DE102012006012A1 - Method for automatic triggering of switching action in electric door opener of house communication system or building technology system, involves performing triggering as soon as authentication provides authorization of beneficiary/user - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves communicating a station (2) of a house-communication system (1) or building technology system including an Internet protocol (IP)-interface (3) with a mobile terminal (20) via a wireless IP-connection (7). Digital authentication of a beneficiary/user is performed by the terminal. Localization of a current location of the terminal and the beneficiary/user is performed. Automatic triggering of a switching action is performed as soon as the authentication provides an authorization of the beneficiary/user, and the beneficiary/user is provided within a preset geographical area. The station is a door station.

Description

The invention relates to a method for automatically triggering a (switching) action in a home communication system or in the building system technology. An application is given especially in private housing in the control of a door opener in a home communication system.

From the EP 2 237 234 A1 For example, a method and an apparatus for access control are known in which an identification code is sent with a mobile telephone to an access node. If the identification code is recognized as valid, an access code is sent from the access node to the mobile phone and displayed on the display of the mobile phone. With a camera or an optical reader, the access code is detected and if the access code is recognized as valid, access is granted.

Electric door openers are connected to commercially available home communication systems and allow the opening of a door. Furthermore, it is possible to connect these door openers to wall switches, as well as the wireless application / activation by radio wall transmitter or wireless handheld transmitter. These systems generally serve the purpose of granting access to an authorized visitor.

In order to open a door as an authorized user / user, various electronic methods are used in addition to mechanical locking methods, for example PIN code-based methods, biometric methods, for example using a fingerprint reader, but also wireless access systems, for example using RFID chips ,

The above-mentioned methods always require a direct action of the authorized user / user for the door opener to trigger, for example the pressing of a button or the operation of a remote control. In many situations of daily life, however, this manual triggering is disadvantageous, for example if the authorized user / user carries an object with both hands.

Methods which do not have this described disadvantage are based on specialized wireless technologies, for example on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) based transceivers. However, these technologies require expensive and specialized hardware modules. For this reason, such technologies are used primarily in the commercial environment and not in private housing.

The invention has for its object to provide an optimized method for automatically triggering a (switching) action in a home communication system or building management system.

• • wobei eine Station des Haus-Kommunikationssystems oder der Gebäudesystemtechnik mit einer IP-Schnittstelle über eine drahtlose IP-Verbindung mit einem mobilen Endgerät kommuniziert,
• • wobei das mobile Endgerät der digitalen Authentifizierung des Zugangsberechtigten/Benutzers dient,
• • wobei eine Lokalisierung des aktuellen Standortes des mobilen Endgerätes und damit des Zugangsberechtigten/Benutzers erfolgt,
• • wobei das automatische Auslösen einer (Schalt-)Aktion erfolgt, sobald die digitale Authentifizierung eine Berechtigung des Zugangsberechtigten/Benutzers zum Ergebnis hat und sich der Zugangsberechtigte/Benutzer innerhalb eines vorgegebenen geografischen Bereichs befindet.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a method for the automatic triggering of a (switching) action in the case of a device to be controlled for a home communication system or building system technology,

• Wherein a station of the home communication system or the building system technology communicates with an IP interface via a wireless IP connection with a mobile terminal,
• The mobile terminal being used for the digital authentication of the authorized user / user,
• A localization of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus of the authorized user / user takes place,
• • whereby the automatic triggering of a (switching) action occurs as soon as the digital authentication results in an authorization of the authorized user / user and the authorized user / user is within a given geographical area.

The advantages that can be achieved with the invention are, in particular, that the proposed method makes it possible for the person entitled to access / "handsfree" and automatic access to be granted in the scenario under consideration. If the authorized user / user approaches the area (defined geographical area or entrance area) to which he wishes to gain access, then the (switching) action for the device to be controlled, in particular the electric door opener in the home communication system, is triggered almost automatically. The combination and interaction in typical installations of existing technologies also dispenses with the use of additional hardware components.

The localization of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus of the authorized user / user expediently takes place image-based in conjunction with a camera of the home communication system or building system technology.

Alternatively, the location of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus of the authorized user / user is based on WLAN-based location.

Furthermore, the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus the access / user can be done using the reception level of a GSM signal.

Furthermore, the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus of the access / user can be carried out using the reception level of a UMTS signal.

Alternatively, the location of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus of the authorized user / user is based on GPS-based location.

Furthermore, the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus of the authorized user / user can take place using the Bluetooth or NFC technologies.

Furthermore, the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus of the authorized user / user can take place using a proximity sensor or motion detector or presence detector or a camera of the home communication system or the building system technology.

Furthermore, the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal and thus the access / user can be made using a unique audio signal of the mobile terminal using a microphone of the station.

In a further embodiment, the digital authentication of the authorized user / user is password-based.

Alternatively, the digital authentication of the authorized user / user can be certificate-based.

Furthermore, the digital authentication of the access right / user can be image-based.

In a further embodiment of the method, the mobile terminal can send a request to the home communication system or the building system technology upon reaching the predetermined geographical area.

Furthermore, the house communication system or the building system technology to increase the accuracy of localization of the current location of the mobile terminal for a defined period of time after receiving the request additional sensors turn on.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawing.

In 1 a section of a home communication system (or more generally: building system technology) is shown. It is a station 2 a home communication system 1 or to recognize the building system technology, for example, a door station, as components of interest of this station 2 a drive / processing / storage device 4 which is indicated with an IP interface 3 (Internet Protocol) including IP address, a motion detector 5 , a camera 6 , a microphone 8th (Sensor) and a device to be controlled 10 , z. B. is connected to an external door opener. The motion detector 5 and / or the camera 6 comprehensive sensor technology can optionally be used in the ward 2 integrated or formed in the form of external components. Further shows 1 a mobile device 20 with IP interface 21 , where the two interfaces 3 . 21 over a wireless IP connection 7 can communicate with each other.

Of course, the aforementioned station 2 other components on which, however, are immaterial to the considered context. Furthermore, the mentioned house communication system or building system technology 1 Of course, further stations on, but this is also immaterial for the considered context.

In the following the application case is considered, in which an authorized user / user wants to gain access without the help of a third party, for which the device 10 , here is the door opener to control.

It should be clarified that the proposed method can be used in the same way for the building system technology, in particular for the automated release of a device of building system technology, such as a control panel.

• a) dem mobilen Endgerät 20, beispielsweise einem handelsüblichen Smartphone,
• b) dem Haus-Kommunikationssystem oder der Gebäudesystemtechnik 1 mit der Station 2 mit IP-Schnittstelle 3 inklusive IP-Adresse,
• c) einer IP-basierten Infrastruktur, die eine Kommunikation zwischen dem mobilen Endgerät 20 und der Station 2 des Haus-Kommunikationssystems oder der Gebäudesystemtechnik 1 ermöglicht – siehe drahtlose IP-Verbindung 7,
• d) einer Technologie zur Lokalisierung des aktuellen Standortes des mobilen Endgerätes 20 und damit des Zugangsberechtigten/Benutzers,
• e) einem Verfahren zur digitalen Authentifizierung.

The proposed method is based on the following methods / technologies / components / structures:

• a) the mobile terminal 20 , for example a standard smartphone,
• b) the home communication system or building system technology 1 with the station 2 with IP interface 3 including IP address,
• c) an IP-based infrastructure that allows communication between the mobile device 20 and the station 2 of home communication system or building system engineering 1 allows - see wireless IP connection 7 .
• d) a technology for locating the current location of the mobile terminal 20 and thus of the authorized user / user,
• e) a method for digital authentication.

• • Authentifizierung des Zugangsberechtigten/Benutzers und
• • Lokalisierung des aktuellen Standortes des mobilen Endgerätes 20 und damit des Zugangsberechtigten/Benutzers.

The proposed method is therefore divided into the two areas

• • Authentication of the authorized user / user and
• • Localization of the current location of the mobile device 20 and thus the authorized user / user.

• • Passwort-basierte Verfahren,
• • Zertifikats-basierte Verfahren.

First, the section entitled "Authentication of the authorized user / user" will be discussed. In the proposed method, the mobile terminal is used 20 the authentication of the authorized user / user. The mobile device 20 must therefore first with the house communication system or building system technology 1 be coupled. For this coupling and the subsequent authentication, various methods can be used, such as

• • password-based procedures,
• • Certificate-based procedures.

For password-based authentication, the authorized user must provide a valid password to the mobile device 20 enter. In the case of certificate-based authentication, a permanently valid or at least valid certificate for a defined period of time can be stored directly at the mobile terminal.

Alternatively, an image-based person identification method can also be used to check the authorized user / user.

Important in all authentication procedures is that the terminal 20 represents a permanently valid or at least for a defined period of time valid "electronic key" for the home communication system respectively its access or the building system technology after authentication.

• • Bildbasierte Verfahren in Verbindung mit einer Video-Außenstation des Haus-Kommunikationssystems oder der Gebäudesystemtechnik 1, beispielsweise der Kamera 6 der Station 2 (Türstation);
• • WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) basierte Ortung;
• • Empfangspegel von GSM-Signalen (Global System for Mobile Communications)/UMTS-Signalen (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System);
• • GPS oder ähnlich (Global Positioning System) basierte Ortung;
• • Bluetooth, NFC (Near Field Communication) oder ähnliche Technologien;
• • Näherungssensor und/oder Bewegungsmelder und/oder Präsenzmelder und/oder Kamera;
• • ein eindeutiges Audiosignal, welches über das mobile Endgerät 20 abgespielt wird und von dem Mikrofon 8 der Station 2 des Haus-Kommunikationssystems oder der Gebäudesystemtechnik 1 aufgenommen werden muss, um den Benutzer eindeutig zu identifizieren und welches gleichzeitig zur Verbesserung der Lokalisierung genutzt wird;
• • eine Kombination der oben genannten Verfahren/Komponenten.

To localize the current location of the mobile device 20 and thus the authorized user / user various known methods / components can be used:

• • Image-based techniques in conjunction with a video outdoor station of the home communication system or building system technology 1 for example, the camera 6 the station 2 (Door station);
• • WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) based location;
• • reception levels of GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) signals / UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) signals;
• • GPS or similar (Global Positioning System) based positioning;
• • Bluetooth, NFC (Near Field Communication) or similar technologies;
• • Proximity sensor and / or motion detector and / or presence detector and / or camera;
• • a clear audio signal, which is transmitted via the mobile device 20 is played and by the microphone 8th the station 2 of home communication system or building system engineering 1 must be included to uniquely identify the user and which is also used to improve localization;
• • a combination of the above procedures / components.

The procedure of the method will be described below. The mobile terminal worn by the authorized user / user 20 continuously determines whether the authorized user / user is approaching or already located in a predetermined (adjustable) geographical area - hereinafter referred to as entrance area - to which the authorized user / user wishes to gain access. If so, send the mobile device 20 via an IP-based communication channel - see IP interface 21 as well as wireless IP connection 7 - and the IP interface 3 a request to the home communication system or building system technology 1 to perform a (switching) action, eg. Eg "open door" or "control panel enable".

In an alternative embodiment of the method, the home-communication system or the building-system technology subsequently monitor the input area for a defined period of time by means of the existing sensor system, eg, the sensor system. B. camera 6 the door station / outdoor station and / or motion detector installed in the door area 5 , Recognize the home communication system or building system engineering 1 that the authorized user / user is directly in front of the door, they trigger the desired (switching) action, eg. B. the electric door opener 10 - see the drive / processing / storage device 4 which the door opener 10 controls. This linkage with additional sensors, for example camera 6 and / or motion detectors 5 and / or microphone 8th , is recommended because the well-known localization technologies of the current location in the mobile terminal 20 In many cases only allow an approximate determination of the residence of the authorized user / user. However, this may not be accurate enough to determine the right time to initiate the desired (switching) action, e.g. B. the electric door opener 10 to determine.

• • eine Aktivierungsphase durch das mobile Endgerät 20 und
• • eine anschließende Beobachtungsphase durch das Haus-Kommunikationssystem oder die Gebäudesystemtechnik 1

können zudem für die relativ kurzzeitige Beobachtungsphase rechenintensive Verfahren eingesetzt werden, welche im Dauerberbetrieb nicht eingesetzt oder nur unter Inkaufnahme eines erhöhten Energieverbrauchs genutzt werden, beispielsweise bildbasierte Personen-Identifikationsverfahren. Zudem erfordern bildbasierte Verfahren (Personen-Identifikationsverfahren) in der Regel einen exklusiven Zugriff auf die Kamera 6. Die Kamera 6 steht somit anderen Anwendungen während des Zeitraums der Überwachung/des Zugriffs nicht zur Verfügung. Durch die lediglich kurzzeitige Aktivierung der Kameraüberwachung im vorgeschlagenen Verfahren steht die Kamera 6 hingegen in der Regel für andere Anwendungen im Haus-Kommunikationssystem oder in der Gebäudesystemtechnik zur Verfügung.By dividing the procedure in

• • an activation phase through the mobile device 20 and
• • a subsequent observation phase through the home communication system or building system technology 1

In addition, for the relatively short-term observation phase, computation-intensive methods can be used which are not used in continuous operation or are used only at the expense of increased energy consumption, for example image-based personal identification methods. In addition, image-based methods (personal identification methods) usually require exclusive access to the camera 6 , The camera 6 is therefore unavailable to other applications during the monitoring / access period. Due to the only short-term activation of the camera surveillance in the proposed method is the camera 6 however, usually available for other applications in the home communication system or in building system technology.

In extension of the proposed method, in addition to one on the location information / location information of the current location in the mobile terminal 20 based automatic activation of the (switching) action of the house communication system or building system technology 1 also a temporary manual activation by the authorized user / user. According to an application example for this, the authorized user / user activates manually on his mobile terminal 20 the observation phase of the home communication system, z. B. shortly before reaching the entrance area. As soon as he now of the appropriate sensors - for example, camera 6 and / or motion detectors 5 - is detected in the entrance area or at the entrance, the desired (switching) action is executed. This is helpful, for example, when there is no free hand available.

• • wird nun gemäß einer ersten Ausprägung von ein oder mehreren zugeordneten mobilen Endgeräten 20 an das Haus-Kommunikationssystem oder die Gebäudesystemtechnik 1 übermittelt, worauf das Haus-Kommunikationssystem 1 oder die Gebäudesystemtechnik nachfolgend die vorstehend beschriebenen Aktionen ausführen;
• • animiert nun gemäß einer zweiten Ausprägung den Zugangsberechtigten/Benutzer per Eingabeaufforderung am mobilen Endgerät 20 zur Ausführung einer vorab konfigurierten Aktion.

According to an alternative method, the house communication system can detect 1 or the building system technology through the above-mentioned sensors - for example, camera 6 and / or motion detectors 5 - In the entrance area or at the entrance, the approach of a visitor in the entrance area. Via the IP interface 3 and the wireless IP connection 7 are now one or more pre-assigned mobile devices 20 contacted. Then one or more mobile devices will detect 20 automatically - without action of the authorized user / user - their current position. This current position

• Is now according to a first expression of one or more associated mobile terminals 20 to the house communication system or building system technology 1 transmitted to the house communication system 1 or the building system engineering subsequently perform the actions described above;
• • now animates the authorized user / user by prompting the mobile device according to a second specification 20 to execute a pre-configured action.

Various methods may be used to improve localization and reliability, as well as to prevent unwanted switching actions. For example, a door should only be opened when the user approaches this door from the outside, but not when the user approaches from the inside.

• • Bewegungsprofilen,
• • Positionshistorien (Nutzer nähert sich dem geografischen Bereich/Nutzer ist bereits im geografischen Bereich),
• • Auswertung von Kontextinformation (Alarmanlage aktiviert/deaktiviert).

For this rule-based procedures can be used, for example by using

• • movement profiles,
• • Location histories (user is approaching the geographic area / user is already in the geographical area),
• • Evaluation of context information (alarm system activated / deactivated).

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

House communication system or building system technology

2

Station of a home communication system or the building system technology, such as door station or general device of building system technology, such as control panel

3

IP interface including IP address

4

Drive / processing / storage means

5

Motion detector (sensors)

6

Camera (sensor)

7

wireless IP connection

8th

Microphone (sensor)

10

to be controlled device, such as door opener

20

mobile terminal

21

IP interface

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Cited patent literature

• EP 2237234 A1 [0002]

Claims (15)

Method for automatically triggering a (switching) action on a device to be controlled ( 10 ) the home communication system or building system technology ( 1 ), Where a station ( 2 ) of the home communication system or building system technology ( 1 ) with an IP interface ( 3 ) via a wireless IP connection ( 7 ) with a mobile terminal ( 20 ), whereby the mobile terminal ( 20 ) of the digital authentication of the authorized user / user, wherein a localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus the authorized user / user takes place, whereby the automatic triggering of a (switching) action takes place as soon as the digital authentication results in an authorization of the authorized user / user and the authorized user / user is within a predetermined geographical area. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus the authorized user / user image-based in conjunction with a camera ( 6 ) of the home communication system or building system technology ( 1 ) he follows. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus the authorized user / user on WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) based positioning takes place. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus of the authorized user / user using the reception level of a GSM signal (Global System for Mobile Communications). Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus of the authorized user / user using the reception level of a UMTS signal (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System). Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus of the authorized user / user based on GPS (Global Positioning System) based location. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus the authorized user / user using the technologies Bluetooth or NEC (Near Field Communication). Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus the authorized user / user using a proximity sensor or motion detector or presence detector or a camera of the home communication system or building system technology ( 1 ) he follows. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) and thus the authorized user / user using a unique audio signal of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) he follows. The method of claim 1, the digital authentication of the accessor / user is password-based. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the digital authentication of the authorized access user / user is certificate-based. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the digital authentication of the access right / user image-based. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the digital authentication of the authorized access user / user takes place via a unique audio signal. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile terminal ( 20 ) when the predetermined geographic area is reached, a request to the home communication system or the building system technology ( 1 ) sends. Method according to claim 14, characterized in that the home communication system or the building system technology ( 1 ) for increasing the precision of localization of the current location of the mobile terminal ( 20 ) for a defined period of time after receipt of the request additional sensors ( 5 . 6 ) turn on.

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