ITMN970044A1 - DEVICE FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OF DEVICES AND/OR EQUIPMENT IN GENERAL THROUGH LAN AND WAN DATA NETWORKS - Google Patents

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DEVICE FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF DEVICES AND / OR EQUIPMENT IN GENERAL, THROUGH LAN AND WAN DATA NETWORKS

SUMMARY

The device allows you to remotely control, through local or distributed LAN and WAN networks (Internet and Intranet), other devices or appliances or systems of the real world such as, for example, contactors, relays, switches, lighting devices, sensors in general , motors, video terminals, electrical and electronic equipment, household appliances, analyzers, machinery, radios, televisions, Hi.Fi audio systems, telephone sets, alarm systems, etc ... The device therefore constitutes an interface between the 'device to be controlled and the LAN and WAN network (whether they are Internet or Intranet) using standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.) and on the other a real system autonomous control.

DESCRIPTION

The diffusion of so-called data networks technically better known as LAN (Local Area Network = local data networks) and WAN (Wide Area Network = data networks distributed over a large area) is known. These data networks allow to connect tTa them, for the exchange of data, electronic computers and printers, both through wired wired networks, and through telephone networks, radio frequency, internet network, ia satellite, fiber optic networks, etc. .. Much importance has been given until now only to the network connection of computers, printers and only a few other equipment typical of office information technology, but no importance has been given instead to the possibility of interconnecting in the network, through the '' use of a special device, appliances or systems or real world devices, such as, for example, relays, switches, buttons, sensors, detection devices, electrical measuring equipment, analyzers, radios, televisions, Hi.Fi audio systems, etc. ... The device we made allows, not only to interconnect these appliances / systems / devices of the real world with the existing local and distributed networks (LAN and WAN), but a also allows to control, with the aid of a remote computer, any of these devices, as it could be, for example: the switching on of light bulbs, switches, relays; the control of telephones, televisions, household appliances, multimeters, analyzers, detectors, sensors, etc. This device therefore constitutes on the one hand an interface between the device to be controlled (7) and the network (2) LAN and WAN (whether they are Internet or Intranet) using standard communication protocols (such as: TCP / IP, SNMP , PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc ..) and on the other a real intelligent control system (4). To better clarify what our device (which we will later call DCR = remote control device) is able to do, we will refer to some experiments carried out. In a recent experiment, a simple relay was connected to a DCR, connected to the company's data network, using the interface (7) to the real world, which in turn was connected to an incandescent light bulb. Using a very normal computer (Personal Computer) from home, we connected via the Internet to the internal company network. From the home computer, we were thus able to switch on the light bulb, giving the relay, via the DCR connected to it, a trigger command. All this happened remotely and from a distance. It was also possible to check, always remotely, ie from the home computer, the status of the light bulb (on / off), which in the meantime had been deliberately turned off by another computer connected to the local network in the company. This experiment was able to demonstrate the possibility of connecting any device in a data network such as the internal one (LAN), and the distributed one (WAN), external to the company, via the Internet network, to then control it, analyze it, check its status etc .... A second experiment consisted in inserting a temperature sensor device (9) inside our DCR. Once connected to the data network, it was possible to remotely control and store the temperature variations on the computer. We were then able to trigger a second DCR2 (programmed as a thermal switch), which was also connected to the network in another office. The DCR2 is triggered when the data transmitted continuously by the DCRi (temperature sensor) has detected an ambient temperature higher than the threshold programmed in the DCR2 (which in the experiment was 20 ° C). In a further experiment, several DCRs were networked together, suitably programmed, so that each of them interacted with the other, according to a precise pre-programmed logic. To avoid conflicts between the various DCRs, each of them has been assigned a unique identification address which in the technical term is called "IP address". Access for control purposes, for each DCR, was then subordinated to the use of one or more security keywords (passwords) for unauthorized access. This function was found to be indispensable to avoid the intrusion, and consequent control of the RCD, by unauthorized external persons. Another interesting experiment consisted in dividing the DCR into two isolated parts (3), which remained in intercommunication with each other through coded micro transceivers. The purpose of this division was to be able to avoid the use of a long connection wire between the data network and the DCR 0 however between the DCR connected to the network and the optical device. In this way it was possible not only to carry out an access control remotely but also to avoid the use of connecting cables between the optical sensor and the connection point to the physical network.

The DCR consists of the following blocks (Drawing Table N.1):

(1) standard input connector (example ·. BNC, AUI, RJ45, DIN, Fiat-cable, terminals, copper tracks, printed circuit boards, solder contacts and / or connectors in general and according to the required specifications);

(2) data network adaptation interface;

(3) isolation device

(4) central processing unit (CPU-microprocessor)

(5) central memory containing the application programs, the access keys, the Web server, the communication protocols and the real time kernel (heart of the microprocessor operating system);

(6) internal modem;

(7) input output interface for external devices;

(8) interface with system devices (e.g. sensors, relays, switches etc ...)

(9) sensor or device inside the RCD

Claims (1)

CLAIMS 1) device capable of controlling contactors. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 2) device, according to claim 1, capable of controlling switches. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 3) device, according to claims 1 and 2, able to remotely control buttons on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP , FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 4) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling relays. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 5) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling lighting devices. (light bulb, chandelier, etc.) remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), via use of a security control access code (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 6) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling any sensor (capacitive, inductive, acoustic, optical, electro-chemical, photoelectric, microwave, infrared etc ...), remotely, on a local data network or distributed (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 7) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling electronic devices, remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 8) device, according to the preceding claims, able to remotely control electrical equipment on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 9) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling televisions. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 10) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling radio. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet) according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a control access code ( password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 11) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling video cameras. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 12) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling household appliances. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 13) device, according to the previous claims, able to remotely control video door phones on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP , etc ..), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 14) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling telephone sets, remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 15) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling devices with IEE488 interface. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc ...), through the use of an access code to the control (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 16) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling devices with RS232 interface. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCPAP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password ) and unique identification code (IP address). 17) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling apparatus with parallel interface. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCPAP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password ) and unique identification code (IP address). 18) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling video equipment (video, video projectors), remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCPAP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a control access code (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 19) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling video screens, remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCPAP, SNMP, PPP, FTP , TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 20) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling sound devices (Hi. Fi audio system, loudspeakers, amplifiers, etc ...), in remote mode, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 21) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling mass memories (Hard-disks, DVDs, magnetic disks, optical disks, CD-ROMs, etc ...), remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and unique identification code (address IP). 22) device, according to the previous claims, capable of controlling electro-hydraulic systems and components (solenoid valves, servomechanisms, pistons etc ...), remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard protocols communication (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 23) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling programmable logics (PLC). remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code ( password) and unique identification code (IP address). 24) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling cash registers, remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP , TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 25) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling microphones, remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP , etc ..), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 26) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling touch-sensitive screens (touch-screen), remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (e.g .: TCP / IP , SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a control access code (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 27) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling alphanumeric keyboards, remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), through the use of a control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 28) device, according to the previous claims, capable of controlling production machinery, remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP , TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 29) device, according to the preceding claims, able to remotely control security systems on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP , TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 30) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling systems based on CAN-BUS. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 31) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling access detection and control systems. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 32) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling alarm systems. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 33) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling speed variators for motors. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 34) device, according to the preceding claims, able to remotely control dimmers on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP , TFTP, etc.), through the use of a security control access code (password) and a unique identification code (IP address). 35) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling door openers and gate openers. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) and unique identification code (IP address). 36) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling transceivers. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code (password) security and unique identification code (IP address). 37) device, according to the preceding claims, capable of controlling the electrical continuity in a wired electrical system. remotely, on a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), by using a control access code ( password) and unique identification code (IP address). 38) device, according to the preceding claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact of having an access control system through the use of a personal security code (password). 39) device, according to the preceding claims, for the remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, Ρτρ ypTp etc. ), characterized by the fact of having an identification IP addressing system. 40) device, according to the preceding claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by having one or more isolation systems between the various input and output circuits (eg with: data network input, modem output, I / O input for connecting external devices / systems / devices). This isolation can, depending on the case, be of the electro-magnetic type (transformers), physical (transfer to surface waves), optical (optoisolators or photosensors) and / or galvanic (via ether). 41) device, according to the previous claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact that it can be implemented within any other device / appliance / system. 42) device, according to the preceding claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact of having an outgoing and an incoming connection. 43) device, according to the previous claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact that any device or element can be implemented internally. 44) device, according to the previous claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact of being able to implement sensors in general (magnetic, capacitive, photosensors, ccd, thermocouples, microwave sensors, hall effect sensors, thermal sensors, strain gauges, current sensor, voltage, frequency, phase , pH, concentration sensor etc ...). 45) device, according to the previous claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact of being able to implement detectors (gaiger, pulse, nuclear, energetic, magnetic, optical, capacitive, surface, presence, etc.). 46) device, according to the previous claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact of being able to implement electrical devices (contactors, relays, switches, buttons, etc.). 47) device, according to the preceding claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact of being able to implement time scanners (clocks, metronomes, pulse generators, etc.). 48) device, according to the previous claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc. ..), characterized by the fact of being able to implement internal transceivers (radio frequency, via satellite, optical, microwave etc ...). 49) device, according to the preceding claims, for the remote control of equipment and devices via a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, etc. ), characterized in that it can be powered by an external battery. 50) device, according to the preceding claims, for the remote control of equipment and devices via a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg : TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, etc.), characterized in that it can be powered by solar cells. 51) device, according to the preceding claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via a local data network or distributed (Intranet or Internet), according to standard communication protocols (eg: TCP / IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, etc.), characterized by the fact that it can be implemented in a single integrated circuit. or 52) device, according to the preceding claims, for remote control of equipment and devices via a local or distributed data network (Intranet or Internet), characterized by the fact that it can implement within it any communication protocol (current standards TCP / IP, IP, SNMP, PPP, FTP, TFTP, HTP, etc ..).