OUTDOOR DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20150280990A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Luminaire Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: General Luminaire Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, YUNG-HONG, LUO, JUN-FENG
• Application Number:
  US14/228,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20150280990A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/24 using dedicated network management hardware
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Disclosed is an outdoor device management system, and a recognition device having a blank record is installed in the outdoor device and includes a first transmission module for electrically connecting a second transmission module of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or a tablet PC. When the outdoor device is installed, an identification code of the electronic device is set and provided to the outdoor device, while coordinates of the outdoor device are captured to form installation data containing the identification code, and the installation data are transmitted to the terminal device, so that the terminal device labels the outdoor device at a corresponding location of a map to complete the installation operation, and the electronic device transmits the identification code or installation data to the recognition device through the second transmission module and the first transmission module for storage and record.

Claims

1. An outdoor device management system, comprising a terminal device, an electronic device and a recognition device, and the electronic device having a global positioning system (GPS) chip, the recognition device being provided in an outdoor device such as a street light, a traffic light, an electrical box, a monitor, an electric meter or a sprinkler, an installation configuration of the outdoor device being completed by an electrically communication between the electronic device and the terminal device, characterized in that the recognition device has a first transmission module, and the electronic device has a second transmission module for electrically connecting the first transmission module, and when the outdoor device is installed, the electronic device sets up an identification code to the outdoor device, while capturing coordinates of the outdoor device to form installation data containing the identification code and transmits the installation data to the terminal device, so that the terminal device labels the outdoor device at a corresponding location of a map according to the installation data, and the electronic device transmits the identification code or the installation data to the recognition device through the second transmission module and the first transmission module for storage.

2. The outdoor device management system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a Smartphone, a tablet PC, a notebook or a personal digital assistant (PDA) with a positioning function.

3. The outdoor device management system according to claim 2, wherein the first transmission module and the second transmission module are NFC module or photoelectric transmission module respectively.

4. The outdoor device management system according to claim 3, wherein the first transmission module includes a first antenna and a first NFC transceiver electrically coupled to the first antenna, and the second transmission module includes a second antenna and a second NFC transceiver electrically coupled to the second antenna and the GPS chip, so that the first NFC transceiver and the second NFC transceiver are electrically coupled through the first antenna and the second antenna for transmitting the identification code or the installation data radio in a frequency signal format.

5. The outdoor device management system according to claim 3, wherein the first transmission module includes a first light sensor and a first light transceiver electrically coupled to the first light sensor, and the second transmission module includes a second light sensor and a second light transceiver electrically coupled to the second light sensor and the GPS chip, so that the first light transceiver and the second light transceiver are electrically coupled through the first light sensor and the second light sensor for transmitting the identification code or the installation data in a photoelectric signal format.

6. The outdoor device management system according to claim 4, wherein the outdoor device includes a power conversion module, a control module and a storage module, the control module electrically coupled to the power conversion module, the first transmission module and the storage module, and after the first NFC transceiver or the first light transceiver receives the identification code or the installation data, the identification code or the installation data is stored in the storage module for the control module to read in the future.

7. The outdoor device management system according to claim 6, wherein the outdoor device includes a detection module and a network module, and the network module is connected to the terminal device via the wireless network telecommunication, and the control module is electrically coupled to the detection module and the network module, and the control module detects the current status of the outdoor device by the detection module to generate a detection signal containing the identification code or the installation data, and transmits the detection signal to the terminal device through the network module for the terminal device to record and analyze the detection signal in order to monitor the outdoor device.

8. The outdoor device management system according to claim 7, wherein the map is used for planning a best path when the terminal device has analyzed and determined an abnormality of the detection signal, so as to expedite the action of going the site of the outdoor device to maintain the outdoor device.

9. The outdoor device management system according to claim 5, wherein the outdoor device includes a power conversion module, a control module and a storage module, the control module electrically coupled to the power conversion module, the first transmission module and the storage module, and after the first NFC transceiver or the first light transceiver receives the identification code or the installation data, the identification code or the installation data is stored in the storage module for the control module to read in the future.

10. The outdoor device management system according to claim 9, wherein the outdoor device includes a detection module and a network module, and the network module is connected to the terminal device via the wireless network telecommunication, and the control module is electrically coupled to the detection module and the network module, and the control module detects the current status of the outdoor device by the detection module to generate a detection signal containing the identification code or the installation data, and transmits the detection signal to the terminal device through the network module for the terminal device to record and analyze the detection signal in order to monitor the outdoor device.

11. The outdoor device management system according to claim 10, wherein the map is used for planning a best path when the terminal device has analyzed and determined an abnormality of the detection signal, so as to expedite the action of going the site of the outdoor device to maintain the outdoor device.