Device for switching, controlling and monitoring appliances

• US 20020013146A1
• Filed: 09/17/2001
• Published: 01/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG Osterreich (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG Osterreich (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Albrecht, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US09/953,800
• Publication Number:
  US 20020013146A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C

Abstract

Apparatus for switching, controlling and monitoring devices, in particular devices used in domestic and functional buildings, consisting of a base station (BAS) with at least one processor and a storage device which comprises one or several interfaces (SC1-SC4) by means of which the devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3) can be electrically connected to the base station (BAS) and furthermore of at least one terminal (TE1, TE2) which is allocated to the base station (BAS). The base station (BAS) is set up in such a way as to transmit control signals to devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3) and to receive information signals from devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3), furthermore the base station (BAS) is set up for the free configuration of scenarios which relate to switching and control processes on any devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3). Scenarios can be activated by activation signals to the base station (BAS), wherein after activation of a scenario the devices concerned (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3) are switched and/or controlled by means of control signals from the base station (BAS). The terminal (TE1, TE2) is set up in such a way as to transmit activation signals to the base station (BAS) and to receive status signals from the base station (BAS).

Claims

1. Apparatus for switching, controlling and monitoring devices, in particular devices used in domestic and functional buildings, consisting of a base station (BAS) with at least one processor and a storage device which comprises one or several interfaces (SC1-SC4) by means of which the said devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3) can be electrically connected to the base station (BAS), characterised in that:

the base station (BAS) is set up in such a way as to transmit control signals to devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3) and to receive information signals from devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3),

the base station (BAS) is set up for the free configuration of scenarios which relate to switching and control processes on any devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3),

scenarios can be activated by activation signals to the base station (BAS), wherein after activation of a scenario the devices concerned (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3) are switched and/or controlled by means of control signals from the base station (BAS),

and, furthermore, at least one terminal (TE1, TE2) is allocated to the base station (BAS), wherein the terminal (TE1, TE2) is set up in such a way as to transmit activation signals to the base station (BAS) and to receive status signals from the base station (BAS).

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the terminal (TE1) is formed as a unit physically separated from the base station (BAS) and able to be connected to the base station (BAS) by way of an interface (SC1) claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the terminal (TE1, TE2) any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the terminal sensitive display any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the terminal tivated. any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that it is possible gnals for scenarios by means of the terminal (TE1, TE2) o any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that activation an be automatically actuated in dependence upon physical to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that information d from switched or controlled devices (GE1-GE3, BG1-BG3) AS) according to the respective switching or controlling to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that status signals the base station (BAS) to the terminal (TE1, TE2) according to narios g to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the devices BG3) are switched, controlled and monitored by means of rs. g to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the base station (BAS) can be connected to a telecommunications network (NET) by way of an interface (SC4) and activation signals for scenarios can be actuated via a telecommunications network (NET)

15. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterised in that the base station (BAS) can be connected via an interface (SC3) to a device-specific bus (BUS).

16. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterised in that one or several interfaces (SC1-SC4) are designed as radio interfaces.

12. Apparatus according to claim 11, characterised in that the telecommunications network (NET) is a mobile radio network

13. Apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, characterised in that the base station (BAS) can be connected via a telecommunications network (NET) to a terminal (TE2).

14. Apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterised in that a terminal can be emulated at least with respect to fundamental functions by a mobile radio communications device (MOT).