Patents by Inventor Paolo Ferron

Paolo Ferron has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130169406
    Abstract: A transmission method is described between components belonging to a wireless network or system for home automation adapted to operate e.g. sliding or hinged gates, doors or garage doors, shutters, blinds, curtains or blinds in general. The components are network-configured and communicate with a wireless device. To improve quality communication a component according to prefixed criteria selects from a list of at least two predefined channels the communication channel to transmit on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NICE S.P.A
    Inventors: Paolo Ferron, Oscar Marchetto
  • Publication number: 20130138757
    Abstract: It is described a substitution/addition method of components in a home automation wireless system (NT1), for example for sliding or hinged doors or garage doors, shutters, blinds, curtains or blinds in general. The system is equipped with a Master component (M1) and at least one Slave component (S1) that are configured as a network (NT1) using the Master/Slave technique and communicate according to a wireless communication protocol in which—the at least one Slave and/or Master component stores an identifier data that is used in the protocol as identifier of the Master component and/or of the network (NT1), and—the at least one Slave component transmits said identifier data to a component not belonging to the network so that the latter can receive and store it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: NICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Paolo Ferron
  • Publication number: 20130133262
    Abstract: A home automation system is described formed by multiple components and a control unit bidirectionally network-connected between each other and adapted to coordinate and/or supervise for safety the maneuver of a movable barrier such as sliding or hinged gates, doors or garage doors, awnings, blinds, curtains or blinds in general, characterized by the fact that the network that connects all the components to the control unit is wireless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: NICE S.P.A
    Inventors: Oscar Marchetto, Paolo Ferron