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WO1995011498A1
WO1995011498A1 PCT/SE1994/000987 SE9400987W WO9511498A1 WO 1995011498 A1 WO1995011498 A1 WO 1995011498A1 SE 9400987 W SE9400987 W SE 9400987W WO 9511498 A1 WO9511498 A1 WO 9511498A1
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transmitter
receiver
battery
remote control
car
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PCT/SE1994/000987
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Leif Nyfelt
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Scarinus Development Ab
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
    • B60R25/10—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles actuating a signalling device
    • B60R25/1003—Alarm systems characterised by arm or disarm features
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00182—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C2009/00579—Power supply for the keyless data carrier
    • G07C2009/00603—Power supply for the keyless data carrier by power transmission from lock
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C2009/00634—Power supply for the lock
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C2009/00753—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys
    • G07C2009/00761—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys with data transmission performed by connected means, e.g. mechanical contacts, plugs, connectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C2009/00753—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys
    • G07C2009/00769—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys with data transmission performed by wireless means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/06—Receivers
    • H04B1/16—Circuits
    • H04B1/1607—Supply circuits

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  • the present invention relates to a remote control device of the kind which includes a battery-powered portable or hand- held transmitter and a receiver which is connected to a power source other than the transmitter battery.
  • Remote control devices of this kind are now used conventional ⁇ ly to switch on and off the locking systems and alarm systems of automotive vehicles, to control audiovisual equipment, and so on.
  • Many of the apparatus which the portable transmitters are intended to control are not equipped with alternative control equipment and when the transmitter battery becomes flat or has run down after a given period of use, the user is unable to use the device to start his vehicle or switch-on his television set for instance, unless he has a new battery available.
  • An object of the invention is to solve this problem.
  • a remote control device of the aforedefined kind which is characterized in that the transmitter includes transmitter connector means which can be connected to receiver connector means that are connected to the receiver power source.
  • the transmitter includes transmitter connector means which can be connected to receiver connector means that are connected to the receiver power source.
  • the receiver connector is also connected to the receiver. This enables the user to connect the transmitter connector to the receiver connector means and therewith power the receiver when the receiver power source cannot be used and when the trans ⁇ mitter battery is still serviceable.
  • the remotely-controlled car locking device shown in the Figure includes a transmitter 1 which, when activated, delivers a radio signal to a receiver 2.
  • the receiver is constructed to identify the signal from the transmitter and, after identify- ing the signal, delivers an electric control signal to a latching device 3, for instance a solenoid which locks or latches a car door or a device which latches the car ignition circuit.
  • the receiver 2 is powered by the car battery 4 and is connect ⁇ ed to the positive terminal of the battery by an electrical conductor 5, and is also conveniently earthed.
  • the transmitter is powered by a conventional dry-cell battery 6.
  • the transmitter also includes pin connectors 7, 8 which can be connected to socket connectors 9, 10, 19 mounted in the car grid 11, as illustrated schematically in the Figure.
  • the socket connectors will normally be protected by a pivotal flap 12, which is shown raised in the Figure.
  • the pin connectors 7, 8 are connected to the sheet metal shields of respective terminals of the battery 6.
  • the socket connector 10 is earthed in some suitable way and the socket connectors 19, 9 are connected to the receiver 2 and the car battery 4 by means of conductors 13, 14.
  • the conductors 13, 14 and 5 include diodes 15, 16, 17 such that current will flow only in one direction through the conductors.
  • the transmitter may alternatively be provided with socket connectors and that pin connectors can be fitted to the car grid or on some other suitable part of the car.
  • Alternative types of electrical contact devices may also be used.
  • the transmitter In normal operation of the car locking system, the transmitter is powered by -the transmitter battery 6 and the receiver 2 is powered by the car battery 4.
  • the transmitter When the operating button 18 on the transmitter 1 is activated, the transmitter produces a radio signal S which is received by the receiver 2, which, in turn, delivers an electrical control signal to the latching device which is moved to or from a latching state in response to the signal, depending on the present state of the device.
  • the transmitter When the transmitter battery 6 is flat, the transmitter is unable to deliver the signal S to the receiver 2, which in the case of conventional remote-control latching devices means that either the user is unable to enter his/her vehicle or is unable to start the vehicle when the latching device 3 is in its latching state, depending on whether the latching device latches the car locking system or its ignition circuit.
  • the user is able to utilize the car battery 4 to power the transmitter, through the medium of the conductor 14, by connecting the pin connec- tors 7, 8 of the transmitter to the socket connectors 9, 10 connected to the receiver power source 4, wherewith when the button 18 is manoeuvered on a thus connected transmitter 1, a radio signal S will be delivered to the receiver 2.
  • the transmitter battery can be connected to the pin connectors 7, 8 of the socket connectors 10 and 19 through the conductor 13 so as to obtain sufficient current from the transmitter battery to the receiver 2 for the receiver to manoeuver the latching device 3 and therewith enable the car doors to be unlocked manually.
  • the socket connector 19 is located at the same distance from the socket connector 10 as the socket connector 9.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote control device which includes a portable transmitter (1) which is powered by a battery (6), and a receiver (2) which is connected to a power source (4) other than the transmitter battery. According to the invention, the transmitter (1) includes transmitter connector means (7, 8) which can be connected to receiver connector means (9, 10) which, in turn, are connected to the receiver power source (4).

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A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE
The present invention relates to a remote control device of the kind which includes a battery-powered portable or hand- held transmitter and a receiver which is connected to a power source other than the transmitter battery.
Remote control devices of this kind are now used conventional¬ ly to switch on and off the locking systems and alarm systems of automotive vehicles, to control audiovisual equipment, and so on. Many of the apparatus which the portable transmitters are intended to control are not equipped with alternative control equipment and when the transmitter battery becomes flat or has run down after a given period of use, the user is unable to use the device to start his vehicle or switch-on his television set for instance, unless he has a new battery available.
An object of the invention is to solve this problem.
This object is achieved in accordance with the invention by means of a remote control device of the aforedefined kind which is characterized in that the transmitter includes transmitter connector means which can be connected to receiver connector means that are connected to the receiver power source. This enables a user of a transmitter which has a flat battery to connect the transmitter connector to the receiver connector and therewith utilize the receiver power source to power the transmitter and therewith deliver a desired control signal.
According to one advantageous embodiment of the invention, the receiver connector is also connected to the receiver. This enables the user to connect the transmitter connector to the receiver connector means and therewith power the receiver when the receiver power source cannot be used and when the trans¬ mitter battery is still serviceable. An exemplifying embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, the single Figure of which is a schematic functional diagram of a remotely-controlled car-locking device.
The remotely-controlled car locking device shown in the Figure includes a transmitter 1 which, when activated, delivers a radio signal to a receiver 2. The receiver is constructed to identify the signal from the transmitter and, after identify- ing the signal, delivers an electric control signal to a latching device 3, for instance a solenoid which locks or latches a car door or a device which latches the car ignition circuit.
The receiver 2 is powered by the car battery 4 and is connect¬ ed to the positive terminal of the battery by an electrical conductor 5, and is also conveniently earthed. The transmitter is powered by a conventional dry-cell battery 6.
The transmitter also includes pin connectors 7, 8 which can be connected to socket connectors 9, 10, 19 mounted in the car grid 11, as illustrated schematically in the Figure. The socket connectors will normally be protected by a pivotal flap 12, which is shown raised in the Figure. The pin connectors 7, 8 are connected to the sheet metal shields of respective terminals of the battery 6. The socket connector 10 is earthed in some suitable way and the socket connectors 19, 9 are connected to the receiver 2 and the car battery 4 by means of conductors 13, 14. The conductors 13, 14 and 5 include diodes 15, 16, 17 such that current will flow only in one direction through the conductors.
It will be understood that the transmitter may alternatively be provided with socket connectors and that pin connectors can be fitted to the car grid or on some other suitable part of the car. Alternative types of electrical contact devices may also be used. In normal operation of the car locking system, the transmitter is powered by -the transmitter battery 6 and the receiver 2 is powered by the car battery 4. When the operating button 18 on the transmitter 1 is activated, the transmitter produces a radio signal S which is received by the receiver 2, which, in turn, delivers an electrical control signal to the latching device which is moved to or from a latching state in response to the signal, depending on the present state of the device.
When the transmitter battery 6 is flat, the transmitter is unable to deliver the signal S to the receiver 2, which in the case of conventional remote-control latching devices means that either the user is unable to enter his/her vehicle or is unable to start the vehicle when the latching device 3 is in its latching state, depending on whether the latching device latches the car locking system or its ignition circuit. In the case of the illustrated embodiment, however, the user is able to utilize the car battery 4 to power the transmitter, through the medium of the conductor 14, by connecting the pin connec- tors 7, 8 of the transmitter to the socket connectors 9, 10 connected to the receiver power source 4, wherewith when the button 18 is manoeuvered on a thus connected transmitter 1, a radio signal S will be delivered to the receiver 2.
If the car battery 4 is flat, the transmitter battery can be connected to the pin connectors 7, 8 of the socket connectors 10 and 19 through the conductor 13 so as to obtain sufficient current from the transmitter battery to the receiver 2 for the receiver to manoeuver the latching device 3 and therewith enable the car doors to be unlocked manually. As shown in the Figure, the socket connector 19 is located at the same distance from the socket connector 10 as the socket connector 9.
It will be understood that the described and illustrated embodiment can be modified in many ways within the scope of the invention. For instance, other electrical components can be used to obtain the desired function of the circuits in which the connecting devices are included. It will also be understood that the invention can be applied in many cases other than those enumerated above, for instance can be applied to activate and deactivate remote-control car alarm systems. Furthermore, remotely-controlled TV receivers, video tape recorders, CD players, etc., of the mains connected type can be provided with electrical connector means that are connected in accordance with the invention so that a transmitter whose battery is flat is able to transmit cordless a control signal when the electrical connectors are mutually connected. In principle, the invention can be applied to all remotely controlled apparatus used with short range remote control devices. The invention is therefore restricted solely to the content of the following Claims.

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1. A remote control device which includes a portable trans¬ mitter (1) which is powered by a battery (6) , and a receiver (2) which is connected to a power source (4) other than the transmitter battery, characterized in that the transmitter (1) includes transmitter connector means (7, 8) which can be connected to receiver connector means (9, 10) which, in turn, are connected to the receiver power source (4) .
2. A device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the receiver connector means (10, 19) are also connected to the receiver (2) .
3. A device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the receiver (2) is constructed to deliver a control signal to a latching means (3) of a vehicle-locking mechanism, upon receipt of an activation signal (S) from the transmitter (1) .
4. A device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the transmitter (1) and the receiver (2) form part of a car alarm system.
5. A device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the device remotely controls an audiovisual apparatus.
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US6653747B1 (en) 1999-10-04 2003-11-25 Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation Electronic key system including ignition and transmission control
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