DOMOTIC DEVICE HAVING ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION LINK WITH REMOTE COMPUTER SERVER

专利摘要:
The invention relates to a home automation device, a method, a computer program and a home automation system in which a main home automation system (30) belonging to a main local network (32) transmits a home automation message to a computer server (35) via a link principal (33) and, in the event of a malfunction of said main link (33), re-transmits said home-automation message by a translocal link (36, 55) separate from the main link, directly to a neighboring central (38, 43) belonging to a neighbor local network (40, 45) which transmits said home automation message to the computer server (35) via a neighbor link (37, 46).
公开号:FR3024809A1
申请号:FR1457719
申请日:2014-08-08
公开日:2016-02-12
发明作者:Jean-Marc Prunet；Stephane Bacou；Emmanuel Prevost
申请人:MYFOX；
IPC主号:

专利说明:

[0001] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a home automation device comprising at least two home automation systems, such a home automation system, a method implemented in such a home automation system and in such a home automation device, enabling to provide a redundant communication link between a home automation station and a receiver device. Many home automation applications require, for reasons of safety or convenience, a home automation station is permanently accessible by telecommunications links, either to control the status, or to be able to receive notifications of this device. In particular, in the case of a home automation alarm system, a user wishes to be immediately informed of an incident occurred in a monitored premises such as his home for example.
[0002] Many home automation devices are connected to a user interface across the Internet. More specifically, many home automation devices are part of a local network of electronic devices, all connected by a single router to the Internet. However, this connection model poses the problem of the Internet network failure that cuts the telecommunication link between user and home automation device. Such a failure can have multiple origins, technical or fraudulent, on a trunk or on the router of the local network, including power cuts. In particular, in the case of a home automation station monitoring premises and / or objects, a break in the connection between central home and user via the Internet may be ill-intentioned. This is why some home automation devices are adapted to communicate on a mobile phone type network, for example GSM, as a backup telecommunication link in the event of interruption of access to the Internet.
[0003] Nevertheless, this type of solution is expensive for the user. Indeed, it sometimes requires the purchase of an additional device allowing a relay on the GSM network, or even an additional communication antenna on the network. In addition, a user must purchase access on this network, which is often a monthly subscription, while the probability of using this back-up network is very small, and in any case very occasional. The invention therefore aims to overcome these disadvantages. The invention aims to propose a home automation device providing a redundant telecommunication link between a home automation station and a receiver device. The invention aims in particular to provide such a reliable home automation device and resistant to a connection failure through the Internet between a home automation system and a receiving device. The invention also relates to such a home automation system.
[0004] The invention aims to provide such a power plant that is economical to use. The invention relates more particularly to such a power plant which is reliable. The invention also aims to propose such a power station which is energy independent. The invention further aims a method implemented by such a device for reliable operation of such a central. The invention also relates to a method implemented by such a central unit in such a device, adapted so that the central is simple to install, configure and use. The invention therefore relates to a home automation device comprising: a first home automation system, called the main central unit, a second home automation station, called a neighboring central one, an electronic device, called a receiver device, connected to said main central unit by a first data communication link, said main link, - connected to said neighboring plant by a second data communication link, said neighbor link, distinct from the main link, said main unit being adapted to: - receive signals, called signals home automation systems, of at least one home automation sensor, - processing said home automation signals and producing digital data representative of a message, called a home automation message, as a function of said home automation signals, - being able to transmit said home automation message to said receiving device by said main connection to be able to detect a break in said main link, r establish a data communication link, said translocal link: - distinct from said main link, - distinct from said neighbor link, - with said neighboring plant, - on detection of a cut-off of said main link, to be able to re-transmit said home automation message to said neighboring central, by said translocal link, said neighboring central being adapted to: - be able to receive, on said translocal link, said home automation message from said main unit, 25 - be able to transmit said home automation message to said receiving device by said neighbor link . A home automation device according to the invention is in particular a set of electronic and / or computer hardware, software, information in the form of digital data organized in files and / or databases, and analog data communication links. and / or digital between said equipment, capable of performing predetermined functions.
[0005] A device according to the invention advantageously comprises a plurality of domotic power plants according to the invention, that is to say a plurality of domotic power plants interconnected by translocal links. Thus, advantageously and according to the invention, said domotic power plants form a telecommunications network based on said translocal links, in particular a machine-to-machine telecommunications network. More particularly, home automation systems according to the invention are adapted to form an ad hoc communication network. Advantageously and according to the invention, said translocal connection allows a direct connection between said main power station and said neighboring power plant, that is to say a communication link without an intermediate relay device between said main power station and said neighboring power plant. Electronic devices having distinct functions and a distinct design of a home automation system according to the invention can advantageously communicate with each other or with this home automation system via said translocal link. More particularly, home automation systems of a home automation device according to the invention can provide, principally, functions very different from each other (for example room surveillance, geolocation of objects, management of air conditioning, management of openings, etc.), while being able to transmit, via said translocal link, home automation messages received from another domotic control center of different type. The invention also relates to a home automation system, called the main central unit, adapted to: - receive signals, called home automation signals, from at least one home automation sensor, - process said home automation signals and produce digital data representative of a message, said domotic message, according to said domotic signals, 30 - being able to transmit said home automation message to a receiver device by a first data communication link, said main link, 3024809 5 - to be able to detect a cutoff of said main link, - to be able to establish a data communication link, called translocal link: - separate from the main link, 5 - with a second home automation station, called neighboring central, adapted to be able to send said home automation message to said receiving device by a second data communication link, said link neighboring, distinct from the main link and the translocal link, detecting a cutoff of said main link, being able to retransmit said home-automation message to said neighboring central unit, by said translocal link. A home automation system according to the invention is an electronic device having home automation functions. A home automation system according to the invention is adapted to provide surveillance of premises such as a home, a company, for example a warehouse, an office area, etc. It receives in particular home automation sensor signals for monitoring said premises, and issues alarm or alert messages to users or warning devices (a siren for example). Thus, such a home automation system provides for example a burglar alarm function and can trigger alarms or prevent a predefined person on detection of an intrusion into said premises monitored. Advantageously and according to the invention, the adjacent plant and the main plant according to the invention have at least in common the ability to communicate with each other directly, in particular to send home automation messages, via said translocal link, whatever the domotic functions they provide respectively. The neighboring plant and the main plant therefore have in common main functions in accordance with the invention enabling them to exchange domotic messages via said translocal link. Throughout the text, the described characteristics relating to the main plant are also applicable to each neighboring plant, and vice versa. The categorization in "main" or "neighboring" of a home automation system according to the invention results solely from a bias in point of view. The main and neighboring home automation power stations according to the invention are in certain cases similar, or even identical, sometimes identical to differences related to the technological and / or economic evolution of electronic components, and / or differences related to the evolution of an operating software. In particular, advantageously and according to the invention, said neighboring plant is further adapted to: - be able to detect a cut-off of said neighboring link, - on detection of a cut-off of said neighboring link, to be able to re-transmit said home-automation message to another home automation system by said translocal link. The other home automation station may be the main central or a neighboring central other than said adjacent central re-emitting said home automation message by said translocal link. In addition, advantageously and according to the invention, said neighboring plant is further adapted to: - receive signals, called home automation signals, from at least one home automation sensor, - process said home-automation signals and produce digital data representative of a message, said home automation message, according to said home automation signals. In addition, said main unit is advantageously adapted to, on reception of a home automation message from said neighboring station by said translocal link, retransmitting said home automation message by said main link. Advantageously, the main control unit verifies that its main link is functional - in particular that it is not off - before re-transmitting by said main link the home automation message from the neighboring control unit to said receiving device.
[0006] Advantageously and according to the invention: said main central unit belongs to a first local network, called the main local network, of separate electronic devices and remote from the receiving device; said neighboring central belongs to a second local network, called local network; neighbor, separate electronic devices and remote receiver device. The neighboring local area network is disjoined from the main local area network. In particular, each local home automation network according to the invention (principal or neighbor (s)) has a specific access to the Internet, in particular has an access router to the Internet that is specific to each local network according to the invention. Each local network therefore has a priori a communication link with the receiving device, especially with a computer server not belonging to said local network.
[0007] Advantageously and according to the invention, said main link and said neighboring link are telecommunications links using at least part of the Internet network. A local area network according to the invention comprises a plurality of electronic devices. In a local area network according to the invention, at least one of said electronic devices has access to the Internet and sharing with the other electronic devices forming part of said local area network. This device is usually a router. Moreover, in general each electronic device of said local network must contain in memory a password determined for this local network to be able to use the access to the Internet of this local network.
[0008] The devices of a local network are generally located in the same local or group of premises (individual house or apartment for example) and are connected by wire or wireless (Wi-Fi® for example) to a router providing access to the Internet. A local network is therefore usually the local network of a home or business.
[0009] The neighboring local area network is often made similar to the main local area network. Nevertheless, nothing prevents, according to the invention 3024809 8 that the local network differs from the main local network, for example by the nature of the neighboring link and the main link. Thus, the neighboring link may be based on a wireless telecommunications network of the GPRS, UMTS, LTE type and the main link be based on a wired telecommunications network of the telephone-ADSL type or by optical fibers. The invention is advantageously applied to a home automation system that does not have access means specific to the Internet. Nevertheless, the invention also applies advantageously to a home automation system according to the invention comprising means for accessing the Internet.
[0010] Indeed, if the router of a local network can fail and deprive a home automation station of access to the Internet, the means of communication of said home automation station directly on the Internet can also be out of order (for example example because a subscription GPRS, UMTS, LTE has not been renewed). Furthermore, each home automation sensor according to the invention advantageously comprises a home-automation signal communication link with a single home automation system. Each home automation sensor is advantageously adapted to communicate with a home automation system according to the invention by a clean, wired or wireless communication link. The home automation sensor can be part of the home automation unit 20 (for example be mounted on an electronic card common to a data processing unit of the home automation system) or be physically separated therefrom. More particularly, at least one of said home automation sensor has a wireless communication link, called home automation link, with said home automation system. Said home automation link is of low optimum range, for example less than 1km, especially less than 500m, more particularly less than 100m indoors. Thus said home automation link is for example a radio frequency link, for example according to one of the IEEE 802.15.4 standards, for example of the Zigbee® type.
[0011] Advantageously and according to the invention, at least one home automation sensor is chosen from: a fire detector, a motion detector, in particular an infrared detector, an opening opening detector, an accelerometric detector, a magnetometric detector, a camera, a microphone, a power supply cut-off detector, a contact detector, a water detector, a thermometer, a luxmeter, in particular a photovoltaic sensor, a gas detector, in particular a carbon monoxide detector, an oxygen rate detector, a carbon dioxide detector, a water vapor rate detector (humidity sensor), a seismic detector, an ice break detector, a fault detector or a malfunction detector; an electrical or mechanical device, a call for help or assistance medallion, a water consumption sensor, in particular a water meter, an electricity consumption sensor , including an electricity meter, a gas consumption sensor, in particular a gas meter, a fuel consumption sensor, a GPS tracking device, a tachometer, a pressure sensor, an anemometer, a monitoring sensor, a person, including a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a oxygen saturation sensor, a respiratory rate sensor, and the like. The home automation system is adapted to centralize and process home automation signals of a plurality of home automation sensors. The home automation system is adapted to produce data representative of messages, called home automation messages, as a function of the home automation signals received from one or more home automation sensors. The home automation system is adapted to transmit such a home automation message to a receiving device, that is to say that said home automation message comprises at least one address area, said address area being completed by an identifier of said receiving device stored in a memory of said home automation system. Advantageously and according to the invention, said receiver device is advantageously a computer server. The computer server is generally distant from each home automation station. In particular the computer server is generally out of reach on links exclusively without wire, a majority of domotic power plants according to the invention.
[0012] The computer server is for example a physical computer server or a network of computer servers in the "cloud". The computer server is advantageously a computer server centralizing information exchanges: between each home automation system according to the invention and an electronic interface device with a user (computer, mobile electronic device, etc.), and / or between domotic power plants according to the invention. The computer server can process such information as digital data. The computer server comprises a memory in which information relating to home automation systems according to the invention is recorded. More particularly, the computer server includes in memory a server table in which are stored identifiers of a plurality of home automation systems according to the invention. Said server table advantageously also comprises information relating to each home automation system according to the invention, for example their geolocation. Their geolocation can be determined by the computer server on the basis of the internet address (IP address) of the local network to which said home automation station belongs, or from an address linked to a service subscription linked to said device (for example a remote monitoring service in the case of an alarm device), or on the basis of an address entered by a user.
[0013] Said server table of the computer server may also include one or more encryption keys associated with each home automation system identifier. An adjacent local area network is generally secure and therefore inaccessible to an external electronic device that does not have a key or password to connect it. Such local networks are geographically neighboring but closed and without exchanges between them.
[0014] The invention enables a home automation system to send home-automation messages to said receiving device through the neighboring link of the neighboring local network, without having any particular authorization - in particular without having an encryption key or a network password. neighboring local - only by sending domotic messages 5 to said neighboring station by said translocal link, said neighboring unit being responsible for transmitting them via said neighbor link because said neighboring station belongs to the neighboring local network and is therefore authorized to use said link neighbor. The invention enables a home automation system according to the invention 10 already having a communication link with the Internet, to have an alternative communication link from machine to machine with at least one other home automation center equipped with communication means on said translocal link and also having access to the Internet. The invention enables a home automation system to issue home automation messages via a connection to the Internet of a local area network other than the local area network to which it belongs. The invention therefore advantageously makes it possible to offer a home automation system a possibility of communicating with the computer server, in spite of a main out-of-service connection between the main local network to which it belongs and the computer server. The invention thus enables a home automation system to have a backup communication link with the receiver device. It is also advantageously a free back-up link, from a central station to a neighboring station, without the use of an existing telecommunications network requiring a subscription and / or involving quantitative billing, such as a telecommunications network. GSM or GPRS for example. Advantageously, a home automation system according to the invention is adapted to transmit to said receiver device only predetermined domotic messages.
[0015] Advantageously and according to the invention, said main unit is adapted to be able to retransmit said home-automation message to said neighboring central unit by said translocal connection, according to a protocol, called a translocal domotic protocol, of predetermined communication. More particularly, a home automation system according to the invention is adapted to transmit via said translocal link only domotic messages of predetermined format.
[0016] Moreover, advantageously and according to the invention, on reception of a home automation message by said translocal link, said neighboring control unit is adapted to transmit to said receiving device, by said neighboring link, said home automation message only if said home automation message is established according to the translocal domotic protocol.
[0017] Thus, according to the invention, only domotic messages of predetermined format can pass through said adjacent link between said main unit and said receiver device. In some embodiments of the invention, the neighboring central unit is adapted to transmit said home automation message to said receiving device, via said neighbor link, only if it corresponds to an element of a list, called an authorized list, comprising a plurality predetermined type of home automation messages authorized to be transmitted via said neighbor link. Said authorized list includes typical home automation messages, for example "open door", "low fridge temperature", "intrusion detection", etc. Said authorized list is advantageously stored in a memory of the neighboring plant. The home automation messages of said main station can pass through the neighboring local network and the neighboring link, but they can not be transmitted to other devices of the neighboring local network that the neighboring central and the devices located on the adjacent link between said central station neighbor and the computer server. In addition, in a device according to the invention, said main unit advantageously crypt at least part of a home automation message to the receiving device with an encryption key which is not held by said neighboring central.
[0018] Thus, advantageously and according to the invention, a communication tunnel is established between said main unit and said receiving device 3024809 13 without a home automation message being able to be extracted from it, for example by said neighboring central unit and without being able to out, for example to a device of the local network neighbor. In particular, neither an apparatus of the neighboring local network nor said neighboring central unit can read the contents of the home automation messages exchanged between the main central unit and the receiver device via said neighboring local network. In particular, said main central advantageously encrypts the informative content (body) of the message. In particular, advantageously and according to the invention, said main central unit is adapted to encrypt a body of the home automation message with a key which the receiver device 10 has but whose neighboring central does not have. Thus, said neighboring plant can not extract the information contained in said home automation message from said main plant. A home automation system according to the invention for example encrypts the information content (or body) of the message with an encryption protocol of the type RSA or AES. Advantageously and according to the invention, it is thus impossible for a home automation system according to the invention to access a neighboring local network, to determine which electronic devices are part of said neighboring local network, to know the nature and / or the number of domotic sensors connected to the neighboring plant, etc. Similarly, it is impossible for a home automation system according to the invention to extract information from a home automation message passing through it via said translocal link. Similarly, it is impossible for a home automation system according to the invention to broadcast data to one or more devices of the neighboring local network.
[0019] More particularly, a home automation message transmitted by said main central unit to said translocal link according to said home automation translocal protocol can not be representative of a request for information concerning said neighboring central office or the neighboring local network. In addition, in some embodiments of the invention, only certain types of messages may pass through the neighboring local network. Thus, the passage of domotic messages from said main unit, through the neighboring link, is limited to certain types of messages, for example alert messages of a user in the case of a home automation alarm system. providing a monitoring function of a room. Nevertheless, depending on the type of translocal connection - in particular as a function of the data rate of said translocal connection - nothing precludes the provision of all the functionalities of the main power plant being accessible through said translocal link and said neighboring link. In particular, bidirectional exchanges between the main station and the computer server can be provided. More particularly, user control instructions sent to the computer server may be communicated to said main unit. These control instructions may for example be encapsulated in the body of a home automation message. Nevertheless, these domotic messages, in one direction or the other, are contained in a tunnel through the neighboring local network, so that they can neither leave nor be extracted.
[0020] Furthermore, advantageously and according to the invention, said computer server is adapted to be able to communicate via a telecommunications network with at least one interface device with a human user. The user of an interface device is, for example, the user of a local network, in particular a home automation system according to the invention belonging to this local network. The user of an interface device may also be different from the user of said home automation system: it is for example an employee of a remote monitoring company. Furthermore, said receiver device according to the invention may be an interface device with a human user. In this case, advantageously, said main unit sends said home automation message directly to said interface device, without passing through a computer server. An interface device with a human user is an electronic man-machine interface device, for example a mobile phone or tablet connected to the computer server by a data telecommunications network (eg GPRS ). Said electronic interface device is advantageously adapted to establish bidirectional communication with said main unit 5, via said computer server. Thus, a user can receive information on the status of at least one home automation parameter monitored or collected by said main unit: for example an alarm message relating to an intrusion or a fire detected by a home automation sensor connected to said central unit main.
[0021] In addition, a user can also control said remote main unit, through said computer server and said main link with the main local network or through said computer server and a neighboring link and then the translocal link between at least one neighboring central and said main plant.
[0022] With a device according to the invention, a user, said main user, of the main unit receives messages from said main unit on an interface device, even in case of malfunction of the main link between said main unit and the main unit. computer server. This is advantageously entirely transparent for each user, said neighboring user, of a neighboring central unit which transfers messages from the main unit to said receiving device. Said home automation system advantageously comprises an emergency power supply. An emergency power supply comprises for example one or more of the following elements alone or in combination: a battery, a photovoltaic panel, etc. In the computer networks, the cut or the malfunction of said main link is in particular detected by the main central by the absence of feedback after a predetermined time. Thus, advantageously, in a method according to the invention, said main unit: - sends a home automation message to a receiving device via said main link, and triggers a timer, - compares the value of said timer with a value representative of a delay, said waiting time, predetermined, 5 - retransmits said home automation message via said translocal link if the waiting time has elapsed without an acknowledgment message of said receiving device. Advantageously and according to the invention, said neighboring central unit is adapted to receive an acknowledgment message from said receiver device 10 and transmit it to said main central unit by said translocal link. Thus, advantageously, in a method according to the invention, when said main unit: - transmits a home automation message to a receiving device, to a first neighboring central via said translocal link, it triggers a timer, then - compares the value of said timer with a value representative of a predetermined time delay, - re-transmits said home automation message to a second neighboring central via said translocal link if the waiting time has elapsed without an acknowledgment message from said receiving device. Said central unit successively sends its home-automation message via said translocal link to each neighboring central office of which it has the identifier in a routing table until an acknowledgment of receipt of the receiving device is returned to it, or until that it reaches the end of its routing table. If it reaches the end of the routing table, it re-runs until it receives an acknowledgment. In addition, advantageously, in a device according to the invention, said main central unit is adapted, on reception of a home automation message from said neighboring central unit by said translocal link, and on detection of a cutoff of said main link, re-transmitting said home automation message by said translocal link to a second neighboring central.
[0023] In particular, a central unit according to the invention is advantageously adapted for, on reception of a home automation message from said neighboring central unit by said translocal link, and on detection of a cutoff of said main link, retransmitting said home automation message by said translocal link to a second neighboring plant. More particularly, said main unit is adapted to, on reception of a home automation message from said neighboring station by said translocal link, and on detecting a cutoff of said main link, retransmitting said home message by said translocal link to a second one. neighboring station: - belonging to a second neighboring local network, - adapted to emit signals representative of a home automation message to said receiving device by a second neighbor link. The invention makes it possible to overcome the cases of damage on the 15 Internet and / or electrical networks of an entire building, or even of an entire neighborhood. Indeed, the invention makes it possible to transmit data by successive transfers ("jumps") of a domotic message from a home automation system to a home automation system to at least one home automation system whose communication link with the receiver device is functional. This (s) central (s) home automation (s) according to the invention located (s) on the edge of the private area of main link (s) with the computer server allows (tent) therefore to all domotic power plants according to the invention of the private area of main link (s) to communicate with the computer server. An alternative network of direct telecommunications between 25 domotic power plants is created. More particularly, a plurality of home automation systems according to the invention advantageously form an ad hoc network. Advantageously and according to the invention, said translocal link is a wireless communication link. Thus, a main station can establish a translocal communication link with a neighboring station without any particular hardware and without additional installation between the main local network and the neighboring local area network. Advantageously, the main unit establishes a translocal communication link with each neighboring unit in an automated manner, without any particular action by the user. Thus a home automation system according to the invention is simple to install and configure. Advantageously and according to the invention, said translocal link is a telecommunication link operating on a wireless telecommunications technology with a maximum range greater than the maximum range of the main local network. In particular, the translocal link works advantageously on a telecommunication technology with a maximum range greater than the current maximum range of Wi-Fi® (IEEE 802.11x standard). Most local networks currently use Wi-Fi® links; this is particularly the case of local home networks of individuals, whose maximum range in urban areas is less than 100m. In addition, the translocal link works advantageously on a telecommunications technology adapted to cross obstacles (such as walls) better than the Wi-Fi® as defined to date. Thus, a translocal link according to the invention operates advantageously on a telecommunications technology having a range of at least 500 m in urban areas or 1 km in rural areas, in particular of at least 1.5 km in urban areas or 5 km in rural areas. , and more particularly advantageously at least 3km in urban areas or 10km in rural areas.
[0024] Nevertheless, alternatively or in combination, nothing prevents from providing, in certain embodiments of the invention, that the translocal connection can operate using a restricted range wireless network such as Wi-Fi. ®. Thus, this may be advantageous in certain areas densely equipped with home automation systems according to the invention and / or in the event of damage to the telecommunication link specific to the translocal link.
[0025] In addition, advantageously and according to the invention, said translocal link is an encrypted communication link. For example, the encryption of the translocal link involves a method in which two central units (main and neighboring or neighboring) exchange encryption keys, directly by said translocal link and / or via said main and adjacent link via the computer server which advantageously contains in memory at least one encryption key of the main power plant and of each neighboring power plant. Said translocal link is for example encrypted by a protocol of the SSL / TLS type. Advantageously and according to the invention: said main unit comprises at least one memory in which at least one identifier, said main identifier, of its own, is stored, said main unit is adapted to be able to transmit a signal, said signal of search, comprising said main identifier, by said translocal connection, - said neighboring central comprises at least one memory in which is stored at least one identifier, said neighbor identifier, which is unique to it, 20 - said neighboring central is adapted for, upon reception said search signal, transmit a signal, said pairing signal, comprising said neighbor identifier, said translocal connection, - said main unit is adapted for, on receiving said pairing signal, register said neighbor identifier in a memory.
[0026] Said main identifier and said neighbor identifier are, for example, identifiers of the MAC address type. This allows a home automation system according to the invention to discover and / or establish a communication network on said translocal link with other home automation centers in range.
[0027] Furthermore, advantageously and according to the invention, said neighboring station is adapted to be able to transmit a search signal comprising, in addition to a neighboring identifier, said translocal link. Advantageously, said main unit comprises a plurality of neighboring identifiers in memory and sends a search signal for each stored neighbor identifier. In particular, said neighboring station sends at least one search signal for each neighbor identifier that it receives from a computer server in response to a registration message sent by said main station to said computer server. Moreover, advantageously and according to the invention, said main unit is adapted to, on reception of said search signal, transmit a signal, called a pairing signal, comprising said main identifier, by said translocal link, said neighboring central station. is adapted to, upon reception of said pairing signal, register said main identifier in a memory. Furthermore, the home automation system according to the invention is also advantageously characterized in that it comprises at least one memory adapted to be able to store a plurality of distinct identifiers of distinct neighboring plants. More particularly, said main unit is adapted to be able to store in memory a plurality of identifiers of neighboring central units 20 in the form of a list or a table, called a routing table. Each home automation system according to the invention advantageously comprises in memory a routing table in which are listed all the identifiers of neighboring plants within its reach on said translocal link, and with which it has exchanged its identifier. Alternatively or in combination with the transmission of a pairing signal on the translocal link, nothing prevents, as long as the main link and the neighboring link are functional, that the neighboring station transmits a pairing signal to destination of said main plant through the neighboring link, the computer server and the main link, and not by said translocal link. Thus, the computer server can also join to the pairing signal 30 an encryption key for the communication of said main unit with said neighboring unit.
[0028] Advantageously and according to the invention, the memory of the main unit is adapted to be able to store, with each identifier of each neighboring unit, an encryption key to be used for securely communicating with said neighboring unit, by said translocal link or by said main link and said neighbor link. Alternatively or in combination, during the installation of a main unit, and especially when connected to the main local network, the computer server determines a geolocation based on the Internet address of the main local network, saves it, and sends at said main central unit 10 a list of identifiers of neighboring plants situated in the geographically close proximity of said main power station and theoretically located within the communication range of said main power station by said translocal link. Said main unit then sends a search signal to each neighboring station of the list provided by the computer server, that is to say, it sends a search signal 15 further comprising an identifier of one of the neighboring plants from the list. Advantageously and according to the invention, the pairing signal further comprises a value, called quality value, representative of the quality of the translocal link between said main plant and said neighboring plant. Upon receipt of said pairing signal, said main unit advantageously records said quality value of each neighboring plant with said neighbor identifier. In addition, advantageously and according to the invention, the main unit is adapted to store in memory, with each identifier of each neighboring plant, a quality value of the translocal connection with the adjacent unit 25. This value can be based on one of the following criteria, taken alone or in combination, of the connection between a main power station and a neighboring power plant via said translocal link: signal strength, recorded bit rate of the translocal link, bit rate of the link neighbor, intermittence of the translocal link or the neighboring link, level of access permissions to its neighboring local network, quality values of the translocal links of the neighboring plant with the neighboring stations registered in its own memory, etc.
[0029] Advantageously and according to the invention, said main unit is adapted to record a plurality of identifiers in list or table form, with a priority order. Said main unit establishes a priority order of neighboring plants to emit signals in case of malfunction of the main link. The order of priority is advantageously based on the quality value, neighboring plants having the best quality of communication on said translocal link with said main plant being contacted first by said main plant. Advantageously and according to the invention, the pairing is performed directly between the main and neighboring central units without the main unit having authorization (encryption key and / or password) for access to the neighboring local network, in particular to the neighboring link of the neighboring local network. In addition, advantageously and according to the invention, the main unit is adapted to periodically update the data of its routing table. Thus, the main unit periodically sends a search signal to each neighboring station whose address is in its routing table, in order to verify that they are always in communication range on the translocal link, and to update the value. quality associated with each neighboring plant identifier to, if necessary, rearrange the priority orders 20 in the routing table. Advantageously and according to the invention, said device is further characterized in that: said main unit is adapted to be able to transmit a first message, said registration message, to the computer server via said main link, said server computing is adapted to, upon receipt of said registration message, produce and transmit to said main central message in response containing at least one identifier, said neighbor identifier, of at least one neighboring plant, 30 - said main central is adapted for it is possible to transmit, by said translocal link, a signal, called a search signal, comprising: at least one identifier, called its main identifier, which is its own, said neighboring identifier. Said registration message comprises, for example, an identifier, called the main identifier, specific to said main unit. Upon receipt of the registration message, the computer server advantageously saves said main identifier in memory. The computer server sends a response message to said registration message to said main station which contains zero, one or more neighboring identifier (s). Said neighboring identifiers sent by the computer server to the main power station are chosen according to the geolocation of the main power plant. This geolocation is either determined by the computer server, for example from the IP address of the main local network, or for example from a subscription number of a user linked to his postal address. Geolocation data can also be sent directly by the main central station to the computer server according to a geolocation it determines (for example by an integrated satellite positioning device) or that a user enters as input data of the main plant.
[0030] The computer server advantageously records in memory the geolocation of said main unit by associating it with said main identifier. Said main unit advantageously sends a search signal to each neighboring station from which it receives the neighbor identifier in a provided list transmitted by the computer server. The computer server sends to said main plant a list of identifiers of neighboring plants according to a geolocation of the main plant. Said geolocation of the main plant is for example based on the internet address of the main local network to which said main plant belongs.
[0031] A main unit according to the invention advantageously comprises a data processing unit, in particular a digital data processing unit. The processing unit advantageously comprises at least one microprocessor. Said processing unit is particularly suitable for recording and reading data in one or more memories of the main power station. In particular, said processing unit comprises at least one internal memory. The memory of the processing unit is adapted to store data representative of operating instructions of the processing unit. Said instructions advantageously allow a processing unit according to the invention to implement a method according to the invention.
[0032] Advantageously, in a home automation device according to the invention the computer server (or network of computer servers in the "cloud") is adapted to allow exchanges of home-automation messages between a first network of home automation systems operating with a first type of translocal link and / or first type of home automation protocol and a second home automation network 15 operating with a second type of translocal link and / or a second type of home automation protocol. Thus, thanks to the invention, two telecommunication networks on distinct translocal links can be interconnected, so that the extension of a network of home automation systems that can exchange home automation messages within a home automation device according to the invention. is even bigger. In particular, the computer server (or network of computer servers) is adapted to receive a home automation message established according to a first communication protocol, to extract the informative content of said home automation message and to retransmit it according to a second distinct communication protocol 25 of the first protocol. communication. Advantageously, the informative content is encapsulated and encrypted, for example according to a protocol of the RSA or AES type. The invention also extends to a method implemented in a domotic central control unit, called the main central unit, in which said main central unit: receives signals, called home automation signals, from at least one home automation sensor, 3024809 said domotic signals and produces digital data representative of a message, said home automation message, according to said domotic signals, - transmits signals representative of a message, called home automation message, to a receiving device by a first communication link of data, said main link, - detects a break in said main link, - re-transmits said home automation message on a data communication link, called translocal link, distinct from the main link, to a second domotic central, called the neighboring central, adapted to be able to transmit said home automation message to said receiver device by a second data communication link, said adjacent link, distinct from the main link. In addition, advantageously and according to the invention, said method is further characterized in that on reception of a home automation message from a first neighboring central via said translocal link, and on detection of a cutoff of said main link, said main central re-transmits said home automation message to a second neighboring central via said translocal link. The method implemented by the main plant and the method implemented by each neighboring plant are therefore advantageously in accordance with the invention. In particular, the operating method of the main plant is advantageously similar, and more particularly identical, to the operating method of each neighboring plant. The invention also extends to a method implemented by a home automation device according to the invention, in particular a method of operating a home automation device according to the invention. The invention extends to a computer program comprising program code instructions for executing the steps of a method according to the invention when the program is executed on a computer, in particular on an electronic device, and more particularly on a home automation system 30 according to the invention.
[0033] The invention extends in particular to a computer program comprising instructions for executing a method according to the invention when the program is executed by a device comprising at least one digital data processing unit, in particular by a home automation system 5 according to the invention. The invention extends to a recording medium on which is recorded a program according to the invention, as well as to a device in which such a program is recorded, in particular a home automation system comprising a memory in which such a program is checked in.
[0034] The invention also extends to an electronic device, called an extension device, comprising: - a digital data processing unit, - a digital memory, - an antenna adapted to be able to transmit and receive wireless signals on a link, said translocal link, telecommunications, - a connection port, said connection port being adapted to be able to exchange data with a connection port of a home automation station. Said extension device makes it possible to provide means for communicating directly with another home automation system on said translocal link as defined above, to a home automation control center initially having no access. Thus, it suffices for a home automation station to include a connection port so that it can become a home automation system according to the invention capable of communicating on an ad hoc network of home automation systems, in particular via translocal links as defined above.
[0035] Said extension device is further adapted to exchange digital data with said home automation system when said connection port is connected to a compatible connection port of a home automation system. Said extension device advantageously comprises in memory data representative of program code instructions for carrying out the steps of a method according to the invention. In addition, said extension device 3024809 is adapted to transfer data representative of program code instructions for the execution of the steps of a method according to the invention to a memory of a home automation system, via said connection port.
[0036] A connection port of an extension device according to the invention may be hardware in the form of an electrically conductive or fiber optic plug connector. A connection port of an extension device according to the invention may be software, especially when said extension device is adapted to be able to wirelessly exchange data with said home automation station. The extension device is adapted to receive home automation messages from said home automation station and transmit them wirelessly over said translocal link. The extension device may be adapted to modify a home automation message received from said home automation system, so that said home automation message is constructed in accordance with a predetermined protocol such as the home automation translocal protocol defined above. The invention also relates to a home automation device, a home automation system, a method implemented in a home automation device, a method implemented by a home automation system, and a computer program 20 characterized in combination by all or some of the characteristics mentioned above. above or below. Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the following non-limiting description which refers to the appended figures in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a home automation device according to an embodiment according to the invention, - Figure 2 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of a method according to the invention of initialization of a home automation system according to the invention, 3024809 28 - Figure 3 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of a method according to the invention of operation of a home automation system according to the invention. A home automation device according to the invention as shown in FIG. 1 comprises a computer server 35. A router 31 of a local area network, called the main local area network 32, is connected to the computer server 35 via a communication link of the Internet network. The router 31 thus provides access to the Internet to the main local network 32. The set of links and nodes (local link 50, router 31 and link between said main network 32 and the computer server 35) between said main station 30 and the computer server 35 by the local network 32 and the Internet forms said main link 33. Said main link 33 is for example provided at least partly by a wired electrical or optical connection, for example at least partly by a link telephone, for example of the ADSL type. The main local network 32 comprises a home automation system according to the invention, called the main central station 30. Said main central unit 30 is adapted to receive home automation signals from at least one home automation sensor 56 via a wireless communication link, called a home automation link. .
[0037] Said main unit 30 is connected to the router 31 by a communication link, called local link 50, of the main local network 32. Said local connection 50 is provided by a wireless data communication link, for example of the Wi-Fi type. ®. Said main unit 30 is connected to an interface device 34 with a user, such as a mobile phone for example, through the local link 50, the router 31, the main link 33, the computer server 35 and a link telecommunication, said external link 51, using for example at least partly a mobile telecommunications network, for example GSM or GPRS.
[0038] In a device according to the invention, advantageously, numerous local networks 40, 32, 45 are connected through the Internet to the computer server auditing server 35. Thus in FIG. 1, two other local networks, called neighboring networks 40, 45, are represented. Thus a first neighbor network 40 comprises a home automation system according to the invention, called neighboring central 38, connected by a wireless local link 49 (Wifi® for example) to a router 39. Said router 39 provided a communication link between said neighboring network 40 and the computer server 35, through the Internet, wireless for example by a network type LTE (4G). The set of links and nodes (local link 49, router 39 and link between said neighbor network 40 and the computer server 35) between said neighboring station 38 and the computer server 35 by the local network 40 and the Internet form said Neighboring link 37. Said neighbor station 38 is adapted to receive home automation signals from at least one home automation sensor 58 via a wireless communication link, called home automation link 59. Said neighboring central unit 38 is connected to two interface devices 41 , 42 with users, such as a mobile phone and an electronic tablet for example, through the local link 49, the router 39, the neighboring link 37, the computer server 35 and external links 52, 53. Similarly, a second neighboring network 45 comprises a home automation system according to the invention, said neighboring central 43, connected by a local link 48 wired to a router 44. Said router 44 provides a communication link n between said neighbor network 45 and the computer server 35, through the Internet. The set of links and nodes (local link 48, router 44 and link between said neighbor network 45 and the computer server 35) between said neighboring station 43 and the computer server 35 by the local network 45 and the Internet form said Neighboring link 46. Said neighboring central unit 43 is adapted to receive home automation signals from at least one home automation sensor 60 via a wired communication link, called home automation link 61. Said neighboring central unit 43 is connected to an interface device 47 with a user, such as a mobile phone for example, through the local link 48, the router 44, the neighboring link 46, the computer server 35 and an external link 54. In addition, the main station 30 has a communication link, said translocal link 36, with the neighboring first central 38, and 5 of a translocal link 55 with the neighboring second central 43. Said local links 36, 55 are advantageously wireless data communication links. More particularly, said local links 36, 55 are advantageously long-range wireless data communication links from machine to machine. They are for example advantageously based on a LoRa TM type of telecommunications technology developed by Semtech (Camarillo, California, USA) providing a communication link with a range greater than 3km in urban areas. Moreover, if they are within range of one another, the two adjacent central units 38, 43 can themselves be connected by a translocal connection of the same type. Advantageously, the main unit 30 comprises a memory in which are registered own identifiers, called neighboring identifiers, of each of the adjacent central units 38, 43 in the form of a routing table. Said routing table also comprises a quality value associated with each identifier of said neighboring power plants 38, 43. Said quality value is representative of the quality of the translocal link 36, 55 between said main power station and respective neighboring power plants 38, respectively. 43. The neighboring identifiers are ranked in order of priority in the routing table according to the quality values associated with the translocal link 36, 55 with said neighboring central unit 38, 43 to which each neighboring identifier corresponds. Said routing table of each home automation system 30, 38, 43 is advantageously duplicated in a backup memory of the computer server 35 or a network of computer servers. In the event of malfunction of the main link 33, or malfunction of any other element situated on a communication link between said main unit 30, the computer server 35 comprising said main link 33, for example a malfunction on the router 31 or a malfunction on the local link 50 - assimilated to a malfunction on said main link 33 in the context of the invention - the main unit 30 communicates, in particular data exchange, with the interface device 34 via said translocal link 36, 55 and said neighboring central 38, 43 whose identifier is ranked first in its routing table. If the main unit 30 fails to establish a communication link with the computer server 35 through the neighboring local network 40, 45 of the neighboring central 38, 43 whose identifier is the first in its routing table, the main station 30 tries to establish a communication with the computer server 35 through the neighboring local network 40, 45 of the neighboring station 38, 43 whose identifier is ranked second in its routing table, and so on until a communication link is established with the computer server 35 or the main unit 30 reaches the last identifier of its routing table.
[0039] Thus, for example, if the translocal connection 36 with the adjacent central unit 38 is of better quality than the translocal link 55 with the adjacent central unit 43, said main central unit 30 preferably establishes a communication link with the computer server 35 via said adjacent central office 38. Nevertheless, if the communication link between the neighboring control unit 38 and the computer server 35 is malfunctioning, in particular if the router 39 is out of service or if the neighboring link 37 is cut off, the main control unit 30 attempts to establish a connection. communicating with the computer server 35 via said neighboring control unit 43. Furthermore, when the neighboring control unit 38 transmits home automation messages via said translocal link 36 to the main control unit 30 because its communication link includes said neighbor link 37 with the server computer is cut off, the main station 30 transmits said data received from the cent However, if the main link 33 (or the local link 50, or the router 31) is also malfunctioning, for example due to a power outage affecting an entire building in which the main local network 32 and the neighboring local area network 40 are located, then said main central unit 30 retransmits via said translocal link 55 to the neighboring central unit 43 said data received from the neighboring central station 38 via the translocal link 36. The data of the neighboring central 38 thus perform, in this case, two "jumps" of home automation station in central home automation 5 before joining the Internet, the computer server and optionally an interface device 41, 42. Advantageously, said home automation system ( main central 30 and neighboring central 38, 43) comprises a battery allowing it to continue to operate, in particular to communicate by said translocal link 10 e 36, 55, even in the absence of power supply via a power supply network. In Figure 2, a functional block diagram of a method implemented in a home automation device according to the invention as shown in Figure 1, during the installation of the main plant is shown.
[0040] In the two columns on the right, the operations performed by the main central unit 30 are represented. In the third column from the right are represented the operations performed by the computer server 35. In the fourth column, starting from the right, are represented the operations carried out by a neighboring plant 38, 43. In the left column are shown the operations performed by the interface device 34 of the user of the main plant 30. In step 201, the main plant 30 is installed in the main local network 32. More particularly the main unit 30 establishes a connection with the router 31 by a local link 50.
[0041] In step 202, the main station 30 establishes a communication link with the computer server 35 via said local link 50, the router 31 and the main link 33 between the main local network 32 and the computer server 35. main central 30 sends a message to the computer server 35.
[0042] On receipt of such a message, in step 203, the computer server 35 establishes a geolocation of the main unit 30 from the main line 32 Internet address (IP) or more preferably from information relating to the main user of said main local network (generally a subscriber whose postal address is known from a customer database). In step 204, the computer server searches in a data base for identifiers of neighboring power plants 38, 43 theoretically located within range of the main power station 30 by said translocal link which can be established by the main power station 30. For this purpose, the computer server 35 advantageously comprises in memory a value corresponding to the maximum range of a translocal link and the geolocation of each of the domotic power plants according to the invention already recorded in the computer server 35, in particular power plants adjacent to the main power plant 30 In step 205, the computer server 35 transmits a message to the main central station 30. Said message includes, if necessary, identifiers, said neighbor identifier, of neighboring plants theoretically located within range of the main power station 30. by said translocal link 36, 55 of said main plant 30. Steps 203 to 205 are nevertheless optional. According to the invention, the main central unit can go directly from step 202 to step 207 via link 206. In particular, the main central unit 30 can ignore steps 203 to 205 when it does not have a functional main link. with the computer server 35. The first step of a method according to the invention can therefore be step 207. In step 207, the main unit 30 sends a signal, said search signal, via said translocal link. Said search signal 25 always comprises at least one identifier of said main unit 30. Said identifier is for example a MAC address of the main unit 30. In addition, when the method comprises the steps 203 to 205, the search signal also comprises a identifier of a neighboring plant, so that said search signal and intended for a single adjacent plant, for example the neighboring plant 38. At the first occurrence of step 207, the main unit 30 emits a signal of 3024809 Searching includes the first neighboring plant identifier in a list of identifiers issued by the computer server 35 at step 205. In step 213, the main station 30 waits for receipt of a signal representative of an accused of receiving a neighboring station 38 to which it has issued a search signal comprising the identifier of said neighboring station 38. Step 213 is therefore advantageously conducted during that steps 203 to 205 have been implemented. In step 213, if no signal representative of an acknowledgment has been received from said neighboring plant 38 after a predetermined delay, said waiting period, stored in a memory of said main plant 30, that it goes to step 214. If in step 213, a signal representative of an acknowledgment has been received from said neighboring plant 38 before the end of said waiting period, the main unit 30 goes to step 215.
[0043] In step 214, the main central 30 selects the next neighbor identifier in the neighbor identifier list transmitted to it by the computer server 35 in step 205, then repeats step 207 with this new neighbor identifier, for example, that of the neighboring central station 43. In step 208, each neighboring station 38, 43 within reach of the main station 30 receives said search signal transmitted by it in step 207. If the search signal includes a neighbor identifier, said neighboring station goes to step 220. If the search signal does not include a neighbor identifier, said neighboring station goes directly to step 209. In step 220, each neighboring station 38, 43 having received the search signal compares the neighbor identifier of the search signal with its own identifier. If the two identifiers differ, the neighboring station does nothing. If the neighbor identifier corresponds to its own identifier, said neighboring control unit 38, 43 goes to step 209. In step 209, the neighboring control unit 38 records the main identifier of said main control unit 30 and then determines a value, said quality value, representative of the quality of the translocal link 36 between the main unit 3024809 and itself. If necessary, the neighboring control unit updates its own routing table by adding the main identifier of said main control unit 30, ranked in order of priority in its routing table according to said quality value.
[0044] In step 210, the neighbor station 38 transmits a signal, called a pairing signal, comprising at least its identifier and the identifier of the main unit 30. Said pairing signal also advantageously comprises said determined quality value. in step 209. The pairing signal sent by the adjacent central unit in step 210 is either sent directly to the main unit 30 via said translocal link 36, which is represented in FIG. 2 by the link 212 , or transmitted to the main unit 30 via said adjacent link 37 and the computer server 35. When the pairing signal is sent by the neighboring unit 38 via the neighboring link 37 and the computer server 35, the computer server performs step 211. In step 211, the computer server 35 adds to the pairing signal an encryption key of the neighboring station 38, allowing the main unit 30 to transmit data to the central station. neighboring station 38 securely on said translocal link 36.
[0045] In step 215, the main unit 30 stores the neighboring identifier of each neighboring unit 38, 43 having responded to its search signal by a pairing signal. The main unit 30 also memorizes, as the case may be, each encryption key of each neighboring central unit 38, 43 having responded by associating it with the identifier of said neighboring central unit. In addition, the main unit 30 also stores the quality value returned by each neighboring unit 38, 43 by associating the identifier of the neighboring central unit. If in step 207, the main unit 30 has only issued a search signal comprising a single neighbor identifier, the main unit 30 proceeds to step 214 until it has contacted all the neighboring units whose 30 computer server 35 has sent it the list at step 205. If a search signal has been sent for all the neighboring identifiers that the computer server has transmitted to it, or if the steps 203 to 205 have not been transmitted. have not been carried out and a general search signal without a neighboring identifier has been sent, the main control unit 30 proceeds to step 216. In step 216, the main control unit 30 creates a routing table in which the neighboring identifiers stored in step 215 are ordered according to the quality value associated with them. Thus, the main unit 30 will preferentially contact the neighboring central office 38, 43 having the best quality of communication on said translocal link 36, 55. Then the main unit sends an information message to the computer server 35 with a device interface 34 of a user. In step 218, the computer server 35 receives said information message via said main link 33, stores in memory the routing table of the main control unit, and then transmits said information message to the interface device 34 via the link In step 219, said interface device 34 displays the information content of said information message on a screen of said interface device 34. In step 217, the main control unit 30 measures a predetermined time recorded in memory. Until the time has elapsed, the main station does not renew its routing table. As soon as the predetermined and elapsed duration, the main unit 30 repeats steps 207 to 215 at least with the neighboring identifiers which it has in memory in order to periodically update its routing table. Indeed quality values can change over time, and some neighboring plants can be uninstalled or not functional and therefore disappear from the routing table. Furthermore, when a new neighboring plant 38, 43 is installed within range of the main plant 30 by said translocal link, the main plant 30 performs steps 208 to 210 and, in particular, records the neighboring identifier of the new neighboring plant. 38, 43, and update its routing table according to the quality value that it determines for the translocal link 36, 55 with this new neighboring plant 38, 43.
[0046] In FIG. 3, an operating method according to the invention of a home automation system, called the main central unit 30, according to the invention is represented. This corresponds for example to a method of operation of an alarm home automation system.
[0047] In step 301, the main unit 30 is in a monitoring mode. When the main unit 30 detects an anomaly, it goes to step 302. In step 302 the main unit 30 sends a home automation message which is an alarm message to the computer server 35 by the main link 33 and then Go to step 303. In step 303, the main control panel monitors the reception of a signal representative of an acknowledgment of the computer server 35 for a predetermined duration, known as a waiting time stored in memory. If the main station 30 receives an acknowledgment from the computer server before the end of said waiting period, it returns to step 301. If the main station 30 has not received an acknowledgment of receipt from the computer server 35 at the end of the waiting period, it goes to step 304. In step 304, the main unit 30 re-transmits said alarm message on said translocal link 36, 55 to the central unit 20 38, 43 whose identifier is first in its routing table, that is to say that the main unit 30 transmits said alarm message on said translocal link 36, 55 by associating therewith the first neighbor identifier of its routing table. In step 305, the main control unit monitors receipt of a signal representative of an acknowledgment from the neighboring control unit 38, 43 for a predetermined period of time, stored in memory. If the main unit 30 receives an acknowledgment from the neighboring plant 38, 43 before the end of said waiting period, it returns to step 301. If the main unit 30 has not received an acknowledgment receiving station 30 of neighboring station 38, 43 at the end of the waiting period, it proceeds to step 306.
[0048] In step 306, the main unit 30 selects in its routing table the neighboring identifier located directly after the neighbor identifier previously used in step 304 and then repeats step 304 with the new neighbor identifier. Steps 304 to 306 may be repeated a plurality of times for each neighbor identifier registered in the routing table, i.e. the routing table is traveled several times until no acknowledgment has been received. was received by said main unit 30. In step 307, the main unit 30 receives a message from a neighboring plant via said translocal link. It then goes to step 302 and follows the previously described method. The invention can be the subject of many other embodiments not shown. In particular, many variations of a process according to the invention can be envisaged while remaining in accordance with the process defined according to the invention.

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Claims (5)
[0001]
CLAIMS1 / - Home automation device comprising: - a first central home automation system, called the main central (30), - a second central home automation, called neighboring central (38, 43), - an electronic device, said receiving device (35): - connected to said main central unit (30) by a first data communication link, said main link (33), - connected to said neighboring central unit (38, 43) by a second data communication link, said neighbor link (37, 46) , distinct from the main link (33), said main central unit (30) being adapted to: - receive signals, called home automation signals, from at least one home automation sensor (56), - process said home automation signals and produce digital data Representative of a message, said home-automation message, as a function of said home-automation signals, - being able to send said home-automation message to said receiver device (35) by said main link (33), - to be able to detect a break in said main link (33), 20 - be able to establish a data communication link, said translocal link (36, 55): - distinct from said main link (33), - distinct from said neighbor link (37, 46 with said neighboring central unit (38, 43), on detection of a cut-off of said main link (33), it is possible to retransmit said home-automation message to said neighboring central station (38, 43) by said translocal link (36). , 55), said neighboring central unit (38, 43) being adapted to: - be able to receive, on said translocal link (36, 55), said home automation message from said main central unit (30), 3024809 40 - be able to transmit said home automation message to said receiving device (35) by said neighbor link (37, 46).
[0002]
2 / - Device according to claim 1, characterized in that said adjacent central (38, 43) is further adapted to: 5 - be able to detect a cut of said adjacent link (37, 46), - on detection of a cut said neighbor link, can reissue said home automation message to another home automation station by said translocal link (36, 55).
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3 / - Device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that said adjacent central (38, 43) is further adapted to: - receive signals, called home automation signals, at least one home automation sensor ( 58, 60), - processing said domotic signals and producing digital data representative of a message, said home automation message, based on said home automation signals.
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4 / - Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that - said main unit (30) belongs to a first local network, said main local network (32), separate electronic devices and remote from the device receiver (35), - said neighboring central (38, 43) belongs to a second local network, said adjacent local network (40, 45), of separate electronic devices and remote from the receiving device (35).
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5 / - Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said main unit (30) is adapted for receiving a home automation message from said neighboring plant (38, 43) by said translocal link ( 36, 55), and on detecting a cutoff of said main link (33), re-transmitting said home automation message by said translocal link (36, 55) to a second neighboring central (38, 43). 6 / - Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: - 3024809 41 - said main unit (30) comprises at least one memory in which is stored at least one identifier, said main identifier, which is said main station is adapted to be able to transmit a signal, said search signal, comprising said main identifier, by said translocal link (36, 55), said neighboring central unit (38, 43) comprises at least one memory in which is stored at least one identifier, said neighbor identifier, which is its own, - said neighboring station is adapted to, on receipt of said search signal, transmit a signal, said pairing signal, comprising said neighbor identifier, by said translocale link, - said main unit is adapted for, on receiving said pairing signal, register said neighbor identifier in a memory. 7 / - Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said translocal link (36, 55) is a wireless communication link. 8 / - Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said translocal link (36, 55) is an encrypted communication link. 9 / - Device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the receiving device is a computer server (35). 10 / - Device according to claim 9, characterized in that said computer server (35) is adapted to be able to communicate by a telecommunications network with at least one interface device (34, 41, 42, 47) with a user human. 11 / - Device according to one of claims 9 or 10, characterized in that: - said main unit (30) is adapted to be able to transmit a first message, said registration message, to the computer server 30 (35) via said main link (33), 3024809 42 - said computer server (35) is adapted to, on receipt of said registration message, produce and transmit to said main central message in response containing at least one identifier, said neighbor identifier, at least one neighboring plant (38, 43), said main unit is adapted to be able to transmit, by said translocal link (36, 55), a signal, called a search signal, comprising: at least one identifier, said principal identifier, which is its own, - said neighbor identifier. 12 / - Device according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, on receiving a home automation message by said translocal link (36, 55), said neighboring central (38, 43) is adapted to transmit to said receiving device (35), by said neighbor link (37, 46), said home automation message only if said home automation message is established according to a protocol, called home automation translocal protocol, predetermined communication. 13 / - Device according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that at least one home automation sensor (56, 58, 60) is selected from: a fire detector, a motion detector, including an infrared detector, a detector sash opening, accelerometer detector, magnetometric detector, camera, microphone, power supply cut-off detector, contact detector, water detector, thermometer, luxmeter, photovoltaic sensor, a gas detector, in particular a carbon monoxide detector, a dioxygen level detector, a carbon dioxide detector, a water vapor content detector including a humidity sensor, a detector seismic, an ice break detector, a fault or malfunction detector of an electrical or mechanical device, a medallion for rescue or assistance, a water consumption sensor, in particular a water meter, an electricity consumption sensor, in particular an electricity meter, a gas consumption sensor, in particular a gas meter, a fuel consumption sensor, a GPS tracking device, a tachometer, a pressure sensor, an anemometer, a monitoring sensor of a person, including a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a oxygen saturation sensor, a respiratory rate sensor. 14 / - A method implemented in a home automation system, called the main central station (30), wherein said main unit: - receives signals, called home automation signals, from at least one home automation sensor (56), - processes said signals domotic messages and produces digital data representative of a message, said home automation message, based on said home automation signals, - transmits signals representative of a message, said home automation message, to a receiver device (35) by a first communication link data link, said main link (33), - detects a cutoff of said main link (33), 15 - re-transmits said home automation message on a data communication link, called translocal link (36, 55), distinct from the main link (33), to a second home automation station, said neighboring central (38, 43) adapted to be able to transmit said home automation message to said receiver device (35) by a second communication link of data, said neighbor link (37, 46), separate from the main link (33). 15 / - Method according to claim 14, characterized in that on reception of a home automation message from a first neighboring central (38, 43) via said translocal link (36, 55), and on detection of a cutoff of said main link (33), said main central (30) re-transmits said home automation message to a second neighboring central (38, 43) via said translocal link (36, 55). 16 / - Home automation system, called the main central (30), adapted for: - receiving signals, called home automation signals, from at least one home automation sensor (56), 3024809 44 - processing said home automation signals and producing digital data representative of a message, said home automation message, according to said domotic signals, - being able to send said home automation message to a receiver device (35) by a first data communication link, said main link (33), - to be able to detect a cutoff of said main link (33), - being able to establish a data communication link, called translocal link (36, 55): 10 - distinct from the main link (33), - with a second home automation station, called the neighboring central station (38, 43), adapted to be able to transmit said home automation message to said receiver device (35) by a second data communication link, said neighbor link (37, 46), separate from the main link (33) and the translocal link (36, 55), upon detection of a cutoff of said main link (33), being able to retransmit said home automation message to said neighboring central (38, 43) by said translocal link (36, 55). ). 17 / - Central according to claim 16, characterized in that it is adapted for, on reception of a home automation message from said neighboring central (38, 43) by said translocal link (36, 55), reissue said home automation message by said main link (33). 18 / - Central according to one of claims 16 or 17, characterized in that it is adapted for, on receiving a home automation message 25 of said neighboring plant (38, 43) by said translocal link (36, 55) , and on detecting a cutoff of said main link (33), re-transmitting said home message by said translocal link (36, 55) to a second neighboring central (38, 43). 19 / - Central according to one of claims 16 to 18, characterized in that it comprises at least one memory adapted to be able to store a plurality of distinct identifiers of neighboring neighboring plants (38, 43).

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