Generic radio transmission network for door applications

• US 20060220785A1
• Filed: 03/31/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Albany International Corporation
• Original Assignee: Albany International Corporation
• Inventors: Ferdman, Torbjoern
• Application Number:
  US11/095,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20060220785A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.610
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 25/02 by signalling back receiving station to transmitting station

Abstract

A wireless radio transmission network comprising: one or more high-speed doors; one or more stationary radio transceivers, each of the one or more stationary radio transceivers having a unique identifier; and one or more mobile radio transceivers, each of the one or more mobile radio transceivers having a unique identifier; wherein when a mobile transceiver approaches within a predetermined distance of a stationary transceiver and when the unique identifier of the stationary transceiver verifies that the unique identifier of the mobile transceiver is an acceptable identifier, a high-speed door is triggered to open.

Claims

1. A wireless radio transmission network comprising:

one or more high-speed doors;

one or more stationary radio transceivers, each of said one or more stationary radio transceivers having a unique identifier; and

one or more mobile radio transceivers, each of said one or more mobile radio transceivers having a unique identifier;

wherein when a mobile transceiver approaches within a predetermined distance of a stationary transceiver and when the unique identifier of the stationary transceiver verifies that the unique identifier of the mobile transceiver is an acceptable identifier, a high-speed door is triggered to open.

2. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 1, wherein said one or more stationary radio transceivers are mounted on or adjacent to said one or more high-speed doors.

3. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 1, wherein said one or more mobile radio transceivers are wireless, battery-operated hand-held units and are mounted on one or more vehicles.

4. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 1, wherein said wireless radio transmission network further comprises a concentrator for collecting status information on said one or more high-speed doors.

5. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 4, wherein said wireless radio transmission network further comprises a display unit for displaying status information on said one or more high-speed doors, said status information received from said concentrator.

6. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 5, wherein a service representative wirelessly connects to said display unit to collect said status information on said one or more high-speed doors or connects to one of said one or more high-speed doors to collect said status information on said one or more high-speed doors;

and

wherein one of said one or more high-speed doors wirelessly transfers its status information to another door of said one or more high-speed doors.

7. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 5, wherein said display unit is located within a close proximity of said one or more high-speed doors or at a remote location from said one or more high-speed doors.

8. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 1, wherein said one or more mobile radio transceivers and said one or more stationary radio transceivers include light emitting diodes (LEDs) to indicate operation activity to a user.

9. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 1, wherein the unique identifiers of the one or more stationary and mobile radio transceivers are radio frequency (RF) identifiers or infrared (IR) identifiers.

10. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 1, wherein the unique identifiers of the one or more stationary and mobile radio transceivers are located on or in their respective transceivers.

11. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 1, wherein the network operates in a plurality of bands, the plurality of bands being six bands, one band for common short open/close communication, one band used as a backup, and the other four bands reserved for special usage, such as communication with a service representative.

12. The wireless radio transmission network according to claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile radio transceivers each adjust their signal sensitivity level in order to minimize interference effects.

13. A method of opening and closing one or more high-speed doors in a wireless radio transmission network, said method comprising the steps of:

providing one or more stationary radio transceivers, each of said one or more stationary radio transceivers having a unique identifier; and

providing one or more mobile radio transceivers, each of said one or more mobile radio transceivers having a unique identifier;

wherein when a mobile transceiver approaches within a predetermined distance of a stationary transceiver and when the unique identifier of the stationary transceiver verifies that the unique identifier of the mobile transceiver is an acceptable identifier, a high-speed door is triggered to open.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein said one or more stationary radio transceivers are mounted on or adjacent to said one or more high-speed doors.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein said one or more mobile radio transceivers are wireless, battery-operated hand-held units and are mounted on one or more vehicles.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein said radio transmission network further comprises a concentrator for collecting status information on said one or more high-speed doors.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said radio transmission network further comprises a display unit for displaying status information on said one or more high-speed doors, said status information received from said concentrator.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein a service representative wirelessly connects to said display unit to collect said status information on said one or more high-speed doors or connects to one of said one or more high-speed doors to collect said status information on said one or more high-speed doors;

and

wherein one of said one or more high-speed doors wirelessly transfers its status information to another door of said one or more high-speed doors.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein said display unit is located within a close proximity of said one or more high-speed doors or at a remote location from said one or more high-speed doors.

20. The method according to claim 13, wherein said one or more mobile radio transceivers and said one or more stationary radio transceivers include light emitting diodes (LEDs) to indicate operation activity to a user.

21. The method according to claim 13, wherein the unique identifiers of the one or more stationary and mobile radio transceivers are radio frequency (RF) identifiers or infrared (IR) identifiers.

22. The method according to claim 13, wherein the unique identifiers of the one or more stationary and mobile radio transceivers are located on or in their respective transceivers.

23. The method according to claim 13, wherein the network operates in a plurality of bands, the plurality of bands being six bands, one band for common short open/close communication, one band used as a backup, and the other four bands reserved for special usage, such as communication with a service representative.

24. The method according to claim 13, wherein the one or more mobile radio transceivers each adjust their signal sensitivity level in order to minimize interference effects.