公开(公告)号：US06791453B1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US09638091

申请日：2000-08-11

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Michael W. Apperson ,  Joseph G DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Craig Kleinberg ,  Larry Ratzlaff ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  John Wurtenberger

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Michael W. Apperson ,  Joseph G DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Craig Kleinberg ,  Larry Ratzlaff ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  John Wurtenberger

IPC分类号： G08B900

CPC分类号： G08B25/04 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/00 ,  G08B25/009

摘要： Presented is a communications protocol for use by interconnected hazardous condition detectors, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for use in dwellings and other structures. This communications protocol provides conventional signaling to indicate the presence of a smoke condition necessitating the generation of a smoke temporal pattern by all interconnected detectors. The protocol further defines a signaling method by which conventional smoke detectors that are incapable of providing temporal patterns other than that required for a smoke alarm condition will not be sent into an alarm mode of operation upon receipt of a signal other than the conventional smoke alarm signal. This communications protocol defines a pulsed signal to indicate a non-smoke alarm condition that is of a duration that will not trigger the conventional smoke alarms. To allow for the transmission of multiple hazardous conditions alarm notifications, as well as the transmission of additional hazardous condition detector control signals, the communications protocol utilizes a multi-bit signal transmitted via the conventional single signal I/O wire of currently existing interconnect wiring. Through the use of an 8 bit alarm signal, multiple hazardous conditions may be signaled as well as operating modes such as test, hush, reset, low battery, etc. Also presented are smoke, carbon monoxide, and combination hazardous condition detectors that utilize the communications protocol presented herein.

摘要翻译： 提出的是一种通信协议，用于互连的危险状态检测器，例如用于住宅和其他结构的烟雾和一氧化碳检测器。 该通信协议提供常规的信令以指示存在需要由所有互连的检测器产生烟雾时间模式的烟雾状况。 该协议进一步定义了一种信令方法，通过该方法，不能提供烟雾报警条件所需的时间模式以外的常规烟雾探测器在接收除了常规烟雾报警信号之外的信号时将不会发送到报警操作模式 。 该通信协议定义了脉冲信号以指示非烟雾报警条件，其为不会触发常规烟雾警报的持续时间。 为了允许传输多个危险条件报警通知以及传输额外的危险状态检测器控制信号，通信协议利用通过当前现有互连布线的常规单信号I / O线传输的多位信号。 通过使用8位报警信号，可能会发出多种危险情况以及运行模式，如测试，静音，复位，电池电量不足等。还提供了烟雾，一氧化碳和组合危险状况检测器，利用 通信协议。

公开(公告)号：US5828822A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-27

申请号：US426723

申请日：1995-04-21

申请人： Stephen M. Ernst

发明人： Stephen M. Ernst

IPC分类号： G06F11/14 ,  G01R31/28

CPC分类号： G06F11/1441

摘要： A microcontroller supervision circuit comprising an electronic control capable of causing a high-impedance on at least one external pin upon occurrence of a reset condition. A supervision circuit is coupled to the at least one external pin for detecting the high-impedance condition. Upon detection of the high-impedance condition, a signal is generated to indicate failure of the microcontroller to execute code. The microcontroller is programmed to remove the high-impedance condition when code is properly executed within the microcontroller.

摘要翻译： 一种微控制器监控电路，包括能够在复位状态发生时在至少一个外部引脚上引起高阻抗的电子控制。 监控电路耦合到至少一个外部引脚，用于检测高阻抗状况。 在检测到高阻抗条件时，产生信号以指示微控制器执行代码的故障。 微控制器被编程为在微控制器内正确执行代码时消除高阻抗条件。

公开(公告)号：US07449990B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-11

申请号：US10849366

申请日：2004-05-17

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Michael W. Apperson ,  Joseph G. DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Craig Kleinberg ,  Larry Ratzlaff ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  John Wurtenberger

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Michael W. Apperson ,  Joseph G. DeLuca ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Craig Kleinberg ,  Larry Ratzlaff ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  John Wurtenberger

IPC分类号： G09F25/00

CPC分类号： G08B25/04 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/00 ,  G08B25/009

摘要： Presented is a communications protocol for use by interconnected hazardous condition detectors, such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for use in dwellings and other structures. This communications protocol provides conventional signaling to indicate the presence of a smoke condition necessitating the generation of a smoke temporal pattern by all interconnected detectors. The protocol further defines a signaling method by which conventional smoke detectors that are incapable of providing temporal patterns other than that required for a smoke alarm condition will not be sent into an alarm mode of operation upon receipt of a signal other than the conventional smoke alarm signal. This communications protocol defines a pulsed signal to indicate a non-smoke alarm condition that is of a duration that will not trigger the conventional smoke alarms. To allow for the transmission of multiple hazardous conditions alarm notifications, as well as the transmission of additional hazardous condition detector control signals, the communications protocol utilizes a multi-bit signal transmitted via the conventional single signal I/O wire of currently existing interconnect wiring. Through the use of an 8 bit alarm signal, multiple hazardous conditions may be signaled as well as operating modes such as test, hush, reset, low battery, etc. Also presented are smoke, carbon monoxide, and combination hazardous condition detectors that utilize the communications protocol presented herein.

摘要翻译： 提出的是一种通信协议，用于互连的危险状态检测器，例如用于住宅和其他结构的烟雾和一氧化碳检测器。 该通信协议提供常规的信令以指示存在需要由所有互连的检测器产生烟雾时间模式的烟雾状况。 该协议进一步定义了一种信令方法，通过该方法，不能提供烟雾报警条件所需的时间模式以外的常规烟雾探测器在接收除了常规烟雾报警信号之外的信号时将不会发送到报警操作模式 。 该通信协议定义了脉冲信号以指示非烟雾报警条件，其为不会触发常规烟雾警报的持续时间。 为了允许传输多个危险条件报警通知以及传输额外的危险状态检测器控制信号，通信协议利用通过当前现有互连布线的常规单信号I / O线传输的多位信号。 通过使用8位报警信号，可能会发出多种危险情况以及运行模式，如测试，静音，复位，电池电量不足等。还提供了烟雾，一氧化碳和组合危险状况检测器，利用 通信协议。

公开(公告)号：US06873254B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-29

申请号：US10339845

申请日：2003-01-10

申请人： John J. Andres ,  Micahel W. Apperson ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Richard Kwor ,  Joseph G. DeLuca

发明人： John J. Andres ,  Micahel W. Apperson ,  Stephen M. Ernst ,  Chris R. Gilbert ,  Richard Kwor ,  Joseph G. DeLuca

IPC分类号： G08B3/10 ,  G08B7/06 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/00 ,  G08B29/18

CPC分类号： G08B29/183 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B7/06 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G08B19/005

摘要： An apparatus for the detection and enunciation of hazardous conditions within an environment comprises at least two detection circuits positioned to sense ambient conditions within a home or business environment. One of the detection circuits senses the presence of smoke, and the other detection circuit senses the presence of carbon monoxide. The apparatus also comprises an alarm circuit which is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one alarm pattern, and preferably a separate alarm pattern for each different sensed condition. A voice synthesizer circuit is also included, and is responsive to each of the detection circuits for generating at least one voice message. As with the alarm patterns, the voice synthesizer preferably generates separate voice messages for each separate detected condition. The apparatus advantageously also contains an interleaving control circuit. This interleaving control circuit interleaves the alarm patterns and voice messages in a predetermined sequence to reduce confusion in an emergency situation. A method for the detection and enunciation of multiple hazardous condition within an environment is also presented, and comprises the steps of: (a) sensing ambient conditions within the environment to detect at least two hazardous condition; (b) generating an alarm pattern and a voice message in response to sensing the hazardous conditions; (c) interleaving the alarm pattern and the voice message; and (e) enunciating these interleaved alarm patterns and voice.

摘要翻译： 用于在环境中检测和发出危险状况的装置包括至少两个检测电路，其被设置为感测家庭或商业环境中的环境条件。 其中一个检测电路感测到烟的存在，另一个检测电路检测到一氧化碳的存在。 该装置还包括响应于每个检测电路的报警电路，用于产生至少一个报警模式，并且优选地，用于每个不同的感测条件的单独报警模式。 还包括语音合成器电路，并且响应于每个检测电路以产生至少一个语音消息。 与报警模式一样，语音合成器优选地为每个单独的检测条件生成单独的语音消息。 该装置有利地还包含交织控制电路。 该交错控制电路以预定的顺序交错警报模式和语音消息，以减少在紧急情况下的混乱。 还提出了在环境中检测和发出多重危险状况的方法，包括以下步骤：（a）感测环境中的环境条件以检测至少两种危险状况; （b）响应感测危险状况产生报警模式和语音消息; （c）交错报警模式和语音消息; 和（e）阐明这些交错的报警模式和声音。

公开(公告)号：US6163568A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-19

申请号：US51952

申请日：1998-09-08

申请人： James Lansford ,  Stephen M. Ernst

发明人： James Lansford ,  Stephen M. Ernst

IPC分类号： H04B1/40 ,  H04B1/38

CPC分类号： H04B1/403

摘要： An FM/FSK Transceiver for a wireless communications interface is disclosed which employs an offset phase lock loop which is accelerated into phase lock by a sweep signal to avoid data degradation, and which includes a feed forward compensation to accommodate a broadband response from DC to above 10 MHz in the exchange of information between computers, computers and peripheral equipments, and between peripheral equipments.

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / US95 / 14443 Sec。 371日期：1998年9月8日 102（e）1998年9月8日PCT PCT 1995年10月23日PCT公布。 公开号WO97 / 16012 PCT 日期1997年5月1日公开了一种用于无线通信接口的FM / FSK收发器，其采用偏移锁相环，其被扫描信号加速到锁相，以避免数据劣化，并且其包括前馈补偿以适应宽带响应 从DC到10MHz以上，在计算机，计算机和外围设备之间以及周边设备之间的信息交换中。

公开(公告)号：US5548222A

公开(公告)日：1996-08-20

申请号：US316201

申请日：1994-09-29

申请人： Gordon A. Jensen ,  Stephen M. Ernst

发明人： Gordon A. Jensen ,  Stephen M. Ernst

IPC分类号： H04B3/46 ,  H04B3/48 ,  H04M3/34 ,  G01R27/28 ,  H04M3/26

CPC分类号： H04M3/34 ,  H04B3/48 ,  H04B3/487

摘要： A termination control circuit is coupled to a far end of a cable. A modulated test signal is reflected back to a near end of the cable at a different frequency but at substantially the same level of attenuation as the test signal. Signal attenuation in the reflected signal is then measured to determine the amount of attenuation in the test signal. A second embodiment of the termination control circuit measures crosstalk by enabling and disabling termination resistors at the far end of the cable. A DC bias voltage located at the near end of the cable selectively turns on switching diodes to enable the termination resistor. Alternatively, both the attenuation and crosstalk circuits are combined together allowing both signal attenuation and crosstalk measurements with the same termination control circuit.

摘要翻译： 终端控制电路耦合到电缆的远端。 调制的测试信号以不同的频率反射回电缆的近端，但是具有与测试信号基本相同的衰减水平。 然后测量反射信号中的信号衰减，以确定测试信号中的衰减量。 终端控制电路的第二实施例通过使能和禁用电缆远端的终端电阻来测量串扰。 位于电缆近端的直流偏置电压选择性地接通开关二极管以使能终端电阻。 或者，衰减和串扰电路都被组合在一起，允许使用相同的终端控制电路进行信号衰减和串扰测量。

公开(公告)号：US5586054A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-17

申请号：US272690

申请日：1994-07-08

申请人： Gordon A. Jensen ,  Stephen M. Ernst

发明人： Gordon A. Jensen ,  Stephen M. Ernst

IPC分类号： G01R31/11

CPC分类号： G01R31/11

摘要： A time-domain reflectometry device and method are provided wherein TDR may be performed on active Ethernet systems. A crossover network provides proper impedance termination both for pulse information generated by the TDR and for DC path signals. If a potential collision is detected when generating TDR pulses, a collision is forced by asserting a DC bias on the network thereby simulating a collision and generating a timeout at a much lower protocol level for reducing noticeable delay to network users and increasing network throughput.

摘要翻译： 提供了时域反射装置和方法，其中TDR可以在有源以太网系统上执行。 交叉网络为由TDR和DC路径信号产生的脉冲信息提供适当的阻抗终端。 如果在产生TDR脉冲时检测到潜在的冲突，则通过在网络上断言DC偏置来强制冲突，从而模拟冲突，并以低得多的协议级别产生超时，以减少对网络用户的显着延迟并增加网络吞吐量。

公开(公告)号：US5198805A

公开(公告)日：1993-03-30

申请号：US844964

申请日：1992-02-28

申请人： Charles H. Whiteside ,  Stephen M. Ernst

发明人： Charles H. Whiteside ,  Stephen M. Ernst

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04L43/00 ,  H04L12/2602 ,  H04L43/16 ,  Y10S370/908

摘要： Disclosed is a system that monitors the signal strength of each transmission by a node on a LAN cable of a local area network and determines the location of the node sending the signal. This system has a monitor at each end of the LAN cable, with one of the monitors typically being located in a computer node attached to the cable. When an information frame is sent on the cable, each of the monitors records the signal strength of the frame preamble and the source address contained within the frame. The distance to the node from a first end of the cable, expressed as a percentage of the length of the cable, is the ratio of the signal strength at the second end of the cable to the sum of the signal strengths.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种系统，其监视由局域网的LAN电缆上的节点进行的每个传输的信号强度，并确定发送信号的节点的位置。 该系统在LAN电缆的每一端都有一个监视器，其中一个监视器通常位于连接到电缆的计算机节点中。 当在电缆上发送信息帧时，每个监视器记录帧前同步码的信号强度和包含在帧内的源地址。 从电缆第一端到节点的距离，以电缆长度的百分比表示，是电缆第二端的信号强度与信号强度之和的比值。

公开(公告)号：US08594557B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US13156080

申请日：2011-06-08

申请人： John W. Taylor ,  James P. Meade ,  Christopher D. Cimerman ,  Stephen M. Ernst

发明人： John W. Taylor ,  James P. Meade ,  Christopher D. Cimerman ,  Stephen M. Ernst

IPC分类号： G09B5/00

CPC分类号： G09B5/062 ,  G09B5/02

摘要： An electronic learning device for receiving a book having a plurality of successive page spreads, at least one page spread having selectable content and an optically readable page identifier. The device includes a housing configured to receive the book, a position sensor in the housing configured to determine the location of the selectable content on the at least one page spread, an optical sensor in the housing configured to irradiate and detect the page identifier on the at least one page spread and control electronics in the housing operatively coupled to the optical sensor and to the position sensor and configured to synchronize sequential operation of the position sensor and the optical sensor.

摘要翻译： 一种用于接收具有多个连续页面扩展的书的电子学习装置，具有可选择内容的至少一个页面扩展和可读取的页面标识符。 所述设备包括被配置为接收所述书的外壳，所述外壳中的位置传感器被配置为确定所述至少一个页面扩展上的所述可选择内容的位置，所述外壳中的光学传感器被配置为照射和检测所述页面标识符 壳体中的至少一个页面扩展和控制电子器件可操作地耦合到光学传感器和位置传感器并且被配置为使位置传感器和光学传感器的顺序操作同步。

公开(公告)号：US20080254428A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-16

申请号：US12141552

申请日：2008-06-18

申请人： John W. Taylor ,  James P. Meade ,  Christopher D. Cimerman ,  Stephen M. Ernst

发明人： John W. Taylor ,  James P. Meade ,  Christopher D. Cimerman ,  Stephen M. Ernst

IPC分类号： G09B5/00

CPC分类号： G09B5/062 ,  G09B5/02

摘要： An electronic learning device for receiving a book having a plurality of successive page spreads, at least one page spread having selectable content and an optically readable page identifier. The device includes a housing configured to receive the book, a position sensor in the housing configured to determine the location of the selectable content on the at least one page spread, an optical sensor in the housing configured to irradiate and detect the page identifier on the at least one page spread and control electronics in the housing operatively coupled to the optical sensor and to the position sensor and configured to synchronize operation of the position sensor and the optical sensor.

摘要翻译： 一种用于接收具有多个连续页面扩展的书的电子学习装置，具有可选择内容的至少一个页面扩展和可读取的页面标识符。 所述设备包括被配置为接收所述书的外壳，所述外壳中的位置传感器被配置为确定所述至少一个页面扩展上的所述可选择内容的位置，所述外壳中的光学传感器被配置为照射和检测所述页面标识符 壳体中的至少一个页面扩展和控制电子器件可操作地耦合到光学传感器和位置传感器并且被配置为使位置传感器和光学传感器的操作同步。