EP0453957A2 - Fernsteuerung einer elektronischen Heimvorrichtung - Google Patents
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- EP0453957A2 EP0453957A2 EP91106197A EP91106197A EP0453957A2 EP 0453957 A2 EP0453957 A2 EP 0453957A2 EP 91106197 A EP91106197 A EP 91106197A EP 91106197 A EP91106197 A EP 91106197A EP 0453957 A2 EP0453957 A2 EP 0453957A2
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- remote
- battery
- control device
- home electronics
- electronics device
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
- G08C25/00—Arrangements for preventing or correcting errors; Monitoring arrangements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G08B29/00—Checking or monitoring of signalling or alarm systems; Prevention or correction of operating errors, e.g. preventing unauthorised operation
- G08B29/18—Prevention or correction of operating errors
- G08B29/181—Prevention or correction of operating errors due to failing power supply
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- the present invention relates to a remote-control home electronics device and to the remote-control device connected with it.
- Remote-control home electronics devices such as e.g. television sets, videorecorders, and sound reproducers, are more and more left without any local keyboards and then it is important that the remote control device is operating reliably and without any surprises.
- the most harmful problem in this connection is that the battery of the remote-control device will weaken and lose power when just in operation so that the use of the device to be controlled may even become impossible.
- the problem is deteriorated by the fact that the device itself may often operate so well that the battery of the remote control device may become exhausted without any gradually occurring symptoms to be identified.
- the known arrangement is to provide e.g. a light emitting diode (LED) in connection with the battery but the disadvantage of this arrangement is that it will also add to the loads effecting the battery.
- LED light emitting diode
- the aim of the present invention is to eliminate these problems and provide such a battery state monitoring method that is able to indicate on time how the battery is weakening, and that will not create any extra load the battery.
- the invention is characterized in that the home electronics device is provided with a condition monitoring circuit for the battery of the remote-control device, said circuit observing the condition of the battery of the remote-control device on the basis of the signal transmitted by the remote-control device.
- the battering condition monitoring is carried out at the receiving end whereby the extra load to the battery caused by the monitoring will be eliminated.
- the most suitable way for the monitoring circuit to observe the the battery condition is to monitor the form of the signal transmitted by the remote-control device and/or the durations of the transmitted pulses and/or the spaces between the pulses.
- the remote-control device is designed so that the transmitted signal will enable this type of monitoring.
- the reference number 1 indicates a remote control transmitter operating with infra-red light
- the number 2 indicates a respective remote-control receiver that is a part of a home electronics device 6.
- the receiver 2 additionally comprises, included in the device itself, an observing circuit 3 for the battery having threshold value setting means 4 and alarm means 5.
- the battery condition cannot be monitored e.g. by observing the amplitudes of the transmitted signal, as the amplitude or the strength of the signal is depending on the respective distance between the remote-control device and the remote-controlled electronics device.
- the transmitting circuit of the remote-control device 1 may be carried out so that the relative form of the signal or its relative timing, as e.g. the duration of the pulse or the spaces between the transmitted pulses etc., is changing when the input voltage is changing, i.e. depending on the condition of the battery.
- FIG. 2 This is illustrated by Fig. 2.
- the figure a) only shows in principle the transmission of the control signal in pulse form from the battery-driven remote-control device to the receiving apparatus.
- the figure b) shows the dependence of the relative pulse duration of the battery voltage and the figure c) the dependence between the battery voltage and the code length of the transmitted control message.
- the figure d) shows the dependence between the relative pulse duration and the code length and, finally, the figure e) shows the change of the pulse error in time when the battery is losing power.
- the receiver in addition to the normal receiving operations, also observes the changes caused by the ageing of the battery in the received signal and compares the measured changes with the advancement of a standardized change pattern, based on the known changes in the battery caused by its ageing.
- the measured change exceeds a preset threshold value of the standardized change in circuit 4
- the user will receive an alarm by circuit 5 indicating the low battery condition.
- This alarm may be e.g. a visual display by a warning light or on a display screen or, in the case of a television set, on the television screen or by e.g. a sound signal.
- Fig. 3 shows the operations of the processor of the monitoring circuits 3, 4 in the form of a flow chart.
- the monitoring circuit observes a selected signal parameter dependent on the voltages of the battery and gives an alarm if the parameter exceeds the permitted limit.
- Fig. 4 shows the corresponding flow chart in the case when the bit durations of the transmitted control signals are under specific monitoring.
- the indication will take place before the battery power is so low that the remote-control device will no more operate reliably. This enables the user to provide a new battery on time and assure the operation of the remote-control device without problems.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FI902009 | 1990-04-20 | ||
FI902009A FI85632C (fi) | 1990-04-20 | 1990-04-20 | Fjaerrstyrd underhaollningselektronikanordning. |
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EP0453957A2 true EP0453957A2 (de) | 1991-10-30 |
EP0453957A3 EP0453957A3 (en) | 1992-04-08 |
EP0453957B1 EP0453957B1 (de) | 1994-08-03 |
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EP19910106197 Expired - Lifetime EP0453957B1 (de) | 1990-04-20 | 1991-04-18 | Fernsteuerung einer elektronischen Heimvorrichtung |
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EP (1) | EP0453957B1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69103193T2 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2057647T3 (de) |
FI (1) | FI85632C (de) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1993015486A1 (de) * | 1992-01-31 | 1993-08-05 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Empfangsvorrichtung zum empfang von drahtlos übermittelten informationen |
EP0568394A1 (de) * | 1992-04-30 | 1993-11-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Fernsteuerungssignalempfänger |
EP0831634A1 (de) * | 1996-09-20 | 1998-03-25 | Comptoir Français de L'Interphone | Elektronische drahtlose Türsprechanlage |
US6256479B1 (en) | 1997-12-19 | 2001-07-03 | Comptoir Francais De L'interphone | Wireless door intercom |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2458866A1 (de) * | 1974-12-12 | 1976-06-16 | Spinner Georg | Diebstahls-alarmanlage |
US4056815A (en) * | 1976-02-03 | 1977-11-01 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | Battery operated transmitter circuit |
US4207524A (en) * | 1977-12-23 | 1980-06-10 | Purchase Francis J | Radio coupled device for detecting and analyzing weak transmissions |
EP0137337A2 (de) * | 1983-09-26 | 1985-04-17 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Meldeanlage mit drahtloser Signalübertragung zwischen einer batteriebetriebenen Unterstation und einer netzbetriebenen Hauptstation |
US4622544A (en) * | 1985-05-13 | 1986-11-11 | Lifeline Systems, Inc. | Low battery indicator |
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1990
- 1990-04-20 FI FI902009A patent/FI85632C/fi not_active IP Right Cessation
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1991
- 1991-04-18 ES ES91106197T patent/ES2057647T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-04-18 DE DE1991603193 patent/DE69103193T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-04-18 EP EP19910106197 patent/EP0453957B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2458866A1 (de) * | 1974-12-12 | 1976-06-16 | Spinner Georg | Diebstahls-alarmanlage |
US4056815A (en) * | 1976-02-03 | 1977-11-01 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | Battery operated transmitter circuit |
US4207524A (en) * | 1977-12-23 | 1980-06-10 | Purchase Francis J | Radio coupled device for detecting and analyzing weak transmissions |
EP0137337A2 (de) * | 1983-09-26 | 1985-04-17 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Meldeanlage mit drahtloser Signalübertragung zwischen einer batteriebetriebenen Unterstation und einer netzbetriebenen Hauptstation |
US4622544A (en) * | 1985-05-13 | 1986-11-11 | Lifeline Systems, Inc. | Low battery indicator |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1993015486A1 (de) * | 1992-01-31 | 1993-08-05 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Empfangsvorrichtung zum empfang von drahtlos übermittelten informationen |
US5559499A (en) * | 1992-01-31 | 1996-09-24 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Receiver for the reception of wirelessly transmitted information |
EP0568394A1 (de) * | 1992-04-30 | 1993-11-03 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Fernsteuerungssignalempfänger |
EP0831634A1 (de) * | 1996-09-20 | 1998-03-25 | Comptoir Français de L'Interphone | Elektronische drahtlose Türsprechanlage |
FR2753854A1 (fr) * | 1996-09-20 | 1998-03-27 | Comptoir Francais De L Interph | Portier electronique sans fil |
US6256479B1 (en) | 1997-12-19 | 2001-07-03 | Comptoir Francais De L'interphone | Wireless door intercom |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0453957B1 (de) | 1994-08-03 |
FI85632C (fi) | 1992-05-11 |
FI902009A0 (fi) | 1990-04-20 |
ES2057647T3 (es) | 1994-10-16 |
EP0453957A3 (en) | 1992-04-08 |
DE69103193D1 (de) | 1994-09-08 |
FI85632B (fi) | 1992-01-31 |
FI902009A (fi) | 1991-10-21 |
DE69103193T2 (de) | 1994-12-08 |
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