Wireless switch

• US 6,832,072 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2001
• Issued: 12/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Inncom Intl Inc (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Inncom Intl Inc (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Quirino, Rick, Roosli, Philipp, Oliver, David, Buckingham, Duane W.
• Primary Examiner(s): SMITH, CREIGHTON H
• Application Number:
  US09/944,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20030045239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• Field of Search: 455/66.1, 379/102.05, 379/102.06
• US Class Current: 455/66.1
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light

Abstract

A wireless switch comprising: a sensor for sensing a change of a state of a barrier; a selector positionable between a first position and a second position; a transmitter operatively coupled to the sensor and selector; and wherein the transmitter transmits a first wireless signal when the selector is positioned in the first position and the sensor senses a change of state, and the transmitter transmits a second wireless signal different from the first signal when the selector is positioned in the second position and the sensor senses the change of state.

Claims

1. A wireless switch comprising:

a sensor for sensing a change of a state of a barrier;

a selector positionable between a first position and a second position;

a transmitter operatively coupled to said sensor and said selector; and

wherein

said transmitter transmits a first wireless signal when said selector is positioned in said first position and said sensor senses said change of said state, and

said transmitter transmits a second wireless signal different from said first signal when said selector is positioned in said second position and said sensor senses said change of said state.

2. The wireless switch of claim 1, wherein said sensor is selected from a group including:

a magnetic switch, a toggle switch, an infrared switch, a pressure switch, and a light barrier switch.

3. The wireless switch of claim 1, wherein said transmitter is a diffused infrared transmitter.

4. The wireless switch of claim 3 wherein said first wireless signal is an infrared signal coded in a first pattern, and said second wireless signal is an infrared signal coded in a second pattern.

5. The wireless switch of claim 1 wherein said selector is selected from a group including:

a toggle switch, a DIP switch, a jumper, a rotary switch, and a digital signal input device.

6. The wireless switch of claim 1 wherein said first wireless signal identifies a first type of barrier and said second wireless signal identifies a second type of barrier.

7. The switch of claim 1, wherein said sensor, said selector and said transmitter are disposed in a housing mountable proximate to said barrier.

21. The system of claim 1 wherein said selector is selected from a group including:

a toggle switch, a DIP switch, a jumper, a rotary switch, and a digital signal input device.

22. The system of claim 1 wherein said wireless signal identifies a type of barrier.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensor, said selector and said transmitter are disposed in a housing mountable proximate to said barrier.

8. A wireless switch comprising:

a selector configurable between a plurality of settings;

a sensor for sensing an opening of a barrier;

a transmitter operatively coupled to said selector and said sensor; and

wherein said transmitter transmits a first wireless signal in response to said opening of said barrier, said first wireless signal is configured according to a setting of said selector.

9. The switch of claim 8, wherein said selector, said sensor and said transmitter are disposed in a housing mountable proximate to said barrier.

10. The switch of claim 8, wherein said sensor senses a closing of said barrier, and said transmitter transmits a second wireless signal in response to said closing of said barrier.

11. The switch of claim 8, wherein said wireless signal is an infrared signal.

12. The switch of claim 11, wherein said infrared signal is a diffused infrared signal.

13. The switch of claim 12, wherein said transmitter includes at least two simultaneously operated LEDs whose axes are separated by an angle of at least 90 degrees.

14. The switch of claim 8, wherein said barrier is selected from a group including:

a hinged door, a mini-bar door, a sliding door, a hinged window, and a sliding window.

15. The wireless switch of claim 8, wherein said sensor is selected from the group including:

a magnetic switch, a toggle switch, an infrared switch, a pressure switch, and a light barrier switch.

16. The wireless switch of claim 8, wherein said selector is selected from the group including:

a toggle switch, a DIP switch, a jumper, a rotary switch, and a digital signal input device.

17. The switch of claim 8, further including:

a microcontroller operatively coupled to said sensor, said sensor provides a signal to said microcontroller in response to said opening of said barrier, said microcontroller configures said first wireless signal according to said setting of said selector in response to receiving said signal from said sensor.

18. A system for a wireless switch, said system comprising:

a controller;

one or more room devices coupled to said controller;

a plurality of wireless switches, each wireless switch in said plurality of wireless switches includes;

a sensor for sensing a change of a state of a barrier proximate said sensor,

a selector positionable between two or more positions, and

a transmitter operatively coupled to said sensor and said selector, said transmitter transmits a wireless signal in response to said change of said state, said wireless signal having a configuration based on a position of said selector;

a receiver coupled to said controller, said receiver is positioned to receive wireless signals from said plurality of wireless switches; and

wherein each selector in each wireless switch in said plurality of switches is set to a different position such that said wireless signal transmitted by each wireless switch in said plurality of wireless switches is uniquely identifiable by said controller.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said sensor is selected from a group including:

a magnetic switch, a toggle switch, an infrared switch, a pressure switch, and a light barrier switch.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said transmitter is a diffused infrared transmitter.