System for detecting the direction of movement of an object at a given boundary zone
CA 2494396 C · Owner: Neopost Industrie · Inventors: Venture, Guy; Lievre, Jerome
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The invention concerns a goods transportation vehicle comprising a system for detecting the direction of movement of an object through a loading/unloading door of the vehicle the detection system including: a first read-query unit (16) comprising a first antenna (16a) having a first detection lobe (16b) the first read-query unit monitoring a first area (20a) located on one side of this loading/unloading door - a second read-query unit (18) including a second antenna (18a) having a second detection lobe (18b) not covering the first detection lobe the second read-query unit monitoring a second area (20b) located on the other side of this loading/unloading door and - the treatment means (22) …
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- Filed January 25, 2005 and granted October 1, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 25, 2025.
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