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1343444 MODIFICATION IX. EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a smart electronic lock system and a monitoring method thereof, and more particularly to a latching state capable of monitoring a door lock and making the door lock self-contained Electronic lock system for control functions and its monitoring method. [Prior Art] A conventional wireless monitoring system, such as the "Wireless Video Doorbell Monitoring System" of Taiwan Patent No. 265725, which was announced on May 21, 1994, connects the Φ detection devices wirelessly. Together, a wireless video doorbell monitoring system is formed, but the disadvantage is that the decentralized system, that is, the sensing device and the signal processing unit are separated, in this architecture, when the wireless signal is interfered by the shielding, the remote will be caused. The system was unable to receive the signal and was unable to monitor it. Another example is the "Motion Sensor" of Taiwan Patent No. 291029, which was announced on December 11, 1996. It uses a gyroscope and a three-axis accelerometer as a sensor, and then transmits the sensed signal through the wireless transmission mode. The group is transmitted to the signal processing unit, however, it also has the lack of interference of the wireless signal with the shielding, so that the remote system cannot receive the signal and the real-time monitoring of the controlled object is impossible. In view of the lack of traditional wireless monitoring systems and conventional sensors in the face of obstacle interference, and the cost and space for constructing a large amount of wiring required for the security monitoring system, the present invention provides an electronic lock system and monitoring thereof. The method enables the door lock to have a self-control function and at the same time monitor the door lock through the operation of the wireless transmission and control device embedded in the door lock and the wireless sensing network constructed therein. 1343444 MODIFICATION OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic lock that can sense the lock state of the lock in the electronic lock by the detecting device embedded in the electronic lock and the wireless transmission and control device, and The action of the lock tongue can be controlled by the lock control unit to achieve the purpose of controlling the electronic lock.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic lock system by which a wireless transmission and control device embedded in an electronic lock and having a programmable processor unit enables the electronic lock to determine when to automatically detect the lock according to a program setting. The status of the tongue lock, when to automatically detect whether the electronic lock is locked, when to automatically collect or transmit the lock information of the electronic lock to the central control end, etc., can achieve self-control purposes. A further object of the present invention is to provide an electronic lock system, which detects the latch state of the lock tongue, whether the lock tongue reaches the preset latch state or the current state of the electronic lock, and outputs the detection result to the wireless device. The transmission and control device is transmitted to the central control terminal for monitoring the action of the electronic lock.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for monitoring an electronic lock, which detects the latch state of the lock tongue or the current state of the electronic lock to the wireless transmission and control device, and transmits the detection result to the wireless transmission module to The central control terminal enables the central control terminal to analyze and monitor the action of the electronic lock, thus achieving the purpose of electronic wireless monitoring. A further object of the present invention is to provide a method for monitoring an electronic lock, which can automatically search for a nearby similar device when the wireless transmission in the electronic lock and the wireless signal emitted by the control device are interfered by the shielding device. Form an appropriate transmission path, and transmit the detection result back to the central control terminal by using Multihop 1343444 to correct the relay, or back up in the local or adjacent wireless transmission and control device until the communication is resumed. The detection result is transmitted back to the remote end for analysis and monitoring. Another object of the present invention is to provide a miniature wireless transmission and control device Eco (about 1 cubic centimeter) that can be embedded in an electronic lock for detecting and controlling the action of the electronic lock.

The present invention provides a combination of an electronic lock and a wireless transmission and control device and an application thereof, in particular, a door lock for monitoring a public place such as a general house, a building, a hospital, a school, a factory, and the like, which usually has a plurality of rows of fans. The door and the door lock can be connected in series with each other and the door lock has a self-control function, so that the door lock can automatically lock the unlocked door due to the embedded wireless transmission and control device, or The central console centrally monitors, sets and/or controls unlocked doors.

The invention provides an electronic lock, wherein the electronic lock comprises: a locking tongue having a plurality of latching segments: detecting means for detecting a latching state of the locking tongue, and whether the locking tongue reaches a preset latch Status or current state of the electronic lock, and output the detection result to the wireless transmission and control device; the wireless transmission and control device is configured to receive the detection result of the detection device; and the lock control unit is coupled to the wireless transmission and The control device and the locking tongue are configured to control the action of the locking tongue according to the detection result. The wireless transmission and control device includes a programmable processor unit, so that a built-in program can be used to determine when the detection device automatically detects the latching state of the locking tongue and/or when to automatically detect whether the electronic lock is locked or not. . The invention further provides an electronic lock system, wherein the electronic lock system package 1343444

The device includes at least one electronic lock; and a central control terminal for monitoring the action of the electronic lock, wherein each electronic lock comprises: a lock tongue having a plurality of latch segments; and a detecting device for detecting The latching state of the locking tongue, whether the locking tongue reaches the preset latching state or detecting the current state of the electronic lock; the wireless transmission and control device transmits the detection result of the detecting device to the central control terminal: And a lock control unit coupled between the wireless transmission and control device and the lock tongue 'instructions issued to the wireless transmission and control device according to the central control terminal' to control the action of the lock tongue. In addition, since the wireless transmission and control device includes a programmable processor unit, the built-in program can drive the detection device to automatically detect and set when to automatically collect or transmit the electronic lock lock information to the Central console. The wireless transmission and control device in the electronic lock system includes at least a wireless transmission module, a memory unit, a processor unit, an analog/digital converter, and an input/output interface', and further includes a display unit and a light sensing as needed. And temperature sensor.

When the wireless signal transmitted by the wireless transmission and control device is interfered by the obstruction, the wireless transmission and control device can automatically search for a nearby similar device to form an appropriate transmission path by using the similar device. The detection result is transmitted back to the central control terminal by means of a multihop relay (or the detection result of the detection device can be backed up in a memory unit of the wireless transmission and control device adjacent to the electronic lock, and displayed in a display unit The display is currently in the data backup mode, or the detection result can be temporarily stored in the memory unit of the machine, and the display unit is displayed in the data backup mode of the wireless signal recovery communication to be blocked. Test data -8 - 1343444 The correction is transmitted back to the far end for analysis. When the wireless signal is interfered by the shield, the electronic lock can still control the relay in the lock control unit to drive the motor in the lock control unit by the processor unit in the wireless transmission and control device provided therein.

The invention further provides a method for monitoring an electronic lock, wherein each electronic lock is provided with a lock tongue detecting device, a wireless transmission and control device and a lock control unit including a relay and a motor, the lock tongue having a plurality of latches a number of segments, and the electronic locks are externally provided with a central control terminal for monitoring the state of the electronic locks, the method comprising: detecting the latching state of the locking tongue or the electronic lock by the detecting device in each electronic lock The current state: outputting the detection result of the detecting device to the wireless transmission and control device; transmitting the detection result to the central control terminal by the wireless transmission module of the wireless transmission and control device: and by the central The console analyzes and monitors these electronic lock actions. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt;

[Embodiment] Referring to FIG. 1 , which is a functional block diagram of an electronic lock of the present invention, wherein the electronic lock includes: a locking tongue 1 40 having a plurality of latching segments; and a detecting device 1 1 0 for detecting Detecting the latching state of the locking tongue 110, whether the locking tongue 140 reaches the preset latching state or the current state of the electronic lock 1 , and outputs the detection result to the wireless transmission and control device; wireless transmission and control The device 1 20 is disposed in the electronic lock 100 for receiving the detection result of the detecting device 1 1 and starting the lock control unit according to the detection result; and the lock control unit-9-1343444 3 Ο is connected between the wireless transmission and control device 120 and the lock tongue 104 for controlling the action of the lock tongue 140. In addition, since the wireless transmission and control device 120 includes a programmable processor unit, it can be built-in to determine when the detection device automatically detects the latching state of the locking tongue and/or when to automatically detect Check whether the electronic lock has a lock.

Referring to Fig. 2, it is a functional block diagram of an electronic lock system with a central control terminal according to the present invention. Wherein the electronic lock system includes at least one electronic lock (such as the component symbols 100 to 400 in FIG. 2); and a central control terminal 150 for monitoring

Controlling the operation of the electronic lock, wherein each electronic lock comprises: a lock tongue ' 0 'having a plurality of latch segments; and detecting means 丨丨〇 for detecting the latch state of the lock tongue Whether the locking tongue reaches the preset latching state or detects the current state of the electronic lock, and outputs the detection result to the wireless transmission and control device; the wireless transmission and control device 120 is disposed in the electronic lock for receiving The detection result of the detecting device 1 I 0 is transmitted to the central control terminal 1 5 〇 through the wireless transmission module of the wireless transmission and control device: and the lock control unit 130 is connected to the wireless transmission and control device 1 Between the latch and the latch 104, the command issued by the wireless transmission and control device 120 is controlled by the central control terminal 150 for controlling the action of the latch 140. In addition, since the wireless transmission and control device 120 includes a programmable processor unit, the built-in program can drive the detection device to automatically detect and set when to automatically collect or transmit the electronic lock lock information to The central control terminal. It is additionally noted that the wireless transmission and control device 120 or 60 to 180 in the electronic lock system includes at least a wireless transmission module 1 24, a 1343444 modified memory unit 126, a processor unit 123, and an analogy. The digital converter 125 and the input/output interface 122 (as shown in FIG. 3), and further including the display unit 1 19, the photo sensor 1 2 1 and the temperature sensor 1 28 as needed.

When the wireless signal transmitted by the wireless transmission and control device 120 is interfered by the shielding device, the wireless transmission and control device 120 can automatically search for the adjacent similar device, and the similar transmission device forms an appropriate transmission path. The detection result of the measuring device 1 10 is transmitted back to the central control terminal 150 by means of a multi-hop relay, or the detection result of the detecting device 1 1 can be backed up in an adjacent electronic lock (such as In the memory unit of the wireless transmission and control device (such as 160, 170 or 180) of 2 0 0, 300 or 4000, and displayed by the display unit, it is currently in the data backup mode, or the detection result can be It is temporarily stored in the memory unit 126 of the local device 120, and is displayed in the data backup mode by the display unit 194. When the wireless signal to be masked resumes communication, the detected data is transmitted back to the remote end for analysis.

It should be noted that when the wireless signal is interfered by the shield, the electronic lock 100 can still be controlled by the processor unit 123 in the wireless transmission and control device 120 provided therein. The relay in turn drives the motor in the lock control unit 130. Furthermore, the present invention further provides a method for monitoring an electronic lock, wherein each electronic lock is provided with a lock tongue, a detecting device, a wireless transmission and control device, and a lock control unit including a relay and a motor. The number of latching segments, and the electronic locks are externally provided with a central control terminal for monitoring the state of the electronic locks, the method comprising: detecting the latching state of the locking tongue by the detecting device in each electronic lock Or the current state of the electronic lock; outputting the detection 'Measure -11- 1343444 to correct the detection result of the device to the wireless transmission and control device; and transmitting the detection result to the wireless transmission module of the wireless transmission and control device The central control terminal: and the electronic control action is analyzed and monitored by the central control terminal. In the following embodiments, the lock control unit 130 for driving the electronic lock of the present invention includes a relay 131 and a motor 132, and the lock control unit 130 is connected between the wireless transmission and control device 120 and the lock tongue 140 for self- The input/output interface 222 of the wireless transmission and control device receives the control signal and uses the motor 132 to drive the lock tongue 140 to operate.

Referring to Fig. 4, there is shown a block diagram of the present invention applied to the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the present invention utilizes a reed switch 1 1 4~丨1 5 as the detecting device 1 1 0, and in the implementation of the magnet 1 1 3 disposed on the locking tongue 1 40, by the The relative displacement of the magnet and the reed switch causes the on/off state of the reed switch 1 1 4~1 1 5, and the number of segments of the latch currently locked can be known, and the current plug of the lock tongue can be measured The current state of the lock state or electronic lock. Due to the simplification of the wireless transmission and control device I 20 of the present invention

The processor unit (such as: microprocessor, controller or digital signal processor (DSP)) (figure 3, symbol 123), so the user can set the following functions: drive the detection device for automatic detection, and It can be set to drive the detection device to detect the state of the electronic lock and/or the tongue state (such as the sleep or outing period) and the number of segments of the lock. Therefore, when the detection mode detects that the latching state of the latch 140 does not reach the preset number of segments or the electronic lock is not locked, the detection signal is transmitted to the input of the wireless transmission and control device. / output interface 122, and the wireless transmission and control device 120 can control the voltage change of the relay 1 3 1 in the lock control unit (high level -12 - 1343444 correction version / low level or low level high The motor 132 is activated by opening the relay 132 to drive the bolt 140 to the position set by the user or to lock the door lock. Referring to Fig. 5', a block diagram of the present invention applied to the second embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, the detecting device Π 0 can be formed by at least one micro switch 1 322 disposed on the motor gear 1 32 1 coupled to the motor 132 by the motor gear 1 The action of 32 1 is to open/close the (etc.) micro switch, so that it can be known that the motor 1 32 rotates the number of segments of the lock tongue Φ 1 40, and thus the state of the lock tongue 140 is currently locked. In addition, the detecting device further includes an encoder 1 3 2 3 coupled between the microswitch and the input/output interface 1 22 of the wireless transmission and control device for encoding the The detection result of the micro switch (such as encoded into binary data) is output to the input/output interface 122 of the wireless transmission and control device.

When the coded signal received by the input/output interface I 22 of the wireless transmission and control device indicates that the latching state of the latch 1 40 has not reached the preset number of segments or the electronic lock is not locked, the wireless transmission and control The device 1 20 can start the motor 1 by controlling the voltage change of the relay 1 3 1 in the lock control unit (the high level becomes the low level or the low level becomes the high level) by opening the relay 1 3 1 32, which in turn drives the latch 1 40 to the position set by the user or locks the door lock. Referring to Fig. 6, there is shown a block diagram of the present invention applied to the third embodiment. In this embodiment, the wireless transmission and control device 120 in the electronic lock can be internally provided with the optical sensor 1 2 1 and the function of the detecting device 1 10 can be modified by the following -13- 1343444

The method replaces: setting a plurality of filter plates 1 1 2 having different light transmission intensities on the respective locking segments of the locking tongues 140; and providing at least one illumination source 111 (such as a light emitting diode or other light emitting element) A light source is provided in the electronic lock to the filter plates 112, and the light sensor 121 of the wireless transmission and control device detects the intensity of light emitted from the light source ill to the filter plates 112. Therefore, it is judged that the lock tongue 140 is currently latched and whether the electronic lock is locked. When the sensing signal received by the wireless transmission and control device indicates that the latching state of the locking tongue 140 has not reached the preset number of segments or the electronic lock is not locked, the wireless transmission and control device 120 can be controlled. The voltage change of the relay 1 3 1 in the lock control unit (the high level becomes the low level or the low level becomes the high level), and the motor 132 is activated by opening the relay 1 3 1 to drive the lock tongue 140 acts to the position set by the user or locks the door lock.

It should be noted that in the above first to third embodiments, in addition to detecting the latching state of the locking tongue, whether the locking tongue reaches the preset latching state or the current state of the electronic lock, the wireless is transmitted through the wireless The transmission and control device 120 controls the lock control unit 130, and can directly control the operation of the lock tongue or lock the door lock, and can also extend the controlled end to the door panel to control the opening of the door panel. The state, when applied to monitoring multiple electronic lock systems (such as door locks in public places such as buildings, hospitals, and schools), the embodiments can also utilize the wireless transmission module of the wireless sensor 1 24 The detection result of the detecting device 1 1 or the information related to the electronic lock is transmitted to the central control terminal 150 by means of relay, and the electronic control system is centrally monitored by the central control terminal 150. -14- 1343444 Revision

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and it is possible to make a few changes and refinements, for example, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The wireless sensor in the electronic lock can further add other sensors (such as sensors such as temperature, humidity, vibration amount and illumination) to the interface to sense changes of other environmental factors; in addition, the present invention can also Adding other sensors on the door, nearby floors or buildings to collect the data of the wireless transmission and control devices in the electronic lock and to extend the effective transmission distance; furthermore, due to the wireless transmission within the electronic lock And the control device is very small, so when it is operated by battery and is in a low duty cycle, it can operate for a long time; in addition, under the security and security mechanism, the data transmitted by the wireless transmission and control device can also be used by mobile phone or PDA. Receive and monitor. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of an electronic lock of the present invention. Figure 2 is a functional diagram of the electronic lock system with the central control terminal of the present invention.

Block diagram. Figure 3 is a block diagram of the wireless transmission and control apparatus of the present invention. Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the application of the present invention to the first embodiment. Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the present invention applied to the second embodiment. Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the present invention applied to the third embodiment. [Main component symbol description] 100, 200, 300, 400 electronic lock 110 detection device 115 correction of the light source source light plate magnet reed switch display unit 160, 170 ' 180 wireless transmission and control device light sensor input / output interface Processor unit wireless transmission module analog/digital converter memory unit antenna temperature sensor lock control unit relay motor motor gear micro switch encoder lock tongue central control end-16-

Claims (1)

1343444 . Amendment to Section 097 U5856 "Autonomous Intelligent Electronic Lock System and Its Monitoring Method" Patent Application (Amended, March 22, 2011) X. Patent Application Range: 1. An electronic lock, comprising: a locking tongue, having a plurality of latching segments; a detecting device for detecting a latching state of the latching tongue; The wireless transmission and control device is electrically connected to the detection device to receive the detection result of the detection device; and a lock control unit is coupled between the wireless transmission and control device and the lock tongue for use in accordance with the detection The measurement result controls the action of the lock tongue: wherein 'the detection device is provided with a light sensor and the function of the detection device is replaced by the following means: setting a plurality of filter plates respectively having different light transmission intensity to the lock And the at least one illumination source is disposed in the electronic lock and provides a light source to the optical filter, and the light sensor of the detecting device detects the emission from the (the) light source to the The intensity of the light of the filter is used to determine the current state of the lock and whether the electronic lock is locked. 2. The electronic lock of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission and control device comprises at least a wireless transmission module, a unit, a processor unit, an analog/digital converter, and an input/output interface. 3. The electronic lock of claim 2, wherein the processor unit of the wireless transmission and control device is a programmable microprocessor, and the built-in program can drive the detection device for automatic detection, and It can be set to drive 1343444 to correct the time period during which the detecting device detects the state of the electronic lock and/or the lock tongue and the number of locks on the lock tongue. 4. The electronic lock of claim 1, wherein the lock control unit comprises a relay and a motor, and when the detecting device detects that the latching state of the locking tongue has not reached a preset number of segments or the electronic lock is unlocked In the good case, the wireless transmission and control device can drive the lock tongue by turning on the relay by controlling the voltage change of the relay. 5. The electronic lock of claim 1, wherein the (the) light source is a light emitting diode or other light emitting element. 6. An electronic lock system comprising: at least one electronic lock; and a central control end for monitoring the action of the electronic lock; wherein the electronic lock comprises: a lock tongue having a plurality of latch segments; a detecting device for detecting a latching state of the latch or the electronic lock: a wireless transmission and control device electrically connected to the detecting device to receive the detection result of the detecting device and transmit the same to the detecting device The central control terminal, the wireless transmission and control device also receives an indication sent by the central control terminal; and a lock control unit coupled between the wireless transmission and control device and the lock tongue, according to the wireless transmission and control device The instruction or the central control terminal sends an indication to the wireless transmission and control device to control the action of the lock tongue; wherein 'the detection device is provided with a light sensor, and the detection device -2- 1343444 is corrected The function can be replaced by: setting a plurality of furnace plates having different light transmission intensities on the respective locking segments of the locking tongue; and providing at least one illumination source in the electronic lock and providing a light source to the functions a filter, the light sensor of the detecting device is used to detect the light intensity emitted by the (other) light source to the filter plate to determine the current latch state of the lock tongue And if the electronic lock is locked. 7. The electronic lock system of claim 6, wherein the wireless transmission and control device comprises at least a wireless transmission module, a memory unit, a processor unit, an analog/digital converter, and an input/output interface. 8. The electronic lock system of claim 7, wherein the processor unit of the wireless transmission and control device is a programmable microprocessor, and the built-in program can drive the detection device for automatic detection. And can be set to drive the detecting device to detect the state of the electronic lock and/or the tongue state, the number of locks on the tongue, and when to automatically collect or transmit the lock information of the electronic lock to the central control terminal. 9. The electronic lock system of claim 6, wherein the lock control unit comprises a relay and a motor 'when the detecting device detects that the latching state of the locking tongue has not reached a preset number of segments or the electronic lock is not When locked, the wireless transmission and control device drives the lock by actuating the voltage change of the relay by turning on the relay to activate the motor. An electronic lock system according to claim 6 wherein the light source is a light emitting diode or other light emitting element. 11 . A method of monitoring an electronic lock, wherein the electronic lock is provided with a lock tongue, a detecting device, a wireless transmission and control device, and a lock 1343444 containing a relay and a motor. » ' . Amendment - the control unit, the locking tongue has a plurality of latching segments, wherein the electronic locks are provided with a central control end, the method comprising: detecting, by the detecting device in each electronic lock, the latching state of the locking tongue or the electronic lock; Outputting the detection result of the detecting device to the wireless transmission and control device; transmitting the detection result to the central control terminal by the wireless transmission and control device; and The electronic control action is analyzed and monitored by the central control terminal: wherein when the wireless transmission and the wireless signal emitted by the control device are interfered by the shielding, the electronic lock can be wirelessly transmitted and controlled by itself A processor unit in the device controls a relay in the lock control unit to drive a motor in the lock control unit. 1 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission and control device comprises a wireless transmission module, a memory unit, a processor unit, an analog/digital converter, a display unit, and an input/output interface. The method of claim 11, wherein the wireless transmission and control device automatically selects an appropriate transmission path when the wireless transmission and the wireless signal emitted by the control device are interfered by the shielding device, The detection result is transmitted back to the central control terminal by means of multi-hop (M u 11 ih ο p). 1 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when the wireless signal transmitted by the wireless transmission and control device is interfered by the shielding, the wireless transmission and control device can back up the detection result in the adjacent electronic lock. The wireless transmission and control device is recorded in the billion unit, and the display unit displays the current -4 - 1343444 revision which is in the data backup mode. The method of claim 11, wherein the wireless transmission and control device can temporarily store the detection result in the memory unit when the wireless signal transmitted by the wireless transmission and control device is interfered by the shielding device. The display unit is currently in the data backup mode, and the detected data is transmitted back to the central control terminal for analysis when the wireless signal to be masked resumes communication. The method of claim 12, wherein the processor unit of the wireless transmission and control device is a programmable microprocessor, and the built-in program can drive the detection device to perform automatic detection. And can be set to drive the detecting device to detect the state of the electronic lock and/or the lock tongue, the number of the lock i lock, and when to automatically collect or transmit the lock information of the electronic lock to the central control end. The method of claim 11, wherein the detecting device is a reed switch, and a magnet is disposed on the locking tongue, so when the locking bolt is actuated, the magnet and the reed switch are The relative displacement can open/close the reed switch, and the input 测 'measures the number of segments of the lock currently latched. 1 8 The method of claim π, wherein the wireless transmission and control device is provided with a light sensor and the function of the detecting device can be replaced by: setting a plurality of blocks having different light transmission intensities a filter plate on each of the latching segments of the tongue; and providing at least one illumination source from the electronic lock and providing a light source to the filter plates, wherein the light sensor is detected by the wireless transmission and control device (etc.) the intensity of the light emitted by the illuminating source to the filters, thereby determining the current latching state of the bolt and the correction of the -5-343444 444 - whether the electronic lock is locked. The method of claim 8, wherein the source of illumination may be a light-emitting diode or other light-emitting element. The method of claim 11, wherein the detecting device is formed by at least one micro switch, and the micro-opening relationship is disposed on a gear set coupled to the motor, by And so on) the action of the micro switch to know the number of segments of the motor to rotate the bolt, and thus can determine the state of the lock currently latched. Φ 2 1 . The method of claim 20, wherein the detecting device further comprises an encoder coupled between the microswitch and the input/output interface of the wireless transmission and control device. The detection result of the (etc.) micro switch is used to output to the output/output interface of the wireless transmission and control device.