Object detection system

• US 9,666,003 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2014
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Optex Company Limited (OPTEX GROUP Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Optex Company Limited (OPTEX GROUP Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shiraishi, Masanao, Ohba, Hiroyuki, Mihara, Mitsugu, Ikeuchi, Akihiro, Takada, Yasuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, An T
• Application Number:
  US14/293,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20140361868A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/77 using wireless control
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00841 by a portable device
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/63 Comprising locating means for detecting the position of the data carrier, i.e. within the vehicle or within a certain distance from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00174 Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys mechanical locks with electric permutation E05B49/00; arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00

Abstract

An object detection system 1 includes a sensor section 10 configured to detect an object within a detection area A; and an adjuster (remote controller) 20 configured to interactively communicate with the sensor section 10. The adjuster 20 includes; a transmission unit 13 configured to transmit a setting signal for setting an operating condition of the sensor section 10 to the sensor section 10; an adjustment notification unit 23 configured to receive a completion signal of operating condition setting from the sensor section 10 and give notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed; and a target selection unit 25 configured to arbitrarily select a target sensor section 10 intended for the operating condition setting.

Claims

1. An object detection system comprising:

a plurality of sensor sections that detect an object within a detection area; and

one type of remote controller that interactively communicates with at least one of the plurality of sensor sections,

wherein the remote controller includes;

a transmitter that transmits a setting signal for setting an operating condition of at least one of the sensor sections to said at least one of the plurality of sensor sections;

an adjustment notifier that receives a completion signal of operating condition setting from said at least one of the plurality of sensor sections and gives notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed; and

a target selector that arbitrarily selects a target sensor section intended for the operating condition setting, wherein

setting information of the operating condition is transmitted from said at least one of the plurality of sensor sections to the remote controller, and

the target selector specifies the target sensor section corresponding to the remote controller, on the basis of arbitrary selection of one identification number from one or more selectable identifiers that said at least one of the plurality of sensor section has in advance and which are transmitted from the target sensor section;

wherein after the target sensor section is selected, a password is provided from the remote controller so as to be inputtable and is stored in the target sensor section and the remote controller, and

when setting of the operating condition is performed again by the remote controller that has stored the password, after the target sensor section is selected once, resetting of the operating condition is enabled without inputting the password.

2. An objection detection system comprising:

a plurality of sensor sections that detect an object within a detection area; and

one type of remote controller that interactively communicates with at least one of the sensor sections,

wherein the remote controller includes;

a transmitter that transmits a setting signal for setting an operating condition of at least one of the sensor sections to said at least one of the plurality of sensor sections;

an adjustment notifier that receives a completion signal of operating condition setting from said at least one of the plurality of sensor sections and gives notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed; and

a target selector that arbitrarily selects a target sensor section intended for the operating condition setting, wherein

setting information of the operating condition is transmitted from said at least one of the plurality of sensor sections to the remote controller, and

the target selector specifies the target sensor section corresponding to the remote controller, on the basis of arbitrary selection of one identification number from one or more selectable identifiers that said at least one of the plurality of sensor section has in advance and which are transmitted from the target sensor section;

wherein when the remote controller receives a plurality of identifiers from the target sensor section, the remote controller causes the adjustment notifier to give notification of identification display information of a plurality of different colors, light, or sounds corresponding to the identifiers, and transmits the identification display information corresponding to the identifiers to a state notifier of the target sensor section such that the identification display information is notified by the state notifier, and

the identification display information is selected by the adjustment notifier of the remote controller and the target sensor section is specified.