Device for automated control of an electrical device

• US 20040046640A1
• Filed: 09/09/2002
• Published: 03/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A., PRIM Time Technology
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A., PRIM Time Technology
• Inventors: Jourdain, Daniel, Cerruti, Pascal, Graff, Bruno, Airiau, Roland, Damlamian, Jean-Jacques
• Application Number:
  US10/236,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20040046640A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.64
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44 Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence

Abstract

A device includes a common personal object and/or clothing item (1) worn by a person, containing data characterizing the person and first communication elements adapted to transmit a control signal including the characteristic data and second communication elements provided in the electrical equipment adapted to retrieve the person'"'"'s characteristic data and control the equipment in accordance with the characteristic data. This invention is applicable to automated control of an electrical equipment.

Claims

1. Device for automated control of an electrical equipment by a person, characterised in that the device comprises, on the one hand, a customary or conventional personal device (1) or a garment held by the person, containing data which are characteristic of said person and first communication means able to provide a control signal including said characteristic data, and on the other hand, second communications means installed in said electrical equipment and able to extract the data characteristic of the person and to control said equipment according to said characteristic data.

2. Device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that said electrical equipment is an electronic, or a computer or a home automation or a multimedia or a telecommunication device.

3. Device as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the control between the personal device (1) and the electrical equipment is bi-directional.

4. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said equipment is controlled by the mere presence of the personal device (1) in a defined area, said control signal being permanently produced.

5. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said control signal is produced by means of an action on said personal device (1).

6. Device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that said personal device (1) includes control functions of said second communication means, within the following list:

pressure of a button, choice of an icon on a screen, voice recognition.

7. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said personal device (1) is a device belonging to the following list:

an icon watch, an analogue watch, a needle watch, a ring, an armband, a collar, a pin.

8. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said characteristic data concern, separately or in combination, the use, the setting into operation, the unlocking of a key, the interruption or the restriction in use, the transmission of messages, the setting into a specific operating mode as a function of the person.

9. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that said first and/or second communication means are realized by a non wired low power short distance connexion.

10. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the second communication means are adapted to transmit to the first communication means an acknowledgment of receipt signal.

11. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that said characteristic data comprise limited and/or exclusive access data related to the person.

12. Device as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that said limited and/or exclusive access data related to the person are validated or certified by biometric recognition.

13. Device as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that said biometric recognition consists of a signature or a voice recognition, a finger or eye print, with memory/comparison function in the personal device (1) or in the communication means of the electrical equipment.

14. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that said electrical equipment is constituted by another personal device.

15. Device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the personal device (1) comprises a storage memory for storing the personal information data relating to the person bearing said personal device (1), said personal information data being arranged to be read by and/or communicated to the electrical equipment.

16. Application of the device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that said electrical equipment is formed of a communication terminal, fixed or mobile.

17. Application as claimed in claim 16, characterized in that said communication terminal comprises mobile telephony functions.

18. Application of the device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that said electrical terminal is formed of a computer (11).

19. Application of the device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that said electrical terminal is formed of an audiovisual apparatus.

20. Application as claimed in claim 19, characterized in that said characteristic data comprise the period of setting on the device and/or of limited access to certain channels, stations, applications or functions.

21. Application of the device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 15, to the localization of the personal device

22. Article for a device for automated control of an electrical equipment by a person, characterized in that said article (1) is a usual or customary personal device (1) or a garment borne by said person, containing data which are characteristic of said person, and first communication means capable of providing a control signal including said characteristic data.

23. Article as claimed in claim 22, characterized in that is it constituted by an icon watch (1), or an analogue watch, or a needle watch, or a ring, or an armband, or a collar or a pin.

24. Article as claimed in claim 22 or claim 23, characterized in that said characteristic data concern, separately or in combination, the use, the setting into operation, the unlocking of a key, the interruption or the restriction in use, the transmission of messages, the setting into a specific operating mode as a function of the person.

25. Article as claimed in any of claims 22 to 24, characterized in that the personal device (1) further comprises a storage memory which contains the personal information data relating to the person.

26. Electrical equipment arranged to be controlled by a person bearing an article (1) as claimed in claims 22 to 25, characterized in that it comprises the second communication means arranged to extract the data which are characteristic of the person and to control said equipment in accordance with said characteristic data.

27. Electrical equipment as claimed in claim 26, characterized in that it is formed by an electronic, or a computer or a home automation or a multimedia or a telecommunication device.

28. Electrical equipment as claimed in any of claims 26 or 27, characterized in that the second communication means are adapted to transmit an acknowledgement of receipt signal towards the first communication means.