Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G08—SIGNALLING
  • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
  • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
  • G08B25/009—Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G08—SIGNALLING
  • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
  • G08B25/00—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems
  • G08B25/01—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium
  • G08B25/08—Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using communication transmission lines

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a monitoring device adapted to be installed in a property.
• the invention finds its application in the field of the transmission of surveillance information especially for the security of real estate whether they are commercial or industrial premises, single-family homes or condominiums.
• the invention also has non-safety applications, particularly in the transmission or reception of operation monitoring information from apparatus or machines.
• a plurality of detection means such as infrared detectors, door opening detectors, passage detectors, cameras, etc.
• processing the information received from the detectors and generating the appropriate reaction is traditionally used.
• the central allows in particular the retransmission of detected events via available networks such as telephone line, GSM (for global System for mobile communication) voice, GSM data, GPRS (for embarrassing packet radio service), SMS (for short message service).
• GSM global System for mobile communication
• GPRS for embarrassing packet radio service
• SMS for short message service
• EP-A1-1244081 also describes a conventional hierarchical system with a master main station and stations. When a transmission between a station and the main station is no longer possible, other elements relay the information. The case only occurs during failure and does not affect the hierarchical operation of the system.
• US-A 1-2004 / 0224713 finally shows a hierarchical system with a central station and peripherals organized in a network around the central. This system is strongly hierarchical
• the present invention aims to overcome all or part of the disadvantages of currently known devices.
• the device is thus constituted in a modular manner that is to say that the functionalities generally devolved to the central are distributed in various modules.
• the set is more scalable to the extent that it is sufficient to add or replace a module to change the technical configuration of the entire installation.
• Each of the modules used in the network can also be of a standardized type which reduces manufacturing costs and easily constitute a complete monitoring device by association of different types of standard modules.
• the present invention relates to a monitoring device that can be installed in real estate, comprising event detection means and processing means able to generate commands from at least one event-response device characterized by the fact that it includes a network of cooperating modules and non-hierarchical means each comprising means for processing the detection data and internal communication means configured to exchange monitoring data between the modules.
• the monitoring data includes data relating to the operating history of the device.
• the internal communication means are a transmitter / receiver radio frequency implanted in each module.
• reaction means comprise a siren.
• reaction means comprise means for transmitting alarm information of events, context or history related to an external communication network.
• the processing means comprise a processor and instruction data storage means adapted to process the detection data and the monitoring data.
• At least one module comprises an audio or video sensor and means for transmitting video or audio streams connected to an external communication network.
• the invention also relates to a monitoring installation which comprises at least two devices according to the invention and each module network is connected to a gateway member adapted to connect each module network to an external communication network.
• this installation is such that the external communication network is a wide-ranging computer network or a computer network carried by the electrical network of the movable property.
• the modules are transmitted in data asynchronously.
• the transmission is triggered the occurrence of an event.
• Communication is thus simpler, more flexible and more reactive.
• Figure 1 shows an example of implementation of an installation according to the invention implementing two monitoring devices simplified configuration.
• the modules can exchange monitoring data therein which generally includes data relating to the events detected by detection means and monitoring context data.
• the context informs the module including the operating parameters of the device (such part of the active or inactive installation, value to be given to the operating variables of the system including the time values after which a reaction must be made following detection of an event etc.).
• the modules also exchange the detection data which is the data from detection means that can be routinely performed in particular as an audio detector (microphone, video (camera), infrared detector, or any other known detector) .
• detection means that can be routinely performed in particular as an audio detector (microphone, video (camera), infrared detector, or any other known detector) .
• the different modules are informed of the events produced in the rest of the device even if they are located at a location remote from the detection means having detected the event.
• the communication between the modules 1, 2, 3, 4 also ensure, if necessary, data flow traffic that can then be passed on to an external communication network (telephone line, GSM, GPRS, SMS, etc.).
• an external communication network telephone line, GSM, GPRS, SMS, etc.
• This flow traffic notably allows remote audio and video monitoring.
• the flow traffic can be supported by the communication means between the modules or by another link between the modules or some of the modules, particularly by wire.
• the detection means are integrated in the modules 1, 2, 3, 4.
• modules 1, 2, 3, 4 can receive in this case the radio message from a detection device.
• the cooperation protocol between modules 1, 2, 3 then includes a mechanism for eliminating duplicates.
• a module can process an event received via the intermodule exchanges via the communication means even if it has not seen or directly received the detection data from the detection means.
• the modules do not, however, simply relay information from other modules. They share a data flow defining a single operating state common to all modules 1, 2, 3, 4. Each module 1, 2, 3, 4 knows at every moment the complete state of the system, depending on the information received and duplicated.
• each module 1, 2, 3, 4 comprises processing means essentially in the form of a processor and a memory (in particular read-only memory and RAM) capable of supporting programmatic instructions for processing data. different data and flows of exchange and detection.
• Each module 1, 2, 3, 4 has its own strategy for processing all events.
• This strategy is designed in particular to ensure the transmission of intrusion elements even if the link between modules 1, 2, 3, 4 would be broken.
• the device can be configured in such a way that one of the modules has priority for the external transmission of events, the other modules only transmitting if the "priority" module transmits them. a request for transmission or if it is no longer linked to the other modules.
• the device is safer than existing systems organized around a central, in the sense that it continues to operate and transmit alarms as at least one of the modules is functional.
• alarm information transmission means which can be linked to an external communications network which can take various common forms.
• the transmission means are implemented in a module so as to maintain the modular aspect of the assembly.
• the module 1 comprises GPRS transmission means 12 capable of re- transmit the data from the device to the conventional external network.
• the module 2 comprises a modem-type transmission means
• the module 3 comprises transmission means
• the GSM to retransmit the data to this network.
• the module 4 comprises a communication bus 19 communicating with an external communication network 7 in particular in the form of a network of wide extension of the internet type.
• the module 4 comprises a communication bus 19 communicating with an external communication network 7 in particular in the form of a network of wide extension of the internet type.
• other transmission means may be provided in other modules.
• a simple GSM link can be implemented.
• some modules may not include transmission means.
• module 1, 2, 3, 4 which is responsible for the transmission to the outside which becomes the flow manager exchanged between the modules.
• this role can be reassigned dynamically to another module according to the detection history.
• the modules 1, 2, 3, 4 have a battery 13 enabling them to operate autonomously.
• a mains power supply can also be provided via a power supply 10.
• One of the devices comprises the network of modules 1, 2, 3, 4.
• the other device is formed of or comprises the module 5.
• Each device is assigned to the surveillance of a property, for example two apartments of the same building.
• the devices constituting the installation of the complete building share the same network 7 for example Ethernet type or wide extension of the Internet type.
• each apartment comprises a module (4, 5) providing the gateway function among other functions.
• the module 5 comprises, in addition to the processing means 8, the communication means 9, a battery 13 and a siren 20. [088] This way you can achieve a simplified installation for several lots of apartments in a building.
• modules 1, 2, 3, 4 An example of event management in the context of a device of the type illustrated in modules 1, 2, 3, 4 is described below. [091] In this context, the modules share:
• Each event is associated with a life cycle and qualifiers, that is data describing attributes of the event. For example, one of these qualifiers is the stage in the life cycle.
• qualifiers For example, one of these qualifiers is the stage in the life cycle.
• Each event also belongs to one or more groups of events, independent of the context of the installation. In particular groups are:
• Each module holds, for each event, a treatment scenario. This scenario includes, for each stage of the event's life cycle, a processing script linking elementary actions.
• One of the basic actions is the proposal of a next step for the event. When all the modules present have finished their scripts for the current step, the event is requalified with the highest value of the steps proposed by the set of scripts as a step.
• the following commands are typical elementary actions:
• RAISE create a new event
• TEST_CONTEXT (CONDITION, LABEL) proceed to another action of the script according to a qualifier or a context
• SET_CONTEXT (CONTEXT, VALUE) set a shared variable of the context
• WAIT_EVENT (T, EVENT, LABEL) wait for another event (or group) for a maximum time
• WAIT_CONTEXT (T, CONDITION, LABEL) wait for a condition for a maximum time
• PROPOSE_STEP proposes a next step. This is the highest value proposition that will be retained after all scripts run.
• Use case - Timed detector This is a detector whose detection will cause a transmission after 20 seconds if the zone of the surveillance network to which it belongs is not disarmed in the meantime .
• the system comprises: • a motion detector module / GPRS camera / transmitter
• the initial event is detection by the motion detector. Its life cycle is as follows:
• modules are both able to perform a treatment and an autonomous reaction following an event detection and the sharing of information to consider other reactions (transmission, siren, etc.). ) with other modules.

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