Remote-control method and device

• US 20050104725A1
• Filed: 05/06/2004
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Societe Francaise De Radiotelephone SA (Altice Europe NV)
• Original Assignee: Societe Francaise De Radiotelephone SA (Altice Europe NV)
• Inventors: Leguillier, Stephane
• Application Number:
  US10/840,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20050104725A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/531
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/305 using a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance

Abstract

To achieve greater universality for a remote control of a transmitter by a non-specified receiver linked with this transmitter, it is planned to interpose an alarm message server between, them. The alarm message server can thus play a command message server role. The alarm message server interprets the alarm messages received from the transmitter and transmits them to the receiver, knowing the capability of this receiver to receive these messages. It is shown that, with this mode of action, it is enough for a non-specified receiver to get connected to the alarm message server, during a first operation, to use a pre-prepared procedure to designate the transmitter with which it subsequently wishes to be able to get linked and to be capable of controlling the transmitter regardless of its class. In particular, the disclosed method removes the obligation to specialize the transmitter-receiver link.

Claims

1. A remote-control method in which:

a transmitter sends a alarm message, through a telecommunications network, towards a receiver,

the receiver sends a command message in return towards the transmitter

the transmitter executes an action corresponding to a command contained in the command message,

wherein the method comprises the following steps;

an alarm message server receives the alarm message,

the alarm message server interprets the alarm message according to the characteristics of the receiver and produces an interpreted alarm message, and

the alarm message server transmits the interpreted alarm message to the receiver.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein, in the interpreted alarm message, the alarm message server incorporates, in fields, information on instructions executable by the transmitter after selection by the receiver.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein in the interpreted alarm message, the alarm message server incorporates, in a field, an address of a site connected to a telecommunications network,

an image is stored in this site,

this image is displayed by the receiver which will seek it at this address after having received the interpreted alarm message.

5. A method according to one claim 1, wherein

the transmitter confirms an effective execution of the command.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein

the alarm message server produces an alarm message interpreted according to the characteristics of the transmitter.

2. A method of remote control in which

a transmitter sends a alarm message, through a telecommunications network, towards a receiver,

the receiver sends a command message in return towards the transmitter

the transmitter executes an action corresponding to a command contained in the command message,

wherein the method comprises the following steps:

a command message server receives the command message,

the command message server interprets the command message according to the characteristics of the receiver and produces an interpreted command message, and

the command message server transmits the interpreted command message to the receiver.

7. A method according to claim 2, wherein

the command message server produces an interpreted command message as a function of characteristics of the receiver.

8. A remote-control device comprising a transmitter provided with means for sending an alarm message, through a telecommunications network, towards a receiver, a receiver to receive this alarm message and send a command message in return towards the transmitter, the transmitter being furthermore provided with means to execute an action corresponding to a command contained in the command message, wherein it comprises an alarm message server interposed to receive the alarm message, interpret the alarm message as a function of the characteristics of the receiver, produce an interpreted alarm message, and transmit the interpreted alarm message to the receiver.

9. A remote-control device comprising a transmitter provided with means for sending an alarm message, through a telecommunications network, towards a receiver, a receiver to receive this alarm message and send a command message in return towards the transmitter, the transmitter being furthermore provided with means to execute an action corresponding to a command contained in the command message, wherein it comprises an command message server interposed to receive the command message, interpret the command message as a function of the characteristics of the receiver, produce an interpreted command message, and transmit the interpreted command message to the receiver.

10. A device according to claim 9, wherein the server comprises an information processing system with a program memory and a data memory, the data memory comprising:

a table to store points of correspondence between transmitter references and receiver references, and/or

a table to store points of correspondence between transmitter references and references of instructions executables by this transmitter, and/or

a table to store points of correspondence between receiver references and addresses (HLR) in a telecommunications network to make contact with these receivers and/or

a table to store points of correspondence between receiver references and capabilities or classes of these receivers.

11. A device according to claim 9, comprising an image server to download an image in a receiver after reception of the interpreted alarm message by this receiver.

12. A device according to claim 9, wherein the receiver comprises a mobile terminal.

13. A device according to claim 9, wherein the transmitter comprises a mobile terminal installed in an automobile vehicle, this mobile terminal being provided with means to stop the vehicle and, preferably, with a camera.

14. A device according to claim 14, wherein the transmitter comprises a GPS type circuit to incorporate an indication of the position of the vehicle in the alarm message.