsible for informing the current status of the shipment its mobile unit on the label's strips and initiates the transmission the identification code by pressing a button.

The the sender's mobile unit receives the identification code the broadcast and sends the identification code via a network (Network N) to a server process (unit D) of the sender, has access to the sender's central database. The sender's server process receives the identification code of the sender's mobile unit the current condition and the previous shipping history of the Shipment and transmitted this information to the customer's mobile unit. The mobile Unit of the customer receives the shipping history of the shipment and presents it in a suitable form to the customer on the display of the mobile unit.

Example of use 10: Reading data from consumption meters

Problem:

On Provider must periodically read the individual consumption on the consumption measuring devices to determine its performance to be able to invoice the customer.

Solution:

each Consumption meter (object O in combination with unit T) receives a unique identification code assigned.

The Readers have one own mobile unit (mobile communication unit H), for example a handheld computer, according to one of the claims of this patent. Around to read a consumption meter, the reader points his mobile unit at the consumption meter and initiates the transmission of consumption by pressing a button. The consumption meter has a own energy supply and / or is from the mobile unit of the Readers powered and sends, for example via infrared interface, its identification code and the reading to the mobile unit of the reader.

The the reader's mobile unit receives the Identification code and the reading of the consumption meter and if necessary, sends the data via a network (network N) to a server process (unit D) of the utility and / or property manager, accessing the central database of the supplier and / or property manager Has. The supplier and / or property manager database is saved all consumption measurements of consumption meters and price information. The server process of the Utility and / or property manager receives the identification code of the Consumption meter and the reading of the mobile unit of the reader and creates the Invoice to the customer or draw the invoice amount automatically from the customer’s account.

Example of use 11: Maintenance and / or repair

Problem:

maintenance and / or repair of a device.

Solution:

each Device (object O in combination with unit T) is by its serial number that Product name and manufacturer clearly identified.

The Customer has one mobile unit according to one of the claims of this patent his mobile unit on the device and initiates the transmission of consumption by pressing a button.

The Device has one own energy supply and / or is from the mobile unit of the Readers powered and sends, for example via infrared interface, his serial number, the product name and the name of the manufacturer and optionally a maintenance, error code and / or an error description to the meter's mobile unit.

The mobile unit receives the serial number, the product name and the name of the manufacturer and optionally a maintenance, error code and / or an error description of the device and sends this information via at least one network (network N), such as a mobile phone network, in particular a GSM or UMTS network, to a server process of the manufacturer and / or of the supplier. The server process of the manufacturer and / or Supplier determines whether the device is still under warranty and whether the customer can fix the problem himself or not. Can the customer fix the problem yourself, the server process sends notices to fix the problem to the customer's mobile unit. can the customer does not fix the problem, the server process initiates the maintenance and / or repair.

Example of use 12: Public administration

Problem:

Old and / or sick people have difficulties dealing with the authorities themselves to do.

Solution:

On the correspondence (object O) of a public administration Barcodes (unit T) printed on, which allow the person addressed additional Obtain information about the letter or feedback and / or official processes trigger.

The The addressee directs his mobile unit towards the person concerned Barcode of the letter and reads the barcode. The mobile unit is sending the code to a server process of the Office. The server process of the Office receives the code from the mobile unit and determined using a database, what action to take is. If the addressee requests additional information, it provides the server process automatically ready and sends them to the mobile unit of the person addressed, which in turn is the additional information from the Office's server process receives and in a suitable form.

If the person contacted will call the sender of the letter back the server process connects the mobile unit of the person addressed directly with the sender of the letter, so that the Written mail can ask the sender his questions.

If if the person addressed wants to trigger an official process, the server process provides the necessary information Information and / or forms together and send them to the mobile unit of the addressee. The mobile unit of the addressee receives the information and / or forms and provides them to the person addressed to fill on the display of the mobile unit to be filled out fills the Forms and sends them to the Office's server process. The Office's server process receives the filled in Forms and forwards them to the responsible official.

Example of use 13: Control of individual functions

Problem:

Remote control of functions and actions.

Solution:

For remote controllable Systems over the customer can program and / or control the Internet on delivery individualized function codes that the customer enable, trigger predefined functions or execute. A mobile unit according to one of the claims of the present patent allows the user to manually enter these function codes, for example enter, scan and / or save and encrypted via Send telephone network and / or Internet to the remote controllable system. The For security reasons, the remotely controllable system only reacts to the individualized Function codes of the customer. It receives the encrypted function codes, decrypts them and verifies the received function codes against the Delivery of programmed function codes. Has been a function code positively verified, leads the system performs the appropriate function. This technique allows it, for example, in the case of home control systems Switch heating or light trigger.

It is advantageous to recurring codes in the mobile unit of the Store customers so that the mobile unit serves as a worldwide remote control.

It is advantageous with the aid of this technique, for example measured values of Query measuring devices or equipment switch on or off or trigger other processes and / or actions or to control.

Example of use 14: In-vitro measurement of medical data

Problem:

medical Data, such as blood composition, blood sugar level, are supposed to a longer one Period become.

Solution:

the A measuring device (unit T) implanted without own energy supply.

In sends at regular intervals an external transmitter that the patient can wear on a belt or in a bag, (Mobile communication unit H) energy to the measuring device. The measuring device receives the energy of the external transmitter and stores it for the measuring processes, for Example by charging a capacitor, a coil or a own battery.

Has the implanted measuring device enough Energy for a measuring process saved, it triggers and / or the external transmitter performs a measurement process. After completing the measurement process sends the measuring device the measured value to an external recipient (integrated in mobile communication unit H). The external receiver receives and saves the measured value for further Steps. After completing one measurement period the measurement data from the external receiver transferred to a computer and processed.

The Energy and / or information transfer can be done, for example, by radio waves and / or ultrasound, being natural is advantageous to frequencies near disturbing tissue absorptions, such as water absorption.

It is advantageous, the energy supply of the implanted measuring device through its own energy source, such as a battery, or by converting that into hemoglobin of the patient's blood stored energy in energy usable for the measuring device at least to add.

It is advantageous to use a battery or the external transmitter / receiver by converting the body heat, the body movement and / or sunlight into electrical energy with energy too supply.

Claims (130)

Contactless communication system consisting of h (h integer and 0 <h) mobile communication units H ₁ , ..., H _h and t (t integer and 0 <t) units T ₁ , ..., T _t , with at least one mobile communication unit H of the mobile communication units H _1, ..., H _h HSE (HSE integer and 0 <HSE) transmitting devices HSE _1, ..., HSE _HSE, and wherein at least one unit of units T T _1, ..., T _t tea (tea integral and 0 <tea) receiving devices TEE ₁ , ..., TEE contains _tea , characterized in that i. mobile communication unit H and / or unit T contain means to trigger at least one energy exchange between mobile communication unit H and unit T, ii. at least one _transmitter device HSE of the _{transmitter devices} HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _hSe contains means for contactlessly sending energy E to unit T, and iii. at least one receiving device TEE of the receiving devices TEE ₁ , ..., TEE _tee contains means for firstly _receiving the energy E transmitted by at least one of the transmitting devices HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _{hse of} the mobile communication unit H _{without contact} and secondly at least the received energy To store energy E at least temporarily. Contactless communication system according to claim 1, wherein mobile communication unit H additionally contains hot (he integer and 0 <hei) receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _hei , and wherein unit T additionally tsi (tsi integer and 0 <tsi) transmitting devices TSI ₁ , ..., contains TSI _tsi , characterized in that i. mobile communication unit H and / or unit T contain means to trigger at least one information exchange from unit T to mobile communication unit H, ii. contains at least one transmission device TSI of the transmission devices TSI ₁ , ..., TSI _tsi for contactlessly sending information IT to the mobile communication unit H, and iii. at least one receiving device HEI of the receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _hei contains means for contactlessly receiving the information IT sent by at least one of the transmitting devices TSI ₁ , ..., TSI _{tsi of} the unit T. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the mobile communication unit H additionally contains hsi (hsi integer and 0 <hsi) transmission devices HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _hsi , and wherein unit T additionally contains tei (tei integer and 0 <tei) receiving devices TEI ₁ , ..., TEI contains _tei , characterized in that i. mobile communication unit H and / or unit T contain means to at least one informat to trigger on exchange of mobile communication unit H to unit T, i. contains at least one transmission device HSI of the transmission devices HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _Hsi means for contactlessly sending information IH to unit T, and ii. contains at least one receiving device TEI of the receiving devices TEI ₁ , ..., TEI _tei means for contactlessly receiving the information IH sent by at least one of the transmitting devices HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _{hsi of} the mobile communication unit H. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least two devices of the _transmitting devices HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _hse , receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _hei and _{transmitting devices} HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _hsi at least partially , in particular completely, different from one another and / or at least partially, in particular completely, are identical. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least two devices of the receiving devices TEE ₁ , ..., TEE _tee , transmitting devices TSI ₁ , ..., TSI _tsi and receiving devices TEI ₁ , ..., TEI _tei at least partially , in particular completely, different from one another and / or at least partially, in particular completely, are identical. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H hsv (hsv integer and 0 <hsv) contains storage devices HSV ₁ , ..., HSV _{hsv in} order to store at least permanently programmed and / or programmable information IP. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H hev (hev integer and 0 <hev) contains input devices HEV ₁ , ..., HEV _hev for entering information IM1, such as a keyboard, computer mouse, for example Microphone or voice input. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H hav (hav integer and 0 <hav) contains output devices HAV ₁ , ..., HAV _{hav in} order to output information, such as a monitor, a printer, a Sound or voice output. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains to independently or dependent on of information IP and / or information IM1 information IH to determine. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains to IT information, information IH to output information IP and / or information IM1. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains information to IM2 independently or dependent on of information IT, information IH, information IP and / or Enter information IM1. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains information to IH2 independently or dependent on of information IP, information IH, information IP, information Determine IM1 and / or IM2. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H i. hve (hve integer and 0 <hve) permanently installed or removable analog and / or digital processing units HVE ₁ , ..., HVE _hve (eg: a computer CPU) and / or ii. hps (hps integer and 0 <hps) contains permanently installed or removable permanently programmed and / or programmable analog and / or digital memories HPS ₁ , ..., HPS _hps . Contactless communication system according to claim 13, characterized in that i. at least one memory HPS _containing the memory HPS ₁ , ..., HPS _hps means, firstly to store at least one program HP, ii. at least one memory HPS1, the memory HPS ₁ , ..., HPS _hps contains means for _reading out information iii. at least one memory HPS2 which contains memories HPS ₁ , ..., HPS _hps for writing information, iv. at least one processing unit HVE of the processing units HVE ₁ , ..., HVE _hve contains means for firstly reading out at least program HP from memory HPS, secondly executing program HP and thirdly reading out information from memory HPS1 and / or writing information into memory HPS2. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized records that mobile communication unit H contains at least one mobile phone and / or at least one modem. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains at least one mobile computer. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H in a mobile object (e.g .: a vehicle, an airplane, or a ship). Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that unit T either does not have its own energy supply or tev (tev integer and 0 <tev) has its own energy supplies TEV ₁ , ..., TEV _tev . Contactless communication system according to claim 18, characterized in that at least part of the energy provided by at least one energy supply TEV of the energy supplies TEV ₁ , ..., TEV _tev for unit T by converting internal or external energy with respect to unit T from a form of energy is obtained in an energy form usable for unit T. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that unit T contains means for i. tuv (tuv integer and 0 <tuv) internal or external environment variable TUV ₁ , ..., TUV _tuv at least n (tuv) (n (tuv integer and 0 <n (tuv)) times to measure and ii.information IT depending to determine at least a part IM of the measured values of at least a part of the measured environmental variables. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that unit T tsv (tsv integer and 0 <tsv) contains storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _{tsv in} order to store permanently programmed and / or programmable information ITSV ₁ , ..., ITSV _{save itsv} . Contactless communication system according to claim 21, characterized in that unit T comprises means for storing at least part of the information IM measured according to claim 20, the information IT to be transmitted and / or the received information IH in at least one of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ... To save TSV _tsv . Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that unit T tve (tve integer and 0 <tve) contains processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve , at least one of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _{tve containing} means contains to determine information IT. Contactless communication system according to Claim 23, characterized in that at least one processing unit TVE of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve contains means for firstly reading out at least information ITSV from at least one of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _tsv and secondly Determine information IT depending on information ITSV. Contactless communication system according to one of Claims 23 to 24, characterized in that at least one processing unit TVE of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve contains means for firstly reading information IH from receiving device TE and secondly information IT as a function of information IH determine. Contactless communication system according to one of Claims 23 to 25, characterized in that unit T contains means for converting at least one processing unit of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve through tp (tp integer and 0 <tp) programs TP ₁ , .. . To control TP _tp . Contactless communication system according to claim 26, characterized in that i. Unit T contains means for storing at least one of the programs TP ₁ , ..., TP _tp in at least one of the storage devices TSV ₁ , ..., TSV _tsv , and ii. contains at least one processing unit of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve from unit T to firstly at least one program TP of the stored programs TP ₁ , ..., TP _tp from at least one storage device TSV of the storage devices TSV ₁ , .. ., _Read out TSV _tsv and secondly execute Program TP. Contactless communication system according to one of claims 23 to 27, characterized in that at least one processing unit TVE of the processing units TVE ₁ , ..., TVE _tve of unit T contains means for storing at least part of the results determined by the processing unit TVE in at least one storage device of the Storage devices TSV ₁ , ... to store TSV _tsv . Contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 23 to 28, characterized in that unit T contains means for information IT from at least one - if necessary saved - result to determine at least one processing unit. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least a part of the measured, for example received, to be sent, stored and / or processed, compressed information, expanded, encrypted and / or decrypted is. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains means to at least a part to compress and / or to the information to be sent to unit T. encrypt. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains means to at least a part expand the information received from unit T and / or to decrypt. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that unity T contains means by at least a part of the received, to be sent, stored and / or compress, expand information to be processed, encode and / or decrypt. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least part of the energy transfer from mobile communication unit H to unit T through the temporal and / or local change is a physical quantity, such as: an electromagnetic wave, a matter wave, a Pressure wave or a sound wave. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least part of the information transfer from mobile communication unit H to unit T through the temporal and / or local change is a physical quantity, such as: an electromagnetic wave, a matter wave, a Pressure wave or a sound wave. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least part of the information transfer from unit T to mobile communication unit H by the time and / or local change is a physical quantity, such as: an electromagnetic wave, a matter wave, a Pressure wave or a sound wave. Contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 34 to 36, characterized in that mobile communication unit H contains agents around i. at least one property of at least one wave W, e.g .: their duration, temporal pulse sequence, amplitude, frequency or Phase, depending of those to be transferred Information IH to modulate modulated wave MW, and ii. to send modulated wave MW to unit T. Contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 34 to 37, characterized in that unit T contains means to i. at least part of the modulated wave MW from the mobile communication unit H to receive, and ii. Information IH through demodulation of the part of the modulated received from the mobile communication unit H. To determine wave MW. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least an energy and / or information transfer with the help of a electromagnetic wave EMW takes place, with at least one carrier frequency from electromagnetic wave EMW in the range from radio waves to Microwaves - especially 1 Hz, 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 100 kHz, 1 MHz, 10 MHz, 100 MHz, 1 GHz, 10 GHz to 100 GHz - lies. Contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 34 to 39, characterized in that unit T at least one Part of the needed Energy through electromagnetic induction from electromagnetic Wave EMW and / or the modulated wave MW wins. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least an energy and / or information transfer with the help of a optical wave OW takes place, at least one carrier frequency of optical wave OW in the optical spectral range (e.g .: infrared, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet to ultraviolet). Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that unity T contains means by at least part of the required Energy by absorbing at least a part of the, for example of mobile communication unit H, received wave W and / or to gain modulated wave MW. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that unit T contains means for absorbing at least a part W _{a of} a received wave W and / or modulated wave MW, for example from mobile communication unit H and / or the natural environment, and at least a part to emit the energy of the absorbed part W _a in the form of a new wave W _e . Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that unit T contains means for reflecting at least part W _{r of} a wave W and / or modulated wave MW received, for example by mobile communication unit H and / or the natural environment. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that unit T contains means for i. to modulate at least one property of at least one emitted wave W _e , for example: its duration, temporal pulse sequence, amplitude, frequency or phase, depending on the information to be transmitted IT to modulated wave MW _e , and ii. to send modulated wave MW _e to mobile communication unit H. Contactless communication system according to claim 45, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H contains means for i. receive modulated wave MW _e from unit T, and ii. To determine information IT by demodulating the modulated wave MW _e received by unit T. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least part of the information IH and / or information IT between mobile communication unit H and unit T digital or analog coded transmission become. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H at least one data coding unit and / or contains a data decoding unit. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that unity T at least one data coding unit and / or one data decoding unit contains. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains means to optical patterns (such for example barcodes, graphic characters, logos) and / or alphanumeric Characters (such as letters, numbers, special characters, words, sentences, etc.) and / or acoustic signals (tones, Voice commands, fluent spoken language) to be recognized automatically. Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that mobile Communication unit H contains means to exchange information between mobile communication unit H and unit T either fully automatic or by pressing at least one button or by at least one electromagnetic, optical and / or trigger acoustic signal. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H contains means for, depending on at least the information IT received from the unit T, ha (ha integer and 0 <ha) actions HA ₁ , ... To trigger HA _ha . Contactless communication system according to claim 52, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H contains means for triggering at least one action of the actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha either fully automatically or after manual entry of information IM2 after receiving the information IT from the unit T. Contactless communication system according to one of Claims 52 to 53, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H contains means for carrying out at least part of at least one action of the actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha . Contactless communication system according to one of Claims 52 to 54, which additionally comprises at least one second mobile or stationary unit H2, characterized in that unit H2 contains means for carrying out at least part of at least one of the actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha . Contactless communication system according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least part of the information IH and / or information IT between mobile communication unit H and unit T according to a number system based on zs (zs integer and zs> 1), for example binary (zs = 2, decimal (zs = 10) or hexadecimal (zs = 16). Contains contactless communication system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein mobile communication unit H least HNS (HNS integer and 0 <hns) transmitting devices HNS _1, ..., HNS _hns, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H, at least one of the transmitting devices HNS. ₁ .., HNS _{hns can send} information to ns (ns integer and 0 <ns) networks N ₁ , ..., N _ns . Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein mobile com Communication unit H contains at least hne (hne integer and 0 <hne) receiving devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _hne , characterized in that mobile communication unit H has at least one of the receiving devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _without information from ne (ne integer and 0 <ne) networks N ₁ , ..., N _ne can receive. Contactless communication system according to one of claims 57 to 58, characterized in that at least two devices of the _transmitting devices HNS ₁ , ..., HNS _hns and receiving devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _{hne are} either completely or partially identical. Contactless communication system according to one of claims 57 to 59, characterized in that at least one of the transmission devices HNS ₁ , ..., HNS _hns with at least one of the transmission devices HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _hse , HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _hsi and receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _{hei is} either completely or partially identical. Contactless communication system according to one of claims 57 to 60, characterized in that at least one of the receiving devices HNE ₁ , ..., HNE _hne with at least one of the _{sending devices} HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _hse , HSI ₁ , ..., NSI _hsi and receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _{hei is} either completely or partially identical. Contactless communication system according to one of claims 57 to 61, wherein the communication between the mobile communication unit H and at least one network N of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _ns and N ₁ , ..., N _ne at least via a carrier frequency TF _N Bandwidth BTF _N and the communication between mobile communication unit H and unit T takes place at least over a carrier frequency TF _T with bandwidth BTF _T , characterized in that the overlap between bandwidth BTF _N carrier frequency TF _N and bandwidth BTF _T by carrier frequency TF _{T is} either a predetermined limit exceeds or falls below. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims additionally consisting of o (o integer and 0 <o) objects O ₁ , ..., O _o (such as commercial products) and e (e integer and 0 <e) - permanently installed or mobile units E ₁ , ..., E _e , wherein at least one object O of the objects O ₁ , ..., O _{o is assigned} at least one unit T of the units T ₁ , ..., T _t , and wherein at least a mobile communication unit H of the mobile communication units H ₁ , ..., H _h , at least one unit E of the units E ₁ , ..., E _e and at least unit T contain means for both information between the mobile communication unit H and unit T as to also exchange between mobile communication unit H and unit E, characterized in that i. at least part of the information IT transmitted from unit T to mobile communication unit H permits either a unique or ambiguous identification of at least one property of object O, ii. mobile communication unit H contains means to send IT information IHE to unit E, depending on information, iii. Unit E contains means to receive at least information IHE from mobile communication unit H. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims additionally consisting of o (o integer and 0 <o) objects O ₁ , ..., O _o (such as commercial products), d (d integer and 0 <d) - permanently installed or mobile units D ₁ , ..., D _d , with at least one object O of the objects O ₁ , ..., O _{o being assigned} at least one unit T of the units T ₁ , ..., T _t , with at least one mobile communication unit H of the mobile communication units H ₁ , ..., H _h , at least one unit D of the units D ₁ , ..., D _d and at least one unit T contain means for both information between the mobile communication unit H and unit T as to also exchange between mobile communication unit H and unit D, and wherein at least unit D contains means for accessing at least information ID, characterized in that i. at least part of the information IT transmitted from unit T to mobile communication unit H permits either a clear or ambiguous identification of at least one property of object O, ii. mobile communication unit H contains means for sending information IHD to unit D, iii. Unit D contains means to firstly receive at least information IHD from mobile communication unit H and secondly to search in information ID for at least part of the received information IHD and / or information derived from received information IHD. Contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 63 to 64, characterized in that i. Unit E means contains to send information IEH to mobile communication unit H. and ii. mobile communication unit H contains means to information IEH received by unit E. Contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 63 to 65, characterized in that i. Unit D means contains to send information IDH to mobile communication unit H. and ii. mobile communication unit H contains means to information Receive IDH from unit D. Contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 63 to 66, characterized in that i. Unit D means contains to send information IDE to unit E and ii. unit E contains means to receive information IDE from unit D. Contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 63 to 67, characterized in that i. Unit E means contains to send information IED to mobile communication unit D. and ii. Unit D contains means to IED information from unit E to receive. Contactless communication system according to one of claims 63 to 68, additionally consisting of n (n integer and 0 <n) networks N ₁ , ..., N _n , characterized in that the respective transmitter (S) and the respective receiver (Em) the transfer of i. Information IH from mobile communication unit H to unit T, ii. Information IT from unit T to mobile communication unit H, iii. Information IHD from mobile communication unit H to unit D, iv. Information IHE from mobile communication unit H to unit E, v. Information IDH from unit D to mobile communication unit H, vi. Information IEH from unit E to mobile communication unit H vii. Information IDE from unit D to unit E, and / or viii. Information IED from unit E to unit D contain means to transmit the respective information from the respective transmitter S (= T, H, D or E) to the respective receiver Em (= T, H, D or E) via n (S, Em ) = nse (nse integer and 0 <nse) networks of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _n . Contactless communication system according to one of Claims 57 to 69, characterized in that at least one network of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _n and N ₁ , ..., N _ns and N ₁ , ..., N _ne consists of several Subnetworks exist. Contactless communication system according to one of claims 57 to 70, characterized in that at least part of a network of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _n and N ₁ , ..., N _ns and N ₁ , ..., N _ne is a computer network (such as: the Internet or an intranet). Contactless communication system according to one of claims 57 to 71, characterized in that at least part of a network of the networks N ₁ , ..., N _n and N ₁ , ..., N _ns and N ₁ , ..., N _ne is a cell phone network according to the prior art (such as: GSM or UMTS). Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mobile communication unit H contains means for - depending on the information stored in the mobile communication unit H and / or received by the mobile communication unit H - ha (ha integer and 0 <ha) actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha to perform. Contactless communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, unit T contains means for - depending on the information stored in unit T and / or received by unit T - ta (ta integer and 0 <ta) actions TA ₁ ,. .. to perform TA _ta . Contactless communication system according to one of claims 63 to 74, characterized in that, unit E contains means for - depending on the information stored in unit E and / or received by unit E - ea (ea integer and 0 <ea) actions EA ₁ , ..., to execute EA _ea . Contactless communication system according to one of claims 64 to 75, characterized in that, unit D contains means for - depending on the information stored in and / or received from unit D - da (da integer and 0 <da) actions DA ₁ ... bECAUSE perform _there. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to one of claims 63 to 76, characterized in that that mobile Communication unit H contains means to information IT, IDH and / or IEH or information derived from IT, IDH and / or IEH Store and process information in a suitable form, to represent and / or output. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to one of claims 63 to 77, characterized in that that unity T contains means for information IH and / or IT or information IH and / or Store IT-derived information in a suitable form, process it further, to represent and / or output. Contactless communication system for providing information about any objects according to one of claims 63 to 78, characterized in that unit E contains means for information IHE and / or IDE or information To store, process, display and / or output information derived from IHE and / or IDE in a suitable form. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to one of claims 63 to 79, characterized in that that unity D contains agents for information IHD and / or IED or information IHD and / or Store IED derived information in a suitable form, process it further, to represent and / or output. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to one of claims 63 to 80, characterized in that that unity E a mobile communication unit, e.g. a mobile phone or a mobile computer. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to one of claims 63 to 81, characterized in that that unity E is identical to mobile communication unit H. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to one of claims 63 to 82, characterized in that that unity E is identical to object O. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to one of claims 63 to 83, characterized in that that object O IT can be clearly identified by information. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to any one of claims 63 to 84, wherein the contactless Communication system in addition contains a generator G, characterized in that generator G contains means to generate partial information OID for at least one object O Contactless communication system for provision of information about 85. Any object according to claim 85, wherein the contactless communication system additionally contains an analyzer A, thereby characterized that analyzer A contains means order from partial information OID at least one through partial information Identify OID identified object. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any objects according to any one of claims 63 to 86, wherein the contactless Communication system in addition contains a data formatter DF, characterized in that data formatter DF contains funds part of the stored, processed and / or transmitted Information I in a predetermined format F, such as HTML, XML, WAP to format formatted information FI. Contactless communication system for provision of information about any object according to claim 87, wherein the contactless communication system additionally contains a parser P, characterized in that parser P contains means to from formatted information FI at least part of the information I to determine. Unit T of a contactless communication system according to one of the claims 1 to 88. Mobile communication unit H of a contactless one Communication system according to one of claims 1 to 88. Unit D of a contactless communication system according to one of the claims 1 to 88. Unit E of a contactless communication system according to one of the claims 1 to 88. Generator for generating the at least one object O uniquely identifying partial information OID of a contactless Communication system according to one of claims 1 to 88. Analyzer for determining at least one of the Partial information OID identified clearly or ambiguously Object O of a contactless communication system according to one of the Expectations 1 to 88. Data formatter for formatting a part of the in a contactless communication system according to one of claims 1 to 88 stored, processed and / or transmitted information I to formatted information FI. Parser for determining at least a part of the Information in a contactless communication system according to one of claims 1 to 88 formatted information FI. Method for contactless communication between h (h integer and 0 <h) mobile communication units H ₁ , ..., H _h and t (t integer and 0 <t) units T ₁ , ..., T _t , with at least one mobile contains communication unit H of the mobile communication units H _1, ..., H _h HSE (HSE integer and 0 <HSE) transmitting devices HSE _1, ..., HSE _HSE, and wherein at least one unit of units T T _1, ..., T _t tee (whole tea and 0 <tea) receiving devices TEE ₁ , ..., TEE contains _tea , characterized in that at least the following steps out be managed i. Triggering at least one energy exchange between mobile communication unit H and unit T by mobile communication unit H and / or unit T, ii. contactless transmission of energy E by at least one transmission device HSE of the transmission devices HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _hse to unit T, and iii. Reception of the energy E transmitted _without contact by at least one of the transmission devices HSE ₁ , ..., HSE _{hse of} the mobile communication unit H by at least one receiving device TEE of the receiving devices TEE ₁ , ..., TEE _tee iv. at least temporarily storing the received energy E. The method for contactless communication according to claim 97, wherein the mobile communication unit H additionally contains hot (he integer and 0 <hei) receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _hei , and wherein unit T also contains tsi (tsi integer and 0 <tsi) transmitting devices TSI ₁ , ..., TSI contains _tsi , characterized in that in addition at least the following steps are carried out i. Triggering at least one information exchange from unit T to mobile communication unit H by mobile communication unit H and / or unit T, ii. contactless transmission of information IT by at least one transmission device TSI of the transmission devices TSI ₁ , ..., TSI _tsi to mobile communication unit H, and iii. Reception of the information IT transmitted by at least one of the transmitting devices TSI ₁ , ..., TSI _{tsi of} the unit T without contact by at least one receiving device HEI of the receiving devices HEI ₁ , ..., HEI _hei . A method for contactless communication according to one of claims 97 to 98, wherein the mobile communication unit H additionally contains hsi (hsi integer and 0 <hsi) transmission devices HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _hsi , and wherein unit T additionally contains tei (tei integer and 0 < tei) receiving devices TEI ₁ , ..., TEI _tei , characterized in that in addition at least the following steps are carried out i. Triggering at least one exchange of information from mobile communication unit H to unit T by mobile communication unit H and / or unit T, i. contactless transmission of information IH to unit T by at least one transmission device HSI of the transmission devices HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _hsi , and ii. The contact IH receives the information IH sent by at least one of the transmission devices HSI ₁ , ..., HSI _{hsi of} the mobile communication unit H by at least one receiving device TEI of the receiving devices TEI ₁ , ..., TEI _tei . Contactless communication method in place from the following steps: i. Assignment of at least one Unit T according to one of the preceding claims for at least one object O, ii. Sending the information IT from unit T to at least a mobile communication unit H, at least part of the Information IT is either unique or ambiguous Allows identification of at least one property of object O, iii. Receive at least the information IT by mobile communication unit H, iv. Sending - if necessary information derived from IT - information IHE from mobile communication unit H to a unit E, and v. Receive at least the information IHE by unit E. Contactless communication method in place from the following steps: i. Assignment of at least one Unit T according to one of the preceding claims for at least one object O, ii. Sending the information IT from unit T to at least a mobile communication unit H, at least part of the Information IT is either unique or ambiguous Allow identification of at least one property of object O, iii. Receive at least the information IT by mobile communication unit H, iv. Sending - if necessary Information derived from IT - IHD information from mobile communication unit H to a unit D, v. Receive at least the information IHD by unit D, vi. Search for at least one part of the received and / or derived from received information Information IHD in information ID by unit D. Contactless communication method in place from the steps of claim 100 in combination with the steps of claim 101. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 102 additional consisting of the following steps: i. Sending information IEH from unit E to mobile communication unit H and ii. Receiving information IEH through mobile communication unit H. Method for contactless communication according to one of claims 100 to 103 additionally consisting of the following steps: i. Sending information IDH from unit D to mobile communication unit D and ii. Receive information IDH through mobile Communication unit H. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 104 additional consisting of the following steps: i. Sending information IDE from unit D to unit E and ii. Receive information IDE by unit E. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 105 additional consisting of the following steps: i. Sending information IED from unit E to unit D and ii. Receive information IED by unit D. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 106, characterized in that at least one transmission the i. Information IH from mobile communication unit H at unit T, ii. Information IT from unit T to mobile Communication unit H, iii. Information IHD from mobile Communication unit H to unit D, iv. IHE information from mobile communication unit H to unit E, v. information IDH from unit D to mobile communication unit H, vi. information IEH from unit E to mobile communication unit H vii. information IDE from unit D to unit E, and / or viii. information IED from unit E to unit D from the respective transmitter S (= T, H, D or E) to the respective recipient E (= T, H, D or E) via n (S, E) = nse (nse integer and 0 <nse) Networks. Contactless communication method according to claim 107, characterized in that at least one of the networks consists of several subnetworks. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 107 to 108, characterized in that at least part of a the networks are a computer network (such as: the Internet or an intranet). Method for contactless communication after a of claims 107 to 109, characterized in that at least part of a the networks a mobile phone network according to the prior art (such as: GSM or UMTS). Method for contactless communication according to one of claims 100 to 110, additionally consisting of the execution - possibly depending on the information stored in mobile communication unit H and / or received by mobile communication unit H - of ha (ha integer and 0 <ha) actions HA ₁ , ..., HA _ha through mobile communication unit H. Method for contactless communication according to one of claims 100 to 111, additionally consisting of the execution - possibly depending on the information stored in unit T and / or received from unit T - of ta (ta integer and 0 <ta) actions TA ₁ ,. .., TA _ta by unit T Method for contactless communication according to one of Claims 100 to 112, additionally consisting of executing - depending on the information stored in and / or received from unit E - of ea (ea integer and 0 <ea) actions EA ₁ ,. .., EA _ea by unit E. Method for contactless communication according to one of claims 100 to 113, additionally consisting of the execution - possibly depending on the information stored in and / or received from unit D - from there (since integer and 0 <there) actions DA ₁ ,. .., DA _there by unit D. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 114, additionally existing from storage, further processing, presentation and / or output the information IT, IDH and / or IEH or information IT, IDH and / or IEH derived information in a suitable form mobile communication unit H. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 115, additionally existing from storage, further processing, presentation and / or output the information IH and / or IT or information IH and / or IT derived information in a suitable form by unit T. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 116, additionally existing from storage, further processing, presentation and / or output the information IHE and / or IDE or information IHE and / or IDE derived information in a suitable form by unit E. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 117, additionally existing from storage, further processing, presentation and / or output IHD and / or IED information or IHD and / or information IED derived information in an appropriate form by unit D. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 118, characterized in that unit E is a mobile communication unit, such as. a mobile phone or a mobile computer. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 119, characterized in that unit E is identical to the mobile communication unit H is. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 120, characterized in that unit E is identical to the object O is. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 121, characterized in that at least one property of the object O can be clearly identified by information IT is. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 122, characterized in that object O by information IT is clearly identifiable. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 123, additionally existing from the registration of at least one object. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 124, additionally existing from the generation of at least one object associated with partial information OID. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 125, additionally existing from the storage of at least one object associated partial information OID. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 126, additionally existing from the determination of at least one by partial information OID identified object. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 127, additionally existing from the determination of what is clearly identified by information OID Object. Method for contactless communication after a of claims 100 to 128, additionally existing from the formatting of a part of the stored, processed and / or transferred Information I in a predetermined format, such as HTML, XML or WAP, to formatted information FI. Contactless communication method according to claim 129, in addition consisting of parsing part of the formatted information FI for determining at least part of the information I.