MXPA97007773A - Optical multiple designs for a sensormultifunction - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-functional universal sensor having multiple optical designs and which provides a plurality of parameter sensors in a sensor module that can be interfaced with and control the operation of one or more processor control systems in an environment of network operation of occupied space, which includes: a. a passive infrared occupancy sensor b. an ambient light sensor c. a common communication and network control processor coupled with a common communication transceiver that are shared in common by the occupancy sensor and the ambient light sensor, such that the multifunctional sensor can interconnect with and control the operation of one or more of the processor control systems in an occupied space network operating environment, and d. a segmented lens array comprising a plurality of lens segments forming a lens array for directing infrared radiation to the passive infrared occupancy sensor, selected from one of the group of segmented lens arrays comprising: wide-field visual wall mount that provides both a wide field of view and a long-range and short optical detection pattern, a corridor wall mount lens formation that provides a narrow field of view and an optical pattern for long-range detection a cubicle wall mounting lens array that provides a wide field of view and a cubicle pattern that provides a wide field of view and a very short scale optical detection pattern, whereby the universal multifunction sensor can be provided with a trained of segmented lenses designed to optimize the visual field and motion detection for a specific mounting application

Description

"MULTIPLE OPTICAL DESIGNS FOR A MULTIFUNCTIONAL SENSOR" This patent application is a continuation application in part of the patent application Serial Number 08 / 412,502, filed on March 29, 1995 for a Motion Sensing System With Adaptive Timing for Controlling Lighting Fixtures and the patent application Serial number (lawyer's note 10255), filed on August 30, 1996, for Temperature and Passive Infrared Sensor Module.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to multiple optical designs for a multifunctional sensor, and more particularly relates to multiple optical designs for a multifunctional sensor as it could be used in an occupied space network operating environment such as a commercial or industrial automated building in where the sensors are installed to detect and control the different parameters in it. The sensors may include an occupancy sensor such as a passive infrared (PIR) sensor, or an active infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor, a temperature sensor, an ambient light sensor, a relative humidity sensor, a CO2 sensor, a sensor of the time of day and other parameter sensors. It would be desirable to provide a plurality of these parameter sensors in a sensor module that can be interconnected with one or more processor control systems to control the operation of security systems, power management control systems, etc. in the busy space network operating environment. These processor control systems can be obtained commercially which incorporate network operation such as an Echelon LONWORKS CEBus system, BacNet, etc. 2. Discussion of the Previous Technique Traditionally, separate sensors have been used to detect occupancy, to detect ambient light, detect temperature, etc. in separate lighting control system, Heating Control, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems (HVAC), Demand Side Management Systems (DSM) electrical load control, and security systems, even when the modules that combine ambient light detection occupancy detection have been used in off-grid operation systems.

COMPENDIUM OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to provide multiple optical designs for a multifunctional sensor such as could be used in an occupied space network operating environment such as a commercial or industrial automated building where the sensors are installed to detect and control the different parameters in it. In accordance with the teachings herein, the present invention provides a universal multifunction sensor and a method for providing a universal multifunction sensor having multiple optical designs and providing a plurality of parameter sensors in a sensor module that can be interfaced with and control the operation of one or more processor control systems in a busy space network operating environment. The universal multifunction sensor comprises a passive infrared occupancy sensor and an ambient light sensor. In the common network communication and control processor coupled with a common communication transceiver that they share in common by the occupation transmitter and the ambient light sensor, in such a way that the multifunctional sensor can interconnect with and control the operation of one or more processor control systems in an environment operated with a busy space network. A segmented lens array comprises a plurality of lens segments forming a lens array for directing infrared radiation toward the passive infrared occupancy sensor, and is selected from one of a group of segmented lens arrays comprising: a lens array Wide-view wall mountings that provide both a wide field of view and both a long and short scale optical detection pattern; an information of lenses mounted in the wall of the corridor that provide a critical visual field and an optical pattern of detection on a large scale; a cubicle wall mounting lens array provides a wide field of view and a very short scale optical detection pattern; whereby universal multifunctional sensor can be provided with a segmented lens array designed to optimize the visual field and motion detection for a specific mounting application. In more detail, the group of segmented lens arrays further includes a ceiling mount lens formation that provides a 360 ° C wide field of view and both a long and short scale optical detection pattern. The plurality of parameter sensors may also include a temperature sensor. In addition, the universal multifunction sensor can be mounted on an accessory that is selected from one of the accessory group comprising a wall mounting fixture mounted level on a wall or in a corner, a ceiling mount fixture mounted at the level of A ceiling or a wall mounted switchgear attachment lowered into a wall mounted receptacle housing mounted on a wall. The multifunctional sensor can be connected to a multifunctional network sensor system that also includes power and safety management control systems, and a common data communication network that connects to the multifunctional sensor and control systems to form a locally functioning network in a building. In addition a plurality of the multifunctional sensors are placed in different locations throughout the building. The present invention also provides a formation of segmented cubicle wall mount lenses providing a wide field of view and a very short scale optical detection pattern suitable for operating in a closed environment, such as in a cubicle, and still having the same Focus distance than a hallway sensor or wide view to create a universal lens design for a universal multifunction sensor. The segmented lens of the cubicle wall assembly comprises a curved Fresnel lens array comprising a plurality of Fresnel lens segments positioned along the length of lens formation, and atypically placed out of focus with respect to a detector element. infrared, each of the segments provides a visual field slightly below the horizon. A plurality of lens-free infrared window segments are placed near the bottom of the lens array, providing a short-range optical detection pattern and a visual field inclined almost downwards with respect to the visual field of Fresnel lens formation and The horizon. In greater detail, each segment of the Fresnel lens has a focusing length of essentially 25.40 millimeters which is out of focus by 7.62 millimeters with respect to the infrared detector element to provide a wider detection pattern which is beneficial for foreground detection. In addition, the widths of the Fresnel lens segments vary from the centrally placed lens segments which have the narrowest width with respect to the peripheral segments more to the extreme that extend the wider width. The widths of the intermediate segments between the central segments and the peripheral segments more to the extreme vary progressively from the narrowest width of the central segments to the largest width of the peripheral segments. In addition, the widths of the infrared window segments vary from the centrally placed infrared window segments which have the narrowest width with respect to the peripheral infrared window segments more to the end that have the widest width. The widths of the intermediate infrared window segments between the central infrared window segments and the far infrared peripheral window segments vary progressively from the narrowest width of the central infrared window segments to the largest width of the infrared window segments peripherals Each of the infrared window segments is sized approximately 1.27 millimeters by 2.54 millimeters and varies slightly as explained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The aforementioned objects and advantages of the present invention for multiple optical designs for a multifunctional sensor may be better understood by a person skilled in the art with reference to the following detailed description of the various preferred embodiments thereof, which is taken together with the accompanying drawings, wherein the like elements are designated by identical reference numbers throughout the various views and wherein: Figure 1 is a functional diagram of a multifunctional network sensor system according to the present invention comprising sensors multifunctional, each of which generally includes at least one occupancy sensor, a temperature sensor and an ambient light sensor, all of which share the same communication and control network processor and the same network communication transceiver , and a plurality of energy management control systems and security, all of which are connected to a common data communication network; Figures 2, 3 and 4 illustrate three different types of multifunctional sensors according to the present invention, a multifunctional wall mount sensor, a multifunctional ceiling mount sensor and a multifunctional wall switch sensor, each of the which can be used in the multifunction network sensor system of Figure 1; Figures 5 and 6 illustrate commercially available lens designs for respectively a wide-viewing lens and a ceiling mount lens that are suitable for use with the basic multifunctional sensor; Figure 7 illustrates an optical design for a corridor lens formation that is designed to operate with the same basic multifunctional sensor; Figures 8 and 9 are respectively visual field diagrams and an optical design for a cubicle lens designed to operate with the same basic universal multifunctional sensor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Referring in detail to the drawings, Figure 1 is a functional diagram of a multifunctional network sensor system 10 according to the present invention comprising multifunctional sensors 12, each of which generally includes at least one occupancy sensor 14 , an ambient light sensor 16, a temperature sensor 18, all of which share the same processor communications and network control and the same communication transducer 22. The multi-functional network sensor system 10 also comprises systems 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 power and safety management controllers and a common data communication network 34 that connects to all multifunctional sensors and control systems. The different multifunctional sensors 12 (1 to n) can be placed in several locations across a building, typically several at each floor level. Multifunctional sensors are typically housed in small plastic enclosures such as those illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 4. The occupancy (or movement) sensor technology 14 may be passive infrared (PIR), IR, ultrasonic technology, sonic, RF, microwave, radar or any other effective occupancy detection technology. A preferred version is a Passive Infrared (PIR) design that can be used in hallways, rooms / offices or open office cubicles, each provided with a lens provided with a lens designed to bring the field of vision and motion detection to the optician. that specific application. Each multifunctional sensor 12 is assigned a unique location address, and is connected to the common data communication network 34 placed through the building to form a local operating network. Each multifunction sensor 12 can transmit and receive data including its own unique address, through the data communication network 34 on a continuous periodic basis, such as every 5 seconds, respond when queried by a power management or security controller . The data communication network 34 also has access through control systems that require data such as: one or more lighting controllers 24 that require data from one or more multifunctional sensors 12 on ambient light occupancy; one or more security controllers 26 require data from one or more of the multifunctional sensors 12 on occupancy or security intrusion, one or more HVAC controllers 28 that require data from one or more of the multifunction sensors 12 on occupancy and temperature; one or more controllers 30 DSM that require data from one or more of the multifunction sensors 12 on occupancy, temperature and ambient light; one or more presence monitors 32 that require data from one or more multifunctional occupancy sensors 12. The lighting, HVAC, DSM and security controllers may comprise a composite controller or individual controllers connected to the common data bus collector. The data communication network 34, "may use any appropriate technology or physical transmission media such as a pair of twisted wires, an energy line carrier (PLC), RF, fiber optic, and may employ any communications protocol. of common bus collector data appropriate such as LONWORKS, CEBus, BacNet, etc. Each multifunctional sensor 12 will usually include sensors to detect occupancy, ambient light level, and temperature, and can provide optimal cost design variations / function using all three, any two or any of these three basic detection functions, depending on the user's requirements / application.Each multifunctional sensor can also include additional sensors to detect the time of day, relative humidity, CO2 and other parameters, however, it should be noted that the mounting and exposure requirements of the various parameter sensors in a Sensor modules are often quite different in such a way that it is sometimes difficult to mount the various sensors on a common sensor module. For example, a temperature sensor must be mounted to expose itself to the flow of air from an environment of a room being monitored while a passive infrared occupancy sensor must be mounted so as not to be exposed to a flow of air from the environment of the room. room that is being monitored. The temperature sensor must also be isolated or protected from direct exposure to sunlight heating load. The patent application Serial number (touch of attorney 10255), filed on August 30, 1996, discloses and teaches regarding the compatible mounting arrangements for a temperature sensor and a passive infrared sensor. The present invention can use a passive infrared (PIR) sensor such as a pyrometer model number RE03HBBEC, manufactured by Nippon Ceramic Co., Ltd. of Japan, which detects electromagnetic radiation within the range of 8 to 14 microns. The pyrosensor can be connected to an amplifier such as a dual circuit op-amp model number TLC27L2CD manufactured by Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas, Texas. A preferred form of multifunctional passive infrared occupancy sensor is described in detail in the co-pending patent application Serial number (touch of attorney number 10348), for Multifunction Occupancy Sensor, filed on October 25, 1996, the entire exposure of which it is expressly incorporated herein by reference thereto. Figures 2, 3 and 4 illustrate three different types of multifunctional sensors according to the present invention, a multifunctional wall mounting sensor 40, a multifunctional ceiling mount sensor 42, a multifunctional wall switch sensor 44 each The multi-functional network sensor system of Figure 1 can be used in the multifunctional network sensor system of Figure 1. The multifunctional wall-mount sensor 40 is similar to the multifunctional wall switch sensor 44 with the exception that the multifunctional wall switch lord 44 is mounted lowered in a box of the receiver of the wall switch instead of being level on a wall. The multifunctional ceiling mount sensor 42 is similar to the electrically 40 and 44 units, but will generally include a temperature sensor and a front press switch, as shown in Figure 4. The multifunction sensor and the network sensor system are described in detail in the copending patent application serial number (touch of the Lawyer Number 10343), for Multifunction Sensor and Network Sensor System, filed on October 25, 1996, the total exposure of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference thereto. It is highly advantageous and cost effective for a single multifunctional sensor to be capable of operating and operating in a variety of different environments and applications with only a change in lens formation. For example, a single universal multifunctional wall mounted sensor could be equipped with interchangeable lenses for three different applications, ie, wide, corridor and cubicle view. This unique universal multifunction sensor would be very valuable to a manufacturer of the multifunctional sensor. Figures 5, 6, 7 and 9 illustrate different embodiments of segmented lens arrays that can be used with the various mounting housings shown in Figures 2 through 4. Figures 5, 7, 8 and 9 illustrate alternative lens designs that are suitable for wall mounting fixtures, while Figure 6 illustrates a lens suitable for a ceiling mount fixture. The segmented lens formations of Figures 5, 7 and 9 are suitable for a wall mounting unit, and all of these lens designs are curved as best illustrated in the embodiment of the lens of Figure 9, and are designed to mounted interchangeably in a wall mounting unit as illustrated in Figures 2 and 4. Figures 5 and 6 illustrate commercially available lens designs for respectively a wide-viewing lens and a ceiling mount lens that are suitable for used with a basic multifunction sensor. The formation of the segmented wide-viewing lenses of Figure 5 is curved as described above to provide a panoramic view of a wide visuality surrounding the multifunctional sensor housing, and is of a Fresnel type of the lens having a cross section. relatively flat transverse as illustrated in Figure 5A. In addition, as illustrated in Figure 5A, the lens includes upper and lower mounting flanges 50 and 52 that extend along the curved length of the lens element, and are used to properly position and mount the lens within the lens. wall mount unit, and to prevent the lens from being pushed in from the front. In addition, the ridges also function as rails to allow the angular position of the curved lens elements to be angularly displaced and changed relative to the multifunctional sensor housing to adjust the angular field of view of the multifunctional sensor. The segmented lens formation includes segments 1 to 13 of lenses positioned along the curved length of the lens to provide the sensor with a wide visual angle of the surrounding environment. The segments 14 to 19 of lenses are placed within the central portion of segments 3 to 11 of the lens and offer an intermediate downward inclined view of the surrounding environment. Also, segments 20 to 22 of the lens are placed below the segments 14 to 19 of the lens, and offer a pronounced downward view of the surrounding environment. This general type of lens formation can be obtained commercially from Fresnel Technologies, without specific mounting flanges and curvature and configuration dimensions, such as the WA 0.9 Gl model, and consequently, the details of the various segments 1 to 22 of the lens will not be described. in detail in the present. Figures 6 and 6A illustrate an appropriate ceiling mount lens formation for use in the ceiling mounting fixture of Figure 3. This ceiling mount lens formation can be obtained commercially from Fresnel Technologies as the CM model. 0.77 Gl V2, and therefore will not be described in detail herein. The formation of the ceiling mount lens of Figure 6 is not interchangeable with the wall mount lens arrays illustrated in Figures 5, 7, 8 and 9. However, the electronic design of the multifunctional sensor, As shown in Figure 1, it is interchangeable with small exceptions with the electronic design of the wall mounting units. The electronic design of the multifunctional sensor is described in detail in the co-pending patent application of the lawyer (10343). Figure 7 illustrates an opl design for a corridor lens array that is designed to operate with the same basic multifunction sensor. The following analysis was relevant to the development of the opl design of the corridor lens formation. Fresnel lenses are very efficient when they are flat; the wide-viewing lens arrays approach it using narrow vertical flat segments placed along a curve, typically a radius. The corridor lens requires narrow visual fields with extended focus length lens segments. Typical wide-viewing lens arrays have lens segments of shorter focusing length with larger fields of view. The formation of the corridor lens requires much larger lens segment areas to collect energy; Narrower segments do not provide a sufficient collection area. Great efforts are made to provide flat lens segments for prolonged scale for corridor lens formations, e.g., cabinet modifications resulting in flat surfaces for the lens formations, wide as well as high segment areas, etc. The wall mount sensor uses a corridor lens that is interchangeable with the formation of the wide-viewing lens and the cubicle lens formation. This approach has several advantages. It allows the common enclosure parts as well as the common electronic circuit board assemblies for both wall mount sensors, that is, the wide visual sensor and the hall sensor. The corridor lens operates on a curve (radius of 22.86 millimeters), which is the same curve as wide-lens lens formation and cubicle lens formation, making it interchangeable in the factory or in the field with the formation of the lens. Wide visuality and cubicle lens formation. Through experiments with curved Fresnel optics, it was discovered that a lens segment width extending beyond about one third of the available lens radius can experience significant signal cancellation effects. Therefore, with the motion detected in the optical field of the symmetric optical segment wider than a third of the available diameter of the lens, the resulting ersatz signal from analog electronics can be greatly decreased in amplitude when compared to a flat optical segment. Therefore, for a given lens formation curvature, an optimum and maximum segment width can be determined. In addition, it was found that location segments (horizontally) greater than a distance approximately equal to a quarter of the focusing distance, along the curvature of the lens from the vertical center line of lens formation, results in a significant shift in azi uth from what is to be expected with a flat lens formation. Attempts to compensate by adjusting the optical center suffer from increased inefficiencies. This can become critical for long-scale corridor lens segments. The corridor lens formation provides an excellent scale with a curved lens formation adhering to a design that places only shorter scale segments (horizontally) beyond a quarter of the focusing distance, minimizing the effects of displacement azimuth. Using both of the aforementioned scientific principles, a curved corridor lens was designed using short focus length segments (22.86 millimeters) for sensor detection scales that are measured in excess of 24.38 meters. Figure 7 illustrates the design lens, designed that has a narrow field of view at a prolonged scale such that it is appropriate to be placed at the end of a corridor and that is submitted to the patent application. The lens formation of Figure 7 is also a type of Fresnel lens, and includes mounting flanges 70 and 72 extending along the curved length thereof, which are used to properly assemble and position the lens formation within. of a sensor housing and to prevent the lens from being pushed in from the front. Segments 1 to 6 of the lens in Figure 7 are shaded to more definitively illustrate the degree of their area and the optical centers of each segment of the Fresnel lens is also illustrated in Figure 7., together with the specific dimensions of each of the segments. The segments of the lens formation 1, 2, 3 and 4 all have a focal length of 22.86 millimeters. The segments 5 and 6 of the lens formation have a focusing length of 30.48 millimeters. The non-shaded areas G outside of segments 1 to 6 of the lens have a negative focus length, and form inactive areas of lens formation, and do not participate in the function of the occupancy detector. The corridor lens of Figure 7 is curved in a manner best illustrated by the formation of the lens of Figure 9, and is interchangeable with the lens arrays of Figures 5 and 9 in a universal sensor housing. Segment 1 of the lens formation provides a view of the central visual field while segments 2 to 6 of lens formation provide visual fields placed at increasingly larger declination angles relative to segment 1 as the number of segments increases. segments (due to the placement of the optical center of the segments as shown in Figure 7. The two optical segments 5 and 6 with the highest declination use a longer focus length to bring sensitivity to optimum. Cubicle lens formation is the opposite end of a corridor lens.The corridor lens requires very long focusing lengths for optical operation while the cubicle lens requires very short focusing lengths for optimum performance.A universal sensor can be created by designing a cubicle lens with the same focusing distance as a wide-viewing sensor / hallway This lens design can be achieved using a Fresnel lens segment formation with reasonable balance between the number of lens segments in the usable aperture and the sizes of the lens segments and also using an aperture formation without lens or infrared windows in the formation of the lens. The segments of the Fresnel lens are placed atypically (out of focus) with respect to the pyrodetector of the PIR sensor. Figures 8 and 9 are respectively diagrams of the visual field and an optical design for a cubicle lens designed to operate with the same multifunctional basic universal wall mount sensor. Figure 9 illustrates a formation 90 of the curved Fresnel lens suitable for operating in a cubic type of environment. As mentioned above, this lens forming pattern 90 includes a segment formation 92 of the Fresnel lens and an infrared window formation (without optical power) 94 providing very short scale detection and an essentially downward tilted field of view. with respect to the horizon and the visual field provided by the formation of Fresnel lens segments. Figures 8 and 8A respectively illustrate a horizontal plan view and a vertical elevation view of the visual fields provided by the Fresnel lens segments 92 and the infrared window segments 94 shown in Figure 9. As illustrated in Figure 9 , the curved lens array includes a plurality of Fresnel lens segments 92 positioned along the length of the curved array, each of which offers the usual field illustrated by a set of diagonal strips 96 in FIGS. and 8A. Each of the segments 92 of the Fresnel lens has a different focusing length of 7.62 millimeters (it may be larger or smaller in alternative embodiments) than the focusing distance to which it is used (in Figure 9, the distance d from forming 90 of the lens of central detection element 98). For example, in this specific embodiment, with a distance d of 22.86 millimeters, a focusing length of 30.48 millimeters is selected, which essentially defocus with respect to the pyroelectric detector element 98. Defocusing offers a wider detection pattern that is better for foreground detection. The segments 92 of the lens are not of uniform width. The width of the central segment (s) is the narrowest. The width of two peripheral segments or more towards the end is the widest. The widths of the intermediate segments between the central segment (s) and the peripheral segments further towards the end vary progressively from the narrow width of the central segment (s) to the largest width of the peripheral segments. This basically compensates for the loss of the off-axis signal by designing the lens segments off the axis to be progressively larger as they are placed further off the axis from the center axis. The lower visual field segments 100 illustrated in black in Figures 8 and 8A are provided by the number of lens-free segments (no optical power) or the IR windows 94 positioned near the bottom of the lens formation, with each lens-free segment positioned along the circumferential length of the array with different spacings between the lens-free segments, i.e., they are spaced apart to provide a minimum empty size between the visual fields that decrease in angular divergence as that the windows move out of the center line, for a given window size. Each of the lens-free or windows 20 IR segments are sized approximately 1.27 by 27.94 millimeters with dimensions that vary slightly as described. The cubicle lens formation illustrated in Figure 9 also has top and bottom mounting flanges 102 to be interchangeably mounted in a universal sensor housing with the lens elements of Figures 5 and 7. Although the different embodiments and variations of The present invention for multiple optical designs for a multifunctional sensor is described in detail herein, it should be evident that the disclosure and teachings of the present invention may suggest many alternative designs for those skilled in the art.

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CLAIMS:

1. A universal multifunction sensor having multiple optical designs and providing a plurality of parameter sensors in a sensor mode that can be interconnected with and control the operation of one or more processor control systems in a network operating environment or occupied space, which includes: a. a passive infrared occupancy sensor; b. an ambient light sensor; c. a common communication and network control processor coupled with a common communication transceiver that are shared in common by the occupancy sensor and the ambient light sensor, such that the multifunctional sensor can interconnect with and control the operation of one or more of the processor control systems in a busy space network operating environment; and d. A segmented lens array comprising a plurality of lens segments forming a lens array for directing the infrared radiation toward the passive infrared occupancy sensor is selected from one of the group of segmented lens arrays comprising: Wide visual wall mount that provides both a wide field of view and both an optimal long and short scale detection pattern; a corridor wall mount lens formation that provides a narrow field of view and a long scale optical pattern of detection; a cubicle wall mounting lens array that provides a broad field of view and an optimal pattern of very short scale detection; whereby the universal multifunctional sensor can be provided with a segmented lens formation to optimally carry the visual field of motion detection for a specific mounting application.

2. A universal multifunctional sensor according to claim 1, wherein the group of segmented lens arrays further includes a ceiling mount lens formation that provides a visual field of 360 ° width and both an optical pattern of detection of prolonged and short scale.

3. A universal multifunction sensor according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of parameter sensors further includes a temperature sensor.

A multifunctional sensor according to claim 1, wherein the universal multifunction sensor can be mounted on an accessory that is selected from a group of accessories comprising a wall mounting fixture mounted sideways on a wall or at a corner, a ceiling mount fixture mounted level in a ceiling, in a wall mounted switching fixture lowered into a receptacle housing of the mounted wall switch recessed into a wall.

5. A universal multifunction sensor according to claim 1, connected in a multifunctional network sensor system that further comprises power and safety management control systems, and a common data communication network that is connected to the multifunction sensor, and the controlling systems to form a local operating network in a building.

6. A universal multifunction sensor according to claim 5, further including a plurality of multifunctional sensors that are placed at different locations throughout the building.

7. A method for providing a universal multifunction sensor with multiple optical designs, wherein the universal multifunction sensor comprises a plurality of parameter sensors in a sensor module that connect to and control the operation of one or more of the control systems of the processor in a busy space network operating environment, comprising: a. provide a universal multifunctional module with a passive infrared occupancy sensor, an ambient light sensor, and a common network control and communication processor coupled with a common communication transceiver that are shared in common by the occupancy sensor and the sensor ambient light in such a way that the multifunctional sensor can connect to and control the operation of one or more of the processor control systems in a busy space network operating environment; and b. selecting a segmented lens array comprising a plurality of lens segments forming a lens array for directing infrared radiation toward the passive infrared occupancy sensor, which is selected from one of the group of segmented lens arrays comprising: Wide visual wall mounting lens that provides both a wide field of view and as much as an optical detection pattern on a long and short scale; a corridor wall mounting lens formation that provides a narrow field of view and an optical detection pattern at a prolonged scale; and a cubicle wall mounting lens array that provides a broad field of view and an optical pattern of very short scale optical detection.

8. A method for providing a universal multifunction sensor according to claim 7, wherein the selection group of the segmented lens formations further includes a ceiling mount lens formation that provides a visual field of view of 360 ° C and both an optical pattern of detection at prolonged scale and short.

9. A method for providing a universal sensor in accordance with claim 7, further including providing a temperature sensor.

A method for providing a universal multifunction sensor according to claim 7, further including a mounting of the universal multifunction sensor in a group of accessories that are selected from the group comprising a wall mounted fixture mounted level at a wall or in a corner, a ceiling mount fixture mounted level on a ceiling or a wall mounted switchgear fixture lowered into a wall mounted switch box receptacle recessed into a wall.

A method for providing a universal multifunction sensor according to claim 7, further including connecting the universal multifunction sensor to a multifunctional network sensor system that further comprises energy and safety management controller systems, and a communication network Common data that connects to the multifunctional sensor and controller systems to form a local operating network in a building.

A method for providing a universal multifunction sensor according to claim 11, further including placing a plurality of the multifunctional sensors at different locations throughout the building.

13. A formation of segmented cubicle wall mounting lenses that provide a wide field of view and a very short scale optical detection pattern suitable for operating in a closed environment such as a cubicle, and still having the same focusing distance that the corridor sensor or wide amplitude to create a universal lens design for a universal multifunctional sensor comprising: a. a curved Fresnel lens formation comprising a plurality of Fresnel lens segments positioned along the length of the lens formation, and atypically placed out of focus with respect to an infrared detector element, and each of whose segments provides a visual field slightly below the horizon; and b. a plurality of lens-free infrared window segments positioned near the bottom of the lens formation, providing a short-range optical pattern of detection and a field of view tilted almost downward with respect to the field of view of Fresnel lens formation of the horizon.

14. A segmented cubicle wall mounting lens array according to claim 13, wherein each segment of the Fresnel lens has a focusing length of essentially 30.48 millimeters that is out of focus with respect to the infrared detector element to provide a pattern of wider detection that is beneficial for foreground detection.

A segmented cubicle wall mounting lens array according to claim 13, wherein the widths of the Fresnel lens segments vary from centrally positioned lens segments having the lowest width to the peripheral segments most to the extreme which have the widest width, and the widths of the intermediate segments between the central segments and the peripheral segments more towards the end vary progressively from the narrow width of the central segments to the largest width of the peripheral segments.

16. A segmented cubicle wall lens array according to claim 13, wherein the widths of the infrared window segments vary from the centrally placed infrared window segments having the narrowest width to the most infrared window segments. towards the far peripherals that have the greatest width, and the width of the intermediate infrared window segments between the central infrared window segments and the far infrared peripheral window segments vary progressively from the narrow width of the central infrared window segments to the largest width of the segments of peripheral infrared windows.

17. A segmented cubicle wall assembly lens formation according to claim 13, wherein each of the infrared window segments is sized approximately 1.27 centimeters by 2.54 millimeters. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A universal multifunction sensor having multiple optical designs and providing a plurality of parameter sensors in a sensor module that can be interfaced with and control the operation of one or more of the processor control systems in a network operating environment. occupied space. The universal multifunction sensor comprises a passive infrared occupancy sensor and an ambient light sensor. A common network communication processor and control processor coupled with a common communication transceiver are shared in common by the occupancy sensor and the ambient light sensor, such that the multifunction sensor can interconnect with and control the operation of one. or more of the processor control systems in a busy space network operating environment. A segmented lens array comprises a plurality of lens segments that form a lens array for directing infrared radiation toward the passive infrared occupancy sensor and is selected from one of the group of segmented lens arrays comprising: Wide visual wall mount that provides both a wide field of view and both a long and short scale optical detection pattern; a corridor wall mount lens formation that provides a narrow field of view and a long scale optical pattern of detection; a cubicle wall mount lens formation that provides a wide field of view and a short scale optical pattern of detection; whereby the universal multifunctional sensor can be provided with a segmented lens array designed to optimize the visual field and motion detection of a specific mounting application. The present invention also provides a novel detailed design for the formation of segmented cubicle wall mount lenses that provide a wide field of view and a very short scale optical detection pattern suitable for operation in an environment or closed as in a cubicle .