GB2572941A - Caravan monitor - Google Patents

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GB2572941A
GB2572941A GB1803247.4A GB201803247A GB2572941A GB 2572941 A GB2572941 A GB 2572941A GB 201803247 A GB201803247 A GB 201803247A GB 2572941 A GB2572941 A GB 2572941A
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Christopher Rees John
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/10—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device
    • B60R25/102—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/32—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/30—Detection related to theft or to other events relevant to anti-theft systems
    • B60R25/33—Detection related to theft or to other events relevant to anti-theft systems of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/18—Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength
    • G08B13/189—Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems
    • G08B13/19—Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using infrared-radiation detection systems
    • 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
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R2325/00—Indexing scheme relating to vehicle anti-theft devices
    • B60R2325/30—Vehicles applying the vehicle anti-theft devices

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Abstract

An electronic control system for monitoring static or mobile homes, such as a caravan, is provided. A mains or battery power supply, or ancillary equipment connected to said power supply of the home, is monitored by the control system, and this information along with the location of the home determined by GPS, is wirelessly transmitted to a remote location using GSM or Bluetooth ® signals. The control system may establish a geofence around the home, and a signal may indicate when the geofence is broken. The control system may be wirelessly interrogated from a tablet or mobile phone, and a heating and/or air conditioning system of the home may be controlled by a user remotely. The control system may provide alerts when an unauthorised person enters the home, when a flood is detected or when it is determined that any devices connected to said control system are not functioning correctly.

Description

DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates an electronic control system for Caravans and mobile Homes.
Such units are fitted with mains power and or battery power to start and drive any motors as well as any ancillary equipment within the caravan and or mobile home. Examples of the ancillary equipment are lights, heating and air conditioning, door and window alarms, as well as the possible theft of the caravan.
Should any of this equipment fail to operate, information can be transmitted automatically to a data collection point that can include smartphones, iPads and P.C.s For example if the battery loses its power it would fail to operate sensors that control the heating or air conditioner, or the security alarms.
By introducing a control system that could constantly monitor the mains power and or the battery and the ancillary equipment, and to be able to transmit that information by way of wireless technology such as GPS, then the caravan owner can react immediately to any possible pending failure of the ancillary equipment and or theft of the caravan.
Further, if the electronic control system is fitted with a device such as a passive infrared detector to detect the presence of a person or persons who may have made an unauthorised entry, then a message can be sent informing the caravan owner of this event.
With the control system fitted with GPS, caravans can be geo fenced whilst it is parked up. Should the caravan move out of the geo fenced area, then a message can be sent to the caravan owner who can react immediately to this event.
The control system is connected to the battery or batteries within the caravan, and loss of this battery power will cause many of the problems indicated in this description. By fitting solar panels to the caravan, it would assist in replacing any battery power used whilst the caravan is left unattended for long periods.
Messages can be sent from the control system via the GPS module to one or more collection points such as the caravan owner as well as a service centre where it may be acted on quicker than the caravan owner who may not be local to the position of the site of the caravan.
The communication between the caravan and the collection points are communicated via GPS or GSM and this is a two way communication in that the caravan owner for example can access the information on the control system fitted to the caravan, and make electronic adjustments to the control system via the GPS or GSM device.
For example an Ap on a tablet or mobile phone will allow two way communication whilst on the move.
By way of an example, the invention will now be described with the aid of the following drawings:Sketch 1 shows a caravan(l) that is fitted with a Control System (2) complete with a GPS Module (3), a battery (4), a Thermostat(5), Door sensor(6), a PIR sensor (7), a solar panel (8), and a fire alarm (9).
Sketch 2 shows the control system (2) the GPS module (3), the memory chip (10), the display (11), the Control Battery back up (12).
Also shown is the satellite transmitting and receiving module (13), the Server (14) which retains the information received and sent, the P.C. which receives information from the server (15), the P.C. Display (16), the P.C. Keyboard (17), and the mobile receiving and sending device (18) such as a mobile phone or tablet.

Claims (11)

1. An electronic control system that is fitted to a static and or mobile home such as a caravan whereby the control system can monitor the status of the power supply such as mains power and or a battery or batteries and subsequent ancillary equipment connected to the said power supply and or battery or batteries, and communicate the said information collected by the electronic control system via wireless technology such as GSM, GPS, and or Bluetooth type technology and to identify the location of the caravan using satellite technology.
2. An electronic control system as described in the previous claim whereby the control system can be programmed to geo fence the location of the mobile home and to automatically send a message to a collection point should the boat be moved outside of the geo fenced area.
3. An electronic control system as described in the previous claims whereby the battery and or batteries are re-charged using solar energy.
4. An electronic control system as described in the previous claims whereby the electronic control system stores information relating to the devices that it is monitoring.
5. An electronic control system as described in the previous claims whereby the electronic control system sends out information on a regular basis via the wireless technology.
6. An electronic control system as described in the previous claims whereby the electronic control system sends information relating to any of the devices that the said device is not functioning correctly via the wireless technology.
7. An electronic control system as described in the previous claims whereby the electronic control system is programmed to identify one or more battery thresholds that has been exceeded, and to relay that information to a collecting point such as a mobile telephone, tablet, and or computer.
8. An electronic control system as described in the previous claims whereby the electronic control system has an output for connecting an alarm that can detect the presence of a person or persons that may have made an unauthorised entry into the mobile and or static homes, and to communicate that information to a collection point such as a mobile telephone, tablet, and or computer.
9. An electronic control system as described in the previous claims whereby the control system has an input for a flood detection device that detects the presence of water, and to communicate that the flood detection device has been activated.
10. An electronic control device as described in the previous claims whereby the control system can be connected to a heating and or air conditioning system located in the mobile and or static home and that adjustments to the heating and or air conditioning system can be made via the wireless technology.
11. An electronic control system as described in the previous claims whereby the electronic control system can be interrogated via the GPS or GSM Module from a smart phone or tablet or a Personal Computer.
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PCT/GB2018/053263 WO2019092443A1 (en) 2017-11-13 2018-11-12 Defibrillator monitoring apparatus and method

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GB2396729A (en) * 2002-08-23 2004-06-30 Yachtwatch Ltd Remote monitoring security system for mobile property
US20130197748A1 (en) * 2013-02-11 2013-08-01 Connecticut Electric, Inc. Recreational Vehicle User Interface System and Method
CN106814704A (en) * 2015-11-27 2017-06-09 江苏卫航汽车通信科技有限责任公司 It is a kind of based on solar powered caravan intelligent guarding system
KR101859358B1 (en) * 2017-09-18 2018-05-17 서원석 Smart Control System and Method for Improving Safety and Convenience of lodging equipment for camping

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US11503443B2 (en) 2020-02-12 2022-11-15 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. System and method for providing marine connectivity

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