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).
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Publication number: 20160295397Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventor: Martin Sandal NIELSEN
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Patent number: 9065672Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 21, 2009Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/SInventor: Martin Sandal Nielsen
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Patent number: 8698608Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 4, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: VKR Holdings A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
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Patent number: 8659401Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2006Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: VKR Holdings A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
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Patent number: 8155061Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: VKR Holding A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Erik Bundsbaek Mouridsen, Henning Sorensen, Jakob Trelborg
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Patent number: 8139623Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 26, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: VKR Holding A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Henning Sørensen
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Patent number: 7941233Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 4, 2005Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: VKR Holding A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
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Patent number: 7853361Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 4, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: VKR Holding A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
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Publication number: 20100257295Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/SInventor: Martin Sandal NIELSEN
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Publication number: 20090036057Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Erik Bundsbaek Mouridsen, Henning Sorensen, Jakob Trelborg
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Publication number: 20080315987Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2005Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
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Publication number: 20080312754Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2005Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
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Publication number: 20080221718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2006Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
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Publication number: 20080221717Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2005Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: VKR HOLDING A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Bjarne Ravndal Andreasen
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Patent number: 7356041Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 3, 2002Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: VKR Holding A/SInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Erik Bundsbæk Mouridsen, Henning Sørensen, Jakob Trelborg
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Patent number: 7346016Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 3, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignees: Homecontrol A/S, Somfy SASInventors: Martin Sandal Nielsen, Erik Bundsbæk Mouridsen, Henning Sørensen, Jakob Trelborg