WO2001069557A2 - Systeme et procede pour simplifier la vie d'une personne - Google Patents

Systeme et procede pour simplifier la vie d'une personne Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2001069557A2
WO2001069557A2 PCT/EP2000/009860 EP0009860W WO0169557A2 WO 2001069557 A2 WO2001069557 A2 WO 2001069557A2 EP 0009860 W EP0009860 W EP 0009860W WO 0169557 A2 WO0169557 A2 WO 0169557A2
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
base station
mobile unit
signal
receiver
mobile
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
PCT/EP2000/009860
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Jean Ganiere
Rejean Appleby
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to AU79162/00A priority Critical patent/AU7916200A/en
Publication of WO2001069557A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001069557A2/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/0205—Specific application combined with child monitoring using a transmitter-receiver system
    • G08B21/0213—System disabling if a separation threshold is exceeded
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/02—Mechanical actuation
    • G08B13/14—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles
    • G08B13/1427—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/0216—Alarm cancellation after generation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/0227—System arrangements with a plurality of child units
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/023—Power management, e.g. system sleep and wake up provisions

Definitions

  • the present invention relates generally to a system for simplifying the life of a person, including means for detecting the proximity of objects and controlling their use, and for adding security, flexibility and access to information.
  • Detectors have been in use that detect the proximity of a metallic part. These detectors for proximity generally operate according to the principle of a modification of a magnetic field or a modification of the resonance frequency of a resonance circuit. These detectors for proximity allow the location of an object or a person if this object and this person carries a metallic part. However, the detection could only be made within a limited distance. It is also known to detect the presence of a person by means of a detector sensitive to infrared radiation.
  • European patent application EP-A-0840265 discloses a synchronous receiving / transmitting departure alarm.
  • the system comprises a base station and one or several mobile units.
  • the mobile units transmit at intervals of a fixed time.
  • the communication between the base station and the mobile units only takes place in the direction from the mobile unit to the base station and the signal from the mobile unit synchronizes the base station.
  • German patent application DE-A-3529127 discloses a method for data transmission in an alarm system comprising a base station and one or more alarm units. The communication takes place in both directions between the base station and the alarm units. In a communication cycle, the base station sends out a synch pulse that is received by all alarm units at the same time. Each alarm unit responds to the received synch pulse with a specific time delay.
  • the invention proposes a system for simplifying the life of a person which comprises a base station carried by the user (person) and one or more "mobile units" communicating with the base station. All the embodiments and examples have in common that the base station can detect the presence and/or the absence of the respective mobile unit within a surveyed area, or in some applications that a "mobile unit” can detect the presence or absence of a base station within a "surveyed area”.
  • persons and "passive" objects could be surveyed by a user carrying the base station.
  • passive objects are physical belongings like a wallet, an umbrella etc..
  • the objects could, however, also be “active” in the sense that they exchange information with the associated mobile unit.
  • active objects are different kinds of electronic apparatuses or sensors for physical parameters as temperature, weight, position etc., connected to and in communication with the mobile unit.
  • the base station could obviously survey not only the location of an object (inside or outside the surveyed area) but also one or several physical parameters related to the associated object or, e.g., the status of some electronic equipment connected to the mobile unit.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a base station and a mobile unit in accordance with the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a base station for use in a system with one way communication
  • Figure 3 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a mobile unit for use in a system with one way communication
  • Figure 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system with two-way communication between the mobile units and the base station;
  • Figure 5 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system having special arrangements for saving energy
  • Figure 6 is a illustration of the use of the base station with multiple objects provided with mobile units
  • Figure 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure for starting up the system
  • Figure 8 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure for linking one or several mobile units to the base station
  • Figure 9 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system having a special mute mode in a secure area
  • Figure 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system including a special high power mobile unit for the mute mode in a secure area;
  • Figure 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system supervising the absence of one or several mobile units and at the same time the presence of one or several mobile units.
  • the invention is directed generally to a system for detecting the proximity of objects, controlling their use, adding security, flexibility and access to information. To that end, the system employs a wireless connection between a base station and one or more mobile objects.
  • FIG. 1 provides an overview of the operation of this part of the invention.
  • the system comprises a base station 10, which could be fixed or mobile and at least one mobile unit 20 that is related to the object or person whose proximity is being detected.
  • the base station 10 could further comprise a computer-readable storage memory 16 that stores a program for carrying out the method of the present invention.
  • the storage could include read-only memory (ROM) or random access memory
  • RAM 25 may further include a hard disk drive, a removable magnetic disk drive, an optical disk drive, a memory stick, etc.
  • the computer-readable storage medium provide non-volatile storage of computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data for the processor 14 in embodiments including such a processor.
  • base station 10 may be equipped with a receiver but without a transmitter and the mobile unit(s) 20 equipped with a transmitter but without a receiver.
  • base station 10 may be additionally provided with a transmitter and mobile units 20 may be additionally provided with a receiver.
  • the system for detection comprises a radio-frequency transmitter 22 that is formed as part of the mobile unit 20 that is arranged to be fixed on the object or the person or to be integrated in said object the proximity of which should be detected.
  • the transmitter 22 transmits, e.g., intermittently, a signal 30 with a fixed or varying frequency (e.g., a frequency compatible with BLUETOOTH).
  • the base station 10 is then capable of receiving the signal 30 by way of a receiver.
  • the base station may additionally comprise a detector capable of detecting these different identification signals.
  • the base station may comprise a mechanism that adjusts the reception sensitivity; a mechanism for detection of reception; a mechanism for detection of absence of reception; and a mechanism for commutation for activating either the mechanism for the detection of presence of reception or the mechanism for detection of absence of reception.
  • the base station 10 then detects the reception or absence of reception. Having detected the presence or absence of a reception from a mobile unit 20, base station 10 communicates this information to the user by emitting an output signal 17 activating e.g. mechanism for acoustical output 19, mechanism for optical output 21 or mechanism for tactile output 23.
  • an output signal 17 activating e.g. mechanism for acoustical output 19, mechanism for optical output 21 or mechanism for tactile output 23.
  • the system allows the detection of the presence of mobile unit 20 in an area around base station 10 the extension of which area could be adjusted.
  • a physical person carries base station 10 but it could also be fixed in space.
  • Mobile unit(s) 20 are usually related to objects or physical persons to be surveyed. The base station could activate an alarm depending on the detected presence or non-presence of the mobile unit(s) in the surveyed area.
  • the identification of the different mobile units could be made in different ways, e.g. by means of time sharing, frequency sharing or code division multiple access (CDMA).
  • CDMA code division multiple access
  • FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a base station for use in a system with one way communication between one mobile unit and the base station.
  • the design makes use of a number of standard integrated circuits manufactured by MOTOROLA.
  • the heart of the design is a microprocessor MC13135.
  • the embodiment comprises three switches arranged on the base station possible to operate by the user.
  • SW1 is a switch for power ON/OFF.
  • SW2 is a switch by means of which the mode, detection of presence/detection of absence, can be set.
  • the switch SW3 has the form of a push button by means of which the detection mode momentarily could be set to presence. This push button is used when the user tries to locate the mobile unit. If the mobile unit is inside the surveyed area when the push button is pressed the base station will give alarm.
  • Figure 3 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a mobile unit for use in a system with one way communication. It is a straight forward design of a transmitter which transmits a pulse train in the 27MHz band.
  • Battery dimensions and weight, rechargeable or not, are significant design parameters, especially for the mobile units.
  • the design of low power mobile units is of prime interest to reduce power consumption.
  • base station 10 is additionally equipped with a transmitter and each mobile unit 20 with a receiver.
  • a processor 14 is coupled to a memory 16 and a combined transmitter and receiver (i.e. transceiver 12) whereby a set of computer- executable instructions carried out on processor 14 carry out at least a portion of the method as described more fully below.
  • Processor 14 controls the operation of transceiver 12 for sending and receiving an electromagnetic signal 30 by way of antenna 13 to and from various ones of the mobile units 20.
  • Such mobile units 20 also include a transmitter and receiver (i.e. transceiver 22) for communicating with base station 10.
  • Base station 10 could in this embodiment intermittently send out modulated "question signals" or simple synch pulses urging mobile unit or units 20 to respond.
  • the signal could address one specific mobile unit 20 at a time or all mobile units 20 substantially simultaneously.
  • base station 10 waits for the response from the addressed mobile unit 20 before the next mobile unit is addressed.
  • each mobile unit 20 could be programmed for a specific time delay between in-coming question signals and the response signal.
  • communications from the base station to the mobile unit utilize amplitude modulated radio signals which are easily demodulated.
  • Mobile units 20 could respond by electrically switching the antenna from being an absorber of radio frequency radiation to being a reflector of radiation.
  • Signals reflected in this way by an antenna forming part of a mobile unit should, in this description, be considered to be "transmitted" by the mobile unit.
  • Data and software stored in mobile unit 20 could control the switching of the antenna thereby modulating the reflected signal that will be demodulated at the base station. In this way, data could be transferred from mobile unit 20 to base station 10.
  • the data stored in mobile unit 20 could be fixed or varying due to some parameter. In the simple case data could e.g. be a fixed identification code of mobile unit 20.
  • a system according to the above description will be more flexible in that the power used by the mobile unit(s) 20 will be very low and to some extent can be controlled from base station 10.
  • the signal sent out from the base station could be used for "waking up” the mobile units from a low power “sleeping" state.
  • Various communication protocols may be used to carry out the communication 30 between base station 10 and mobile unit 20.
  • a wireless protocol rapidly gaining industry acceptance is the BLUETOOTH standard.
  • Many manufacturers make pre-configured devices to communicate in accordance with the BLUETOOTH standard and therefore will already have integrated in their system a basic BLUETOOTH component.
  • the system of the present invention contemplates using the BLUETOOTH transmitter to provide signal 30.
  • Transmitter 22 of mobile unit 20 may be powered by a battery, which is coupled to the transmitter 22 of mobile unit 20.
  • the battery may be provided strictly for the use of transmitter 22 or transmitter 22 may draw power from a power source supplying the object to be detected, such as using a cellular telephone battery when the object to be detected is a cellular telephone.
  • transmitter 22 may be powered by base station 10.
  • transmitter 22 may be a portion of an RFID tag wherein it powers itself from a radio frequency signal broadcast by base station 10.
  • the following is an example of a procedure for initializing or linking a new mobile unit 20 to a base station 10 wherein base station 10 and mobile unit 20 are both provided with a transmitter and a receiver.
  • new mobile unit 20 When new mobile unit 20 is turned on, it sends its full identification code which could be a pulse or pulse train with fixed repetition frequency to base station 10.
  • Base station 10 receives the identification code from mobile unit 20, detects the same and sends a response signal (an "OK") to the new unit. With a certain delay after the reception of the "OK" from the base station the mobile unit 20 again sends its identification code. This time the base station is first checking against time slots occupied by other already registered mobile units and adjusts by adding an appropriate delay before it is sending out its "OK" signal. In this way the new mobile unit will be attributed a non-conflicting time slot for the future communication with the base station.
  • mobile unit 20 could continue to send its full identification signal. Each time base station 10 has received a pair of full identification signals it gives an "OK" and adjusts for drift according to the above, if necessary.
  • each mobile unit 20 could be arrange to send out a full identification signal, e.g. once every other minute.
  • a full identification signal e.g. once every other minute.
  • the same mobile unit 20 only sends a simple pulse with a certain delay (in a known time slot) indicating to the base station that "I am here”.
  • the sequence will be "Full identification signal”, “I am still here”, “I am still here”, . . . "Full identification signal”... etc.
  • Such a system would decrease the power needs of both base station 10 and mobile unit 20.
  • each mobile unit 20 could be arranged to send only a short low power signal to base station 10 for a predefined amount of time before a pair of full identification signals are sent again.
  • base station 10 receives the pair of full identification signals, it signals its "OK” and adjusts for drift, as indicated above, if necessary.
  • Figure 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system according to the second embodiment wherein base station 10 and mobile unit 20 each have a transmitter and a receiver.
  • a procedure has power saving mode for the mobile units and facilities for deactivating any associated equipment.
  • base station 10 will "learn" through the reception of, say, the first 5 to 10 signals when it has to be in operation in order to receive the signals from the from the different mobile units 20.
  • Base station 10 could be arranged to use this information in order to switch to a low power mode when no signal is expected which will reduce base station 10 power needs.
  • Figure 5 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system having such a special arrangements for saving energy in the base station of a system according to the first type of embodiments.
  • Figure 6 illustrates the operation of the system of the invention wherein base station 10 is associated with a physical person 100 and mobile units 20(a-d) represent various objects to be detected. Each object has a transmitter and/or receiver to send and/or receive signals 30(a-d), respectively. Additionally, Figure 2 illustrates the use of relay base station 25 to further detect the presence of mobile units 20. Mobile unit 25 may be used to detect a signal, e.g., 30b that is to weak to be detected by mobile unit 10 and magnify that signal for reception by unit 10.
  • a signal e.g., 30b that is to weak to be detected by mobile unit 10 and magnify that signal for reception by unit 10.
  • both according to the first and the second type mobile unit(s) 20 may be fixed (either permanently or removably) to the object or the person that is to be surveyed, e.g., by glue, taping, strapping, by the use of VELCRO, etc.
  • Mobile unit(s) 20 as well as base station 10 could also be integrated in an object, as e.g. in a watch, handbag, belt, portable telephone etc.
  • the system is set to detection of a non-presence of a mobile unit 20, i.e. there should be an alarm signal when there is no detected incoming intelligible signal from the mobile unit 20.
  • the system could be used for the surveillance of an object related to said mobile unit 20 or, e.g., prevent such an object from being forgotten by a person carrying a base station 10. In this way, a person that is not supposed to leave a room without carrying the surveyed object can be so informed.
  • this unit is sending out a detection signal, e.g.
  • an acoustical signal signifying either the presence of the object or the person within a predetermined distance from the base station or the non-presence within the same distance. Contrary to the case with known anti- theft alarm apparati, the acoustical signal is not generated by the object to survey but by the receiver of the base station.
  • the system can be extended not only to monitor the presence of an object but also to add a security level.
  • the distance between base station 10 and a selected one of a mobile unit 20 is greater than a set distance, the radio frequency link is disrupted in the direction from mobile unit 20 to base station 10. In other words, the signal from mobile 20 unit is no longer received by base station 10. Then at base station 10 an output signal 17 is activated to indicate the absence of the object.
  • mobile unit 20 will "know" that the distance to base station 10 is greater than a set value when mobile unit 20 no longer receives a signal.
  • a security system on mobile unit 20 could then be activated in order to prevent the use of e.g. the equipment associated with mobile unit 20 such as a computer 20a, a portable phone 20b, automobile 20c etc..
  • the device may detect the lack of presence of the base station and automatically go into a non-operating sleep position (e.g., to save energy when detecting the non-presence of an operator).
  • a non-operating sleep position e.g., to save energy when detecting the non-presence of an operator.
  • Today many computers have a mode of operation in which, e.g. the display or a hard disk drive are put in sleep position if the keyboard or the mouse is not operated during a certain time. These two modes could of course be combined.
  • base station 10 may intermittently send out modulated "question signals" urging mobile unit(s) 20 to respond.
  • This signal may also be used to identify a person carrying a base station 10 or an additional coded signal can be added for this purpose. In the case of a high security level, the latter one can have a coded signal that will evolve with time, a well defined iterative process or a specific answer (coded signal) requested by the unit in charge of identifying the person carrying the base station 10.
  • the signal sent out by the base station carried by a person can be used to transfer a simple or sophisticated message to any elements that are provided with an integrated communication system.
  • the following list gives a few examples of the contemplated applications of the present invention when the base station is provided with a transmitter.
  • the signal sent out from the base station could be used: To poll system information when passing a specific location.
  • base unit 10 To poll system information collected in a central unit (not shown) when the person carrying the base station is passing a specific location. For example, when the person is leaving home and power is not disconnected from home appliances, door(s) are not closed, etc, base unit 10 will be informed and enabled to output an alarms signal to the user.
  • Figure 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure for starting up the system. It is assumed that one or several mobile units 20 have already been linked to a base station 10. Base station 10 has "registered" the respective mobile units 20, i.e. identification codes and repetition frequency have been memorized for each mobile unit 20. The flow chart in Figure 7 illustrates a procedure for checking the battery status at the start up of the system.
  • Figure 8 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure for linking one or several mobile units to the base station.
  • the numbered boxes correspond to the following actions and steps in the exemplified procedure.
  • the M.U. starts to send out its identification signal (e.g. emission a few ms and in the frequency 27 MHz, or any other free transmission band). This identification signal is sent with a repetition frequency of about 1 Hz.
  • the B.S. receives this signal from the M.U.
  • the B.S. will confirm it by a special signal. Go to "11" 10.
  • B.S. is confirming the good reception and memorization of the coded signal and repetition frequency by emitting a signal. This means that the B.S. has now identified a new M.U. to supervise.
  • the B.S. reports by sending out a specific alarm signal, e.g. acoustical, informing the user of the system that this specific alarm signal is linked to this M.U.
  • a specific alarm signal e.g. acoustical
  • the user can register e.g. a word or a short phrase in the B.S. which will be used as alarm signal.
  • the system is set up, switch to operational mode by using a special key or button.
  • the user interface for the system is as simple and cost effective as possible.
  • much of the feedback to the user can be through the use of simple tones and/or light (LED) signals.
  • LED simple tones and/or light
  • the invention contemplates the use of text based indicators such as small LCD screens or the like. Even simple acoustical output could be used.
  • the receiver of base station 10 could advantageously be equipped with a mechanism for adjusting the sensitivity of the reception of the signals from the transmitters in order to be able to change the distance for the detection of mobile unit(s) 20.
  • This distance could e.g. be set by means of simple switches to a short distance (e.g. 0.5 to 2 meters) or to a longer distance (e.g. 2 to 10 meters) by modifying the detection threshold or attenuation of the RF signal.
  • the receiver of base station 10 is equipped with a mechanism to raise the sensitivity of the reception during a certain time, e.g. from 1 two 5 minutes, in order to allow the person carrying the base station to temporarily move outside the area of detection without causing an alarm.
  • Base station 10 could also be equipped with a mechanism for interruption of the reception during a certain time, e.g. 1 to 5 minutes with automatic reset.
  • the interruption time could also be introduced in the receiver by means of pulses on a pushbutton or similar whereby every pulse e.g. could corresponds to 1 minute of interruption.
  • Base station 10 will wait at least these defined 5 minutes before acting. If within this period of time, a signal is again received from mobile unit 20, the 5 minute window will be reset for another 5 minutes and so on up to the end of the mute time of, for example, 1 hour. By switching "off” and “on " the Mute button, the system may be reset for an additional 1 hour mute time.
  • Figure 9 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system having a special mute mode in a secure area. As described above.
  • FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system including a special, high-power mobile unit for the mute mode in a secure area.
  • This high power mobile unit which could be connected to an AC power outlet is used for automatically switching on and off the mute mode when the user provided with base station 10 moves in and out of a secure area.
  • This mobile unit 20 could also be registered by base station 10 as a normal mobile unit.
  • Base station 10 could further be equipped with a mechanism, e.g. in the form of a push-button, connected in parallel to the commutation mechanism for presence/absence making it possible to easily verify the presence of an object when base station 10 is set to detect absence of mobile units 20.
  • This push- button could also be used when searching for an object within the surveyed area. If the system is also detecting the intensity of the received signal base station 10 could also indicate the direction and distance to the mobile unit.
  • measures could be taken to avoid false alarms. Assume, e.g., that a system is operating with a base station 10 surveying a number of mobile units 20. If base station 10 is not receiving an identification signal from a specific mobile unit 20, it can be configured not to send out an alarm signal immediately but wait for one or several additional consecutive missing signals before an alarm signal is given to the user indicating the loss of the transmission link.
  • the intensity of a number of consecutive incoming identification signals from each mobile unit 20 could be stored in e.g. a first-in- first-out register. Based on the signal history memorized in this way an algorithm stored in the base station could sort out the false alarms. You could e.g. expect that the intensity would decrease successively when a mobile unit is moving out of the surveyed area. Therefore a sudden loss of the signal could be considered as suspect and the alarm could be filtered out until the status has been confirmed according to some condition (e.g., time period).
  • some condition e.g., time period
  • mobile unit 20 If on the other hand, mobile unit 20 is not receiving an expected "OK" signal from base station 10, mobile unit 20 can be arranged to continue to send out its identification signal for a preset period of time, e.g. 1 to 5 minutes in order to be prepared for a reestablishment of the link. If the OK signal is still not received at the end of this preset period of time, mobile unit 20 could be arranged to switch to a low power "sleeping" mode.
  • a preset period of time e.g. 1 to 5 minutes
  • a security system could be activated to act on said equipment, e.g., in order to disable the same.
  • Figure 11 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of a system supervising the absence of one or several mobile units and at the same time the presence of one or several mobile units.
  • base station 10 should give an alarm to the user when the distance to one of these mobile units 20 is too great.
  • Users may desire to have one of mobile units 20 supervised for presence. In that case, the distance between mobile unit 20 to be supervised for presence and the base station is intentionally increased. Base station 10 will give an alarm in response to the increase in distance. By way of a switch arranged on the base station 10, the user switches to the mode "presence". Base station, having the information about which mobile unit 20 caused the alarm, will now be able to change the survey mode for that mobile unit 20. All the other mobile units 20 will continue to be sun/eyed for absence.
  • base station 10 could be arranged to continue to survey all mobile units 20 that are still sending recognizable signals to base station 10 in the absence mode. All other mobile units 20 registered in the base station 10 will be surveyed in the presence mode.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Child & Adolescent Psychology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Emergency Management (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un système pour simplifier la vie d'une personne, ce système étant constitué d'une station de base portée par l'utilisateur ou la personne, et au moins une unité mobile en communication avec la station d base. Cette station de base peut détecter la présence et/ou l'absence des différentes unités mobiles dans les limites de la zone de surveillance. Pour certaines applications, l'unité mobile est capable de détecter la présence ou l'absence d'une station de base dans les limites d'une zone de surveillance, de façon, notamment à mettre en fonction ou hors fonction un objet associé à l'unité mobile.
PCT/EP2000/009860 2000-03-11 2000-10-02 Systeme et procede pour simplifier la vie d'une personne Ceased WO2001069557A2 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU79162/00A AU7916200A (en) 2000-03-11 2000-10-02 System and method for simplifying the life of a person

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/EP2000/002215 WO2001069563A1 (fr) 2000-03-11 2000-03-11 Systeme permettant de detecter la proximite d'un objet ou d'une personne

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2001069557A2 true WO2001069557A2 (fr) 2001-09-20

Family

ID=8163868

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/EP2000/002215 Ceased WO2001069563A1 (fr) 2000-03-11 2000-03-11 Systeme permettant de detecter la proximite d'un objet ou d'une personne
PCT/EP2000/009860 Ceased WO2001069557A2 (fr) 2000-03-11 2000-10-02 Systeme et procede pour simplifier la vie d'une personne

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/EP2000/002215 Ceased WO2001069563A1 (fr) 2000-03-11 2000-03-11 Systeme permettant de detecter la proximite d'un objet ou d'une personne

Country Status (2)

Country Link
AU (2) AU3288800A (fr)
WO (2) WO2001069563A1 (fr)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102004027350A1 (de) * 2004-06-01 2005-12-29 Siemens Ag Verfahren zur Einbuchung eines Funkmoduls in ein zellulares Funknetz
WO2007039328A1 (fr) * 2005-09-28 2007-04-12 International Business Machines Corporation Pense-bete electronique adaptatif a base de regles de localisation d'objets personnels
WO2007101673A1 (fr) 2006-03-07 2007-09-13 Bundesdruckerei Gmbh Dispositif mobile de verification pour la verification de l'authenticite de pieces d'identité
FR2900301A1 (fr) * 2006-04-21 2007-10-26 Bruno Graff Procede et systeme de determination de la presence d'un module radio-communicant par un terminal radio-communicant, module adapte, application a la surveillance
EP1692675A4 (fr) * 2003-12-10 2009-06-03 Honeywell Int Inc Systeme de securite de maison dote d'une interface de vehicule, et dispositif de surveillance de vehicule a distance

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003081552A1 (fr) * 2002-03-22 2003-10-02 Sankoela Mosiuwa Sam Mokoena Dispositif de surveillance pour articles portatifs

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3529127A1 (de) * 1985-08-14 1987-02-19 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie Verfahren zur datenuebertragung bei alarmanlagen
US5650770A (en) * 1994-10-27 1997-07-22 Schlager; Dan Self-locating remote monitoring systems
US5774054A (en) * 1996-11-04 1998-06-30 E Lead Electronic Co., Ltd. Synchronous receiving/transmitting departure alarm

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1692675A4 (fr) * 2003-12-10 2009-06-03 Honeywell Int Inc Systeme de securite de maison dote d'une interface de vehicule, et dispositif de surveillance de vehicule a distance
DE102004027350A1 (de) * 2004-06-01 2005-12-29 Siemens Ag Verfahren zur Einbuchung eines Funkmoduls in ein zellulares Funknetz
DE102004027350B4 (de) * 2004-06-01 2006-07-27 Siemens Ag Verfahren zur Einbuchung eines Funkmoduls in ein zellulares Funknetz
WO2007039328A1 (fr) * 2005-09-28 2007-04-12 International Business Machines Corporation Pense-bete electronique adaptatif a base de regles de localisation d'objets personnels
WO2007101673A1 (fr) 2006-03-07 2007-09-13 Bundesdruckerei Gmbh Dispositif mobile de verification pour la verification de l'authenticite de pieces d'identité
FR2900301A1 (fr) * 2006-04-21 2007-10-26 Bruno Graff Procede et systeme de determination de la presence d'un module radio-communicant par un terminal radio-communicant, module adapte, application a la surveillance
WO2007122360A1 (fr) * 2006-04-21 2007-11-01 Bruno Graff Sureveillance de la presence d ' un module radio-communicant autour d ' un terminal radio-communicant

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2001069563A1 (fr) 2001-09-20
AU3288800A (en) 2001-09-24
AU7916200A (en) 2001-09-24

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
KR100227055B1 (ko) 이중 모드 전자 식별 시스템 및 태그
US5717378A (en) Security system with fall back to local control
US5640144A (en) RF/ultrasonic separation distance alarm
US6950020B2 (en) Surveillance system, method of remotely controlling sensor apparatus, and surveillance remote controller
JPH10508724A (ja) 光データ通信・位置決定装置、システムおよび方法ならびにこれらで使用するための送信機、受信機
JP4635731B2 (ja) セキュリティシステム
US20070120698A1 (en) System for monitoring the proximity of personal articles
US20060202840A1 (en) Portable remote locator device
US20030058098A1 (en) Programmable universal locating system
AU2024202157A1 (en) A security monitoring system
WO2003027809A2 (fr) Systeme de localisation universel programmable
WO2001069557A2 (fr) Systeme et procede pour simplifier la vie d'une personne
EP1191495A2 (fr) Procédé et dispositif pour le marquage antivol
CN204348049U (zh) 非电池供电的无线安全系统
US5708418A (en) Optical reading system
JP2000155897A (ja) 駐車位置確認システム
JP5100697B2 (ja) 通知装置の通知方法、通知装置、通知システム
KR20160144763A (ko) 비콘(Beacon)을 활용한 미아 방지 시스템
JP2000030006A (ja) 位置検出方法及び装置
WO1997048083A1 (fr) Systeme permettant de ne pas oublier un appareil portable et rappelant de le prendre avec soi
JPH11283170A (ja) 無線エリアを利用した存在確認システム
JP3059511B2 (ja) 移動体位置探索システム
JP2006277230A (ja) セキュリティシステム
KR20020030151A (ko) 휴대용 단말기를 이용한 보안 시스템 및 보안 시스템 제어방법
AP449A (en) Location systems for tracking personnel.

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AE AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY CA CH CN CR CU CZ DE DK DM EE ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX NO NZ PL PT RO RU SD SE SG SI SK SL TJ TM TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VN YU ZA ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): GH GM KE LS MW MZ SD SL SZ TZ UG ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
WA Withdrawal of international application
WA Withdrawal of international application
REG Reference to national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: 8642

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: JP