BRMU8701912U2 - microcontrolled tour supervision stick with wireless internet access - Google Patents

Abstract

MICROCONTROLLED ROUND SUPERVISION BATTER WITH WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS. Especially from a baton applied in the property security segment that enables, via wireless Internet access, a series of functional and operational advantages, such as the real-time sending of information immediately collected and the information contained in the baton itself. said to any server or computer as well as being configured via the network; round determination at random; sensors capable of pointing any type of vandalism against the equipment among others.

Description

"MICROCONTROLLED ROUND SUPERVISION BAT WITH WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS"

This utility patent application is filed under an unprecedented "MICROCONTROL WIRELESS ROUND SUPERVISION BAT"; especially from a baton applied in the property security segment that enables, via wireless Internet access, a number of functional and operational advantages, such as the real-time sending of information contained in the baton itself to any server or computer ; determination of random round circuits; sensors capable of pointing actions against the equipment.

The systems and rods for monitoring the activity of rondantes are known. US Patent 3,990,067 "Electronic Security Tour System" of 11/02/1976 and US Patent 4,296,408 "Location Transmitting System" of 10/20/1981 anticipated an apparatus used to establish a security system that has a route that must be followed by There are a plurality of stations located along the roundabout route.

Since then, several new technologies have allowed the improvement of the proposed systems and rods with the inclusion of important innovations. Among these innovations can be highlighted the US patent 5,120,942 "Portable Tour Monitor Device, Report Generating System and Programming Device Therefore" filed on 02/02/1989 and granted on 09/09/1992.

Subsequently, the US Patent 6,834,259 "Guard Tour System" filed on 10/15/1999 sought to systematize the system by presenting the basis that guides the patrol systems used today.

An important feature of all current system models is the existence of a stick that has one or more of the following primary features:

• recording the date and time information from the moment it is connected to an electronic marker (contact or wireless) • recording the identity of the rondante by the electrical connection (contact or wireless) of an identifying device to the pole

• information to the round when the time allowed for the round is near the end;

• information, by connecting (by contact or wirelessly) an identifying device, if there are any rounds with problems in its execution;

• transfer of data collected to a computer only by means of a data download or specific connector;

• configuration by connecting to a computer using a specific data base or connector.

In accordance with the above, known rod models, despite performing the functions for which they were designed, have some shortcomings:

• The transfer of data from the baton to the computer can only be effected by means of a discharge base or directly to the computer • As a consequence of the above item, it is not possible to follow the activity of the rover at each point of the round, being possible only at discharge act;

• rounds are performed so that the sequence of points to be traversed is always deterministic. There are only set of paths that can be performed in a predetermined way. Although the product disclosed in US 5,120,942 allows some intelligence in selecting the paths to be taken in each round, it does not mention randomness;

• The configuration of the stick requires its connection to a computer by means of the discharge base or by means of an appropriate connector or being performed on the stick itself;

• The rods are unable to include information on attempts at vandalism in the transmitted data to the computer, such as excessive mechanical shock; repetitive mechanical shock; excessive heat; excessive cold; short circuit in electrical contacts; application of voltages outside the operating limits of the electrical contacts and incidence of high energy electromagnetic waves and,

• non-viability of transmitting an alarm signal to a computer or computer system in the event of non-completion of a round.

Knowledgeable about modern computer technology, and seeking to apply it to a round supervisory staff in order to overcome the deficiencies abundantly exposed above, it was the inventor designed the equipment in question, which allows to transfer the data from the staff to the computer employing a pre-existing radio network (cellular network, radio communication, or whatever) for the purpose of sending the baton information directly to a computer that may be connected to the telephone network or the Internet. The connection of the baton to the pre-existing radio network can be done directly through the electronic circuitry incorporated into the baton electronics, or by communicating the baton with another device such as a mobile phone or other radio transceiver equipment. Thus, it is possible for the staff to download information to the computer, here called server, at any time, including at each point of the round. On the other hand, randomness is possible thanks to the inclusion in the stick software of a set of paths. Thus, the stick software randomly chooses which route to take on the rounds, so the roundabout has no prior knowledge of the route.

The connection between the stick and the computer can take place in many ways, unlike the conventional model.

This connection can be accomplished by means of a radio frequency transceiver circuit embedded in the pole electronics in three ways:

• The configuration is sent to the baton when it initiates the connection to send the files to the server that takes advantage of the connection and sends the new configuration.

• the server initiates a call via the pre-existing radio network to the pole and the latter unloads data simultaneously;

• The server sends a signal via the radio radio network and the radio initiates a radio network connection with the server returning the first proposed condition.

The connection to an external device to the pole and the information exchange between the pole and the server is identical to the last case, but using an external wireless communication device.

The inclusion of information on vandalism attempts occurs through the placement of voltage, current, temperature, acceleration and electromagnetic field sensors. The stick monitors the sensors and records events considered in the configuration as attempted vandalism. When unloading the data, the stick includes the information about the attempts themselves.

Real-time discharge enables alarms to be triggered in case of problems during a round.

With these features, anyone can remotely interact via computer, control and change the round sequence. Generally speaking, the main advantages of this patent application can be summarized as follows:

• increased safety by random selection of the route to be performed in each round;

• Reduced operating costs by eliminating the need to maintain dedicated data download equipment;

• eliminating the need for staff acting as round supervisors who use portable equipment to discharge the data collected by the batons;

• increased security by promptly notifying events each time the staff identifies a round point and,

• Reduced operating costs on systems that currently use the dedicated line landline telephone network and dedicated dump equipment.

The following explains the innovation with reference to the attached drawing, where it is represented:

Fig. 1: Block diagram of the system that composes the microcontrolled supervision pole of

round with wireless internet access.

The "MICROCONTROLLED WIRELESS WIRELESS SUPERVISION BAND", object of this patent application, consists essentially of a baton applied in the property security segment which enables a number of functional and operational advantages via wirelessly accessed Internet such as for example, the real-time sending of the information contained in the stick itself to any server or computer as well as being configured via the network; determination of random round circuit; sensors capable of pointing vandal actions against the equipment.

Said rod has a system formed by several blocks; The first block (BI) is responsible for data collection, having a radio frequency interface for communication with devices capable of sending radio identifying information; a second block (B2) formed by an electronic device capable of sending radio identifying information; a third block (B3) composed of a pre-existing radiofrequency infrastructure; a fourth block (B4) formed by a processing unit that may be shared with the radio frequency interface; a fifth block (B5) formed by a circuit responsible for supplying the system; a sixth block (B6) consisting of a circuit responsible for communicating the system with the existing radio frequency interface and finally a seventh block (B7) consisting of a visual, auditory or tactile user interface. "

Stick electronics basically have sensors or electronics dedicated to temperature measurement; acceleration sensor on at least one axis capable of measuring relevant accelerations; sensor or electronic components dedicated to monitoring the voltage between all pairs of electrical rod terminals; sensor or electronic components dedicated to measuring the intensity of the incident electromagnetic field in the rod; electronic circuit for connecting the baton to a pre-existing radio network in case the baton makes the connection autonomously; electronic circuitry for connecting the baton's data to an external device capable of connecting to a pre-existing radio network.

In turn, the firmware that runs on stick electronics is capable of storing more than one path composed of an ordered sequence of points; randomly choose, when starting a round, which course to take; monitor sensor states and, when one or more system operating parameters are exceeded, store the parameter value, date and time; connect the baton to the server using the pre-existing radio network or through an intermediate connecting device; send, along with the downloaded data, the events recorded in the monitoring of the sensors.

Thus, the present rod has incorporated in the fourth block (B4) several sensors for detection of vandalism, such as temperature sensor (s); acceleration sensor (s); electromagnetic field sensor (s); voltage sensor (s). Still in the fourth block (B4) it is possible to randomly select the paths to be performed in the rounds; downloading data relating to vandalism attempts to an external computerized system, and downloading data that may be used to derive information regarding vandalism attempts to an external computerized system. Already in the fifth block (B5) the current sensors are incorporated. The communication of the baton with the computer, connected to the pre-existing radio network by external equipment incorporated in the sixth block (B6).

The stick configuration can be performed remotely.

Claims (8)

1. "MICROCONTROLLED WIRELESS ROUND SUPERVISION SUPERVISION BAT", characterized by having a first block (BI) responsible for data collection, having a radio frequency interface for communication with devices capable of transmitting information identifying by radio the stick; a second block (B2) formed by an electronic device capable of sending radio identifying information; a third block (B3) composed of a pre-existing radiofrequency infrastructure; a fourth block (B4) formed by a processing unit that may be shared with the radio frequency interface; a fifth block (B5) formed by a circuit responsible for supplying the system; a sixth block (B6) consisting of a circuit responsible for communicating the system with the existing radio frequency interface and finally a seventh block (B7) consisting of a visual, auditory and / or tactile user interface. 2. "MICROCONTROLLED WIRELESS INTERNET WIRELESS ROUND SUPERVISION BOD" according to claim 1, characterized in that the baton electronics have a sensor or electronic components dedicated to temperature measurement; acceleration sensor on at least one axis capable of measuring relevant accelerations; sensor or electronic components dedicated to monitoring the voltage between all pairs of electrical rod terminals; sensor or electronic components dedicated to measuring the intensity of the incident electromagnetic field in the rod; electronic circuit for connecting the baton to a pre-existing radio network in case the baton makes the autonomous connection; electronic circuitry for connecting the baton's data to an external device capable of connecting to a pre-existing radio network. 3. "MICROCONTROLLED WIRELESS ROUND SUPERVISION BAND" according to claim 1, characterized in that the firmware is capable of storing more than one path composed of an orderly sequence of points; choosing at random when starting a round , which path to take, monitor sensor states and, when one or more system operating parameters are exceeded, store the parameter value, event date and time, connect the stick to the server using the network directly pre-existing radio or external device, sending the collected data and sending the events recorded in the monitoring of the sensors. "MICROCONTROLLED WIRELESS INTERNET SURVEILLANCE WAND" according to claim 1, characterized in that it has incorporated in the fourth block (B4) several sensors for detection of vandalism, such as temperature sensor (s); acceleration sensor (s); electromagnetic field sensor (s); voltage sensor (s). 5. "MICROCONTROLLED WIRELESS ROUND SUPERVISION BAND" according to claim 4, characterized in that in the fourth block (B4) the random selection of the route to be performed in the rounds is made possible; downloading data relating to vandalism attempts to an external computerized system, and downloading data that may be used to derive information regarding vandalism attempts to an external computerized system. 6. "CROCONTROL CONTROLLED WIRELESS WIRELESS SUPERVISION CODES" according to claim 1, characterized in that the current sensors are incorporated in the fifth block (B5). 7. "WIRELESS MICROCONTROLLED SUPERVISION BAND WITH INTERNET ACCESS" according to claim 1, characterized by the communication of the baton with the computer, connected to the Internet or to the cellular telephone network via the cellular telephone network by external equipment. incorporated into the sixth block (B6). 8. "MICROCONTROLLED WIRELESS WIRELESS SUPERVISION BAND" according to claim 1, characterized in that the baton configuration can be performed remotely.