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  • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for automated control of electrical equipment by a person.
• the invention applies very generally to the field of data transfers and in particular man-machine interfaces.
• a more specific field of application of the invention relates to the automated control of electrical equipment causing the triggering of actions relating to the operation of said equipment, such as starting or stopping for example.
• electrical equipment will mean any electronic, computer, home automation, multimedia, telecommunications or other device.
• the known prior techniques have the disadvantage that the starting of an electrical equipment, even in standby situation, requires a voluntary action, then leaves all freedom to the user (except new coded action), then stops by a power cut, the assembly being generally independent of the user.
• the remote controls do not make it possible to recognize the user and then restrict by prior programming the use of the equipment to given periods and durations as well as on precise functions.
• the technical problem to be solved by the object of the present invention is to propose an automated device for controlling a electrical equipment by a person, which would make it possible in particular to be able to individually control the programming of electrical equipment by the simple presence of the user within a perimeter and for a defined period.
• the solution to the technical problem posed consists, according to the present invention, in that said device comprises, on the one hand, a usual personal object and / or clothing worn by the person, containing data characteristic of said person and first means of communication capable of emitting a control signal including said characteristic data, and, on the other hand, second communication means arranged in the electrical equipment and capable of extracting the characteristic data of the person and of controlling said equipment in accordance with said characteristic data .
• the automated control device has the particular effect of diverting the usual use of a small personal object, such as watch, ring, bracelet, brooch, in order to be able to use it as a pre-programmed interface electrical equipment.
• Two modes of implementing the device of the invention can be envisaged.
• said equipment is controlled by the simple presence of the personal object within a defined perimeter, said control signal being emitted permanently.
• the order is in a way carried out without the knowledge of the person, without voluntary positive intervention.
• said control signal is emitted by an action on said personal object.
• the order is this time made by a voluntary intervention of the person.
• said personal object includes functions for controlling said second communication means including pressing a button, choosing an icon on a screen, and / or voice recognition.
• said first and / or second means of communication are produced by a wireless link. short distance of low power, in order to avoid problems of consumption and frequent change or recharging of batteries.
• Said wireless link is, in particular, a radio type link.
• This last characteristic allows the personal object to receive various information from the electrical equipment, such as an acknowledgment, updates (identifying in particular), renewal of keys, etc.
• the invention advantageously proposes that the personal object also comprises a memory for storing personal information concerning the person carrying said object, said personal information being able to be read by and / or communicated to the electrical equipment.
• the personal object such as a watch, is then considered to be a database to which the electrical equipment, a mobile phone or an electronic agenda for example, can access via said first and second means of communication, radio link in particular.
• This stored personal information can thus be read by others people, or communicated in the case of a two-way link, without the bearer of the personal object needing to activate it.
• the electrical equipment likely to be controlled by said person are, in general, constituted by electronic, computer, home automation, multimedia, telecommunications, or other devices.
• a number of examples of electrical devices of this type have been indicated in FIG. 1 according to the environment of a child taken as the person intended to exercise on these devices control actions via said personal object 1.
• the personal object 1 is represented by a watch worn by a child.
• the electrical equipment controlled by the object 1 is not only an object of a different nature but can be another personal object, here an identical object, namely a watch worn by another child of the same family, the same school, etc.
• Said characteristic data also concerns actions to be carried out on electrical equipment, such as the use, starting, unlocking of a key, stopping and / or restriction of use, emission of messages (welcome message or acknowledgment of receipt towards object 1, siren of alert or radio signal triggering in return an alarm in object 1, setting in a specific mode of operation according to the person ( choice of channel, application or software, portal or website).
• electrical equipment such as the use, starting, unlocking of a key, stopping and / or restriction of use, emission of messages (welcome message or acknowledgment of receipt towards object 1, siren of alert or radio signal triggering in return an alarm in object 1, setting in a specific mode of operation according to the person ( choice of channel, application or software, portal or website).
• two general modes of operation of the device according to the invention are provided, namely, either the equipment is controlled without the knowledge of the person by the simple presence of the personal object within a defined perimeter, said command signal being emitted permanently, or the command signal is emitted by a voluntary action on said personal object.
• Said second means of communication of the electrical equipment includes a receiver which can be internal (standard) or external (optional), support programming commands (with access by code), receive data from the outside by tele- programming or be preset as standard, and whether or not to use a display system for its parameters to facilitate programming.
• a receiver which can be internal (standard) or external (optional), support programming commands (with access by code), receive data from the outside by tele- programming or be preset as standard, and whether or not to use a display system for its parameters to facilitate programming.
• a first application relates to the automated control of a computer 11 and its software from the usual personal object 1.
• significant data exchanges are provided by Bluetooth type link, or the like, between personal computer and its peripherals.
• automatic recognition of a user, system configuration, limited and / or exclusive access to software and shutdown of the computer when the user leaves does not exist.
• Computers are generally turned on or off by a key, their configuration and software access programmed according to a code and standby is timed. Automatic, compulsory or limited access (secure access) for a specific user is not implemented.
• the receiving equipment of the computer 11 can be internal or external, the programming (with access by code) being made by the system or by a complement to the system configuring the accesses and possibly triggering the self-executed opening of a program. resident.
• the object 1 (ring, watch, bracelet, brooch) emits a permanent identifying control signal.
• This signal identifies the object itself and the right of access to the service.
• the television set 12 is equipped with a similar link which recognizes the identifier (within a perimeter of ten meters) and, if certain programmable constraints are respected (timetables, duration, distance ...), triggers a series of actions whose programming has also been memorized.
• the coding of the level of the transmission can allow for dropouts.
• the communication means of the television set 12 can be internal or external, support programming commands or receive data from the outside (remote programming), and use or not a teletext type system to display its parameters or facilitate programming.
• This application relates to electrical equipment constituted by a communication terminal 22.
• the object 1 sends a control signal causing the automatic start, stop or restriction of the use of the terminal 22.
• the usual small personal or clothing object 1 is therefore used as a pre-programmed interface of a communication terminal 22, proximity relay, to send (or receive) a specific programmed message to a distant person.
• GPRS, UMTS if it may not have a keyboard, screen, microphone, or earpiece, which provides the long distance link with scheduled distant people, recipients of a message sent through the terminal.
• a transmission of the possibly preprogrammed message is carried out with one or more of said programmed persons: short SMS message, recorded message, music or icon, animated or not, or skeleton.
• receiving terminals 23 which relay the identifying signal, either by GSM, or by a physical mesh network (cables, electrical network in particular) to a central which stores the initial signal of the object 1 and that of the terminal (s) 23.
• the matching of several pieces of information and the location of object 1 can be carried out and returned to the requester.
• the localization is done by a directional antenna and an amplifier possibly of high power in the receiver.

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