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Florent Pellarin

Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec

Jean-Michel Orsat

Sylvain Pognant

Bernard Grehant

Serge Neuman

Fabien Rousseau

Pierre Mignot

Barbara Augustin

Capucine Autret

Michel Fournet

Michel Ramus

Dirk Mommaerts

Sébastien Lemaître

Pierre Geriniere

Juergen Lasar

Pascal Payan

Valérie Rouhier

Oliver Stahl

Jürgen Lasar

Serge Neumann

The present invention relates to a method for configuring home automation equipment, which comprises at least one It home automation device (D, D) likely to communicate with a central control unit (U) via at least one first local protocol (P), the method comprising the following steps: receiving at least one configuration message relative to a location identifier (PAD, PAD) of at least one home automation device (D, D) according to the first local communication protocol (P); obtaining a location identifier (PAD, PAD) of the at least one home automation device (D, D) according to a second target communication protocol (P); recording (ECfU) the correspondence between the location identifier (PAD, PAD) of the at least one home automation device (D, D) according to the first communication protocol and the location identifier (PAD, PAD) of the at least one home automation device (D, D) according to the second communication protocol (P); recording (EcfU) the at least one type (PTD, PTD) of the at least one home automation device (D, D) and/or the at least one definition of a function or a group of functions of the at least one home automation device (D, D) and/or the at least one definition of a status variable or a group of status variables of the at least one home automation device (D, D) and/or a function conversion rule. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling and monitoring said equipment.

Method for configuring, monitoring or supervising a home automation installation

A communication method and device for remote control of an actuator for mobile equipment in a building. The present invention concerns an operating method of a communication device (DC) for remote control of an actuator (ACT) for a piece of mobile equipment (ME) in a building, comprising the steps consisting of receiving a first signal (RS) according to a determined configuration communication mode (MCi), defining an operational communication mode (MUO) on the basis of at least a portion of the content of the first received signal (RS), receiving a second signal (RS) according to the operational communication mode (MUO), and interpreting the second received signal (RS) according to the operational communication mode (MUO), in such a way as to identify control data in the second received signal (RS). The invention also concerns a method for configuring a communication device of an actuator, and a communication device and a tool for configuring said device.

Communication method and device for remote control of an actuator for mobile equipment in a building

Method of communication between a first node and a second node of a home-automation installation, the method comprising the transmission of a first signal from a first transmitting part of the first node to a second receiving part of the second node, upon receipt of the first signal by the second node, transmission of a second signal from a second transmitting part of the second node to a first receiving part of the first node, the second signal comprising a signal confirming to the first node that the first signal has indeed been received and understood, and placing in the inactive state or maintaining in the active state the first receiving part as a function of an information cue contained in the second signal received by the first node.

Process of communication between a first node and a second node of a home automation installation

The present invention relates to an operating method for a communication device (DC) for remote control of an actuator (ACT) for a piece of mobile equipment (ME) in a building, comprising the steps consisting of: analysing a first received signal (RS) to determine if at least one sequence of the first received signal (RS) can be interpreted as being in accordance with a configuration communication mode which can be used by the communication device (DC); on receipt of at least one sequence of the first received signal which is in accordance with a configuration mode, defining said configuration communication mode (MCi) as the identified configuration communication mode; defining an operational communication mode (MUO) on the basis of the identified configuration communication mode (MCi); receiving a second signal (RS) according to the operational communication mode (MUO); and interpreting the second received signal (RS) according to the operational communication mode (MUO), in such a way as to identify control data in the second received signal (RS).

Method of operating a mobile control unit intended to form part of a home-automation installation comprising elements including items of equipment fixed in a building, the elements of the installation communicating over a home-automation network, each element being furnished with an identifier which is specific to it and with an authentication key, termed 'common key', identical for all the elements of the home-automation network and authenticating an element's membership to the home-automation network, characterized in that it comprises:&#x2014;a step of locating the mobile control unit with respect to a contour containing the elements of the home-automation installation, the mobile unit comprising a means of network linking to the home-automation network,&#x2014;a step of automatic invalidation of the common key contained in the mobile control unit in the case where the mobile control unit is situated outside the contour.

Method of operating a mobile control unit of a home-automation installation

The communication method applies to a home-automation installation comprising at least one sending element, a self-powered receiving element and an element for substituting for the receiving element. The method is such that, when the receiving element is in a sleep mode, the substitution element receives and records information sent by the sending element for the attention of the receiving element and such that, when the receiving element is no longer in sleep mode, the substitution element sends the information for the attention of the receiving element.

Communication method in a home-automation installation

A method of testing and installing a remote control unit (RCU) for controlling elements (ACT, ACT, ACT) of a home automation network, intended for managing the security or heat or light comfort in a building, comprising the use of software (ALS) emulating the remote control unit in a computer (PCU) to define a virtual remote control unit (VRCU), and the configuring of the virtual remote control unit to enable the elements of the network to be controlled, wherein sending rights are assigned to the virtual remote control unit at the time of that configuration and wherein the cancellation of these sending rights results at least from a step for copying the configuration (CFG) of the virtual remote control unit in the remote control unit.

Method of testing and installing a home automation remote control unit

A synchronized control method for actuators driving a moving device includes the sending of a signal repeating a frame including the code of the control to be executed, inserting into the frame sent a time information item representative of the control generation duration, extracting the time information item and computing at least one of the application start and the application end instant of control, and the reception of the signal for application of the control to the actuator as long as the generation of the control signal lasts.

Actuator control method

Secure transfer of information between a first command transmitter and a second command transmitter such as those employed for remote control of actuators employed in home automation systems for example for opening and closing windows, solar protection, ventilation, roller blinds, garage doors and the like, is achieved by first authenticating the first command transmitter with respect to a third object preferably constituting part of the existing network, such as a command receiver or command transmitter and only transferring information to the second command transmitter when authentication of the first command transmitter has succeeded. The method particularly applies when a new second command transmitter is to be installed on a home automation network, having identical rights and functionalities to those of the existing first command transmitter.

Method for transmitting information between bidirectional objects

A method of configuring a control unit (CPU) of an actuator (ACT) including a motor (MOT) for operating a movable element (COV) of a home automation equipment item (INST) of closure, privacy, sun protection or screening, which comprises:

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Florent Pellarin