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WO2015075641A1
WO2015075641A1 PCT/IB2014/066153 IB2014066153W WO2015075641A1 WO 2015075641 A1 WO2015075641 A1 WO 2015075641A1 IB 2014066153 W IB2014066153 W IB 2014066153W WO 2015075641 A1 WO2015075641 A1 WO 2015075641A1
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Graham Wild
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Comb-Communications (Proprietary) Limited
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C17/00—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
    • G08C17/02—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00857—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys where the code of the data carrier can be programmed
    • G07C2009/00865—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys where the code of the data carrier can be programmed remotely by wireless communication
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00857—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys where the code of the data carrier can be programmed
    • G07C2009/00888—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys where the code of the data carrier can be programmed programming by learning
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00896—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys specially adapted for particular uses
    • G07C2009/00928—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys specially adapted for particular uses for garage doors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00182—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C2201/00—Transmission systems of control signals via wireless link
    • G08C2201/20—Binding and programming of remote control devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C2201/00—Transmission systems of control signals via wireless link
    • G08C2201/90—Additional features
    • G08C2201/93—Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop

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  • the present application relates to a remote control system, particularly for remote!y opening and closing a gate for a motor vehicle to pass through.
  • Gates to prevent access of motor vehicles are ubiquitous and come in many different forms. Often these gates include a radio receiver for receiving a code transmitted from a radio transmitter. A user driving a motor vehicle up to the gate will typically press a button on the radio transmitter which transmits a signal to the radio receiver. The signal typically includes a code which is checked and if correct a motor is activated to open or close the gate, as the case may be.
  • the remote radio transmitter needs to be properly paired with the radio receiver and the gate controller or it will not work. It wili also be appreciated that where the gate provides access to a complex, for example, and there are a large number of users, it can be difficult to issue people with remotes given the number of people that require remotes.
  • a remote control device including: a radio receiver for receiving a radio signal including a code from a remote control radio transmitter device; a processor for processing the received code; and a transmitter for transmitting the code via a mobile communications device and a mobile communications network and onto a remote management server.
  • the mobile communications device may be a mobile telephone.
  • the transmitter transmits the code to the mobile communications device via Bluetooth.
  • Figure 1 shows a system of the present invention according to an example embodiment
  • Figure 2 is a block diagram of the server of Figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the mobile communications device of
  • a remote control system includes a device 10 that sits between a radio transmitter 12 and a mobile communications device 14. ln one example, the radio transmitter 12 is used for a gate motor and transmits a code that is received by a receiver on the gate motor to open the gate.
  • the radio transmitter 12 may be a so-calied code hopping remote which transmits by short range radio signal. in either case it will be appreciated that the code identifies the remote.
  • the mobile communications device 14 is a mobile telephone in the illustrated embodiment but could be any other suitable form of mobile device such as a tablet for example.
  • the device 10 includes a radio receiver 16 for receiving a radio signal including a code from the radio transmitter device 12.
  • the radio transmitter 12 is brought into proximity of the radio receiver 16 and the radio transmitter 12 is activated which causes the transmission of a radio signal from the transmitter 12.
  • the radio signal typically includes a code.
  • the radio receiver 16 receives the radio signal including the code.
  • a processor 18 is used for processing the received code. This may include decoding the signal and extracting the code.
  • a memory 20 may be used for storing the received code therein.
  • the device does not store the code therein but merely passes it on.
  • a transmitter 22 is then used for transmitting the code via the mobile communications device 14 and a mobile communications network and onto a remote management server 34.
  • the code is transmitted to the mobile communications device 14 via a short range wireless communications protocol such as Bluetooth.
  • any other suitable short range wireless communications protocol can be used to transmit the code from the device 10 to the mobile communications device 14.
  • the mobile teiephone 14 includes a receiver 24 for receiving the code.
  • the receiver 24 receives the code via Bluetooth.
  • the mobile telephone 14 will aiso typically include a display 30 for displaying information to the user and a user interface 32 for receiving information from the user.
  • the mobile teiephone 14 also includes a memory 26 which is used for storing the code therein.
  • a processor 18 is used for receiving a user input and accessing the memory 26 and retrieving the code for transmission in response to receiving the user input.
  • a transmitter 28 is used for transmitting the code via a mobile communications network. This is done via a GSM mobile network.
  • the server 34 is a server that stores the identification of remotes and access gate systems remotely to upload these identifications to the gate so that when the remote is in proximity of the gate and it is activated, the gate recognizes the remote as an authorised remote and opens the gate.
  • the device 10 couid also be set up to access the electronics of a gate motor directly with the gate motor connected to a communications network.
  • An executable application is downloaded by the user onto the mobile telephone 14.
  • the user executes the application which prompts the user via display 30 and asks if the user wants to pair the telephone 14 with the device 10.
  • the user is able to select "yes" via user interface 32.
  • the user will typically select a gate motor for which the user wants to use the remote to open the gate motor.
  • the user will then activate remote 12 and the signal including the remote's unique code will be received by the device 10.
  • the device 10 will automatically transmit the received code to the mobile telephone 14 and once it has been received a message wili be displayed on display 30 of the mobile telephone 14 prompting the user "Would you like to save?".
  • the code will be saved in the memory 26 and also transmitted via transmitter 28 and the mobile communications network to the server 34.

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Abstract

A remote control system includes a device with a radio receiver for receiving a radio signal including a code from a remote control radio transmitter device. A user pressing the radio transmitter device will cause a code to be transmitted which will be received by the radio receiver. A processor will processing the received code and a transmitter for transmitting the code via Bluetooth to a mobile communications device which will then send the code via a mobile communications network and onto a remote management server. This allows for the remote management server to be updated with the correct code so that it will open a gate when the remote control radio transmitter device is brought into proximity of the gate and the it's code transmitted to the gate.

Description

A REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
The present application relates to a remote control system, particularly for remote!y opening and closing a gate for a motor vehicle to pass through.
Gates to prevent access of motor vehicles are ubiquitous and come in many different forms. Often these gates include a radio receiver for receiving a code transmitted from a radio transmitter. A user driving a motor vehicle up to the gate will typically press a button on the radio transmitter which transmits a signal to the radio receiver. The signal typically includes a code which is checked and if correct a motor is activated to open or close the gate, as the case may be.
It will be appreciated that the remote radio transmitter needs to be properly paired with the radio receiver and the gate controller or it will not work. it wili also be appreciated that where the gate provides access to a complex, for example, and there are a large number of users, it can be difficult to issue people with remotes given the number of people that require remotes.
The present invention seeks to address this. SUMMARY OF INVENTION
According to one example embodiment, a remote control device including: a radio receiver for receiving a radio signal including a code from a remote control radio transmitter device; a processor for processing the received code; and a transmitter for transmitting the code via a mobile communications device and a mobile communications network and onto a remote management server.
The mobile communications device may be a mobile telephone.
The transmitter transmits the code to the mobile communications device via Bluetooth.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 shows a system of the present invention according to an example embodiment;
Figure 2 is a block diagram of the server of Figure 1 ; and
Figure 3 is a block diagram of the mobile communications device of
Figure 1.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the accompanying Figures, a remote control system includes a device 10 that sits between a radio transmitter 12 and a mobile communications device 14. ln one example, the radio transmitter 12 is used for a gate motor and transmits a code that is received by a receiver on the gate motor to open the gate.
The radio transmitter 12 may be a so-calied code hopping remote which transmits by short range radio signal. in either case it will be appreciated that the code identifies the remote.
The mobile communications device 14 is a mobile telephone in the illustrated embodiment but could be any other suitable form of mobile device such as a tablet for example.
Referring to Figure 2, the device 10 includes a radio receiver 16 for receiving a radio signal including a code from the radio transmitter device 12.
In use, the radio transmitter 12 is brought into proximity of the radio receiver 16 and the radio transmitter 12 is activated which causes the transmission of a radio signal from the transmitter 12. The radio signal typically includes a code.
The radio receiver 16 receives the radio signal including the code.
A processor 18 is used for processing the received code. This may include decoding the signal and extracting the code.
A memory 20 may be used for storing the received code therein. In another example embodiment the device does not store the code therein but merely passes it on. A transmitter 22 is then used for transmitting the code via the mobile communications device 14 and a mobile communications network and onto a remote management server 34.
In one example the code is transmitted to the mobile communications device 14 via a short range wireless communications protocol such as Bluetooth.
It will be appreciated that any other suitable short range wireless communications protocol can be used to transmit the code from the device 10 to the mobile communications device 14.
Referring to Figure 3, the mobile teiephone 14 includes a receiver 24 for receiving the code.
The receiver 24 receives the code via Bluetooth.
The mobile telephone 14 will aiso typically include a display 30 for displaying information to the user and a user interface 32 for receiving information from the user.
The mobile teiephone 14 also includes a memory 26 which is used for storing the code therein.
A processor 18 is used for receiving a user input and accessing the memory 26 and retrieving the code for transmission in response to receiving the user input.
A transmitter 28 is used for transmitting the code via a mobile communications network. This is done via a GSM mobile network.
The server 34 is a server that stores the identification of remotes and access gate systems remotely to upload these identifications to the gate so that when the remote is in proximity of the gate and it is activated, the gate recognizes the remote as an authorised remote and opens the gate.
The device 10 couid also be set up to access the electronics of a gate motor directly with the gate motor connected to a communications network.
An example of how a user would operate the system is as follows.
An executable application is downloaded by the user onto the mobile telephone 14.
The user executes the application which prompts the user via display 30 and asks if the user wants to pair the telephone 14 with the device 10.
The user is able to select "yes" via user interface 32.
The mobile telephone 14, in one example, now transmits an instruction to device 10 to "look" for a remote signal as the mobile telephone 14 is ready to receive the code.
The user will typically select a gate motor for which the user wants to use the remote to open the gate motor.
The user will then activate remote 12 and the signal including the remote's unique code will be received by the device 10. The device 10 will automatically transmit the received code to the mobile telephone 14 and once it has been received a message wili be displayed on display 30 of the mobile telephone 14 prompting the user "Would you like to save?".
If the user again selects "yes" via the user interface 32, the code will be saved in the memory 26 and also transmitted via transmitter 28 and the mobile communications network to the server 34. Thus it will be appreciated that where the gate provides access to a complex and there are a large number of users, these can be more easily issued with remotes and this can be more easily managed by complex managers.

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CLAIMS:
1. A control device including: a radio receiver for receiving a radio signal including a code from a remote control radio transmitter device via a short range radio transmission; a processor for processing the received code; and a transmitter for transmitting the code via a short range wireless communications protocol to a mobile communications device for onward transmission via a mobile communications network to a remote management server.
2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the mobile communications device is a mobile telephone.
3. A device according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the transmitter transmits the code to the mobile communications device via Bluetooth.
4. A device substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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