Patents Assigned to Homecontrol A/S
  • Patent number: 8054768
    Abstract: Method of and system for transmitting signals, e.g. control signals, request signals, interrogation signals etc. to a node in the form of a controllable unit associated with a device, e.g. a controllable device, measuring means, etc. and wherein said controllable unit may be linked to at least one further node by means of a communication bus, at least one of said nodes comprising radio frequency receiving means, said method comprising the steps of a) transmitting a signal from a controller, b) reception of said signal by at least said node comprising radio frequency receiving means, c) detection of at least part of said signal indicating a destination node, and d) retransmittal of said signal or part of said signal by said more comprising radio frequency receiving means to said destination node via said communication bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignees: Homecontrol A/S, Somfy SAS
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Neilsen, Erik Bundsbaek Mouridsen, Henning Sorensen, Jakob Trelborg
  • Patent number: 7346016
    Abstract: Method of and system for transmitting signals, e.g. control signals, request signals, interrogation signals etc. to a node in the form of a controllable unit associated with a device, e.f. a controllable device, measuring means, etc. and wherein said controllable unit may be linked to at least one further node by means of a communication bus, at least one of said nodes comprising radio frequency receiving means, said method comprising the steps of a) transmitting a signal from a controller, b) reception of said signal by at least said node comprising radio frequency receiving means, c) detection of at least part of said signal indicating a destination node, and d) retransmittal of said signal or part of said signal by said nore comprising radio frequency receiving means to said destination node via said communication bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignees: Homecontrol A/S, Somfy SAS
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Erik Bundsbæk Mouridsen, Henning Sørensen, Jakob Trelborg