PL226957B1 - Remote control system of drives for partitions closing access to the building or on the grounds, and the use of the system - Google Patents

Description

The subject of the invention is a system for remote control of building devices, in particular for the remote control of an automatic drive for a gate closing a property or building, or other remotely controlled building equipment devices. The system is equipped with a radio transmitter and receiver connected to the remotely controlled building device for sending signals about the status of the remotely controlled device and receiving control signals, and a remote control device with a radio transmitter and receiver, respectively, for sending control signals to the receiver of the remotely controlled device and for receiving signals about the status of the remotely controlled device.

The subject of the invention is also a method of remote control of building devices, in particular of controlling the drive of an automatic gate closing a property or a building, or other controlled devices of building equipment. The method comprises sending a control signal from the transmitter of the remote control unit to the receiver of the remotely controlled building equipment unit, and actuating the controlled building equipment unit on the control signal, and sending a feedback signal from the transmitter of the remotely controlled unit to the receiver of the remote control unit.

Devices for remote control of gate or door drives are known in the art and are used in practice. For these purposes, remote control systems equipped with remote control devices are used, which send the command to open / close the gate or door to the automation of the gate drive. Such a system is described, for example, in the German patent application DE 102007059246 A1. The remote control system consists of an operating unit, a remote control device and a data device. The operating unit is equipped with a high-frequency signal module output connected to the antenna and a GSM module also output connected to the antenna. Both of these modules are connected to a decoder module which in turn is connected to a memory module and a signal processing module. The decoder and signal processing modules are used to independently process high-frequency and GSM signals, which are stored in the memory module. The operating unit communicates, by means of the antenna of the high-frequency signal module, with the remote control device with which the door drive is actuated and, by means of the GSM antenna, with the data device which is used to program the remote control device. The data device can be a Blackberry, a landline, a mobile phone, or a laptop. The data device sends a message containing authorization data that is received by the antenna of the GSM module, decoded in the decoder module and processed in the signal processing module with the permissions stored in the memory module. The signals are then sent through the antenna of the HF module to a programmable remote control device. Thanks to this, the remote control device can be remotely blocked remotely if it is stolen or lost. In this solution, the door drive is unidirectionally controlled only by the remote control device, while the data device, e.g. a mobile phone, is only used to program the remote control device.

The development of mobile communication allows the use of mobile devices for these purposes, such as smartphones, tablets or laptops that allow you to select orders using a touch screen. For example, from International Patent Application No. WO 2008/030976 A2, a method of specifying instructions using heuristics, a processing device and a touch screen is known. The method includes detecting contact of at least one finger with the touch screen, applying at least one heuristics to the at least one finger contact with the touch screen to define an instruction for a device, and processing the instruction. Heuristics are used to determine whether the finger contact with the touch screen corresponds to a vertical scroll command, a two-dimensional move command, or an order to move from displaying one item to another. This solution allows you to easily operate various functions of a mobile device with one or more fingers.

The aim of the invention is to develop an improved solution enabling intuitive operation of building equipment devices such as door drives, gates, roller shutters, doors equipped with electric motor locks or lighting, by means of a remote system.

The object of the invention is realized in a system for the remote control of building devices, in particular for the remote control of an automatic drive for a property closing gate or

A building or other remotely controlled building equipment, equipped with a radio transmitter and receiver connected to the remotely controlled building device, respectively for sending signals about the status of the remotely controlled device and receiving control signals, and a remote control device equipped with a transmitter and a radio receiver, respectively, for sending control signals to the receiver of the remotely controlled device and for receiving signals about the state of the remotely controlled device.

The system for remote control of building devices is characterized by the fact that it is also equipped with:

(i) a communication gateway containing a radio interface that is bidirectionally and radio-connected with the receiving and transmitting system of a remotely controlled building equipment device, and a network interface;

(ii) a communication network communicatively coupled to the network interface of the communication gateway;

(iii) a peripheral control device for recognizing the position or status of a remotely controlled building equipment device that communicates with a communication network; wherein (iv) the remote control device is a data processing device that communicates with the communication gateway and with the communication network, and is provided with an operating interface and a display on which information contained in the feedback signal about the state of the remotely controlled device is reproduced in form at least one image, and moreover, the display user interface is controlled by at least one hand finger on the screen or in the vicinity of the display screen by gestures or by voice.

In an advantageous solution, the monitoring device of the system for recognizing the position or the status of the remotely controlled building equipment device comprises a camera for recording the current position or status images of the remotely controlled device or a position sensor connected to the gate or an automatic drive, the camera image being reproduced is displayed on the remote control device on the basis of a feedback signal via the communication gateway or via the communication network.

The operating interface of the remote control device is preferably only activated together with the display of the respective remote control device for building equipment on the display.

Preferably, the communication network connecting the remote control device with the receiving and transmitting system of the remotely controlled building equipment device via the communication gateway is a mobile, wired (LAN) or wireless (WLAN) local network or a wide area network, in particular the Internet.

The system data processing device is preferably a handheld telephone, smartphone or tablet.

Preferably, the remote control device is provided with a memory in which at least one sequence of control commands is stored.

The remotely controlled building equipment device is most preferably a gate drive, partition, and lighting.

The object of the invention is also realized in a method of remote control of building devices, in particular for controlling the drive of an automatic gate closing a property or a building, or other controlled building equipment devices, which consists in sending a control signal from a remote control device transmitter to the receiver of a remotely controlled building equipment device, and on actuation of the controlled building equipment device under the influence of the control signal and also sending a feedback signal from the transmitter of the remotely controlled device to the receiver of the remote control device.

A method for remotely controlling building equipment is characterized in that (i) the actual position or state of a remotely controlled building equipment device is recorded with the control device;

(ii) then sending from the receiver / transmitter of the remotely controlled building equipment device to the receiver of the remote control device a feedback signal containing information about the actual position or state of the remotely controlled device;

(Iii) then this feedback signal is mapped on the display of the remote control device in the form of at least one image representing the remotely controlled device, building equipment, or a representation thereof, and (iv) the control signals are sent from the remote control device to the receiver of the remotely controlled device by controlling the user interface of the display of the remotely controlled device by moving a finger of the hand across the screen or near the display screen with gestures or by voice.

In an advantageous solution of the invention, the remote control device stores the sequence of successive commands sent to at least one remotely controlled device or group of devices and, if necessary, triggers this stored sequence of commands by means of which the remotely controlled building equipment devices in the stored device are automatically controlled. order.

Preferably, by means of the service interface of the remote control device, control orders are selected from a suitable group, comprising no more than ten commands of the respective finger movement, gesture or sound, which are transmitted to the transmitter of the remote control device and further to the receiver of the remote control device of the building equipment.

Thanks to the solution according to the invention, it is possible to remotely operate and control remotely controlled devices of building equipment using modern IT technology, such as smartphones, tablets or laptops, i.e. also from a greater distance. The system enables the control of both the local wired or wireless communication network and the Internet. Feedback signal informing about the device status prevents sending erroneous commands. It is also very advantageous to be able to create ready-made scenarios of events, for example, the scenario "afternoon return to the apartments" can give orders to individual gates, doors and lighting in a set order to facilitate the return.

Exemplary solutions according to the invention are described in detail with reference to the attached drawing, in which: fig. 1 schematically shows a first exemplary solution in which a remote-controlled swing gate drive is shown to close a fence, fig. 2 - schematically shows a second exemplary solution, in which a remotely controlled drive for a sliding gate closing the fence is shown, fig. 3 - schematically shows a third exemplary solution, in which a remotely controlled drive for a garage door (e.g. a lift gate) closing the entrance to a building is shown, fig. 4 - shows an example solutions of a two-way radio remote control system for devices according to Figs. 1-3, Fig. 5 - schematically illustrates the light columns as an example of remote control of lighting, operated by radio with the two-way remote control system according to Fig. 4, Fig. 6 - shows a simplified example will make it possible explaining the method of requesting status information of a remotely controlled device by means of the bidirectional system of Fig. 4, Fig. 7 - schematically shows remote control by radio by means of a plurality of portable gate drive transmitters according to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the transmitter being control of the garage door has only the function of one-way sending commands, while it has no function of receiving signals informing about the state of the controlled device, Fig. 8 - schematically shows radio remote control by means of a plurality of stationary gate drive transmitters according to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5 , and remote operation of the garage door, while the stationary transmitter has only the function of one-way sending commands, but does not have the function of receiving signals informing about the status of the controlled device, fig. 9 - illustrates a block diagram of the automatic control system of the building equipment compatible with all drives and remotely controlled devices in according to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5, and with all conventional remote control devices according to Figs. 4, 6, 7 and 8, while allowing cooperation with a local network WLAN or LAN or connection to mobile and fixed data processing devices to the Internet or other wide area networks, Fig. 10 - shows a block diagram of a communication gateway used in building automation to connect a radio communication system to a data processing system (PC environment), Fig. 11 - shows a block diagram of an exemplary communication gateway for connecting a drive gates via radio with a data processing network, fig. 12 - shows an exemplary data processing device equipped with software for remote control of gate drives installed in buildings and fences, and lighting, fig. 13 - illustrates another example of a data processing device in the form of a smartphone equipped with software (for example, an application package) enabling the working with a webcam showing the gate

PL 226 957 B1 with an automatic drive and showing the operation of a device visible on the display (e.g. a gate), Fig. 14 - shows yet another example of a data processing device in the form of a smartphone equipped with software (e.g. with an application package) enabling intuitive operation by finger or by the gestures of the remote control device currently shown on the real-time display, the closure of the remotely operated garage door being indicated by sliding a finger downwards on the display gate, fig. 15 - illustrates a device similar to that of fig. 14, with by which the closing of the remotely operated garage door is marked by sliding the door visible on the display with a finger upwards, Fig. 16 - changing the displayed image from the first remotely controlled device to at least one other device operated remotely by means of a finger, gesture or voice, for example by sliding a finger after p display surface, and Figure 17 is a block diagram of another communication gateway for connecting a remotely controlled garage door to a computer network.

Fig. 1 shows a first drive 10 for a remotely controlled gate 12 to close a fence or building. The first drive 10 is a drive of the turn type 14 which activates the partition 17 closing the building or fence, which is made in the form of a swing gate 18 mounted in rotation on the vertical axis 16.

Fig. 2 shows a second exemplary drive 20 for a remote controlled gate 12 to close a fence or building. The second drive 20 is a drive of the sliding type 22 for actuating the partition 17 closing the fence or the building, which is made in the form of a sliding gate 24.

Fig. 3 shows a third exemplary drive 26 for a remotely controlled gate 12 to close a building or fence. This is, for example, a drive for a lifting garage door 28, the garage door 42 (not shown in Fig. 3, but shown in Fig. 6) connected to a carriage (not shown) mounted on a guide rail 30. The garage door 42 is yet another exemplary solution of the partition 17 closing the building or fence.

Fig. 4 shows a commercially available remote control system 32 from Hormann KG, which is equipped with a bidirectional hand-held transmitter 31 for remotely controlling the gate operator 10, 20, 26. The hand-held transmitter has four programmable buttons 33 which are assigned to the different devices to be controlled. For example, three buttons 33 are programmed to control three different gate drives 10, 20, 26, while a fourth button 33 controls lighting 34, for example the light columns 36 shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 4 shows two exemplary solutions for a remote control system 32 for gates used by Hormann KG under the trade name BiSecur®. Referring to FIG. 6, actuation of the status message button 38 causes a request to the controlled device to provide a remote message about the current status of the supported gate drives 10, 20, 26. In the exemplary solution, two messages are possible given by the LED indicator 40: GATE OPEN and GATE CLOSED. These messages can be given, for example, by suitable light combinations, for example the LED can be lit continuously when the gate is closed and flash when the gate is open. In the exemplary embodiment according to Fig. 6, the LED 40 changes the color of its light, for example the yellow color of the LED 40g signals the sending of a request for a status message, red LED 40r means that the corresponding gate, for example garage door 42 equipped with the drive 28 according to Fig. 3, is open, while the blue color of LED 40b indicates that the gate (e.g. garage door 42) is about to close.

The Hormann branded 10, 20, 26 gate drives known under the trade name BiSecur® are controlled by remotely encoded radio signals in specific frequency bands, for example about 433 MHz, about 868 MHz (currently the preferred frequency) or 315 MHz. Today, a large number of BiSecur® drives are already in use at various sites. 1, 2 and 3 show examples of the use of such drives 10, 20, 26. Communication with these drives is achieved by bi-directional BiSecur® transmitters of the remote control system 32 according to FIG. 4, i.e. the drive receives activation signals on a suitable channel. or stopping the gate. At the same time, via the same communication channel, the drive sends a feedback signal to the transmitter informing about the current status of the gate, for example "gate open", "closed", "gate opening", "gate closing".

Older types of gates, for example sold a few years ago (not shown), do not have bidirectional communication and can only receive signals from the transmitter without sending feedback over the same channel. They are also available in the market

Simpler gate drives with a lower price than the price of drives with two-way communication. Newer solutions, with more powerful functions, are downward compatible, i.e. BiSecur® bi-directional transmitters according to fig. 2 can also handle older or simpler drives of the company

Hormann, however, cannot receive feedback from these drives. The BiSecur® 10, 20, 26 gate operators can also be remotely controlled using one-way transmitters 31 of an older design (supplied by Hormann or by other manufacturers, for example the HomeLink® transmitter or gate command transmitters in vehicles), but such unidirectional communication transmitters will not receive device status feedback from BiSecur® drives. Exemplary Hormann KG handheld transmitters 31 used as mobile transmitters 44 for automatic gates, which are still commercially available, are shown in Figure 7. Figure 8 shows commercially available stationary one-way transmitters 46. Stationary transmitters 46 are, for example, placed in nearby equipped with a gate drive 18, 24, 42, so that authorized persons can operate the gate without having a hand transmitter 31, 32 with them. All transmitters 31, 32, 44, 46 that operate gates by radio use the drives 10, 20 for remote control , 26, or lighting 34, encrypted signals. Using the coding chip, the control system also sends a request to confirm user authorization.

Radio lines of remote control systems have proven themselves in operation. Currently, as part of mass production, good quality control transmitters are produced, which makes it possible to equip each car and each authorized person with a hand transmitter 31, 32, enabling remote control of the drive 10, 20, 26 of the gate. Such handheld transmitters 31 can also fulfill other functions, for example opening or closing doors equipped with electromotive locks, for switching on, off or regulating lighting 34, especially external lighting, lighting of doors to buildings, and the like. Multiple devices 12, 17, such as garage doors 42, lighting 34 and a property entrance gate, for example a swing gate 18, or a drive, can be remotely controlled by multi-channel transmitters (usually provided with two or four buttons 33 programmed to send different signals). sliding gate 22.

In practice, downward compatibility has also proven successful, because if the owner of the property with a garage door wants to additionally install an automatic entrance gate in the fence, he can use the remote control system 32 to operate both the older garage door drive and the new drive of the entrance gate to the property it is not necessary to perform additional adaptation works on the garage door drive, it is only necessary to install the appropriate additional device. Many compact garage door operators are already factory-fitted with an integrated receiver for remote control, so that the replacement of the receiver could at least be difficult. In the hitherto used gate drives 10, 20, 26, pressing the correspondingly assigned button 33 causes the activation of the gate in one of the extreme positions. If the gate is closed, pressing the button opens it. When the gate is open, pressing button 33 causes the gate to close. Pressing the appropriate button while the gate leaf is moving will stop it. Re-actuating the button causes the gate to run in the opposite direction before it stops.

Figures 10 and 11 show a block diagram of a communication gateway 50 defining an interface between a radio controlled drive of a gate, e.g., garage door 28, and a communication network.

By means of the gate 50 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the functionality of the remote control system is increased, in particular the intuitiveness of operation is improved. On the other hand, such a solution allows for compatibility with already existing remotely operated devices 12, 17, 34 and already existing transmitters 31, 32, 44, 46.

Figures 10 and 11 show a communication gateway 50 for creating two-way radio communication at 868 MHz. Of course, solutions using other frequencies are possible, for example 433 MHz or 315 MHz. Figure 9, on the other hand, shows a building automation system 60 equipped with a communication gateway 50. The building automation system 60 comprises at least one partition 17 to enclose a fence or building, at least one communication gateway 50, a communication network 54 and a data processing device 56. The partition 17 is provided with a radio link receiver 58 with which control signals are received from the hand transmitters 31, the remote control system 32, or the mobile and stationary gate transmitters 44, 46. In preferred embodiments, the radio link receiver 58 is part of a transceiver 62 by which two-way communication with the two-way remote control system 32 is achieved.

For example, the building automation system 60 is provided with remotely controlled gates 12, for example gates with automatic drives 10, 20, 26 operating in a two-way communication system.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the building automation system 60 also includes at least one lighting device 34 having a radio link receiver 58 adapted to receive remote control signals, or a transceiver 62 for two-way radio communication with the two-way remote control system 32.

The communication network 54 connects data processing devices 56 together and connects these devices to peripheral devices 64, or to a wide area network, for example the Internet. The communication network 54 is in the form of a wired LAN or wireless WLAN.

The data processing device 56 used is a PC 66 or other similar desktop computer, or a portable laptop, smartphone, tablet, PDA, and the like. In particularly advantageous solutions of the invention, the data processing device 56 is provided with a display (an image reproducing display, for example a smartphone) and a user interface 72 of the display 70, in particular a system for recognizing finger movements or gestures or responding to voice commands. Such data processing devices 56, which enable finger, gesture, or voice control, have recently become available as smartphones or tablets and are mass produced by many manufacturers. The most famous are the iPhone® or iPad® from Apple, or the products of competitors, for example Samsung, as well as other devices equipped with the Android system, or Google, or the latest Blackberry® products, respectively.

The building automation system 60 is also equipped with at least one monitoring device 74 by means of which the automatic drive 12 of the partition 17 closing the premises of the property or the building, the partition 17 or the lighting 34 is monitored and sends a signal about the actual state of the device 12, 17, 34.

In this example, the signal from the position sensor located on the drive 12 of the baffle 17 is used as a real-state signal, or as part of the real-state signal of the baffle. In the exemplary embodiment described, the real-state signal includes an image of devices 12, 17, 34.

To this end, in the example described in Fig. 9, computer cameras 75 connected to the communication network 54 are used as peripherals 64. Cameras 75 record the actual view of the automatic drives 12, or the partitions 17 closing the premises of the property or building or lighting devices 34. and then transmitting the image as a signal or device state signal portion to a communication network 54, and then to at least one data processing device 56.

The communication gateway 50 connects at least one transceiver 62 of the remotely controlled devices 12, 17, 34 to the communication network 54. With this solution, it is possible to wirelessly connect various gate drives 10, 20, 26 (with or without a two-way radio communication). ) with the building network, without the need for high costs and with maximum compatibility.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 9, 10, and 11, communication gateway 50 includes a radio interface 76 for bi-directional communication with at least one transceiver 62, and a network interface 78 for connecting to a communication network 54. Network interface 78 may be provided. with a wired connection (LAN interface 90) for connection to a wired LAN network or with a wireless WLAN connection 80 (WLAN interface 92) for connection to a WLAN wireless network. Communication with at least one data processing device 56 is accomplished over a wired LAN network, either over the Internet and a WLAN modem, or directly over a WLAN.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 10, gateway 50 includes a radio interface 76 for wirelessly communicating with an 868 MHz two-way remote control system for a gate drive or a fixed code remote gate control system (bidirectional system, "fixed code" only). unidirectional), a power supply 82 providing a safe voltage or a mains voltage, e.g. 230 V, one or more LEDs 84 (e.g. colored), buttons 86, and a web browser 88 provided with an interface

A wired (LAN interface 90) or wireless (WLAN interface 92) via which another network space (OWC) can be contacted.

Fig. 11 shows an exemplary arrangement of devices constituting the communication gateway 50. Communication gateway 50 includes a radio transceiver 96 for bidirectional communication on a selected frequency of the gate remote control system (e.g., 868 MHz), forming a radio interface 76, with a microprocessor 98 , a switch 100 (e.g. automatically controlled) for selecting a communication mode LAN, or WLAN, a web browser module 102, and a LAN connection (LAN interface 90) or WLAN (radio modem, WLAN interface 92). The functions mentioned in Fig. 10 are implemented at least in part by a microprocessor 98 equipped with the corresponding software.

In the embodiment of Figure 10, communication between the 868 MHz bidirectional remote control system of the gate drive and the "rest of the world" is achieved through x communication channels 94 (typically x = 16) assigned to the communication gateway 50.

Currently, each channel always corresponds to one function (for example, opening and closing are two functions), while pulse functions (open-stop-close-stop-open, and so on) only require one channel.

If the communication requirement exceeds 16 channels, it is possible to connect 50 additional communication gates in parallel.

In addition, the functions of the radio interface 76 of the communication gateway 50 are the same as those of the bidirectional hand-held transmitter of the system 32. The learning function, by means of which the remote control codes of the devices 12, 17, 34, in particular the codes of the original system are entered via radio. remote control of the gate operator. There is a copy function for this, as is known from Hormann KG's remote control system solutions.

In the solution according to FIG. 9, at least one gateway drive 10, 20, 26 is connected to a communication network 54, for example a local network or the Internet. By means of a smartphone 68, tablet or other similar data processing device 56 equipped with the appropriate software, it is possible to show the gate 18, 24, 42 in its current position and to intuitively operate the gate, in particular by means of gesture control or a finger sliding on a touch screen. device 56. With this solution, in particular, it is possible to close or open the gate 18, 24, 42.

Figures 12 to 16 show the operation of software incorporated in the data processing device 56 to create an intelligent remote control device 110 for at least one gate drive 10, 20, 26 or for lighting devices 34, for example a smartphone 68 equipped with appropriate applications.

For this purpose, a representation of the motorized partition 17 closing the property or building is created. Such mapping allows for intuitive giving of commands by finger movements or gestures. If, for example, a closed gate is moved in the opening direction (Fig. 15), the opening command will be transmitted via radio via gate 50 to the gate drive 26. Preferably, the method of controlling the operating devices by means of gestures uses a computer camera 75 representing an image of the operated devices 12, 17, 34.

Figures 14 and 15 schematically show a data processing device 56 provided with a touch screen or a gesture recognition system showing, by means of a web camera, a current image of the operated gate leaf. Moving your finger over the wing image can open, stop, or close the gate.

68 smartphones adapted to recognize finger movement or gestures are already widely used and supplied to the market by virtually all manufacturers of this type of electronics. Relevant software made by experienced programmers is also readily available on the market.

Another aspect of the ideas contained in the description relates, in particular, to the control of operating devices and electronically actuated drives and connections. The change of the state of the devices in order to control the drives or the lighting is usually achieved by switching contacts connected by wires, usually by closing the circuit, or in the case of a change in the lighting intensity, by lowering the voltage.

Alternatively, the same effect can be achieved by a radio remote control 31, 32, 44, 46 sending to the receiver an encoded analog or digital command switching contacts or changing the state of the electric circuits.

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A method is known in the art in which the remote control system is replaced by a smartphone 68.

Using a smartphone 68, a control panel, a tablet or a notebook it is possible to display the feedback message sent from the control device 74. On the screen of the new type of control devices - smartphone 68 or tablet - it is possible to obtain the image of the webcam 75, transmitted via the wired LAN , or wireless WLAN.

This solution allows the user to obtain a real picture of the current state of the controlled device.

The idea of this solution is to operate the controlled devices on the basis of the information contained in the image 95 obtained by the webcam 75. It is thus possible to eliminate the button because the user sees the image of the garage door on the screen and controls the operation of the device by means of gestures or by sliding a finger on the screen.

The logic of the remote control device recognizes which gestures may be used to operate the respective device. The garage door can be controlled, for example, with three gestures.

By sliding your finger across the current image from bottom to top, the command to raise the gate leaf is sent (Fig. 15). By sliding your finger down the image, the gate leaf will lower (Fig. 14). Touching the image with your finger stops the wing movement. Other gestures will not be used in the case of the garage door, but they may be useful for operating other devices.

Thanks to the continuous processing of commands that operate the device and video signals, the user can observe the current responses of the device to the gestures that control it.

The operating devices shown in the illustrations can have different control characteristics. They can be used to open, close, partially close or open the gate, as well as stop the leaf movement.

It is possible to open, close, partially open, or close or stop roller shutters, or open to a pre-selected width.

The lighting can be turned on, off or dimmed.

The doors can be unlocked, for example, allowing them to be opened manually or remotely locked.

Generally speaking, in order to ensure reliable remote operation of the devices, the number of possible control gestures, commands by touch-up, or voice commands is limited. In optimally developed systems, no more than ten such commands are used.

The following are the gestures used to operate the devices:

- gateway image from the webcam: finger upward = gate opens,

- webcam image of the gateway: finger downward = gate closes

- image of the gate from the web camera: touching the screen with a finger (single or multiple) = the leaf stops or changes the direction of movement,

- lighting image from the webcam: moving two fingers at the same time = dimming the light,

- lighting image from the webcam: touching it turns the lighting on or off,

- image of multi-colored lighting from the webcam: sideways swipe = light color change (spectrum area).

Additionally, the image from the web camera can support many controlled devices. The translation of individual gestures into the operation of the device can be achieved by appropriately assigning appropriate areas of this image.

The webcam image may show different variants of the supported devices. The translation of the gesture into the operation of the device can be achieved, similarly to the case described above, by appropriately assigning appropriate areas of this image.

In order to avoid undesirable or incorrect gestures, the user can additionally assign a suitable device or type of movement to each webcam image, while determining which gestures are accepted by the control system.

Similar rules apply to the control functions, which should always be available in addition to the operating functions and should also be triggered by gestures related to the respective image. After performing the appropriate gesture, it may be displayed, for example

A list of recent gate openings. For this purpose, it is possible, for example, to double-tap the finger on the screen or any other gesture uniquely assigned to the function.

Likewise, when requesting information on the time of use, frequency of openings, user log, measurement history and the like.

Fig. 12 shows a smartphone 68 in a simplified version, where instead of the image from the web camera, only the symbol of the building displayed on the screen and the operable partition closing access to the building are used. In this case, the commands can be given by pressing the finger on the images of the corresponding buttons presented on the smartphone. Fig. 13 shows another variant of the solution using a smartphone 68, where the gesture control (lifting, lowering the gate) has been replaced by operating buttons placed under the image from the web camera. For example, a user who requires a more classical control panel may choose such a desktop image instead of the control panels according to Figs. 14 and 15.

Multiple automatic gate drives 12 can be operated remotely using the same data processing device 56. A simple change of the currently operated device 12, 17, 34 is shown in Fig. 16. The control panels for these devices 12, 17, 34 containing the current state mapping are switched by sliding the finger sideways. This movement first turns on the webcam image of the gate 42, and then operates the gate as described in Figs. 14 and 15. Crossing the finger opens another camera image showing the door to the building 112, for example remotely unlocked. or interlocked. If the door 112 is motorized, it can also be opened or closed remotely. Subsequent sliding of the finger across the screen in the lateral direction opens the image of the sliding gate 24 or the swing gate 24 followed by the lighting 34 and so on.

By means of the building automation system 60 or the remote control system 112, it is possible to conveniently control, via an iPhone®, iPad® or Android smartphones 68, tablets or other similar devices, any drive connected to the Internet or other communication network.

In addition, it is possible to transparently administer and control garage doors, entrance gates or lighting, using a radio link protected by a code.

In the case of garage doors and entrance gates, the position of such a door is automatically displayed. This function can also be implemented via a code-protected radio link.

Easy control is possible thanks to the use of self-explanatory symbols.

For this, it is necessary, in addition to equipping the drives with a two-way radio communication system, the above-described communication gateway 50, a network connection (for example for connecting to the Internet), and a smartphone 68. The software ("App") may be available on the network.

The data processing devices 56 shown in FIGS. 13-16 equipped with the corresponding software are examples of the new remote control device 110. Instead of a smartphone 68, other data processing devices 56, capable of recognizing finger movement or gestures, may also be used.

It is also possible for the remote control system 32 shown in Fig. 4 to be additionally equipped with a suitable display for controlling the finger or gestures.

The data processing device 56 also enables user management. In this case, specific users or specific remote control systems 31, 32, 44, 46 having through the communication gate 50 and a data processing device 56 access to the controlled devices 12, 17, 34 of the building equipment are assigned corresponding accounts containing less, or more limited access rights. For example, you can manage traffic in a large apartment building with a shared garage and separate entrances.

Intelligent remote control device 110 equipped with data processing device 56 and corresponding software may also be used to program and store the operating sequence that creates a specific event scenario. For example, the "return to home" function is remembered, in which the entrance gate to the property and the garage door are open, the lighting is on, and the entrance door is unlocked. It is possible to develop and remember a large number of such scenarios.

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If a smartphone or tablet is used as the data processing device to create the remote control device 110, a WLAN interface or a suitable telephone module can be used to connect to the communication gateway 50. With such an arrangement, the transmitter and receiver of the remote control device 110 are already constituted by the data processing device 56. If a data processing device 56 connected to the network 54 by a wire, for example a PC 66, is used as the remote control device 110, the network interface of this device is used. can be used as the transmitter and receiver of the device 110.

In the embodiment of FIG. 17, communication gateway 150 includes a network interface 152, a WLAN interface 154, an air interface 156, a first microprocessor 158, a second microprocessor 160, and a memory 162. Gateway 150 is connected to a communication network 54 via a network interface 152, or WLAN interface 154.

A power supply 164 having an input voltage input 166, such as 5V DC, a switching regulator 168 regulating the input voltage to an operating voltage, such as 3V3, and a power supply 170 having a filter for supplying high frequency components, are used to power the communication gate 150. such as the transceiver 172 of the radio interface 156, with a filtered voltage of 3V3 HF. The power supply 164 supplies the network interface 152, the WLAN interface 154, the memory 162, and the first and second microprocessors 158,160 with a voltage of 3V3 and a common ground GND via a switching regulator 168. SC4626Z is used as a switching controller 168, for example.

Network interface 152 may be embodied as LAN interface 174 and, for example, may include an Ethernet controller 176, and a LAN socket 178. As the Ethernet controller 176, for example, the standard ENC28J60-I / ML driver is used.

The WLAN interface 154 has a WLAN interface 180, for example formed by MRF24Wg0MA. It is the 802.11g WLAN standard.

Radio interface 156, for example provided with SX1231 forming transceiver 182, is fed via a filter provided circuit 170 with an operating voltage of 3V3 HF and a filtered GNDHF ground pole.

The first microprocessor 158, for example a PIC32MX695F512H-80I / PT, provided with the appropriate software, performs the central function of gateway 150 and forms the central data processing circuit (CPU) of the gate. The first processor 158 processes user access rights, administers the network interface 152 and the WLAN interface 154, and handles the actuators accessible by the air interface 156, such as door or gate drives, lighting, etc., commands are sent to the actuators and request feedback messages. .

The second microprocessor 160, for example pPD78F1142AGB-GAH, controls the communication of the air interface 156. As the air interface 156, for example, a conventional Hormann BiSecur® device and a fixed code receiver are used. Radio interface 156 is made to allow both the BiSecur® device and the fixed code radio to operate within the system.

Memory 162 records specific user data such as groups, receiver names, or users and their authority to operate the communication gateway. The memory 162 may, for example, be implemented as an erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), particularly the component 25LC1024I-MF is used.

Gate 150 also includes a reset device 184 by which the gate 150 is reset to factory settings. The reset device 184 is coupled to first and second microprocessors 158, 160.

The LAN socket 178 connects to the first microprocessor 158 via an Ethernet controller 176. Typically a peripheral serial interface (SPI) is used to connect the Ethernet controller 176 to the first microprocessor 158. Also via SPI, the WLAN interface and the memory 162 connect to the first microprocessor 158.

The first microprocessor 158 is connected via a universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter (UART) to the second microprocessor 160. The second microprocessor 160 is connected via SPI to the radio interface 156 and may be equipped with indicator LEDs 186. The indicator LED 186 may be a multi-color diode. , it is possible to use several LEDs of different colors.

The user may implement two types of connections with gateway 150. First, gateway 150 may be operated locally. In this case, the user remains on the same network as the gateway

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150. As a rule, the user's tablet or smartphone is in the WLAN's local network. The data exchange between the smartphone and gateway 150 takes place directly, that is, without using the internet.

In the second case, the user equipment for remotely controlling various devices is outside the area of the network where gateway 150 is installed. The application recognizes this fact automatically and communicates with gateway 150 via the internet via a suitable server.

The gate 150 uses mainly the first microprocessor 158, made for example as a 32 bit microprocessor. The microprocessor 158 uses the TCP-IP protocol list. The WLAN interface also uses this list. The TCP-IP list functions preferably without an operating system, with the tasks to be performed by unblocked function calls and machine states. Gate 150 can also be equipped with a universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter (UART) for debugging or for connecting additional hardware.

In addition, the characteristics of the gate 150, unless otherwise described, are identical to those of the gate 50 described in the first embodiment of the invention.

List of designations first gate drive drive for the building gate closing gate drive or fence swing type drive gate leaf rotation axis closing partition for the fence or building swing gate second gate drive drive for sliding gate sliding gate third gate drive garage gate drive guide rail hand transmitter for remote control remote control system transmitter buttons lighting light column button request information LED

40g yellow LED

40r red LED

40b blue LED

40gr LED Green Garage Gate One-way Movable Gate Transmitters Stationary Transmitter Gateway Communication Gate Communication Network Data Processing Device Radio Line Receiver Building Automation System Transceiver Peripherals

PC smartphone display operating interface device for controlling computer cameras radio interface network interface

PL 226 957 B1 WLAN connection 82 power supply 84 LED diode 86 buttons Internet browser 90 LAN interface 92 WLAN interface communication channels image obtained by means of a camera radio transceiver 98 microprocessor

100 switch

102 web browser

110 remote control device

112 doors to the building

150 communication gateway

152 network interface

154 WLAN interface

156 radio interface

158 first microprocessor

160 second microprocessor

162 memory

164 power supply

166 entrance

168 switching regulator

170 filter feed system

172 transceiver

174 LAN interface

176 ethernet driver

178 LAN socket

180 WLAN connection

182 transceiver

184 reset device

186 indicator LEDs

3V3 operating voltage

3V3HF filtered supply voltage

GND ground

GNDHF filtered mass

Claims (10)

1. A system for the remote control of building devices, in particular for the remote control of the drive of an automatic gate closing the property or building, or other remotely controlled building equipment, equipped with a radio transmitter and receiver connected to the remotely controlled building device, suitable for sending signals with the remotely controlled status a device and receiving control signals, and a remote control device having a radio transmitter and receiver, respectively, for sending control signals to the receiver of the remotely controlled device and for receiving signals about the status of the remotely controlled device, further characterized by: (i) a communication gateway (50, 150) comprising a radio interface (76, 156) which is bi-directionally and radio-connected to the receiving-transmitting system (62) of the remotely controlled building equipment device (12, 17, 34), and a network interface ( 78, 152, 154); (ii) a communication network (54) in communication with the network interface (78, 152, 154) of the communication gateway (50, 150); (Iii) a peripheral control device (64) for recognizing the position or status of a remotely controlled building equipment device (12, 17, 34) that communicates with a communication network (54); (iv) wherein the remote control device (110) is a data processing device (56) that communicates with the communication gateway (50, 150) and with the communication network (54), and has a service interface (72); and a display (70) on which the information contained in the feedback signal about the state of the remotely controlled device (12, 17, 34) is represented in the form of at least one image (95), and furthermore, the user interface (72) of the display (70) is controlled at least with one finger on the screen, or near the display screen (70), with gestures or with your voice. 2. The system according to p. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the monitoring device (64) for recognizing the position or status of the remotely controlled building equipment device (12, 17, 34) comprises a camera (74) for capturing current location images or the status of the remotely controlled device (12, 17, 34) or a position sensor connected to the gate or an automatic drive, the image from the camera (74) being reproduced on the display (70) of the remote control device (110) on the basis of a feedback signal via the communication gate (50, 150) or via a communication network (54). 3. The system according to p. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the service interface (72) of the remote control device (110) is only activated together with the display on the display (70) of the respective remotely controlled device (12, 17, 34) of building equipment (12, 17, 34). 4. The system according to p. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the communication network (54) connecting the remote control device (110) with the receiving and transmitting circuit (62) of the remotely controlled building equipment device (12, 17, 34) via the communication gate (50, 150) is a mobile network , a wired (LAN) or wireless (WLAN) local area network or a wide area network, in particular the Internet. 5. The system according to p. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the data processing device (56) is a portable telephone, smartphone (68) or tablet. 6. The system according to p. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the remote control device (110) is provided with a memory in which at least one sequence of control commands is stored. 7. The system according to p. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the remotely controlled building equipment device (12, 17, 34) is a gate drive (12), a partition (17), and a lighting (34). 8. The method of remote control of building devices, in particular controlling the automatic drive of the gate closing the property or the building, or other controlled devices of the building equipment, consisting in sending a control signal from the remote control device transmitter to the receiver of the remotely controlled building equipment device, and on activating the controlled equipment device of the building under the influence of the control signal, as well as by sending a feedback signal from the transmitter of the remotely controlled device to the receiver of the remote control device, characterized in that additionally: (i) the actual position or condition of the remotely controlled building equipment device (12, 17, 34) is recorded with the monitoring device (64); (ii) then sending from the receiving / transmitting system (62) of the remotely controlled building equipment device (12, 17, 34) to the receiver of the remote control device (110) a feedback signal containing information about the actual position or state of the remotely controlled device (12, 17, 34); (iii) thereafter, the feedback signal is imaged on the display (70) of the remote control device (110) in the form of at least one image (95) representing the remotely controlled device (12, 17, 34), building equipment, or a representation thereof; and (iv) sending control signals from the remote control device (110) to the receiver of the remotely controlled device (12, 17, 34) by controlling the user interface (72) of the display (70) of the remote control device (110) by moving a finger across the device (110). on the screen, or near the display screen (70), with gestures or with your voice. PL 226 957 B1 9. The method according to p. The method of claim 8, characterized in that the remote control device (110) stores a sequence of successive commands to be sent to at least one remotely controlled device (12, 17, 34) or a group of devices, and, if necessary, invoking the stored sequence of commands by by means of which the remotely controlled devices (12, 17, 34) of building equipment are automatically controlled in a stored sequence. 10. The method according to p. The method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that, by means of the user interface (72) of the remote control device (110), control orders are selected from a suitable group, comprising no more than ten commands of the respective finger movement, gesture or sound, which are transmitted to the transmitter of the remote control device. (110) and further to the receiver (58) of the remotely controlled building equipment device (12, 17, 34).