Patents by Inventor Barbara AUGUSTIN

Barbara AUGUSTIN 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).

  • Patent number: 9520055
    Abstract: Method of communication between a first node and a second node of a home-automation installation, the method comprising the transmission of a first signal from a first transmitting part of the first node to a second receiving part of the second node, upon receipt of the first signal by the second node, transmission of a second signal from a second transmitting part of the second node to a first receiving part of the first node, the second signal comprising a signal confirming to the first node that the first signal has indeed been received and understood, and placing in the inactive state or maintaining in the active state the first receiving part as a function of an information cue contained in the second signal received by the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: SOMFY SAS
    Inventors: Barbara Augustin, Florent Pellarin
  • Patent number: 9105179
    Abstract: The communication method applies to a home-automation installation comprising at least one sending element, a self-powered receiving element and an element for substituting for the receiving element. The method is such that, when the receiving element is in a sleep mode, the substitution element receives and records information sent by the sending element for the attention of the receiving element and such that, when the receiving element is no longer in sleep mode, the substitution element sends the information for the attention of the receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SOMFY SAS
    Inventors: Florent Pellarin, Barbara Augustin
  • Patent number: 8532132
    Abstract: The communication method applies to a home-automation installation comprising at least one sending element, a self-powered receiving element and an element for substituting for the receiving element. The method is such that, when the receiving element is in a sleep mode, the substitution element receives and records information sent by the sending element for the attention of the receiving element and such that, when the receiving element is no longer in sleep mode, the substitution element sends the information for the attention of the receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Somfy SAS
    Inventors: Florent Pellarin, Barbara Augustin
  • Publication number: 20090245151
    Abstract: Method of communication between a first node and a second node of a home-automation installation, the method comprising the following steps: transmission of a first signal from a first transmitting part of the first node to a second receiving part of the second node, following reception of the first signal by the second node, transmission of a second signal from a second transmitting part of the second node to a first receiving part of the first node, the second signal comprising a signal (ACK Info1) confirming to the first node that the first signal has indeed been received and understood, placing in the inactive state or maintaining in the active state the first receiving part as a function of an information cue contained in the second signal received by the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Barbara AUGUSTIN, Florent PELLARIN
  • Publication number: 20070296547
    Abstract: The communication method applies to a home-automation installation comprising at least one sending element, a self-powered receiving element and an element for substituting for the receiving element. The method is such that, when the receiving element is in a sleep mode, the substitution element receives and records information sent by the sending element for the attention of the receiving element and such that, when the receiving element is no longer in sleep mode, the substitution element sends the information for the attention of the receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Florent Pellarin, Barbara Augustin