Self-set home automation and method for operating the home automation
AssigneeElbex Video Ltd.
InventorDavid ELBERBAUM
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Abstract
A self-set home automation and method for handling the self-set home automation and the related devices including cascading intelligent support boxes and plug-in devices to provide simple to install and operate, with less wiring wherein the cascaded devices are optically linked, to include separated low voltage grid and related devices, and a converter for communicating RF, wifi and IR.
Claims20
A self-set home automation grid comprising at least one of convert and interface circuit (CIC) included in at least one of a converter, a distributor with 2-to-n optical accesses and in a controller, said grid links 1-to-n Intelligent Support Boxes (ISB)s sized in 1-to-n gang spaces for supporting 1-to-n combinations of Plug-In Devices (PID)s in gang sizes via at least one cascading chain of ISBs linked via cascading optical cable segments with said ISBs are connected to and powered by one of a cascading Alternating Current (AC) power line and a separated cascading Direct Current (DC) Low Voltage (LV) power and bus line, each line communicating two way optical signals via said distributor with said controller and selectively link via one of said converter and one of said CIC selectively included into n ISBs and into n PIDs plugged into ISBs, wherein each PID is one of functioning in response to optical command via one of ISB's optical access(es) and actuated by a given ISB power feed;
- said ISBs are structured to support PIDs selected from a group comprising Artificial intelligence (Ai) device(s), Internet of Things (IoT) device(s), AC electrical wiring device(s), low DC voltage wiring device(s), environment sensing device(s), voice device(s), camera device(s), security device(s) and recognition device(s), with each ISB size, configuration, orientation, its position within a given cascaded optical grid, with each plugged PID position within a given ISB is self-recorded and updated via said optical signals into at least one of the CIC of said converter and said distributor and into said controller;
- wherein the CIC supports at least one of converting and interfacing at least one of transmit and receive at least one of command and one of control and data exchange between a given PID and one of a given load attached to and operated by one of the given PID and another PID, linked to one of the optical grid and the bus line grid and separately support an exchanges between a non-linked at least one of a load and a device controlled within one of said home and surround by at least one signal selected from a group comprising Radio Frequency (RF) in open air, Wi-Fi in open air, Voice in open air, InfraRed (IR) in line of sight and RFID in close proximity propagating one of one way and exchanged two way converted and interfaced signal for communicating within said home and surround.
A method for selectively introducing self-set home automation grid via at least one of convert and interface circuit (CIC) included in a converter, a distributor with 2-to-n optical accesses and a controller, said grid links 1-to-n Intelligent Support Boxes (ISB)s sized in 1-to-n gang spaces for supporting 1-to-n gang plug-in devices (PID)s, said ISBs are linked via at least one cascaded chain of 2-to-n cascading optical cable segments, enabling two way optical signals exchanges between said ISBs and said PIDs powered by at least one of cascaded AC power line and a physically separated cascaded low voltage direct current (DC) and bus line communicating at least one of dual two way optical signals with said home controller via said distributor;
- said CIC is selectively included in at least one of PID being a load and PID plugged into said ISBs for one of powering and operating a load via at least one of optical access of ISB linking a PID selected from a group comprising Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial intelligence (Ai), environment sensing, voice, recognition, camera and security, and at least one PID to be actuated by one of AC power feed and low voltage DC power feed for actuating one of AC and low voltage DC wiring device selected from a group comprising AC outlet, AC relay, AC switch, AC hybrid switch and low voltage LV wiring devices, LV outlet, LV relay, LV switch, LV hybrid switch, with said CIC is further selectively introduced into and communicates optical signals with each ISB its size, configuration, orientation, its position within a given cascaded optical grid, identify each plugged PID position within a given ISB being self-set and updated via said optical signals into at least one of the CIC of said converter and into said home controller via said distributor;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- a. Install at least one of cascaded AC power line and a physically separated cascading low voltage DC and bus line, by introducing optical cables segments terminated by sharp cut for optically link with at least one of two ISB(s) optical access and follow by linking the first in line ISB with the distributor given optical access;
- b. Applying power to the at least one ISB and to said distributor and to the controller and reviewing the self-set process via the controller display screen;
- c. Awaiting the dweller introduction of names and terms into the controller for rooms, areas and facilities of the home via a touch screen of the controller;
- d. the dweller followed by reciting a list of names and terms as assigned by the dweller for each room, area, facility and the loads of the home automation via the controller display screen.
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