RU2592877C2 - Method for installation of home communication system, formed from at least one door station and at least one apartment station - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: communication.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to support communication systems, namely to method of installation of home communication system. For this purpose home communication system comprises apartment station (7, 10-14), having individual serial number (8), and door station (1) containing calls buttons (2) in accordance with number of apartment stations (7, 10-14), which are connected to each other by common bus (16). To install system apartment station (7, 10-14) are equipped with marking, indicating its specific location within home to indicate installer, in which flat of house this particular apartment station (7, 10-14) should be mounted, reading serial number (8) by apartment station (7, 10-14) is implemented in software configuration by means of chamber (4, 21), designated specific location of apartment station (7, 10-14) within house is introduced into software configuration and correlation of apartment station (7, 10-14) with defined call button (2) of door station (1).

EFFECT: technical result is possibility of preliminary configuration outside house before installation/assembly, which is especially useful in case of large buildings systems.

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Description

The invention relates to a method for installing a home communication system formed of at least one door station and at least one home station, the door station having one or more call buttons, respectively, the number of home stations, each home station having an individual serial number, barcode, and moreover, all stations in the mounted state are connected to each other via a common bus. The term “installation” refers to the correlation of each home station with a specific doorbell bell button.

Modern home communications systems are based on a bus topology. There is no dedicated connection between the apartment stations (internal positions) and the door station (external position). Due to the “bus” topology, the logical correlation of doorbell doorbell buttons with the necessary apartment station is indispensable.

There are various ways to correlate home stations with a door station in the field of home communication system:

- correlation by pressing a certain bell button (call button) of the door station and the corresponding button of the home station,

- pressing the doorbell bell buttons in a certain sequence and correlating home stations by pressing a button or, respectively, by activating home stations in the same sequence,

- correlation via configuration software.

These methods require the correct installation / installation of apartment stations and door stations and do not allow pre-configuration outside the house before installation.

From EP 1,480,432 B1, a method for installing a home communication system comprising several home stations, at least one door station with call devices and a bus for connecting stations to each other is known, wherein according to the first step, the door station is connected to the bus, according to the second step, the first home station connects to the bus, according to the third stage, the home station responds to the connection to the bus and issues a registration signal, according to the fourth stage, in response to the registration signal, the first call address is associated with a home station, and the call with the first device according to a fifth stage other home stations are connected to the bus and is performed according to the following stages repeating the preceding steps to until all home stations will not be correlated call address.

From DE 10 253 308 B4 a method is known for commissioning a home communication device with at least one door station and any number of home stations, all stations being connected via a common bus and the door station contains a number of call buttons associated with the home stations. To program the distribution of call buttons among apartment stations, the device switches from time to time to programming mode. In the programming mode, one after the other, the door station call buttons to be programmed are activated in any selected sequence, as a result of which the addresses assigned to the buttons in the memory are stored separately for each call with the possibility of calling. Then, in accordance with the desired distribution of the call buttons, the individual home stations are programmed one after the other on the corresponding call button in the order of the stored addresses, while at each home station, by activating the corresponding switching element, the next address in the stored sequence assigned to the button is called up from the storage device and stored .

The basis of the invention is to propose an optimized method for installing a home communication system formed from at least one door station and at least one home station.

This task, in combination with the features given in the restrictive part of the claims, in accordance with the invention is solved due to the fact that

- at the first stage, at least one apartment station is provided with a marking indicating its specific installation location within the house, in order to thus indicate to the electrician in which apartment of the house this particular apartment station should be mounted,

- at the second stage, the serial number of the apartment station is read into the configuration software using the camera,

- at the third stage, the designated location of the apartment station within the house is entered into the configuration software,

- at the fourth stage, the distribution of the home station of a specific doorbell bell button is entered into the configuration software.

According to a first embodiment, the configuration software can be installed on an external computer to which the camera is connected. A memory card can be used as a transmission medium for a configuration prepared on a computer to a door station control / processing unit. As an alternative to this, the configuration prepared on the computer can also be transmitted to the control / processing unit of the door station via cable / plug-in devices (for example, a USB plug) or by radio transmission or optical transmission.

According to a second embodiment, the configuration software can be installed on the door station control / processing unit itself, and a camera which is permanently integrated or connected to the door station can be used.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the marking provided at the third stage for a particular installation site of the home station within the house can be recorded by the camera as an image data file with respect to the read serial number and stored.

Other suitable embodiments of the invention are described in the following dependent clauses.

The advantages achieved by the invention consist, in particular, in that it enables preliminary configuration outside the house prior to installation / installation, which is especially advisable in the case of large building complexes, since due to this method there is no need to commission a large installation after installation the number of apartment stations, often involving several people.

The invention is further illustrated by examples, illustrated by drawings, which show the following:

Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a home communication system with one door station and with several apartment stations.

Figure 2 - an example of the serial number of the apartment station, made in the form of a barcode,

Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining a first method of installing a home communication system,

4 is a diagram for explaining a second method of installing a home communication system.

Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of a home communication system with a door station and with several apartment stations. A door station 1 is shown, which is connected to several home stations — in a specific embodiment, with six home stations 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 — via a bus 16 common to all stations. Door station 1 has one or more buttons 2 calls, the number of which corresponds to the number of apartment stations. With each button 2 calls can, but not necessarily, be associated with a plate 3 with the name to indicate a specific tenant. Optionally, the door station 1 may have a camera 4 and / or a card reader / card reader 5. In addition, or accordingly alternatively, the door station may have a connector (in the form of a plug connection) for the camera.

Figure 2 shows an example of the serial number of the apartment station, made in the form of a barcode. Each home station receives a similar unique serial number 8, which is printed on the home station and / or on its packaging, in particular, printed or pasted and can be read. To establish compliance with a unique serial number, for example, a two-dimensional matrix code is suitable. The barcode shown as an example in FIG. 2 contains the information “BJE DES barcode SN 0123456789”.

To correlate the door station with individual home stations 7, 10-14, a first installation method A described below in more detail and a second method B described below in more detail are proposed.

3 is a diagram for explaining a first method A of installing a home communication system. The diagram shows a computer (PC) 18 with a connected keyboard 20 and a connected camera 21, and the computer 18 optionally has a card reader / writer on the card 19 for accommodating an external memory card 23. Of course, for configuration, computer 18 + optional card reader / card reader + keyboard 20 + camera 21 can use a standard laptop 22 with built-in camera 21. The diagram also shows the apartment station 7, located in the transport packaging 24, and the serial number 8, applied to the home station, can be directly read through a window of transparent material in the shipping package 24.

In the first method A for installation, “preliminary programming” is carried out on the computer (PC) 18 using the computer configuration software using the camera 21. The serial number 8 of the home station, in particular, made in the form of a barcode, is read out using a laptop camera or camera 2 connected to computer 18, and each home station can then be directly associated with a unique identification in the configuration software, for example, the name of the tenant or owner of the apartment shooting ranges. By means of the configuration software, in particular, a correlation is made between a specific home station and a specific call button 2 (call button) of the door station 1.

After the installation of all apartment stations 7, 10-14 and the door station (s) 1, as well as after the transfer of the configuration prepared on computer 18 or laptop 22 to the control / processing unit of the door station (s) ) 1, no further configuration is required. As the transmission medium for the configuration prepared on the computer 18 to the door station 1, the aforementioned memory card 23 can be used. The transmission can alternatively be carried out directly via cable / plug-in devices (USB) from computer 18 or laptop 22 to door station 1 or via a radio signal from computer 18 to door station 1. Preferably, each individual home station is capable of direct access / identification by its individual serial number.

The sequence of steps (programming progress) of the first method A of installing a home communication system in accordance with this is carried out, for example, as follows:

1. Launching the configuration software of the computer 18, in particular the laptop 22.

2. Manually applying with a writing device, such as a ball-point pen, to the transport packaging 24 of the first home station 7 of the inscription about a specific installation location (installation location) within the house, for example, such as “first floor, right” or “fifth apartment” or “ fourth floor, on the left ”and the like. For this, on the transport packaging 24, preferably under the window of transparent material for the serial number 8 of the home station, made in particular in the form of a barcode, a field 9 is provided for inscription. This hand-written inscription prescribes to the installer in which apartment of the house this particular apartment station should be installed / mounted.

3. Reading the serial number 8 of the first home station 7, made in particular in the form of a barcode, by placing the serial number / barcode at a short distance in front of the camera 21 or the camera of the laptop.

4. Identification of field 9 for the inscription of the shipping package, which indicates a specific installation location within the home. This inscription field 9 according to the first embodiment is captured by the camera 21, stored as an image data file with respect to the read out serial number of the home station and displayed to the installer in the configuration software in order to facilitate correlation of the specific home station with the corresponding apartment. According to an alternative second embodiment, of course, it is possible to manually enter a specific installation location within the house using the keyboard 20 of the computer 18 or laptop 22.

5. Correlation of the first home station 7 with a specific call button 2 (call button) of the door station 1 by means of the corresponding input to the configuration software using the keyboard 20.

6. Correlation of the second, third, fourth and so on apartment stations in the same way as described above, starting from paragraph 2.

4 is a diagram for explaining a second method B of installing a home communication system. The diagram shows a door station 1 with a permanently built-in or connected camera 4 with buttons 2 calls and optionally with plates 3 with last names. The diagram also shows the apartment station 7 located in the transport package 24, the serial number 8 printed on the apartment station can be directly read through a window made of transparent material in the transport package 24.

In the second method B of installing the home system, the door station 1 is directly programmed / commissioned, which has a permanently integrated or connected camera 4. Therefore, in the installation method B, the control / processing unit of the door station 1 can be independently used to distribute at least one door station 7, 10-14. The control unit / processing of the door station 1 switches to the programming mode, and the serial numbers of 8 apartment stations, in particular, expressed as a barcode, are read by camera 4 and can then be directly correlated with a specific bell button 2 (call button) of the door station 1.

This second method B is particularly distinguished in that the installation can be performed without additional devices, such as a computer, laptop and the like. In particular, it is preferable that the installation can be carried out on site in a very simple way and with the door station already installed.

The sequence of steps (programming progress) of the method In the installation of a home communication system in accordance with this is as follows:

1. Activation of the programming mode of the control / processing unit in the door station 1.

2. Manually applying with a writing device, such as a ballpoint pen, to the shipping packaging 24 of the first home station 7 of the inscription about a specific installation location within the house, for example, such as “first floor, right” or “fifth apartment” or “fourth floor, left "and the like. For this purpose, on the transport packaging 24, preferably under the window of transparent material for the serial number 8 of the home station, made in particular in the form of a barcode, an inscription field 9 is provided. This hand-written inscription prescribes to the installer in which apartment of the house this particular apartment station should be mounted.

3. Reading the serial number 8 of the first apartment station 7, expressed in particular as a barcode, by placing the serial number / barcode at a short distance in front of the camera 4.

4. With the recognized serial number 8, expressed in particular as a barcode, optical or acoustic signaling is preferably carried out at door station 1, activated by the control / processing unit.

5. Pressing the bell button 2 (call button) of the door station 1 allocated to the first apartment station 7.

6. This is followed preferably by an optical or acoustic signaling at door station 1 activated by the control / processing unit.

7. Correlation of the second, third, fourth and similar apartment stations in the same way as described above, starting from paragraph 2.

The above-described manual inscription on the transport packaging of 24 home stations compared to the transparent material window on the transport packaging 24 for reading serial number 8 has the advantage that unpacking of home stations for configuration is not required. In contrast to this, of course, it is also possible for the home stations to unpack and configure directly manually to inscribe or provide markings indicating the specific installation location within the house.

Both in installation method A and installation method B, for installation / programming / commissioning, it is preferable that neither manual entry of numbers nor the costly commissioning of the apartment stations after installation / installation, involving several persons, is required. Thus, installation / programming / commissioning is generally significantly simplified.

List of Reference Items

1 door station

2 call button / call button

3 nameplates of residents

4 door station camera

5 card reader / writer

7 apartment station

8 serial number, in particular barcode

9 apartment station

10 apartment station

11 apartment station

12 apartment station

13 apartment station

14 apartment station

16 tire

18 computer

19 card reader / writer

20 keyboard

21 cameras

22 laptop

23 memory card

24 shipping packaging

Claims (10)

1. A method of installing a home communication system formed of at least one door station (1) and at least one home station (7, 10-14), the door station (1) having one or more buttons (2) for ringing according to the number of home stations (7, 10-14), with each home station (7, 10-14) having an individual serial number (8), in particular a barcode, and all stations (1, 7, 10-14) in the mounted state is connected to each other via a common bus (16), characterized in that the software provides for installation e configuration, installed on the computer, and directly before installation at the installation site for each home station (7, 10-14), complete the following steps:
- at the first stage, the apartment stations (7, 10-14) are supplied with a marking indicating its specific installation location within the house, so as to indicate to the installer in which apartment of the house this particular apartment station should be mounted (7, 10-14),
- at the second stage, the serial number (8) of the home station (7, 10-14) is read into the configuration software using the camera (4, 21),
- at the third stage, the designated installation location of the home station (7, 10-14) within the house is entered into the configuration software,
- at the fourth stage, the correlation of the home station (7, 10-14) with a certain button (2) of the door station bell (1) is entered into the configuration software. 2. The installation method according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration software is installed on an external computer (18) to which the camera (21) is connected. 3. The installation method according to claim 2, characterized in that a memory card (23) is used as the transmission medium for the configuration prepared on the computer (18) to the control / processing unit of the door station (1). 4. The installation method according to claim 2, characterized in that the configuration prepared on the computer (18) is transmitted via cable / plug-in devices or by radio signal or via optical transmission to the control unit / processing unit of the door station (1). 5. The installation method according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration software is installed on the control unit / processing of the door station (1) and a camera (4) is permanently integrated or connected to the door station (1). 6. The installation method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the marking provided for in the third step of the specific installation location of the apartment station (7, 10-14) within the house is recorded by the camera (4, 21) as an image data file in relation to to the read serial number (8) and is saved. 7. Installation method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that each of the home stations is in the individual shipping packaging (24) during configuration, and the first step is in the form of a manual inscription on the shipping packaging (24). 8. The installation method according to claim 6, characterized in that each of the home stations during configuration is in an individual shipping package (24), and the first step is in the form of a manual inscription on the shipping package (24). 9. The installation method according to claim 7, characterized in that the shipping package (24) has a window of transparent material through which the serial number (8) is read. 10. Installation method according to claim 8, characterized in that the shipping package (24) has a window of transparent material through which the serial number (8) is read.

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