CN1413012A - Wireless home automation system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a wireless home automation system, which can enable a user to remotely control and start electronic equipment at home by the modern wireless technology, and can control a plurality of electronic devices by the system through the mutual cooperation of a telephone which is responsible for home automation control and a base station which can control a plurality of telephones; the invention provides two device options, one is with a home automation control module comprising aerial, can receive the signal that the base transceiver station sends directly, do not need to pass the remote control telephone; the other is that the home automation control device is directly connected with the remote control phone without installing an antenna, and the remote control phone is used as a tool for communicating with the base station.

Description

Wireless Home Automation System

technical field

The invention relates to a wireless home automation system, which can wirelessly control the power switch of any electrical equipment in a home or office by means of a wireless phone in the home or office.

Background technique

The existing home appliance control system, such as the invention of U.S. Patent No. 6,021,324, includes a separate recording unit (recording unit) for storing and receiving external signals, and this recording unit must be set through a relay device (relay device) , the relay device responds to the signal of the recording unit and switches the household appliances on or off. That is, this invention includes a home phone, a recording unit and a relay device, so the design is relatively complicated.

Some inventions have adopted two different systems to be applied to wireless communication devices, such as the invention of U.S. Patent No. 5,963,624, which is a digital wireless phone, and an infrared bulb (infrared bulb) is installed on the phone to control Household appliances, which use infrared to achieve the purpose of controlling the household appliances.

However, the above existing technologies are relatively complex, so what needs to be improved is that the same function can be achieved with a relatively simple structure and is feasible, so as to provide more perfect services for today's consumers.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the existing wireless communication device by adding the function of controlling the power switch of household appliances. Another object is to provide consumers with a more suitable system with the existing system.

According to the technology provided by the wireless home automation system of the present invention, in a preferred embodiment, remote users can remotely control electrical equipment at home or in the office, including: a base station and a home automation control module.

The base station (base-station) is responsible for receiving the public switched telephone network (Public Switched Telephone Network, hereinafter referred to as PSTN) line at home, and is responsible for receiving signals from the call center that transmits incoming calls. The RF module that sends and receives signals acts as a home automation control device. A bridge for wireless communication. Among them, the base station includes: a telephone line interface, used to receive the voice information from the telecommunication network; a read-only memory, used to record the operation program of the base station; an extended memory, used to record the update operation program of the base station; a telephone answering device Console (TelephoneAnswering Device, TAD), used to detect voice information and start real-time voice; radio frequency (Radio Frequency, hereinafter referred to as RF) module, used to send control commands and real-time voice and receive operation information; and, used to control the base station input and output of the microprocessor.

The home automation control module includes: a power plug, which is used to connect the power supply to make the device operate; a radio frequency module, which is used to receive control commands sent by the base station and send operation information back to the base station; read-only memory, which is used to record the home automation control device. Operating program; extended memory, used to record the updated operating program of the home automation control device; microprocessor, used to control the control command input by the home automation control, and output it as a control output; repeater, connected by the relay port and the microprocessor The processor is connected to receive the control output output by the microprocessor; and the electrical equipment socket is connected to the power supply and the repeater to form an open circuit, which is used as the power supply of the electrical equipment.

According to the technology described in the present invention, the present invention further provides another preferred embodiment. The present invention provides a wireless home automation system that allows remote users to remotely control electrical equipment at home or in the office. It includes: a base station , telephones and home automation control devices.

The function and structure of the base station are as above, and the phone is used to receive control commands and turn them into control outputs, and send operation information back to the base station. The phone mainly includes a radio frequency module, which is used to receive control commands sent by the base station and send operation information back to the base station; a read-only memory, which is used to record the operation program of the home automation control device; an extended memory, which is used to record the update of the home automation control device The operating program; the microprocessor, used to control the control command input by the home automation control, and output it as a control output; the display unit, used to display information and sound information; and the input unit, used to input some other necessary information.

The home automation control device is used to control the on or off of the output control electrical equipment, including: the power plug is used to connect the power supply to make the home automation control device operate; the repeater is connected to the microprocessor by the relay port and used to to receive the control output output by the microprocessor; and the electrical equipment socket, which is connected with the power supply and the relay to form an open circuit, as the power supply of the electrical equipment.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1a is the first specific embodiment of the wireless home automation system of the present invention;

Fig. 1 b is the second specific embodiment of the wireless home automation system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the flowchart of wireless home automation system of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the wireless home automation system of the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of a control structure circuit of a home automation control device;

Fig. 5a is a plan view of the home automation control device in the first specific embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5b is a diagram of the home automation control device installed in the wall socket in the first specific embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a block diagram of a wireless home automation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7a is a plan view of the home automation control device in the second specific embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7b is a view of the home automation control device installed in the wall socket in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

For the best embodiment of the wireless home automation system of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b, which respectively illustrate how to activate the home appliance through the remote control function, and the details are as follows.

Fig. 1 a is the first specific embodiment of the wireless home automation system of the present invention, comprising a telephone base station 10 connected with the PSTN line at home, the base station 10 is responsible for receiving signals from the telephone center transmitting incoming calls, and is used for sending and receiving RF signals The module serves as a bridge capable of wireless communication with the wireless phone 20 . The present invention also includes a set of wireless telephones 20, which provide ringing for incoming calls, output control ports, voice transmission and reception; and a home automation control module 30, which has an RF antenna 31 that can directly receive and respond to the base station The signal sent by 10 does not need to pass through the wireless phone 20, this module is used as the power supply of the electrical equipment 40, and can control the opening and closing of the electrical equipment 40.

Fig. 1b is the second specific embodiment of the wireless home automation system of the present invention, which includes a telephone base station 10 connected to the PSTN line at home, the base station 10 is responsible for receiving signals from the telephone center that transmits incoming calls, and is used for sending and receiving signals The RF module serves as a bridge for wireless communication with the wireless phone 20 . The present invention also includes a group of wireless phones 20, which provide incoming call ringing, output control ports, and voice transmission and reception; also includes a home automation control device 33, which can receive signals and control electrical equipment through the wireless phone 20 in this device 40 on and off.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the wireless home automation system of the present invention, which illustrates the actual operation process of FIG. 1 . When a consumer is in a shopping mall and decides to go home an hour later, the consumer only needs to call home to remotely control the consumer's home appliances. The call going home will be connected with the base station 10 at home through the PSTN line, and the ringing of the base station 10 and the wireless phone 20 will ring simultaneously.

After several rings, the base station 10 will start the instant voice answering machine (step 200). signal and ask for a security code (step 220). After receiving the security code (step 220), the base station waits for the user to input another remote control command to remotely control the system (step 230).

After entering the remote control system, the timer in the system will start (step 240), if there is no any button command within twenty seconds, the system will automatically cancel this call (step 250). If the user presses a specific function key (step 260) to activate the selected home appliance (step 290), if the user does not select a home appliance, the system enters a 20-second countdown (step 240) and simultaneously responds and informs The settings made by the user (step 300). If the user selects the electrical equipment that he wants to control, the system will control the electrical equipment (step 290), and respond to inform the user of the settings (step 300), and enter the 20-second countdown (step 240) . In step 260, if the user does not press the function key, the user can still directly press to select the electrical equipment item (step 270). After selection, the system will control the electrical equipment (step 290), and the instant voice will respond and inform the The settings made by the user (step 300) and enter the 20-second countdown (step 240), if not selected, the system will enter the 20-second countdown (step 240). As long as the system detects a new command input by the user again, the system will return to the user operation control state again.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the wireless home automation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This figure illustrates the communication mode between the base station 10 and the home automation control module 30 . The base station includes a telephone line slot 110, a telephone line interface 111, a microprocessor 70, an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, hereinafter referred to as EEPROM) 100, a telephone answering device console 120, a ROM 90 . The RF module 80 and the antenna 32 .

The home automation control module includes a home automation control device 33, a microprocessor 75, a ROM 95, an RF module 85 and an antenna 31, wherein the home automation control device also includes an electrical equipment socket 35 and a plug 36, and the electrical equipment socket 35 can be plugged into the plug of electrical equipment 40, and plug 36 is then used for plugging in the power supply.

In Fig. 3, after the external telephone control command is transmitted to the base station, that is, the control command is sent through the telephone line interface 111 to enter the microprocessor 70, and the microprocessor 70 performs the content of the control command with the data in the read-only memory. Compare, then, control command is processed and sent out by RF module 80, and telephone answering device circuit 120 is then responsible for starting work such as detection of instant voice and button control command (using digital signal processor, Digital Signal Processor, DSP).

After the home automation control module 30 receives the control command by the RF module 85, the data passed to the microprocessor 75 will identify whether it belongs to the control command of the electrical equipment 40, and if so, the microprocessor 75 will control the wiring through the input and output ports 130 output control, let the power on or off. In this way, the function of controlling the switch of electrical equipment can be achieved.

FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram of the home automation control device 33, which includes a relay port 131, a repeater, and electrical equipment sockets 35 and plugs 36 and so on. The microprocessor 70 provides the voltage level of the relay port 131 to control the repeater 132 so that the repeater 132 can form a power circuit loop or separate the two. Therefore, the home automation control device 33 can turn on and off the power according to the instructions given by the microprocessor, so as to control the switching of the electrical equipment.

Please refer to Fig. 5 a, the plan view of home automation control device in the first specific embodiment of the present invention, can see electrical equipment socket 35 from the appearance of front, and it is used for inserting the plug of electrical equipment 40; Fig. 5 b then is the present invention In the first specific embodiment, the home automation control device is installed in the wall socket diagram. From Figure 5b, it can be seen that there is a plug on the back of the device. An independent power controller.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a wireless home automation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This figure illustrates the communication mode between the base station 10 and the wireless phone 20 . The base station consists of a telephone line slot 110, a telephone line interface 111, a microprocessor 70, an EEPROM 100, a telephone answering device console 120, a ROM 90, an RF module 80 and an antenna 32.

The wireless phone 20 has the same structure and modules as the base station 10, but the phone also includes a display 160, which can display letters and allow the user to input some necessary information; a speaker 140, a keyboard 150, a microphone 170 and an input and output port control wiring 130 wait. The input and output port control wiring 130 serves as an interface between the microprocessor and the home automation device, and its output can directly control the relay device of the home automation control device 33 to achieve the purpose of controlling electrical equipment.

The control method of the second specific embodiment in FIG. 6 is the same as the control method of the first specific embodiment in FIG. 3 , and will not be repeated here.

FIG. 7a is a second specific embodiment of the present invention, a plan view of a home automation control device 33 of the present invention, and a telephone socket 37 can be seen. Fig. 7b is a diagram of the home automation control device installed in the wall socket in the first embodiment of the present invention. The user can connect the phone socket 37 on the home automation device 33 with the connector 60 on the wireless phone 20 before plugging in the wall socket. In the second specific embodiment, the home automation control module 30 will always be fixed on the wall socket, if the consumer wants to turn on or off the household appliances, the wireless phone 20 can be used as a control signal source.

The present invention is a simple home automation system that allows consumers to easily operate the home appliances they want to control at home or in the office. The present invention is cheap and easy to install, and can be provided as a general telephone function, and also provides additional wireless switch control.

Although the present invention has been described above through the foregoing preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person familiar with the related art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention must be defined by the appended claims of this specification.

Claims (18)

1. A kind of wireless home automation system, is to carry out remote control with the electrical equipment in remote user object or office, it is characterized in that described system comprises: a base station, used for receiving a voice message from a telecommunication network, and converting the voice message into a control command; and A home automation control module is used to convert the control command into a control output to control the opening or closing of the electrical equipment, and send an operation information back to the base station. 2. The wireless home automation system according to claim 1, wherein said base station comprises: a telephone line interface for receiving the voice information from the telecommunication network; a read-only memory for recording an operating program of the base station; an extended memory for recording an update operation program of the base station; A telephone answering device console for detecting the voice information and starting an instant voice; a radio frequency module, used to send the control command and the real-time voice and receive the operation information; and A microprocessor is used to control the input and output of the base station. 3. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said extended memory is an EEPROM. 4. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said extended memory is a flash memory (Flash Memory). 5. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said telephone answering device console is processed by a digital signal processor to process the voice information and input a result to the microprocessor. 6. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said microprocessor compares the result processed by the telephone answering console with the operation program of the read-only memory, and translates it into The control command is output to the radio frequency module. 7. The wireless home automation system according to claim 1, wherein said home automation control module comprises: a power plug for connecting a power source to make the home automation control module operate; a radio frequency module, used to receive the control command sent by the base station and send the operation message back to the base station; a read-only memory for recording an operation program of the home automation control device; An extended memory for recording an update operation program of the home automation control device; a microprocessor, used to control the control command input by the home automation control, and output it as the control output; a repeater, connected to the microprocessor through a repeater port, for receiving the control output from the microprocessor; and An electrical equipment socket is connected with the power supply and the repeater to form an open circuit, and serves as a power supply for the electrical equipment. 8. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said extended memory is an EEPROM. 9. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the extended memory is a flash memory. 10. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said radio frequency module sends the control command to the microprocessor. 11. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the microprocessor compares the control command with the operation program of the ROM, and translates it into the control output. 12. A wireless home automation system for remote control of electrical equipment in remote user objects or offices, characterized in that the system includes: a base station, used for receiving a voice message from a telecommunication network, and converting the voice message into a control command; and A phone, used to receive the control command and convert it into a control output, and send an operation message back to the base station; A home automation control device is used to control the electrical equipment on or off by the control output. 13. The wireless home automation system according to claim 12, wherein said base station comprises: a telephone line interface for receiving the voice information from the telecommunication network; a read-only memory for recording an operating program of the base station; an extended memory for recording an update operation program of the base station; A telephone answering device console for detecting the voice information and starting an instant voice; a radio frequency module, used to send the control command and the real-time voice and receive the operation information; and A microprocessor is used to control the input and output of the base station. 14. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said extended memory is an EEPROM. 15. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the extended memory is a flash memory. 16. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said telephone answering device console processes the voice information by a digital signal processor and inputs a result to the microprocessor. 17. The wireless home automation system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said microprocessor compares the result processed by the telephone answering console with the operation program of the ROM, and translates it into The control command is output to the radio frequency module. 18. The wireless home automation system according to claim 12, wherein said home automation control device comprises: a power plug for connecting a power source to operate the home automation control device; a repeater, connected to the microprocessor through a repeater port, for receiving the control output from the microprocessor; and An electrical equipment socket is connected with the power supply and the repeater to form an open circuit, and serves as a power supply for the electrical equipment.

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