Communications: electrical – Continuously variable indicating – With meter reading
Reexamination Certificate
1997-08-14
2001-05-01
Horabik, Michael (Department: 2635)
Communications: electrical
Continuously variable indicating
With meter reading
C340S870030
Reexamination Certificate
active
06225915
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for transmitting commands and which is able to be adapted to a processor which is found in PC personal computers or in game consoles.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This device is intended to be used alone or interposed between the serial port of the processor and an item of control receiver equipment which may be located in household electrical equipment, receivers or relays for commands or else, the future multiservice socket for EDF GDF services.
The principle of transmitting data signals between the device according to the invention and the receiver is founded on the modulation of infrared waves or radio waves of very high frequency, of the order of 1.4 GHz.
The subject of the invention is therefore a device for transmitting commands to a suite of equipment of an electrical installation especially of an abode, including means of sending and receiving control signals in the form of modulated infrared or radio waves in conjunction with means for transmitting control signals via carrier currents to equipment of the installation to be actuated, characterized in that it furthermore includes logic for decoding and synchronizing electrical signals received by the receiving means, an electrically erasable memory for storing a file containing commands organized in accordance with the configuration of the installation and means for linking the device with means for generating the file of commands organized according to the configuration of the installation and in that the means for sending and receiving control signals comprise a receiver of identity signals relating to zones of the installation and emanating from corresponding sending means, a sender of control signals to the said means of transmitting via carrier currents and a modem linking the said sending and receiving means to the decoding and synchronization logic unit;
the electrically erasable memory is an EEPROM memory or a FLASH memory;
the device includes operating buttons intended to control the sending by the device of macrocommands stored in the file located in the memory and each containing a series of instructions intended for particular items of equipment of the installation which are required to be actuated so as to place it in a situation determined by the macrocommand;
the device is furthermore linked in a removable manner to a microprocessor effecting detailed commands for equipment of the installation located in one of several zones of the said installation or else for general-interest equipment, the transmitting device being linked by its means of linking to the microprocessor and the latter being associated with software for managing the installation allowing the transmitting device to transmit commands intended for specific appliances of the installation;
the microprocessor forms part of a game console and the management software is stored in a cartridge plugged into the box of the game console;
the microprocessor forms part of a PC type microcomputer to which the device is connected.
The subject of the invention is also an installation intended to be controlled by a transmitting device of the type defined above, characterized in that it includes infrared or radio-wave relays for transmitting the control signals received from the control device to the appliances of the installation, the said relays being linked to the said appliances by a carrier-current line.
According to other characteristics:
the installation furthermore includes a multiservice box linked to the carrier-current line and to a line of the distribution network or to a telephone line effecting the carrier-current link with a distribution agency and provided with an infrared or radio-wave relay for communicating with the transmitting device so as to interpret and transmit, by way of the carrier-current line to the appliances of the installation, the instructions which concern them contained in the commands which it receives from the transmitting device;
the multiservice box includes a memory for storing the file organized according to the configuration of the installation, and a file for converting the macrocommands into series of individual commands for the equipment, means for connection with the means of linking of the transmitting device so as to load the file organized according to the configuration of the installation into the memory for storing the file of the multiservice box;
the multiservice box is linked by the line of the distribution network or by the telephone line to the means of generating the file organized according to the configuration of the installation, the loading of the file being effected directly by way of the line of the distribution network or by the telephone line.
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Electricite de France--Service National
Horabik Michael
Shimizu Matsuichiro
Sughrue Mion Zinn Macpeak & Seas, PLLC
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