Abstract: Disclosed is a processor element including a plurality of power supply interfaces, a plurality of power supply switches, and a fault-testing unit for testing whether a short-circuit to a connected adjacent processor element has occurred at a power supply interface. The respective power supply switch is closed in case no short-circuit has occurred such that electricity can be fed to the respective power supply interface.

Abstract: A processor arrangement having a plurality of processor units and a control computer. Each of the processor units is connected to at least one adjacent processor unit and has one control element and at least one communications interface for providing a data communications link with an adjacent processor unit. The control computer is connected to one of the processor units, and is configured for exchanging information with the processor unit and for assigning one control element of the plurality of control elements to a device that is electrically connected to the processor arrangement for the control of the device.

Abstract: An identification carrier is disclosed. In one embodiment, the identification data carrier, includes a carrier substrate, having an electronic chip fitted on and/or in the carrier substrate, and having a transmitting/receiving antenna formed on and/or in the carrier substrate and serving for transmitting and for receiving electromagnetic radiation, and having a first capacitance, the chip being capacitively coupled to the transmitting/receiving antenna by means of the first capacitance.

Abstract: In order to detect objects using a processor element for use in a network of processor elements which are connected to one another, the processor element comprises a processor, at least one interface for coupling to further processor elements of the network and an oscillator having a connection for coupling to an electrode outside the processor element.

Abstract: Disclosed is a processor element including a plurality of power supply interfaces, a plurality of power supply switches, and a fault-testing unit for testing whether a short-circuit to a connected adjacent processor element has occurred at a power supply interface. The respective power supply switch is closed in case no short-circuit has occurred such that electricity can be fed to the respective power supply interface.

Abstract: A processor arrangement having a plurality of processor units and a control computer. Each of the processor units is connected to at least one adjacent processor unit and has one control element and at least one communications interface for providing a data communications link with an adjacent processor unit. The control computer is connected to one of the processor units, and is configured for exchanging information with the processor unit and for assigning one control element of the plurality of control elements to a device that is electrically connected to the processor arrangement for the control of the device.

Abstract: A shelf arrangement has a multiplicity of shelf units, each shelf unit having a receiver and a processor coupled thereto. Each receiver is set up to receive data from a data transmission unit fitted on an object which is to be arranged or is arranged in the respective shelf unit. Each processor is set up such that it can determine the position of the shelf unit's processor within the shelf arrangement by virtue of messages being interchanged by processors in directly adjacent shelf units.

Abstract: A textile fabric structure having a plurality of microelectronic components, which are arranged in the textile fabric structure, electrically conductive threads, which couple the plurality of microelectronic components to one another, conductive data transmission threads, which couple the plurality of microelectronic components to one another, and electrically nonconductive threads. The conductive threads and the conductive data transmission threads at the edge of the textile fabric structure are each provided with an electric interface and a data transmission interface.

Abstract: An identification carrier is disclosed. In one embodiment, the identification data carrier, includes a carrier substrate, having an electronic chip fitted on and/or in the carrier substrate, and having a transmitting/receiving antenna formed on and/or in the carrier substrate and serving for transmitting and for receiving electromagnetic radiation, and having a first capacitance, the chip being capacitively coupled to the transmitting/receiving antenna by means of the first capacitance.