Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna arrangement including a magnetic antenna and a tuning element. The magnetic antenna includes a loop interrupted one or several times and a tuning element for tuning the magnetic antenna. The tuning element is configured to provide a tuning signal (e.g., control signal) for tuning the magnetic antenna, and to control the tuning element with the tuning signal to tune the magnetic antenna.

Abstract: A connection device, in particular a screw connection device, including: an energy supply device; a communication device, and a sensor system, wherein the energy supply device is configured to supply the sensor system and/or the communication device with energy, wherein the communication device is configured to transfer a sensor value with the aid of the sensor system to the outside.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining a relative pose between a primary winding structure and a secondary winding structure of a system for inductive power transfer to a vehicle. The method includes obtaining first output values generated by multiple receiving devices of a first radio direction finding system. The first radio direction finding system further includes a transmitting device. The receiving devices generate the output values in response to receiving a position signal transmitted by the transmitting device. The method includes determining a motion value of the vehicle. The method includes providing the obtained first output values and the motion value as input values to a model. The method includes determining a first relative pose based on the model. The method includes determining the relative pose based on the first relative pose.

Abstract: A method for determining a position of a movable object is disclosed. The method comprises generating an electromagnetic exciter field. The electromagnetic exciter field is configured to excite the movable object to develop a magnetic response field. Further, the method includes determining a plurality of measurement values for the magnetic response field by measuring the magnetic response field at a plurality of predetermined measuring positions. Further, the method includes determining the position of the movable object based on a comparison of the plurality of measurement values with reference measurement values. Here, one position of the movable object is allocated to each of the reference measurement values. Further, the reference measurement values are each determined by a simulation.

Abstract: A method for locating an RFID transponder is proposed. The method comprises generating a plurality of measurement signals based on a magnetic field measured by a plurality of sensors. The method further comprises determining a respective degree of correlation for each of the plurality of measurement signals with a reference signal. The reference signal is based on a data sequence assigned to the RFID transponder. In addition, the method comprises determining a position of the RFID transponder based on the degrees of correlation of the plurality of measurement signals.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna arrangement including a magnetic antenna and a tuning element. The magnetic antenna includes a loop interrupted one or several times and a tuning element for tuning the magnetic antenna. The tuning element is configured to provide a tuning signal (e.g., control signal) for tuning the magnetic antenna, and to control the tuning element with the tuning signal to tune the magnetic antenna.

Abstract: A method for determining a filling level of a storage container is disclosed. The method comprises generating a magnetic exciter field. The magnetic exciter field is configured to excite a content of the storage container to form a magnetic response field. The method further comprises determining at least one measurement value for the magnetic response field. The method further comprises determining the filling level of the storage container based on a position of the storage container and comparing the at least one measurement value with reference measurement values. One filling level of the storage container is assigned to each of the reference measurement values.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmitter for transmitting a radio signal, the data transmitter being configured to modify a standard-based radio signal in order to transmit a modified radio signal, the amplitude of which, in a frequency band, additionally has a bit sequence.

Abstract: A method for locating an RFID transponder is proposed. The method comprises generating a plurality of measurement signals based on a magnetic field measured by a plurality of sensors. The method further comprises determining a respective degree of correlation for each of the plurality of measurement signals with a reference signal. The reference signal is based on a data sequence assigned to the RFID transponder. In addition, the method comprises determining a position of the RFID transponder based on the degrees of correlation of the plurality of measurement signals.

Abstract: A method for determining information on a position of an object, the object emitting a magnetic field in response to an exciting electromagnetic field comprises monitoring (100) a receive signal of at least one loop antenna, the receive signal having a contribution caused by the emitted magnetic field; determining a first quadrature component (102) of the receive signal; and determining the information on the position of the object (104) based on the first quadrature component.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for mobile application, including a frequency spectrum generator for generating a frequency spectrum of radio waves at a current position of the apparatus and a classifier for classifying the frequency spectrum such that the frequency spectrum is assigned to one of at least two classes.

Abstract: A method for determining a filling level of a storage container is disclosed. The method comprises generating a magnetic exciter field. The magnetic exciter field is configured to excite a content of the storage container to form a magnetic response field. The method further comprises determining at least one measurement value for the magnetic response field. The method further comprises determining the filling level of the storage container based on a position of the storage container and comparing the at least one measurement value with reference measurement values. One filling level of the storage container is assigned to each of the reference measurement values.

Abstract: A method for determining a position of a movable object is disclosed. The method comprises generating an electromagnetic exciter field. The electromagnetic exciter field is configured to excite the movable object to develop a magnetic response field. Further, the method includes determining a plurality of measurement values for the magnetic response field by measuring the magnetic response field at a plurality of predetermined measuring positions. Further, the method includes determining the position of the movable object based on a comparison of the plurality of measurement values with reference measurement values. Here, one position of the movable object is allocated to each of the reference measurement values. Further, the reference measurement values are each determined by a simulation.

Abstract: A method for determining information on a position of an object, the object emitting a magnetic field in response to an exciting electromagnetic field comprises monitoring (100) a receive signal of at least one loop antenna, the receive signal having a contribution caused by the emitted magnetic field; determining a first quadrature component (102) of the receive signal; and determining the information on the position of the object (104) based on the first quadrature component.

Abstract: A method of generating an authentication message includes receiving an initialization message; encrypting the initialization message by means of a first cryptographic method to obtain an intermediary message; and encrypting the intermediary message by means of a second cryptographic method to obtain the authentication message.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for mobile application, including a frequency spectrum generator for generating a frequency spectrum of radio waves at a current position of the apparatus and a classifier for classifying the frequency spectrum such that the frequency spectrum is assigned to one of at least two classes.

Abstract: A first aspect of the invention relates to an apparatus for mobile application, including a frequency spectrum generator for generating a frequency spectrum of radio waves at a current position of the apparatus and a classifier for classifying the frequency spectrum such that the frequency spectrum is assigned to one of at least two classes. A second aspect of the invention relates to a frequency spectrum generator with a tunable local oscillator, with a downmixer for downmixing a received antenna signal with the local oscillator signal for obtaining a downmixed signal, with a filter for filtering out a mirror-frequency portion in the downmixed signal, with a signal level detector for detecting a signal level of the downmixed signal at an intermediate frequency and with a control for sequentially controlling the local oscillator and the signal level detector to sample a frequency spectrum of the antenna signal.

Abstract: A first aspect of the invention relates to an apparatus for mobile application, including a frequency spectrum generator for generating a frequency spectrum of radio waves at a current position of the apparatus and a classifier for classifying the frequency spectrum such that the frequency spectrum is assigned to one of at least two classes. A second aspect of the invention relates to a frequency spectrum generator with a tunable local oscillator, with a downmixer for downmixing a received antenna signal with the local oscillator signal for obtaining a downmixed signal, with a filter for filtering out a mirror-frequency portion in the downmixed signal, with a signal level detector for detecting a signal level of the downmixed signal at an intermediate frequency and with a control for sequentially controlling the local oscillator and the signal level detector to sample a frequency spectrum of the antenna signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a measuring device with a receiver coil array and evaluator. The receiver coil array is configured to detect three magnetic field components of a magnetic field of a conductor loop array generated by an electric alternating current signal and to provide a magnetic field component signal for each of the detected three magnetic field components. The evaluator is configured to evaluate the magnetic field component signals in order to determine the phase relation to the electric alternating current signal allocated for the magnetic field component signals, wherein the phase relations each include coarse position information of the conductor loop array relative to the conductor loop array and wherein the evaluator is configured to determine a resulting intersection of the coarse position information, wherein the resulting intersection includes or results in fine position information of the receiver coil array relative to the conductor loop array.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a device for monitoring access to a storage area of a plurality of storage areas for goods, including a measurement signal generation, detection, and evaluator. The measurement signal generator includes a signal source and a conductor loop arrangement, the detector for detecting the generated magnetic field is configured to provide a measurement signal on the basis of the detected magnetic field, and the evaluator for evaluating the measurement signal is configured to determine an instance of access to one of the storage areas on the basis of the measurement signal, to compare a determined instance of access with a target access instance, and to output a display signal on the basis of the comparison.