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WO1997049225A1
WO1997049225A1 PCT/DE1997/000999 DE9700999W WO9749225A1 WO 1997049225 A1 WO1997049225 A1 WO 1997049225A1 DE 9700999 W DE9700999 W DE 9700999W WO 9749225 A1 WO9749225 A1 WO 9749225A1
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Hermann Röhlk
Reinhard Meschenmoser
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Robert Bosch Gmbh
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L12/2816—Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities
    • H04L12/282—Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities based on user interaction within the home
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L12/2816—Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities
    • H04L12/2818—Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities from a device located outside both the home and the home network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/21—Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
    • H04M1/215—Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads by non-intrusive coupling means, e.g. acoustic couplers
    • H04M1/2155—Acoustic coupling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M11/00—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
    • H04M11/007—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with remote control systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L2012/284—Home automation networks characterised by the type of medium used
    • H04L2012/2841—Wireless
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L2012/284—Home automation networks characterised by the type of medium used
    • H04L2012/2845—Telephone line
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L2012/2847—Home automation networks characterised by the type of home appliance used
    • H04L2012/285—Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators

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  • the invention is based on the genus as stated in independent claim 1.
  • Home automation systems have so far been controlled via a fixed terminal, from where commands are sent to end devices.
  • the terminals acknowledge and issue messages that result in displays or acoustic messages from the terminal.
  • the majority of all devices to be controlled in a home automation system are usually ON-OFF devices, i. H. End devices that are either on or off. There are also multi-function devices.
  • the end devices also include sensors or alarm devices that also send messages.
  • the subject of the application with the features of claim 1 has the following advantages:
  • the mobile terminal according to the invention for operating the devices of a domestic technology system, is suitable both for operation within a house and for remote control via public networks.
  • the usual operation of the building services system can be maintained under all circumstances.
  • the terminal is based on a cordless telephone that is connected to the public network within a home using a suitable method (e.g. DECT).
  • the building services system can also be operated with the help of the usual components in telephone sets such as LCD displays and softkeys.
  • the data is transferred using the same technology with which the voice is transmitted in telephone mode.
  • an interface can then be used to switch to the control bus of the building services system (e.g. EIB).
  • the loudspeaker and / or microphone of the terminal can be used instead of for telephone operation for acoustic coupling with any telephone set.
  • the building services system can be operated in the same way as inside the apartment.
  • the construction of the terminal ensures that the buttons are pressed simultaneously acoustic coupling remain operable.
  • an off-line command entry with subsequent transmission of the data after entering a start command via the keyboard is also conceivable.
  • a mobile terminal with control buttons and a display is shown, on which data of a cooker in the kitchen of an apartment is currently being displayed, which can be controlled by control buttons A to D.
  • the keyboard can be switched to operate as a normal mobile station for a cordless telephone using the keyboard.
  • both a microphone and a loudspeaker are provided on the back (not visible in the drawing).
  • the loudspeaker and the microphone on the back can be designed as part of an acoustic coupler for the exchange of data with the building services system via any telephone.

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Abstract

A terminal has a keyboard suitable for operating a home automation installation. The terminal is designed as a mobile apparatus and has a wireless sender-receiver which can exchange data for the home automation installation with the basis station of a wireless telephone by the same transmission technique used for speech-transmission by telephone. The terminal is also designed for normal telephone communication as the mobile station of the wireless telephone basis station, or it is designed as an acoustic coupler to exchange data through the handset of a telephone apparatus.

Description

Terminal zur Bedienung einer HaustechnikanlageTerminal for operating a building services system
Stand der TechnikState of the art
Die Erfindung geht von der Gattung aus, wie im unabhängigen Anspruch 1 angegeben. Haustechnikanlagen werden bisher über ein ortsfestes Terminal gesteuert, von wo aus Befehle an Endgeräte gesendet werden. Die Endgeräte quittieren und geben Meldungen ab, die Anzeigen oder akustische Meldungen durch das Terminal zur Folge haben. Die Mehrzahl aller zu steuernden Geräte einer Haustechnikanlage sind in der Regel EIN-AUS-Geräte, d. h. Endgeräte, die entweder ein- oder ausgeschaltet sind. Hinzu kommen Mehrfunktionsgeräte. Zu den Endgeräten gehören auch Sensoren oder Alarmgeber, die ebenfalls Meldungen abgeben.The invention is based on the genus as stated in independent claim 1. Home automation systems have so far been controlled via a fixed terminal, from where commands are sent to end devices. The terminals acknowledge and issue messages that result in displays or acoustic messages from the terminal. The majority of all devices to be controlled in a home automation system are usually ON-OFF devices, i. H. End devices that are either on or off. There are also multi-function devices. The end devices also include sensors or alarm devices that also send messages.
Vorteile der ErfindungAdvantages of the invention
Der Anmeldungsgegenstand mit den Merkmalen des Anspruches 1 hat folgende Vorteile: Das mobile Terminal nach der Erfindung, zur Bedienung der Geräte einer Haustechnikanlage ist sowohl für die Bedienung innerhalb eines Hauses als auch zur Fernbedienung über öffentliche Netze geeignet. Die gewohnte Bedienung der Haustechnikanlage kann unter allen Gegebenheiten beibehalten werden.The subject of the application with the features of claim 1 has the following advantages: The mobile terminal according to the invention, for operating the devices of a domestic technology system, is suitable both for operation within a house and for remote control via public networks. The usual operation of the building services system can be maintained under all circumstances.
Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen angegeben, deren Merkmale auch, soweit sinnvoll, miteinander kombiniert werden können.Advantageous further developments are specified in the dependent claims, the characteristics of which can also be combined with one another, where appropriate.
Das Terminal basiert auf einem schnurlosen Telefon, das innerhalb einer Wohnung mit einem geeigneten Verfahren (z. B. DECT) an das öffentliche Netz angebunden ist. Mit Hilfe der in Telefonapparaten üblichen Komponenten wie LCD-Display und Softkeys kann die Haustechnikanlage mitbedient werden. Die Datenübertragung erfolgt dabei mit der gleichen Technik, mit der im Telefonbetrieb die Sprache übertragen wird. In der Basisstation kann dann mit Hilfe einer Schnittstelle der Übergang in den Steuerungsbus der Haustechnikanlage (z. B. EIB) erfolgen.The terminal is based on a cordless telephone that is connected to the public network within a home using a suitable method (e.g. DECT). The building services system can also be operated with the help of the usual components in telephone sets such as LCD displays and softkeys. The data is transferred using the same technology with which the voice is transmitted in telephone mode. In the base station, an interface can then be used to switch to the control bus of the building services system (e.g. EIB).
Wenn das Terminal außerhalb der Reichweite der drahtlosen Kommunikationsmöglichkeit des schnurlosen Telefons betrieben wird, können Lautsprecher und/oder Mikrofon des Terminals, die sonst als mobiler Teil des schnurlosen Telefons benutzt werden können, statt zum Telefonbetrieb zur akustischen Kopplung mit einem beliebigen Fernsprechapparat verwendet werden. Wenn diese Kopplung hergestellt ist, kann die Haustechnikanlage in der gleichen Weise wie innerhalb der Wohnung bedient werden. Durch die Konstruktion des Terminals ist dabei sicherzustellen, daß die Tasten bei gleichzeitiger akustischer Kopplung bedienbar bleiben. Allerdings ist auch eine Off-Line-Befehlseingabe mit anschließender Übertragung der Daten nach Eingabe eines Startbefehls über die Tastatur (z. B. auch über eine besondere Starttaste) denkbar.If the terminal is operated outside the range of the wireless communication option of the cordless telephone, the loudspeaker and / or microphone of the terminal, which can otherwise be used as a mobile part of the cordless telephone, can be used instead of for telephone operation for acoustic coupling with any telephone set. Once this connection has been established, the building services system can be operated in the same way as inside the apartment. The construction of the terminal ensures that the buttons are pressed simultaneously acoustic coupling remain operable. However, an off-line command entry with subsequent transmission of the data after entering a start command via the keyboard (e.g. also via a special start button) is also conceivable.
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Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in der Zeichnung gezeigt und in der nachfolgenden Beschreibung näher erläutert.An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and explained in more detail in the following description.
Dargestellt ist ein mobiles Terminal mit Bedienungstasten und einem Display, auf dem gerade Daten eines Herdes in der Küche einer Wohnung angezeigt werden, der durch die Bedienungstasten A bis D gesteuert werden kann. Durch die Tastatur ist das Terminal auf den Betrieb als normale Mobilstation eines schnurlosen Telefons umschaltbar. Für diese Funktion ist auf der Rückseite (in der Zeichnung nicht sichtbar) sowohl ein Mikrofon als auch ein Lautsprecher vorgesehen.A mobile terminal with control buttons and a display is shown, on which data of a cooker in the kitchen of an apartment is currently being displayed, which can be controlled by control buttons A to D. The keyboard can be switched to operate as a normal mobile station for a cordless telephone using the keyboard. For this function, both a microphone and a loudspeaker are provided on the back (not visible in the drawing).
Wahlweise oder zusätzlich kann der Lautsprecher und das Mikrofon auf der Rückseite als Bestandteil eines Akustikkopplers ausgebildet sein für dan Austausch von Daten mit der Haustechnikanlage über einen beliebigen Fernsprechapparat . Optionally or additionally, the loudspeaker and the microphone on the back can be designed as part of an acoustic coupler for the exchange of data with the building services system via any telephone.

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Ansprüche Expectations
1. Terminal mit einer Tastatur, die zur Bedienung einer Haustechnikanlage geeignet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es als Mobilgerät ausgebildet ist und einen drahtlosen Sendeempfänger aufweist, der mit der Basisstation eines schnurlosen Telefons mit der gleichen Übertragungstechnik Daten für die Haustechnikanlage austauschen kann, mit der im Telefonbetrieb die Sprache übertragen wird, und daß das Terminal zusätzlich für den normalen Telefonverkehr als Mobilstation der Basisstation des mobilen Telefons ausgebildet ist.1. Terminal with a keyboard that is suitable for operating a home automation system, characterized in that it is designed as a mobile device and has a wireless transceiver that can exchange data for the home automation system with the base station of a cordless telephone using the same transmission technology the voice is transmitted in telephone mode, and that the terminal is additionally designed for normal telephone traffic as a mobile station of the base station of the mobile telephone.
2. Terminal mit einer Tastatur, die zur Bedienung einer Haustechnikanlage geeignet ist, insbesondere nach Anspruch2. Terminal with a keyboard that is suitable for operating a home automation system, in particular according to claim
1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es als Mobilgerät ausgebildet ist und einen drahtlosen Sendeempfänger aufweist, der mit der Basisstation eines schnurlosen Telefons mit der gleichen Übertragungstechnik Daten austauschen kann, mit der im Telefonbetrieb die Sprache übertragen wird, und daß das Terminal zusätzlich als Akustikkoppler zum Austausch der Daten über den Handapparat eines Fernsprechapparates ausgebildet ist. 1, characterized in that it is designed as a mobile device and has a wireless transceiver that can exchange data with the base station of a cordless telephone with the same transmission technology, with which the voice is transmitted in telephone mode, and that the terminal additionally as an acoustic coupler for exchange the data is formed via the handset of a telephone set.
3. Terminal nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es einen Speicher aufweist zur Zwischenspeicherung einer über die Tastatur eingegebenen Befehlsfolge und daß es weiterhin Mittel zum Starten der Übertragung der Befehlsfolge aufweist.3. Terminal according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a memory for temporarily storing a command sequence entered via the keyboard and that it further has means for starting the transmission of the command sequence.
4. Basisstation zum Terminal nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie eine Schnittstelle für den Datenaustausch mit der Haustechnikanlage aufweist. 4. Base station to the terminal according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has an interface for data exchange with the home automation system.
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