Wireless Control Device and Methods Thereof

• US 20170013392A1
• Filed: 07/07/2016
• Published: 01/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ilumi Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ilumi Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Tang, Qinghui, Bora, Swapnil, Egan, Corey
• Application Number:
  US15/204,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20170013392A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 15/06 successively, i.e. using time division
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0407 using a stored programme control
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/02 Relay switches
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0225 using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A wireless control device includes a power source, one or more sensors, one or more switches, a wireless transceiver circuit, an antenna connected to the wireless transceiver circuit, and a processor communicably coupled to the power source, the one or more sensors, the one or more switches, and the wireless transceiver circuit. The processor receives a data from the one or more sensors or the one or more switches, determines a pre-defined action associated with the data that identifies one or more external devices and one or more tasks, and transmits one or more control signals via the wireless transceiver circuit and the antenna that instruct the identified external device(s) to perform the identified task(s).

Claims

1. A wireless control device comprising:

a power source;

one or more sensors;

one or more switches;

a wireless transceiver circuit;

an antenna connected to the wireless transceiver circuit;

a processor communicably coupled to the power source, the one or more sensors, the one or more switches, and the wireless transceiver circuit, wherein the processor receives a data from the one or more sensors or the one or more switches, determines a pre-defined action associated with the data that identifies one or more external devices and one or more tasks, and transmits one or more control signals via the wireless transceiver circuit and the antenna that instruct the identified external device(s) to perform the identified task(s).

2. The wireless control device as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an air quality sensor, an ambient light sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a proximity sensor, a motion sensor, a sound sensor or a combination thereof.

3. The wireless control device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a real time clock, a memory and one or more LED indicators communicably coupled to the processor.

4. The wireless control device as recited in claim 1, further comprising an external control device communicably coupled to the processor of the wireless control device via the wireless transceiver circuit and antenna, wherein the external control device provides one or more user interface screens that create and store the pre-defined actions.

5. The wireless control device as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor further executes a time division multiplexing or pulsed sense mechanism to activate and deactivate the one or more sensors.

6. The wireless control device as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more switches comprise a push pull switch, a toggle switch, a push button switch, a rotary switch, a resistive/capacitive switch, or a combination thereof

7. The wireless control device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a housing in which the power source, the one or more sensors, the one or more switches, the wireless transceiver circuit, the antenna and the processor are disposed.

8. The wireless control device as recited in claim 7, wherein the housing is substantially square having rounded corners, sloped sides and a substantially flat top having rounded sides.

9. The wireless control device as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more switches comprise four switches, each switch is disposed below the substantially flat top proximate to each rounded corner, and each switch is activated by touching or depressing an area of the substantially flat top proximate to the switch.

10. The wireless control device as recited in claim 8, wherein the housing comprises:

a base plate;

an outer ring attached to the base plate;

an electronic board disposed within the outer ring and attached to the base plate;

a top cover disposed over the outer ring and attached to the base plate; and

wherein the power source, the one or more sensors, the one or more switches, the wireless transceiver circuit, the antenna and the processor are attached to the electronic board.

11. A method for controlling one or more external devices comprising:

providing a wireless control device comprising a housing, a power source disposed in the housing, one or more sensors disposed on or within the housing, one or more switches disposed on or within the housing, a wireless transceiver circuit disposed within the housing, an antenna disposed on or within the housing and connected to the wireless transceiver circuit, a processor disposed within the housing and communicably coupled to the power source, the one or more sensors, the one or more switches, and the wireless transceiver circuit;

receiving a data from the one or more sensors or the one or more switches;

determining a pre-defined action associated with the data that identifies the one or more external devices and one or more tasks using the processor; and

transmitting one or more control signals via the wireless transceiver circuit and the antenna that instruct the identified external device(s) to perform the identified task(s).

12. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising defining the one or more switches and the pre-defined action associated with the data that identifies the one or more external devices and one or more tasks using the processor.

13. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising reducing a power consumption by time multiplexing an activation and deactivation of the one or more sensors.

14. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising activation the one or more sensors whenever a command is received via the wireless transceiver circuit and the antenna.

15. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising activating the one or more sensors based an input received from the one or more switches.

16. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least a first sensor and a second sensor, and further comprising activating the second sensors based an input received from the first sensor.

17. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising configuring the one or more switches to recognize one or more patterns.

18. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising activating the one or more sensors based on a real time clock or clock/timer based program.

19. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising configuring the one or more switches using a user interface communicably coupled to the processor.

20. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the one or more external devices comprise a lighting device, and further comprising measuring an ambient light intensity and/or color using the one or more sensors, and the identified task(s) comprise changing a light intensity and/or color from the lighting device.

21. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising sending a date and/or time update to the one or more external devices via the wireless transceiver circuit and the antenna.

22. The method as recited in claim 21, wherein the date and/or time update synchronizes a clock in the one or more external devices with the wireless control device.

23. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a clock and at least one of a GPS sensor, an occupancy sensor, a light and/or color sensor or a sound sensor, and the pre-defined action comprises a computer program that causes the processor to send one or more commands to the one or more external devices via the wireless transceiver circuit and the antenna.

24. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising resetting the wireless control device using a timer and memory functions.

25. The method as recited in claim 11, further comprising turning a computer program ON using a timer and memory functions.

26. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein one or more switches wherein the one or more sensors comprise an air quality sensor, an ambient light sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a proximity sensor, a motion sensor, a sound sensor, or a combination thereof.

27. The wireless control device as recited in claim 11, further comprising a real time clock, a memory and one or more LED indicators communicably coupled to the processor.

28. The wireless control device as recited in claim 11, further comprising an external control device communicably coupled to the processor of the wireless control device via the wireless transceiver circuit and antenna, wherein the external control device provides one or more user interface screens that create and store the pre-defined actions.

29. The wireless control device as recited in claim 11, wherein the processor further executes a time division multiplexing or pulsed sense mechanism to activate and deactivate the one or more sensors.

30. The wireless control device as recited in claim 11, wherein the one or more switches comprise a push pull switch, a toggle switch, a push button switch, a rotary switch, a resistive/capacitive switch, or a combination thereof