Patents by Inventor Martin Sandal Nielsen

Martin Sandal Nielsen 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: 20160295397
    Abstract: A method of controlling a building automation system (1) for controlling at least one device (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35) such as a window, blind, shutter, awning, door, ventilation shaft and/or light source, wherein said building automation system (1) comprises one or more controllable units (12, 13, 22, 23, 32, 33) being associated with said at least one device (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35). One or more mobile clients (4, 5) wirelessly transmits a client identifier (CI) for identifying the mobile client (4, 5), and a receiver (200) receives said client identifier(s) (CI) transmitted from said mobile clients (4, 5). The received data is processed based on client identifier information data (CII) comprising information of one or more registered client identifiers (CI) of mobile clients (4, 5), and client status information (CSI) comprising information of registered mobile client(s) (4, 5) registered as present, is updated according to said processing of received client identifiers (CI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Martin Sandal NIELSEN
  • Patent number: 9065672
    Abstract: A method of communicating to a group of slaves is provided and includes storing in a slave at least one group identifier and at least one originator identifier, communicating an instruction, a group identifier and an originator identifier to the slaves, accepting the communicated instruction by the slaves, when the group identifier and the originator identifier in the communication match the group identifier and the originator identifier stored in the slave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Martin Sandal Nielsen
  • Patent number: 8698608
    Abstract: System and method for controlling at least one device (2, 3) such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source. The system includes at least one controllable unit (10, 14) associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes (12, 16, 19, 20, 22) for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit (10, 14). At least one of the plurality of nodes (12, 16, 19, 20, 22) for transmitting control signals are configured for transmitting a command originator, the command originator including an identification of a predetermined type of the node (12, 16, 19, 20, 22), from which the signal originates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: VKR Holdings A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
  • Patent number: 8659401
    Abstract: System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including at least one controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. At least one of the plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals are configured for transmitting a command originator, the command originator including an identification of a predetermined type of the node, from which the signal originates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: VKR Holdings A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
  • Patent number: 8155061
    Abstract: Method of and system for transmitting signals, e.g. control signals, request signals, interrogation signals etc. in a control system comprising at least two units, wherein at least one of said units is designed to operate as a master unit and wherein at least one of said units is designed to operate as a slave unit, whereby a plurality of channels may be used for the transmission, whereby a first unit performs the steps of detecting a vacant channel and transmitting a signal via said vacant channel, and whereby at least one other unit performs the step of scanning the channels for transmitted signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Erik Bundsbaek Mouridsen, Henning Sorensen, Jakob Trelborg
  • Patent number: 8139623
    Abstract: Method of and communication system for controlling operation of at least one transmitter and/or one receiver in a communication system, e.g. a system for transmission of control signals, request signals, interrogation signals etc. wherein a signal comprising a message frame transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver comprises a message part indicative of the time of transmission for a later signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Henning Sørensen
  • Patent number: 7941233
    Abstract: System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including a controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. The at least one of the plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals is configured for transmitting a signal imposing a limit for at least one parameter for the device. Further, the controllable unit is configured for registering the limit and establishing a resulting limit for the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
  • Patent number: 7853361
    Abstract: System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including a controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. At least one of the control signals includes priority setting indications relating to at least one of a plurality of levels. At least one controllable unit comprises a component configured to register the priority indications and for storing a corresponding entry relating to the plurality of command levels. Further, the controllable unit includes a component configured to perform an evaluation based on the stored entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
  • Publication number: 20100257295
    Abstract: A method of communicating to a group of slaves is provided and includes storing in a slave at least one group identifier and at least one originator identifier, communicating an instruction, a group identifier and an originator identifier to the slaves, accepting the communicated instruction by the slaves, when the group identifier and the originator identifier in the communication match the group identifier and the originator identifier stored in the slave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventor: Martin Sandal NIELSEN
  • Publication number: 20090036057
    Abstract: Method of and system for transmitting signals, e.g. control signals, request signals, interrogation signals etc. in a control system comprising at least two units, wherein at least one of said units is designed to operate as a master unit and wherein at least one of said units is designed to operate as a slave unit, whereby a plurality of channels may be used for the transmission, whereby a first unit performs the steps of detecting a vacant channel and transmitting a signal via said vacant channel, and whereby at least one other unit performs the step of scanning the channels for transmitted signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Erik Bundsbaek Mouridsen, Henning Sorensen, Jakob Trelborg
  • Publication number: 20080315987
    Abstract: System and method for controlling at least one device (2, 3) such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source. The system includes at least one controllable unit (10, 14) associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes (12, 16, 19, 20, 22) for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit (10, 14). At least one of the plurality of nodes (12, 16, 19, 20, 22) for transmitting control signals are configured for transmitting a command originator, the command originator including an identification of a predetermined type of the node (12, 16, 19, 20, 22), from which the signal originates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
  • Publication number: 20080312754
    Abstract: System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including a controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. At least one of the control signals includes priority setting indications relating to at least one of a plurality of levels. At least one controllable unit comprises means for registering the priority indications and for storing a corresponding entry relating to the plurality of command levels. Further, the controllable unit includes means for performing an evaluation based on the stored entries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
  • Publication number: 20080221718
    Abstract: System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including at least one controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. At least one of the plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals are configured for transmitting a command originator, the command originator including an identification of a predetermined type of the node, from which the signal originates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
  • Publication number: 20080221717
    Abstract: System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including a controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. The at least one of the plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals is configured for transmitting a signal imposing a limit for at least one parameter for the device. Further, the controllable unit is configured for registering the limit and establishing a resulting limit for the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
  • Patent number: 7356041
    Abstract: Method of and system for transmitting signals, e.g. control signals, request signals, interrogation signals etc. in a control system comprising at least two units, wherein at least one of said units is designed to operate as a master unit and wherein at least one of said units is designed to operate as a slave unit, whereby a plurality of channels may be used for the transmission, whereby a first unit performs the steps of detecting a vacant channel and transmitting a signal via said vacant channel, and whereby at least one other unit performs the step of scanning the channels for transmitted signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: VKR Holding A/S
    Inventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Erik Bundsbæk Mouridsen, Henning Sørensen, 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