Mobile communication device control of multiple umbrellas

• US 10,316,542 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2018
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ShadeCraft, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ShadeCraft, Inc.
• Inventors: Gharabegian, Armen Sevada
• Primary Examiner(s): Bousono, Orlando
• Application Number:
  US15/988,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20180340345A1
• Time in Patent Office: 383 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 17/02 Awnings , including rigid weather protection structures, e.g. sunroofs; Tarpaulins; Accessories for awnings or tarpaulins
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/00 UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/31 generated by photovoltaics
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 80/00 Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 10/02 of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas ; Baldachins
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 12/2223 by screwing
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/02 Tents combined or specially associated with other devices
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/10 Heating, lighting or ventilating
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/28 Umbrella type tents
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/48 foldable, i.e. having pivoted or hinged means E04H15/405 and E04H15/46 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/34 on stationary objects or on stationary man-made structures
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2220/706 an electrical generator
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/911 already existing for a prior purpose
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0435 activated by remote control means
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0464 the sensor sensing the level of ambient illumination, e.g. dawn or dusk sensors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0004 Personal or domestic articles
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 : Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 : electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 : using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 3/105 : Solar tracker
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/042 : PV modules or arrays of single PV cells supporting structures for PV modules H02S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/40 : wherein a plurality of decentralised, dispersed or local energy generation technologies are operated simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 : using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 : of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 : with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 : Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2823 : Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 : Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 : Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 : associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 : Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/00 : Circuits for transducers , loudspeakers or microphones
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 : Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 : Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/728 : Onshore wind turbines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 : Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

A mobile communications device includes a wireless communication transceiver to communicate commands or messages and to receive commands, measurements or messages, one or more memory devices, one or more processors, computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, accessed from the one or more memory devices and executable by the one or more processors to cause the mobile device to communicate, via the wireless communication transceiver, commands, messages or instructions to a first umbrella to control some operations of the first umbrella and communicate, via the wireless communication transceiver, commands, messages or instructions to a second umbrella to control some operations of the second umbrella. The wireless transceiver may communicate utilizing a personal area network (PAN) communications protocol, a wireless local area network communications protocol or a cellular communications protocol.

Claims

1. A mobile communications device, comprising:

a wireless communication transceiver to communicate commands or messages and to receive commands, measurements or messages;

one or more memory devices;

one or more processors;

computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, accessed from the one or more memory devices, and executable by the one or more processors, to cause the mobile device to;

communicate, via the wireless communication transceiver, commands, messages or instructions to a first umbrella to control some operations of the first umbrella;

communicate, via the wireless communication transceiver, commands, messages or instructions to a second umbrella to control some operations of the second umbrella,

wherein the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more cameras in the first umbrella and the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more cameras in the second umbrella, and

the computer-readable instructions being further executable by the one or more processors to receive, at the wireless communication transceiver status messages or parameters from the one or more cameras in the first umbrella and the second umbrella indicating operational status of the one or more cameras in the first umbrella and the second umbrella.

2. The mobile communications device of claim 1, the computer-readable instructions being further executed by the one or more processors to receive, at the wireless communication transceiver, images or video from the one or more cameras in the first umbrella and to receive images or video from the one or more cameras in the second umbrella.

3. The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein additional commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more sensor devices in the first umbrella and additional commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more sensor devices of the second umbrella.

4. The mobile communications device of claim 1, the computer-readable instructions further executable by the one or more processors to:

communicate audio files along with the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella; and

communicate audio files along with the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella.

5. The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication transceiver communicates the commands, instructions or messages to the first umbrella and the second umbrella utilizing a personal area network (PAN) communications protocol.

6. The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication transceiver communicates the commands, instructions or messages to the first umbrella and the second umbrella utilizing a wireless local area network communications protocol.

7. The mobile communications device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication transceiver communicates the commands, instructions or messages to the first umbrella and the second umbrella utilizing a cellular communications protocol.

8. A mobile communications device, comprising:

a wireless communication transceiver to communicate commands or messages and to receive commands, measurements or messages;

one or more memory devices;

one or more processors;

computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, accessed from the one or more memory devices, and executable by the one or more processors to cause the mobile device to;

communicate, via the wireless communication transceiver, commands, messages or instructions to a first umbrella to control some operations of the first umbrella; and

communicate, via the wireless communication transceiver, commands, messages or instructions to a second umbrella to control some operations of the second umbrella,

wherein the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more sensor devices in the first umbrella and the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more sensor devices of the second umbrella; and

the computer-readable instructions being further executed by the one or more processors to receive, at the wireless communication transceiver status messages or parameters from the one or more sensor devices in the first umbrella and the second umbrella indicating operational status of the one or more sensor devices of the first umbrella and the second umbrella.

9. The mobile communications device of claim 8, the computer-readable instructions being further executed by the one or more processors to receive, at the wireless communication transceiver, sensor measurements from the one or more sensor devices in the first umbrella and to receive sensor measurements from the one or more sensors in the second umbrella.

10. The mobile communications device of claim 8, wherein the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are the same commands, instructions or messages that are transmitted to the second umbrella.

11. The mobile communications device of claim 8, wherein the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are different commands from the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella.

12. The mobile communications device of claim 8, the computer-readable instructions further executable by the one or more processors to:

communicate audio files along with the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella; and

communicate audio files along with the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella.

13. The mobile communications device of claim 12, wherein the audio files communicated to the first umbrella are the same audio files as the audio files communicated to the second umbrella.

14. The mobile communications device of claim 12, wherein the audio files communicated to the first umbrella are different from the audio files communicated to the second umbrella.

15. The mobile communications device of claim 8, wherein additional commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more motor assemblies in the first umbrella and additional commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more motor assemblies of the second umbrella.

16. The mobile communications device of claim 8, wherein additional commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more lighting assemblies in the first umbrella and additional commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more lighting assemblies of the second umbrella.

17. A mobile communications device, comprising:

a wireless communication transceiver to communicate commands or messages and to receive commands, measurements or messages;

one or more memory devices;

one or more processors;

computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, accessed from the one or more memory devices, and executable by the one or more processors to cause the mobile device to;

communicate, via the wireless communication transceiver, commands, messages or instructions to a first umbrella to control some operations of the first umbrella;

communicate, via the wireless communication transceiver, commands, messages or instructions to a second umbrella to control some operations of the second umbrella; and

receive, at the wireless communication transceiver status messages or parameters from the one or more motor assemblies in the first umbrella and the second umbrella indicating operational status of the one or more motor assemblies of the first umbrella and the second umbrella.

18. The mobile communications device of claim 17, wherein additional commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more cameras in the first umbrella and additional commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella are commands, instructions or messages to control one or more cameras in the second umbrella.

19. The mobile communications device of claim 17, wherein the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are transmitted simultaneously with commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella.

20. The mobile communications device of claim 17, wherein the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the first umbrella are transmitted sequentially with respect to the commands, instructions or messages transmitted to the second umbrella.