System of devices comprising a plurality of sensor devices communicating with a central gateway device

• US 8,653,933 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2005
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lifeline Systems Company (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Hitchin, Mark L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lau, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US11/718,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20090072962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,024 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.13, 340/539.11, 340/539.1, 340/531, 340/500, 340/525, 340/447, 340/933, 340/539.22, 714/35, 702/188
• US Class Current: 340/3.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence

Abstract

A system of devices comprises a plurality of sensor devices and a central gateway device. Each sensor device comprises communicating means for communicating with the central gateway device, storage means storing a unique identifier, and display means displaying a location identifier. The central gateway device comprises communicating means for communicating with the plurality of sensor devices, and storage means storing the unique identifiers of the plurality of sensor devices.

Claims

1. A method of installing a system of devices comprising receiving a plurality of sensor devices, each sensor device comprising communicating means for communicating with a central gateway device, storage means storing a unique identifier, and display means displaying a location identifier, and installing each sensor device in a location corresponding to the location identifier, wherein the data corresponding to the location identifier of each sensor device is hardcoded on the central gateway device prior to installation of the system.

2. A method according claim 1, and further comprising receiving a central gateway device comprising communicating means for communicating with the plurality of sensor devices, and storage means storing the unique identifiers of the plurality of sensor devices, and installing the central gateway device.

3. A method according to claim 1, and further comprising connecting the plurality of sensor devices to the central gateway device via a short-range wireless communication link.

4. A method according to claim 1, and further comprising connecting the plurality of sensor devices to the central gateway device via a wired communication link.