FMC Cellular Device Control for Building Automation Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional remote control devices for building automation systems are proprietary, expensive, and do not provide an optimal user experience, making it difficult to interface with and control home automation systems effectively.
Innovation Solution
Implementing Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) technology using femtocells and wireless access points to connect standard cellular devices to building automation systems, enabling remote control and monitoring via a standard FMC cellular device, which provides cost-effective and improved coverage within buildings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional proprietary remote control devices are used for building automation systems, then the system can be controlled remotely, but the devices are expensive and do not provide an optimal user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling standard FMC cellular devices to control building automation systems through a gateway that interfaces with both the cellular network and the building control system. This eliminates the need for proprietary remote controls and allows universal use of common mobile phones and PDAs for building automation control, thereby improving ease of operation while reducing device complexity requirements
2Ease of operation
If traditional proprietary remote control devices are used for building automation systems, then the system can be controlled remotely, but the devices are expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies copying by using standard FMC cellular devices that replicate the remote control functionality already present in everyday mobile phones and PDAs. Instead of manufacturing expensive proprietary devices, the system copies the control interface to work with existing standard devices through a gateway, significantly reducing device cost while maintaining remote control capability
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway enables standard multi-functional cellular devices to perform building automation control, eliminating the need for specialized expensive proprietary devices. This universality allows any FMC-capable device to control the building system, reducing manufacturing costs while preserving remote control functionality
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AI summary
Systems and methods for controlling a building automation system with an FMC cellular device are provided. The FMC cellular device can locally interface with a building automation system via a femtocell base station or a wireless access point, remotely interface with a building automation system over a wide area network via a macrocell base station, or remotely interface with a building automation system via a GAN enabled wireless access point.