System for physically mounting a multifunction user interface to a basic multifunction sensor to access and control various parameters of a control network environment
US6285912A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multifunction user interface provided as an add-on option to a more basic multifunction sensor which does not provide a display or keypad, to provide a local user interface to access and control parameters of a control network. The basic multifunction sensor provides a plurality of parameter sensors in one sensor housing, and can interface with and control operation of one or more processor control systems connected by a network bus in an occupied space networked environment. The basic sensor comprises at least an occupancy sensor, a temperature sensor, and a common network communications and control processor coupled to a common communication transceiver. This allows the basic multifunction sensor to interface with and control operation of one or more processor control systems in an occupied space networked environment. The add-on multifunction user interface comprises a display controlled by a display controller and a keypad input controlled by a keypad controller, which are electrically coupled to the communications and- control processor to provide the local user interface.
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