Radio communication system having functions of replying status information and remote control

• US 8,670,742 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2012
• Issued: 03/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unication Group/Unication Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Unication Group/Unication Company Limited
• Inventors: Yeh, Shin-Tseng, Huang, Yi-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US13/478,049
• Publication Number:
  US 20130316694A1
• Time in Patent Office: 658 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/408, 455/410, 455/411, 455/414.1, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/432.3, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/458, 455/412.1, 455/550.1, 709/205, 709/206, 709/207, 709/208
• US Class Current: 455/403
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A radio communication system having functions of replying status information and remote control, includes a console and a plurality of radio terminals, wherein each of the radio terminal is capable of transmitting corresponding Ack message about an operation status thereof to the console over a mobile communication system, if the operation status is changed. After receiving the Ack message, the console automatically or manually transmits corresponding message or a control command to the radio terminal to change the operation status of the radio terminal. Furthermore, when transmitting dispatch message, the console is capable of storing the dispatch message simultaneously in a server so as to allow the radio terminal to access the server and retrieve the stored dispatch message.

Claims

1. A radio communication system having functions of responding status information and remote control, comprising:

a console and a plurality of radio terminals, wherein each of the radio terminals comprises a radio frequency (RF) receiver module, a mobile transceiver module, a processing unit, a key set, a display unit, and a memory;

the processing unit configured to connect and control all the other elements of the radio terminal so as to enable the radio terminal to receive a text/voice message from the console through an RF communication system or a mobile communication system, and transmit an Acknowledgement (Ack) message or the text/voice message to the console through the mobile communication system;

wherein

the processing unit further comprises an auto-reply module including at least one of a power on/off reply program, a duty reply program, an area reply program, a monitor reply program, and a designation reply program, wherein the auto-reply module, based on a communication address indicated in the received text/voice message or a built-in communication address, is configured to transmit the status information to the console through the mobile communication system for instantaneously responding an operation status of the radio terminal, if the operation status is changed, and to receive messages or control commands from the console through the RF communication system or the mobile communication system; and

wherein

the designation reply program is configured to automatically or manually initiate the mobile transceiver module to transmit an Ack of a designating control message to a specific server through the mobile communication system, so as to enable the server to automatically retransmit a dispatch message stored in the server to the radio terminal through the mobile communication system, according to commands of the designating control message.

2. The radio communication system of claim 1, wherein the power on/off reply program is configured to automatically transmit a corresponding power on or off Ack message to a dispatch center through the mobile communication system when the power on/off reply program is manually or automatically turned on or off, and when the dispatch center receives the power off Ack message, the dispatch center is capable of manually transmitting a control command to the radio terminal to change a status of the radio terminal from power off to a standby status of power on.

3. The radio communication system of claim 1, wherein the duty reply program is configured to automatically transmit a corresponding on/off duty Ack message to the console through the mobile communication system when the radio terminal is manually set to be a status of on or off duty, and when the console receives the off duty Ack message, the console is capable of manually transmitting a control command to the radio terminal to change the status of the radio terminal from off duty to a standby status of on duty.

4. The radio communication system of claim 1, wherein the area reply program is configured to automatically transmit a corresponding out of or in range Ack message to the console through the mobile communication system when the radio terminal is leaving or entering an RF communication area, and when the console receives the out of range Ack message, the console is capable of automatically transmitting a control command to the radio terminal to enable the radio terminal to remain in a standby status that the mobile transceiver module is initiated, and to receive the text/voice message from the console through the mobile communication system.

5. The radio communication system of claim 1, wherein when the radio terminal is put on a charger, and the charger receives a detection signal from a control apparatus, the charger will transmit a signal to the radio terminal where the monitor reply program automatically transmits an Ack message of the detection signal to the console through the mobile communication system, and then the console is capable of manually transmitting a control command back to the radio terminal, whereby the radio terminal further transmits the control command to the control apparatus over the charger so as to perform remote control on external devices.

6. The radio communication system of claim 1, wherein the designating control message transmitted from the radio terminal includes at least one of commands of retransmitting a voice message, and transmitting a text message converted from the voice message.

7. The radio communication system of claim 1, wherein the server is linked to the console, and the console simultaneously stores the dispatch message in the server when transmitting the dispatch message.

8. The radio communication system of claim 7, wherein the console further comprises a signal converting circuit for converting the voice message into the text message for being stored in the server.

9. The radio communication system of claim 7, wherein the dispatch message stored in the server is originally transmitted from a dispatch center in such a way that the console monitors a signal of the dispatch message through the RF communication system and then receives and stores the dispatch message in the server through the RF communication system.

10. The radio communication system of claim 1, wherein the console and each of the radio terminals are provided with on the air programs (OTAP) corresponding with each other, respectively, and each the OTAP is configured to allow the console to transmit OTAP control commands to a selected radio terminal through the RF communication system, whereby the selected radio terminal is capable of operating correspondingly according to the OTAP control commands.