Remote monitoring system for automatic door systems
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1. An automatic door remote monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of automatic door systems each including an automatic door and a control unit, said control unit including door control means for controlling the operation of said automatic door and self-diagnosing means for detecting a failure in components of said automatic door system, said self-diagnosing means, when detecting a failure in any of said components of the automatic door system with which said self-diagnosing means is associated, providing failure information including system identifying information identifying said associated automatic door system, malfunctioning part identifying information identifying a malfunctioning component and system state information about the malfunctioning automatic door; and
a communications system for sending said failure information from each of said control units to a maintenance station which monitors and maintains said plurality of automatic door systems;
said maintenance station determining, from said failure information sent thereto, the state of the automatic door of the automatic door system from which said failure information has been sent to said maintenance station, and sending, via said communications system, to the control unit of said automatic door system, a command to change operation of the automatic door of the automatic door system.
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Abstract
A maintenance station monitors and maintains a plurality of automatic door systems at remote locations. Each door system includes a control unit for controlling the operation of an automatic door, and a self-diagnosing arrangement which operates in conjunction with the control operation of the control unit, to inspect the automatic door system for malfunctioning or broken part of the door system. When a failure is found in the automatic door system, the self-diagnosing arrangement of that door system sends information identifying that door system and information identifying the malfunctioning or broken part to the maintenance station via modems and telephones.
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1. An automatic door remote monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of automatic door systems each including an automatic door and a control unit, said control unit including door control means for controlling the operation of said automatic door and self-diagnosing means for detecting a failure in components of said automatic door system, said self-diagnosing means, when detecting a failure in any of said components of the automatic door system with which said self-diagnosing means is associated, providing failure information including system identifying information identifying said associated automatic door system, malfunctioning part identifying information identifying a malfunctioning component and system state information about the malfunctioning automatic door; and
a communications system for sending said failure information from each of said control units to a maintenance station which monitors and maintains said plurality of automatic door systems;
said maintenance station determining, from said failure information sent thereto, the state of the automatic door of the automatic door system from which said failure information has been sent to said maintenance station, and sending, via said communications system, to the control unit of said automatic door system, a command to change operation of the automatic door of the automatic door system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An automatic door remote monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of automatic door systems, each including an automatic door and a control unit for controlling said automatic door; and
a maintenance station which monitors and maintains said plurality of automatic door systems, said maintenance station sending a command to change an operating parameter of the automatic door of a particular automatic door system via a communications system to the control unit of said particular automatic door system, in accordance with a request by the owner of said particular automatic door system;
said maintenance station, when sending said command to change the operating parameter to said control unit, sending a command to cause said automatic door to temporarily perform a predetermined particular opening and closing operation so as to notify said owner of the operating parameter change;
said control unit of said particular automatic door system causing said automatic door to operate with the operating parameter as changed in response to said command, after causing said automatic door to perform said predetermined particular opening and closing operation. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An automatic door remote monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of automatic door systems each including an automatic door and a control unit, said control unit including door control means for controlling the operation of said automatic door and self-diagnosing means for detecting a failure in components of said automatic door system said self-diagnosing means, when detecting a failure in any of said components of the automatic door system with which said self-diagnosing means is associated, providing failure information including system identifying information identifying said associated automatic door system, and malfunctioning part identifying information identifying a malfunctioning component; and
a communications system for sending said failure information from each of said control units to a maintenance station which monitors and maintains said plurality of automatic door systems;
said self-diagnosing means sending said failure information to said maintenance station through said communications system, and also providing a command to change the operation of the automatic door to said door control means, the operation to be changed being dependent on a malfunctioning component of said automatic door. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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