DISPLAY DEVICE, WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A WIRELESS INTERFACE, FOR THE OPERATING STATE OF A SWITCH DEVICE

• US 20170150297A1
• Filed: 02/24/2015
• Published: 05/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Electrical IP G.m.b.H. & Co. KG (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: REIDT, Georg
• Application Number:
  US15/300,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20170150297A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release

Abstract

A display device has a wireless interface, via which a communication between the display device and a unit configured to communicate with the display device is allowed; a multicolor display element for displaying the operating state of a switch device which is connected to the display device; and a controller which is configured to control the multicolor display element and the communication via the wireless interface and which is additionally configured to activate the wireless interface and to initiate a log-in process for connecting the display device to the unit via the wireless interface upon a specified event, to transmit data to the connected unit via the wireless interface, and to initiate a log-out process for interrupting the connection between the display device and the connected unit after the data transmission process has ended.

Claims

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a wireless interface, configured to enable communication between the display apparatus and a communication device configured to communicate with the display apparatus;

a multicolor display element configured to display an operating state of a switch apparatus which is connected to the display apparatus; and

a controller, configured to control the multicolor display element and the communication via the wireless interfaces

wherein the controller is further configured to activate the wireless interface and to initiate a log-in process for connecting the display apparatus to the device via the wireless interface when a specified event occurs, to transmit data to the communication device via the wireless interface in a data transmission process, and to initiate a log-out process for breaking connection between the display apparatus and the communication device after the data transmission process has ended.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to detect an activation of a push button as a specified event.

3. The apparatus of either claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to detect a confirmation command from the communication device as an end of the data transmission.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to activate the multicolor display element so as to display a specified operating state of the switch apparatus connected to the display apparatus after the connection has been broken between the display apparatus and the communication device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to transmit, to the communication device, service notifications as data.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising

a manual activation element, connected to the controller, and.

wherein the wireless interface is a radio module, which is integrated in the manual activation element together with the multicolor display element.

7. A communication device, comprising:

a wireless interface, including a processor, which is programmed such that the communication device can communicate via the wireless interface with the display^, apparatus according to claim 1, and

wherein the wireless interface can receive data from the display apparatus by using data transmission and display the data on a screen.

8. A method for controlling a connection of the display apparatus of claim 1 to a communication device, the method comprising:

detecting a specified event;

activating the wireless interface of the display apparatus depending on the detection of the specified event;

initiating a log-in process to connect the display apparatus tea the communication device via the wireless interface;

transmitting data to the communication device via the wireless interface;

detecting an end of the data transmission; and

initiating a log-out process to interrupt the connection between the display apparatus and the communication device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

activating the multicolor display element so as to display a specified operating state of the switch apparatus connected to the display apparatus after the connection has been broken between the display apparatus and the communication device, and/or

wherein the detecting includes detection of an activation of a push button and/or detection of an occurrence of a specified operating state of a switch apparatus connected to the display apparatus, and/or

the detecting includes receiving a confirmation command from the communication device.

10. The method of claim 8, implemented as part of firmware of the display apparatus,

wherein the firmware is executed by the controller to operate the display apparatus.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein the wireless interface is configured generate a confirmation command to end the data transmission and transmit the data to the display apparatus.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to detect an occurrence of a certain operating state of the switch apparatus connected to the display apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to detect an activation of a push button as a specified event and an occurrence of a certain operating state of the switch apparatus connected to the display apparatus.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to transmit, to the communication device, operating parameters of the switch apparatus connected to the display apparatus as data.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to transmit, to the communication device, service notifications and operating parameters of the switch apparatus connected to the display apparatus as data.

16. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the manual activation element can be locked mechanically.