RF remote appliance control/monitoring system
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    发明授权
    RF remote appliance control/monitoring system 有权
    射频远程设备控制/监控系统

    公开(公告)号:US06275166B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-14

    申请号:US09234968

    申请日:1999-01-19

    IPC分类号: G05B2302

    摘要: A system for managing a distributed array of appliances includes a headend computer having a low power main transceiver and a distributed array of relay units. Each relay unit includes a low power satellite transceiver, a microcomputer connected to the satellite transceiver, the satellite transceiver being controlled by relay program instructions for detecting communications directed by the headend computer relative to the same relay unit and directing communications to the headend computer relative to the same relay unit, and for retransmitting communications to other relay units. At least some of the relay units are appliance controllers and include an appliance interface for communicating with the appliance, the microcomputer being also connected to the appliance interface and having program instructions for directing communication between the satellite transceiver and the appliance interface. Each of the relay units has a unique address associated therewith, occurrences of the unique address being detected in communications from the headend computer. Each of the transceivers has an effective range of not less than approximately 60 feet or more depending on the frequency, which can be between 66 KHz and 2.6 GHz. The transceiver can selectively operate on one of at least 16 carrier frequencies, or one of several spread spectrum channels. Also disclosed is a method for controlling a distributed array of appliances from the headend computer.

    摘要翻译: 用于管理分布式电器阵列的系统包括具有低功率主收发器和中继单元的分布式阵列的前端计算机。 每个中继单元包括低功率卫星收发器,连接到卫星收发器的微型计算机,卫星收发器由中继程序指令控制,用于检测由头端计算机相对于相同中继单元指导的通信,并将通信指向头端计算机 相同的中继单元,并用于重新发送与其他中继单元的通信。 至少一些中继单元是设备控制器,并且包括用于与设备通信的设备接口,微型计算机还连接到设备接口并具有用于指导卫星收发器与设备接口之间的通信的程序指令。 每个中继单元具有与其相关联的唯一地址,在来自头端计算机的通信中检测到的唯一地址的出现。 每个收发器具有不小于约60英尺或更大的有效范围,取决于频率,其可以在66KHz和2.6GHz之间。 收发器可以选择性地在至少16个载波频率之一或多个扩频信道中的一个上工作。 还公开了一种用于从头端计算机控制设备的分布式阵列的方法。