FR2882454A1 - Technical management system for e.g. building, has building equipments connected by bus to dwelling control panels with bidirectional digital radio links communicating with transceivers that are mounted on various equipments - Google Patents

Abstract

The system has computer based building equipments connected by bus to control panels (13) with bidirectional digital radio links (12) communicating with transceivers (7). The transceivers are mounted on equipments e.g. electricity meter (4), water or gas meter (5), sensors/probes (6) for temperature, light, voltage, electrical intensity, hygrometry and gas factor, or radio plates (8) of service or distress calls for dependent persons.

Description

The present invention relates to a technical management system for

  buildings and integrating the functions of interactive communication and security-energy and water management.

  It concerns in a general way the industrial and commercial field of the manufacture and the diffusion of equipment intended for the implementation of computer science and telecommunications to improve and facilitate the use of the systems of security and regulation of the functions designed to facilitate everyday life, including technical management, information and communication, comfort and energy control, safety and assistance.

  Currently, in the building, each family of technical functions is managed by dedicated products generally comprising each a communication network of their own, and which provide a service limited to a single function. This is the case, for example, alarm panels, building intercoms, video surveillance, heating regulation, administrative management of maintenance work on remote sites, etc ...

  The democratization of computers has given rise to a new discipline known as "home automation", which consists of managing a large number of different household tasks using one or more computers.

  The goal is to take advantage of the preponderant position now taken by the computer in homes, and its intrinsic ability to network with devices as heterogeneous as household appliances, television, remote monitoring or lighting or the closing of the exits. Current developments are aimed at integrating sensors and cabling for the transportation of electrical power, data, voice and image when building new homes.

  The known applications to date are generally limited to controlling and linking the equipment of an apartment or a particular house.

  The system according to the present invention aims to respond globally to a multitude of technical and administrative needs of stakeholders in acts: to live, rent, maintain, manage energy and water, administer the charges, to inform the residents, to propose services of proximity, to maintain the security of the common and privative parts, of tele-payment, of calls of charges, of grouped purchases and of various information.

  It consists of one or more management equipment and one or more building equipment based on "PC" (Personal Computer) computers connected to the Internet, the building equipment (s) being connected by bus to dashboards of housing or tertiary trays each equipped with a display screen, a keypad, a key reader or smart card and a digital radio transmitter / receiver system communicating with transmitters / receivers of the same type mounted on meters of water, electricity, gas, heating, on sensors / probes of temperature, light, presence of tension, electrical intensity, hygrometry , of gas content, as well as with radio callouts for service or distress calls for dependent persons.

  In the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, given by way of non-limiting examples of embodiments of the subject of the invention: FIGS. 1 and 2 respectively represent the diagram of a management equipment and a building equipment, Figure 3 shows the equipment of a housing or tertiary plateau and Figure 4 is a general block diagram of the system.

  The system, FIGS. 1 to 4, uses a series of multi-service elements and in particular "PC" computers 1, 2, 3 equipped with electronic cards with specific software, counters 4, 5 and sensors 6 on bus or equipped of a digital radio transmitter / receiver 7, wall plates 9, 10 on the bus, input / output interfaces 11, digital bi-directional radio interfaces 12, dashboards 13 with keyboard 14 and display 15, UHF modulators analog or digital, video broadcasts downloaded by modem 16, smart keys, digital beeps, proximity badges and smart cards.

  A managerial equipment (FIG. 1) will comprise a main computer 1 connected by modem 16 to the Internet network and possibly networked computers 2, the assembly being equipped to perform all or some of the following functions: - remote reading of water consumption, electricity , heating, gas.

  - Receipt of technical information.

  - Reception of intervention information.

- Technical alarms.

- Sending video information.

- Call charges or billings.

- Telepayment.

  - Automated management of interventions.

  - Maintenance of condominium newspapers.

  - Update of remote terminals: dashboard 13, display terminals.

  The equipment of a building (Figure 2) includes a common computer 3 for the entire building with modem 16 Internet link, radio interface 12 bi-directional, wired bus output 17 (RS 232 - 485 - I2C Dallas ) and video output 18 to the UHF or TNT modulator of the collective antenna, this computer being provided with means for automatic calculation of the distribution of collective electricity, heating or other costs and for processing all the signals obtained or given by the interfaces or actuator sensors equipping devices such as: Digital intercom station (s) with voice, camera, smart key reader, remote actuator, display and connected to a wired or digital common digital bus for provide access control functions and follow-up of interventions.

  - Key reader-actuator turntables or smart card for access control or elevator call.

  - Digital radio transmitter / receiver 12 with "TOR" or "ANA" interfaces to manage technical data.

  - UHF or TNT video modulator feeding the collective antenna with an infographic or video channel.

  - Controls of gates or automatic doors with remote monitoring, alarm forwarding and two-way radio link.

  - Transmitter "Beep" remote gate opening.

  - Timer interface with radio remote management.

  - Light or temperature sensor with radio link. 15 - Radio counting timer.

  - Microcontroller-based card with bus-out or point-to-point input channels.

  The equipment of a housing or a tertiary plateau (FIG. 3) comprises a dashboard 13 with a display screen 15, a keyboard 14, a smart card key reader, an input / output interface 11 "TOR" or "ANA "with transmitter / receiver 12 digital radio to acquire send technical information to controlled equipment such as: - meters water, electricity, gas, heating with transmitter / receiver 25 digital radio.

  - Sensors / probes for temperature, light, presence of electrical voltage, pressure, electrical intensity, hygrometry, gas content with digital radio transmitter / receiver.

  - Radio Platinum 8 service calls or distress for dependent persons.

  The computers 1, 2, 3 of the system according to the invention will advantageously be connected to the Internet network 20 and equipped to be able to correspond via this channel with the public services (S) or with computers of private individuals (P) or associations integrated into the Internet. system (Al) or external (AE) dealing for example with assistance to people, advice, remote shopping, remote payment, shared security, local service, etc. (Figure 4) The positioning of the various constituent elements gives the object of the invention a maximum of useful effects that had not been, so far, obtained by similar systems.

Claims (7)

  1. Technical management system for buildings integrating the functions of interactive communication and security-energy and water management, with the aim of improving and facilitating the use of security and function control systems intended to facilitate daily life, including technical management, information and communication, control of comfort and energy, safety and assistance, characterized in that it consists of one or more management equipment and one or more building equipment based on computers (1, 2, 3) of the "PC" type, where the building equipment is connected by bus to dashboards (13) of housing or tertiary trays each equipped with a digital bidirectional radio interface (12) communicating with transmitters / receivers (7) of the same type mounted on various equipment such as electricity meters (4), water or gas (5), heating meters , sensors / probes (6) for temperature, light, presence of voltage, electrical intensity, hygrometry, gas content, or radio plates (8) for service or distress calls for dependent persons .   2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the dashboards (13) of housing or tertiary trays are each equipped with a display screen (15), a keyboard (14) and a reader. key or smart card.   3. System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each management equipment comprises a main computer (1) arranged to perform all or some of the following functions: remote reading of water, electricity, heating or of gas, reception of technical information, reception of intervention information, technical alarms, sending of video information, call charges or billing, electronic payment, automated management of interventions, maintenance of condominium newspapers, update remote terminals such as dashboard (13) or display terminals.   4. System according to Claim 3, characterized in that the main computer (1) of a managerial equipment is associated with one or more networked computers (2).   5. System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each building equipment comprises a common computer (3) with bi-directional radio interface (12), wired bus output (17) and video output (18) to the UHF or TNT modulator of the collective antenna, said computer being provided with automatic calculation means for distribution of collective electricity, heating or other costs.   6. System according to claim 5, characterized in that the common computer (3) building is arranged to ensure the processing of all signals obtained or given by interfaces or actuator sensors equipping devices such as: - digital intercom deck (s) with voice, camera, smart key reader, remote actuator and display, connected to a wired or radio digital common bus to provide access control functions and monitoring of interventions, key reader-actuator turntables or smart card for access control or elevator call, - video modulator feeding the collective antenna with an infographic or video channel, - commands for gates or automatic doors with remote monitoring, alarm return and bidirectional radio link, - transmitter "Beep" remote control gate opening, - timer interface with remote management by radio link, - light sensor or temperature a with radio link, remote metering by radio, - microcontroller-based card with bus-out or point-to-point input channels.   7. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the one or more computers (1, 2) of management equipment or the common building computer (s) (3) are connected to the Internet (20) and equipped to be able to correspond through this channel with the public services (S) or with computers of private individuals (P) or associations integrated in the system (Al) or outside (AE) dealing for example with assistance to persons, consulting, tele-shopping, tele-payment, shared security, local service, etc.