WO2013005233A1

WO2013005233A1 - Universal learning radio frequency and communication technology converter

Info

Publication number: WO2013005233A1
Application number: PCT/IN2012/000478
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ravindra K. Shetty; Amar Muniraju
Original assignee: Shetty Ravindra K; Amar Muniraju
Priority date: 2011-07-07
Filing date: 2012-07-06
Publication date: 2013-01-10

Abstract

A universal learning radio frequency and communication technology converter has been proposed. Radio frequency converter refer to converting signal from one frequency band in the electromagnetic spectrum to other frequency band, In few of the cases it could be converting from one industrial, scientific and medical ( ISM ) radio bands to other or vice versa. Communication technology could be all the possible technologies in wired, wireless and internet domain and each of these technologies will have number of sub level technologies. The operating frequency and communication technologies of the end device/s will reach the converter either by sending an appropriate signal (by learning (^automatic or press based) to the device or pick up parameter of the device from the learning based end user device. Converter is made to work in active or passive mode with self-learning mechanism. At any point of operation universal converter will automatically trans-code information from any or all possible profile and its levels of the radio frequency and communication technologies with all permutation and combinations.

Description

Universal learning radio frequency and communication technology converter

Field of the Invention

Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a universal learning hybridfrequency, communication technology converter.

Background of the Invention

Automation in home, office and in an enterprise scenarios are an emerging practice for the comfort and safety. Integration, interoperability and reconfiguration of any device is the key for automation and this should be done through electronic means that allow for things impracticable, overly expensive or simply not possible in recent past decades. The techniques used in universal hybrid radio frequency, communication technology converter will be employed in these automation include those in building, office and enterprise automation as well as the control of any entertainment systems, houseplantwatering, pet feeding, "scenes" for different events (such as dinners or parties), and the use of domestic robots.

Summary of the Invention

Embodiments of the invention related to a system comprising a universal learning radio frequency and communication technology converter, where in learning mechanism coupled to radio frequency converter and to communication technology converter. This hybrid converter coupled to a transceiver, wherein the transceiver comprises a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter communicatively coupled to the receiver, the receiver further coupled to a plurality of devices, and the receiver is configured to receive a signal from the transmitter and the signal received by the receiver is appropriately decoded to control at least one of a plurality of devices coupled to the receiver.

In a further embodiment, the hybrid converter or the devices may comprise a display device, which can advantageously display the selection made to a user. In a further embodiment, the hybrid converter radio frequency converter refer to converting signal from one frequency band in the electromagnetic spectrum to other frequency band, In few of the cases it could be converting from one industrial, scientific and medical ( ISM ) radio bands to other or vice versa.

In a further embodiment, communication technology could be all the possible technologies in wired, wireless and internet domain and each of these technologies will have number of sub level technologies.

In a further embodiment, the operating frequency and communication technologies of the end device/s will reach the converter either by sending an appropriate signal (by learning or automatic or press based) to the device or pick up parameter of the device from the learning based end user device.

In a further embodiment, hybrid converter is made to work in active or passive mode with self learning mechanism.

In a further embodiment, at any point of operation universal converter will automatically trans-code information from any or all possible profile and its levels of the radio frequency and communication technologies with all permutation and combinations.

In a further embodiment, the signal is a radio-frequency (RF) signal or an infra-red signal or a GSM signal or wireless signal or microwave signal or audio signal or video signal or combination thereof, and the range of the signal varies from 0 kilo meters to few thousand kilo meters (communication across the globe) depending upon the selection of the access method.

In a further embodiment, wherein the device/s is a device configured to receive a signal from the transmitter and is positioned at a pre-defined location or its changing dynamically. The device and hybrid transmitter couple on a one-to-one basis or a one- to-many basis, or many to one basis, and controlling the device includes shutting off a device, varying the intensity of a device, switching on a device or activating a device as per pre programmed utilities in the device.

Brief Description of the Drawings

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a universal learning hybrid radio frequency, communication technology converter with transreceiver coupled to device/s for automatic control and reconfiguration, operate and monitor in accordance with the invention;

Detailed Description

Principles of the present invention include a systematic approach to a universal learning radio frequency and communication technology converter has been proposed at appropriate locations.

Reference is not made to Fig. 1, which illustrates an exemplary embodiment of 100 of a universal learning radio frequency and communication technology converter having a information capturing and processing unit 200, wired method 300, frequency converter 400, technology converter 500, internet technologies 600, transreceiver 700, Booster/ Repeater 1 100, Building management system 1000, Coordinators 1200 coupled to a transreceiver of the devices 800 through wired or wireless network or through internet Or cloud 900, through building management system 1000 coupled to devices 800. The signal from the transmitter may be in the form of a wired or a wireless signal, preferably a radio-frequency (RF) signal or an infra-red signal or a GSM signal or wireless signal or microwave signal or audio signal or video signal or combination thereof.

In a further embodiment, Hybrid converter 100 will work in active or passive mode with or with out built in power supply or power through ports. Hybrid converter 100 will also work in universal learning mode. . In a further embodiment, the signal between the hybrid converter 100 and the devices 800 may be controlled by means of a or all the technologies in wired or wireless or internet or building management system 1000 for example by means of a laptop .computer or a desktop computer or the likes. In few applications device 800 will fetch control signals through single or a set of coordinators 1200 with or with out signal boosters or repeaters 1 100.

In further embodiment devices 800 will have built in transreceiver and it will fetch the signals either from transreceiver 700 or through any network 900 or building management system 1000.

The signal in one of the embodiment 100, wired method 300 is coupled to transreceiver 700 by any of the method- 1 310, say regular cable to any method-n 390 say fiber cabling or any wire methods namely cable, fibre optics, communication on 'power line any wire combination thereof.

In a further the embodiment 100, frequency converter 400 is coupled to transreceiver 700 by any of the method- 1 410 say fi frequency to any other frequency f₂ method-n ( fi f₂ are any integers ) 490. In few applications it could be conversion from one industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio bands to other ISM radio band. In few applications fi and f₂ could be a band or sub band frequencies associated to any channels or any trans frequency thereof.

In yet a further the embodiment 100, technology converter 500 is coupled to transreceiver 700 by any of the method- 1 510 say blue-tooth technology to any other technology method-n 590 say zigbee. In few applications technologies method could be any communication technologies with its associated protocols namely Bluetooth, wifi, wimax, infrared, zigbee, insteon, optical or permutation and combination thereof.

In a further the embodiment 100, inter network technology converter 600 is coupled to transreceiver 700 by any of the method- 1 610 say IPxx to any other technology method-n 690 say IPxx. In few applications technologies method could be any communication technologies with its associated Application Layer, Transport Layer , Internet Layer, Link Layer protocols or interoperable combination thereof.

In yet a further embodiment 100, information capturing and processing unit 200 is coupled to transreceiver 700 will automatically or by manual setting will assign appropriate conventions to be done. These conversions could be either one or few or all oTthe wired 300, or frequency converter 400, or technojogy converter 500, or internet technology converter 600. Any or few or all permutation and combination of conversions namely method 1 : 310 - method n: 390, method 1 : 410- method n:490, method 1 : 510-method n:590, method 1 : 610- method n:690 are possible.

In yet a further embodiment 100, if one arrange all converters wired 300 with methods [i], frequency converter 400 with methods [j], technology converter 500 with methods[k] and internet technology 600 with methods [1], where i,j,k and 1 are integers, at any given time permutation and combination of any methods of i j,k,l are possible.

In yet other embodiment signal could be raw, encrypted, non interfering electromagnetic, it also holds for sound and optical signals or combinations thereof.

In yet other embodiment devices 800 could be any home, office or enterprise use devices operating both in direct and alternating current. This device 800 has built in transreceiver or it could be learning based.

In yet other embodiment building management system or any applications are in a cloud computing environment.

Claims

Claims We Claim:

1. A system comprising hybrid converter, where in hybrid converter comprise an information and capturing and processing unit, frequency converter, technology converter, sensors, network self-learning, communicator, trans receivers, trans network converter, tans input converter, hardware ports, power supply coupled to devices further to a plurality ofdevices.

2. The system claimed in claim 1, where in hybrid converter may have built in self- learning, interoperable and reconfigurable modules to Trans receive data in various forms.

3. The system claimed in claim 1 , where in hybrid converter may connect to the device through wire or wireless or any other communication methods with or without signal boosters/repeaters.

4. The system claimed in claim 3, where in hybrid converter may connect devices through controlling; managing and monitoring system locally or centrally located home or building management system over any network or cloud.

5. The system claimed in claim 1 , where in hybrid converter may convert signal from one electromagnetic frequency/ band (k) to another frequency band (1) with multi-level of band conversion. Similar case with all possible wired and network technologies and combinations thereof.

6. The system claimed in claim 1 , where in the hybrid converter may convert signal or information from one communication technology to another namely Bluetooth to zigbee, wifi to zigbee, raw to zigbee or wimax to zigbee or any x technology to y technologies and combination thereof.

7. The system claimed in 5 and 6, where in each or few or all of the conversion of various wired, frequency operation bands/frequency, communication technologies and network technology may be possible in any permutation and combination with multilevel of conversion thereof.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hybrid converter and devices may couple on a one-to-one basis or a one-to-many basis or many to one or many to many and combination thereof.

9. The system claimed in claim 1, where in the devices may comprise of electrical or electronic devices or appliances, access control and security products, surveillance, trans receivers, sensors, entertainment systems, life style products, servers, robots etc., installed at home/s, offices or enterprise space and combination thereof.

10. The system claimed in claim 1 , where in the hybrid converter may have built in interactive and configurable display with mutiway communication.

11. The system claimed in claim 10, where in hybrid converter may take input from any wired or wireless or sensor or motion or auto program or self-learning or voice or motion or multimedia or internet etc. forms from devices like keypads, transducers, sensors, audio, multimedia, video, mobile and smart phones, computing and communication gadgets and combination thereof.

12. The system claimed in claim 1 , where in the hybrid converter system may trans receive encrypted or regular signal/information in any format, communication technology, wireless frequency, various data rate and syntax.

13. The system claimed in claim 1, where in the hybrid converter may be placed in any network topology and work in an active or passive mode with standalone or in any networked environment.

14. The system claimed in claim 1, where in the hybrid converter system may have built in modem, router and internet card to directly hookup to any network communication.