WO1995024777A1 - Systeme de surveillance et de communication - Google Patents

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WO1995024777A1
WO1995024777A1 PCT/EP1995/000804 EP9500804W WO9524777A1 WO 1995024777 A1 WO1995024777 A1 WO 1995024777A1 EP 9500804 W EP9500804 W EP 9500804W WO 9524777 A1 WO9524777 A1 WO 9524777A1
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communication system
child
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Cathal De Brun
Ahmad Lamah
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Austel Licensing Gmbh
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
    • H04B1/40—Circuits
    • H04B1/44—Transmit/receive switching
    • H04B1/46—Transmit/receive switching by voice-frequency signals; by pilot signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
    • H04B1/3827—Portable transceivers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M11/00—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
    • H04M11/04—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

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  • the invention relates to a device for monitoring or for communication, in particular of or with small children, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such systems also known as baby monitors, are used to monitor children when, for example, the parents let their child sleep undisturbed in a room and want to be certain at all times that they can hear the child waking up or restless sleep behavior.
  • Devices of this type are generally conceived as pure monitoring devices, but are not used for communication with the child. A parent alarmed by crying, babbling or noisy movements of the child via the baby monitor will rush into the child's room to calm the child.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a device which not only makes it possible to monitor the child, but also to communicate with the child and to calm him down, in particular in a child-friendly manner.
  • part A of the device assigned to the child can be switched from the part B of the device to be assigned to a parent, both to listening and to speaking mode, both the monitoring function and the communication function are ensured.
  • the child who is monitored in this way and who can communicate with his parent will accept this particularly well if part A of the device is accommodated inconspicuously for him in a toy, in particular a doll or a soft toy is.
  • this type of accommodation there is also the possibility that the child, who is reluctant to go to a favorite doll or animal, can also play in a playpen or can be monitored in a play area. Even if the mother is busy with housework in other rooms, she can talk to the child about the soothing and beloved figure of the doll or the soft toy and give the child the feeling of being protected.
  • the system consists of at least two parts.
  • a first part A is in a toy, e.g. a doll or a teddy bear.
  • a second part B can be accommodated at a fixed location, e.g. to be attached to a kitchen wall (as with an intercom).
  • part B can be connected to a socket, or can be designed as a mobile part, which can either be connected to a base unit for charging batteries (such as in the case of a cell phone) or works in pure battery mode.
  • Both parts of the system work both in listening mode and in speaking mode. These modes are explained using the following example: in the listening mode for part A, the user of this part can hear what the user of part B says if the speaking mode of part B is switched on. It should be noted that the two modes can be activated and deactivated independently of one another. Although the speaking and listening mode of part A can generally be switched on permanently, it can - both to save energy and to prevent the transmission of noises from the room in which part B is disturbing the sleep of the child - be advantageous to control the switching on and off of both modes of part A from part B. This allows the operator of Part B to decide when to listen, what the child is doing, and whether to speak to the child.
  • Part B is preferably equipped with at least one information display.
  • This information display indicates the activation of the respectively activated part A, the parent part is thus informed about the activated listening mode.
  • a further warning display will preferably show the parent whether the speaking function of part B is activated and which of the possibly several parts A. ] , ⁇ 2, .. A n is switched to the listening function.
  • This warning preferably in the form of a red light, is activated when the child can hear what is said on the other side of part B.
  • Part B can also be equipped with a sound recording and playback device.
  • the recording function of the device can either be switched on automatically when a sound signal is received at a predetermined volume, or else manually by the operator.
  • the recording is either stopped in a preselectable manner a few seconds after the end of the call or again manually by the operator.
  • the date and time of the call can also be recorded.
  • the date and time can be displayed on an LCD screen, in particular integrated in the playback device.
  • such a recording and reproducing unit can reproducibly when the operator is absent - the mother could have been working briefly in a room, such as a laundry room or cellar - this operator about any movement of the child or possibly another person to be monitored - you think to older, bed-ridden persons -, on the other hand, one Parent should take particularly pleasing statements from the child or hold conversations with the child out of interest in the documentation.
  • part A is particularly integrated into a toy.
  • This toy is preferably a soft toy or a soft doll, the filling acting as a shock absorbing material.
  • the integration of part A into the toy has the further advantage that the technical system itself is hardly noticed by the child and is well accepted in the form of the toy.
  • the device is described below by way of example using a figure.
  • Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the invention.
  • and optionally further parts A2 to ⁇ are each housed in a toy.
  • , A2, .. A n each have a control input 10 and a sound input and output 11.
  • a microphone 12 and a loudspeaker 13 are provided in each case.
  • the batteries 14 can be accommodated in a compartment. Control signals are fed via a connection 30 from a control signal output 20 of a part B assigned to a monitoring person to the input 10. Sound signals are transmitted bidirectionally via a connection 31.
  • This sound transmission is connected to one side of the input / output 21 of part B.
  • the output signal of a microphone 24 provided on part B is fed in and the input signal of a loudspeaker 23 also provided on part B is extracted.
  • the control signals are fed to a control input device 22, via which different display devices, such as an information display 26 and / or a warning display 32, can be controlled.
  • the Sound recording and reproducing device 25 serves to record and reproduce the signals reproduced by the loudspeaker 23 and the signals available via the microphone 24.
  • An information display 26 is activated when the speaking mode of part A and the listening mode of part B are switched on. This information display 26, which may also serve as a selection device for switching on one of the parts A-
  • a n depending on the number of possible selectable parts A- j , ⁇ 2, .. A n, will have several display fields, as indicated by dashed lines in FIG.
  • a further warning display 32 which may possibly be integrated with the information display 26 - but then in any case has a different display mode than this, for example a flashing light or a red light in contrast to a green light of the information display 26 - shows the operator indicates that a certain part A or several parts A-
  • Such switching on or off of the various modes can of course also take place via a switching board to be provided on part B, by means of which the sound recording and playback device 25 can also be operated if necessary.
  • 27 rechargeable accumulators or batteries can be introduced into a compartment. If batteries are introduced, connectors 28 to a base unit 29 are provided.
  • control and sound signals are transmitted via an intermediate station 40
  • This station 40 is permanently installed in a room, in the garden, etc.
  • the signals can be transmitted between station 40 and part B via radio connection or via a line, for example a type of telephone line.
  • the signals are transmitted between the intermediate station 40 and part A by means of a radio link.
  • the received signals can be amplified before they are transmitted.
  • a warning device 33 - again possibly having a plurality of display indicators - can be provided in part B, which indicates that the batteries 14 of a part A- j , A 2 ,... A n are almost empty.
  • the control signal for controlling this lamp is transmitted via connection 30.
  • the connection 30 and the outputs / inputs 10 and 20 are carried out bidirectionally.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de communication servant notamment à assurer la surveillance d'enfants. Ce système comprend au moins une partie A associée à l'enfant à surveiller et une partie B associée à la personne chargée de la surveillance dudit enfant. La partie A associée à l'enfant s'utilise aussi bien en mode auditif qu'en mode vocal. Chacune de ces fonctions peut être enclenchée et coupée par l'intermédiaire de la partie B. La partie A est intégrée dans un jouet de manière à ce que l'enfant ne puisse de préférence pas la voir.
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FR2813489A1 (fr) * 2000-08-31 2002-03-01 Alain Barenne Perfectionnement a un dispositif de telephonie pour la surveillance a distance d'un individu
WO2005055578A1 (fr) * 2003-11-20 2005-06-16 International Business Machines Corporation Controle de lieu eloigne par telephonie
GB2413208A (en) * 2004-04-13 2005-10-19 Jenny Wong Soft toy baby monitor

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US4184119A (en) * 1978-04-12 1980-01-15 Wayne Crieghton Morley Radio equipped space toy
FR2614485A1 (fr) * 1987-04-27 1988-10-28 Getten Antoine Dispositif d'accessoire de telephonie actionnable a distance
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FR2813489A1 (fr) * 2000-08-31 2002-03-01 Alain Barenne Perfectionnement a un dispositif de telephonie pour la surveillance a distance d'un individu
WO2005055578A1 (fr) * 2003-11-20 2005-06-16 International Business Machines Corporation Controle de lieu eloigne par telephonie
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