WO1995035534A1 - Control unit with a keypad connectable to a smart card for activating the unit and keypad - Google Patents

Control unit with a keypad connectable to a smart card for activating the unit and keypad Download PDF

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WO1995035534A1
WO1995035534A1 PCT/FR1995/000827 FR9500827W WO9535534A1 WO 1995035534 A1 WO1995035534 A1 WO 1995035534A1 FR 9500827 W FR9500827 W FR 9500827W WO 9535534 A1 WO9535534 A1 WO 9535534A1
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Pierre Michel Combaluzier
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F15/00—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general
    • G06F15/02—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators
    • G06F15/0225—User interface arrangements, e.g. keyboard, display; Interfaces to other computer systems
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • G06F3/0238—Programmable keyboards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J1/00—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general
    • H03J1/0008—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor
    • H03J1/0025—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor in a remote control unit
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C2201/00—Transmission systems of control signals via wireless link
    • G08C2201/90—Additional features
    • G08C2201/94—Smart cards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J2200/00—Indexing scheme relating to tuning resonant circuits and selecting resonant circuits
    • H03J2200/25—Remote control device with display

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  • Keyboard control box cooperating with a memory card which makes the box and the keyboard functional
  • the present invention provides a new type of control unit, the functionality of which is due to the introduction of a memory card inside a housing, present at the level of the housing. Many documents propose such boxes, the range of possibilities of which is proportional to the number of memory cards which can cooperate with each of these boxes.
  • Document FR-R-2. 604.275 relates to a device for implementing a method of operating, processing and transferring information between a data server center and a pocket microcomputer, associated or not, with a memory card.
  • the use of the pictogram technique makes its use particularly simple and makes it accessible to the general public.
  • the technique of pictograms consists of drawing symbols on the keys of the keyboard, the latter, being an integral part of the pocket microcomputer, can also be removable.
  • all the keyboard, processing, display and transfer functions are integrated into a memory card, fitted with a pictogram keyboard and an ultra-flat liquid crystal screen.
  • the pocket microcomputer is then, in fact, constituted by the memory card itself.
  • association with a memory card is not compulsory.
  • the gist of this invention is the use of pictograms, whose simplicity of operation widens the number of potential users.
  • the document FR-2,674,649 relates to a device for implementing a method for remotely controlling several electrical devices and equipment.
  • the method comprises at least one transaction between at least one data medium, in particular a pluggable medium, comprising several microcircuits, and a medium for the processing and selective emission of electromagnetic control signals to said devices, designed to receive said medium. of data.
  • Document FR-A-2,696,888 describes and claims a communicating box system, comprising a memory card reader, a touch screen and communication means, according to any type of known medium.
  • the box is not initially dedicated to any application, and it is a memory card, once inserted into the reader provided for this purpose, which will determine its functionality, will give the touch screen a display suitable for defined usage, and will also define the nature of analog and / or digital signals, capable of giving and receiving ad hoc instructions, in the chosen transmission medium.
  • this communication unit is activated by the presence of a memory card.
  • the box the upper face of which is formed by a screen, will take on a configuration to allow certain functions.
  • the screen will be transformed into an explicit touch screen allowing easy use by a large audience.
  • the document DE- ⁇ -3.637.684 proposes a storage card included in an electronic instrument operating by means of an application program which configures it. On both sides of the storage card there are keys with ideograms. When said storage card is inserted into the electronic instrument, the keys on one side are visible through a transparent window of said instrument.
  • Document EP-A-0.355. 742 relates to a control device in which the control data is stored in a recording element in correspondence with the various switches on the control device, the recording element being detachably enclosed in a main housing. of the control unit.
  • the main unit of the remote control unit comprises a receiver for receiving control signals supplied from the outside, a control unit for storing the control data obtained by demodulation of the control signals supplied from the outside in correspondence with the recording element switches, and interfaces for coupling the recording element with the remote control unit.
  • the user stores the control data in the recording element on the basis of a predetermined key layout so that an original key layout according to the wishes of the user can be achieved.
  • Neither of these two documents proposes a box having a transparent keyboard to which a memory card is associated, without keys or keyboard, but with ideograms which configure the transparent keyboard of the box.
  • the cost of the invention is therefore much lower because, with a single keyboard, different memory cards can be used.
  • the size is also reduced since only simple smart cards are used, of the bank card type.
  • the invention therefore consists in eliminating the screen keyboard and replacing it with a keyboard without any information, but transparent, which cooperates with a memory card, carrying information relating to the function assigned to the housing by the introduction of the memory card.
  • the present invention relates to a control box formed by a touch keyboard, communication means and operating means of the assembly, the box being able to receive, in a slot provided for this purpose, a memory card.
  • a memory card which makes said housing functional, characterized in that the keyboard is composed of a number of tactile keys which are made of a transparent material, leaving visible the underlying memory card which has been inserted, that said memory card comprises, on its back, located in contact with the keyboard, a set of individualized information, each information corresponding to one of the tactile keys on the keyboard, and that each item of information, carried by the memory card and visible in transparency at the level of each key on the keyboard, is representative of the function assigned to each corresponding key by said memory card, which makes the unit functional in different domains.
  • the keyboard partially circumscribes the housing of the box which receives the card.
  • the box is constituted by means of communication with the user of the box formed, inter alia, by a screen for displaying the data coming from the memory card via the operating means of said box.
  • the box is constituted by means of communication with electrical devices, formed inter alia by an identification scanner with the device with which the dialogue by a control interface is established, and by means transmitting and / or receiving signals from the memory card and / or electrical devices.
  • the information carried by the memory card is made up of directional symbols and / or ideograms.
  • the housing has an insertion slot and / or an eject button which facilitate the entry and exit of the memory card from the housing of said housing.
  • the memory card has information and at least one chip on its two sides (front and back), so that the functionality of the housing with the same card is at least double.
  • Figure 1 shows a top view of a control unit and a memory card, according to the invention, before the introduction of the card into the housing of the housing.
  • Figure 2 shows a top view of a housing control and a memory card, according to the invention, after the introduction of the card into the housing of the housing.
  • FIG. 3 shows a sectional view along A-A of Figure 1, that is to say a cross-sectional view of the housing.
  • 4 shows a sectional view along B-B of Figure 2, that is to say a cross-sectional view of the housing containing the memory card.
  • FIG. 5 represents a perspective view of a control unit, according to the invention, which is functional, that is to say that the memory card is put in place.
  • Figure 6 shows a top view of the back of a memory card.
  • FIG. 7 represents a top view of the back of another memory card, or of the front of the same card as that presented in FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 8 represents the different functional blocks of the box according to the invention, that is to say the different functions controlled by the microprocessor of said box.
  • Figure 9 shows the schematic and electronic architecture of the housing.
  • the present invention essentially relates to a control unit 1 whose keyboard is of a new type.
  • the keyboard has a normal appearance but is made up of two elements coming on the one hand, from the housing 1, on the other hand, from the memory card 3 which is engaged inside a housing 15 provided at said housing 1.
  • the housing 1 is constituted on its upper face of a tactile keyboard 2, properly speaking, having an essential property which is to be transparent.
  • This keyboard 2 therefore includes a certain number of tactile keys 13 which have no function when the card 3 is not placed inside the housing 15.
  • the memory card 3 for its part, includes a certain number of information items 14 placed on its back.
  • This information can consist of directional symbols, as can be seen in FIG. 6 or ideograms, as can also be seen in FIG. 6, but also numbers or letters as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the underlying information 14 is superimposed on the tactile keys 13 of the keyboard 2.
  • the memory card 3, via its chip 18, will configure the housing 1 via a connector 4 of the card 3 and an interface 5 of the card 3 directly connected to a microprocessor 9, as can be seen in the figure 9.
  • the control unit 1 which is formed by the touch keyboard 2, communication means 6, 7 and 8, operating means 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12, of the assembly, can receive in the housing 15, provided for this purpose, the memory card 3 which makes said functional unit 1.
  • the housing 1 is characterized by the keyboard 2 which is composed of a certain number of tactile keys 13, the number of which is not limiting, in a transparent material leaving visible the underlying memory card 3 which will be or has was introduced, as can be seen in Figures 1 and 2.
  • said memory card 3 has on its back, that is to say the face located in contact with the keyboard 2, a set of information 14 individualized , each item of information 14 corresponding to one of the tactile keys 13 of the keyboard 2.
  • each item of information 14, carried by the memory card 3 is visible in transparency at the level of each key 13 of the keyboard 2 and is representative of the function assigned to each corresponding key 13 carried by said memory card 3.
  • the keyboard 2 partially circumscribes the housing 15 of the housing 1 which receives the card 2.
  • the box 1 is constituted by means of communication 4, 5 and 8 with the user of the box 1 formed inter alia by a screen 8 for displaying data coming from the memory card via the operating means 9, 10, 11 and 12 of said box 1.
  • the box 1 is constituted by means of communication with electrical devices formed, inter alia, by an identification scanner with the device with which the dialogue, by a control interface 16, is established and by means 6 for transmitting and / or receiving 7 signals from the memory card 3 and / or electrical devices.
  • the electrical devices can consist, for example, of electrical radios, electrical communication devices with station search, digital telephone networks, barcode readers.
  • these two embodiments can be included in the same box 1, as shown in FIG. 5, that is to say that there is both the keyboard 8 and the possibility of transmitting and to receive, as the two arrows located at the screen 8 clearly show.
  • the box 1 includes a slot or notch allowing the insertion but also the manual output of the memory card 3.
  • the box 1 includes an eject button 17 making it possible to eject said memory card 3 automatically even compared to the housing 15 of said box 1.
  • the memory card 3 can include information 14 and a chip 18 on its two sides (front and back) so that the functionality of the housing 1 with the same card 3 is double . To do this, simply rotate the card 180 ' along its longitudinal axis.
  • the whole of the housing 1 is controlled by a microprocessor 9, the different functions of which are parameterized due to the introduction of the card 3 inside the housing 15.
  • the microprocessor 9 will be able to operate the control interface 16, the screen 8, the touch keyboard 2, a clock 19, a generator with a frequency multiplier from two tones called the DTMF generator 20, a vibrator called the buzzer 21, whose functions are already well known to electronics engineers.
  • FIG. 9 the electronic environment of the microprocessor 9 is specified. Note the presence of the connector 4 and the interface 5 making it possible to relate the card 3 to the microprocessor 9. There is also a control interface 16 which is connected to a transmitter 6 and a receiver 7 authorizing the control of electrical devices located at a distance from the housing 1.
  • This command for example, can be of the infrared type or any other form of link or bidirectional communication protocol.
  • the microprocessor 9 also works in direct connection with the touch keyboard 2, of which it gives the electronic functions corresponding to the underlying information 14 of the card 3 located under the touch keys 13. Conventionally, the microprocessor 9 works using a read only memory 10, a random access memory 11 and an electronically erasable programmable read only memory 12 called EEPROM.
  • Touch keys 14.
  • Information such as directional symbols, ideograms

Abstract

A control unit (1) consisting of a touch-sensitive keypad (2), a display (8) and an operating system. Said unit (1) has a slot for a smart card (3) used to activate the unit (1). The keypad (2) comprises a number of touch-sensitive keys (13) made of transparent material so that the underlying inserted smart card (3) is visible. The back surface of the smart card (3) contacting the keypad (2) includes a set of customised indicia (14) each corresponding to one touch-sensitive key (13) on the keypad (2), and each of the smart card indicia (14) that can be seen through the transparent keys (13) of the keypad (2) represents the function assigned to the corresponding key (13) by the smart card (3) so that the unit (1) can be used in a variety of settings. Said unit is useful for remotely controlling electrical equipment and/or providing information to users.

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Boîtier de commande à clavier coopérant avec une carte à mémoire qui rend le boîtier et le clavier fonctionnels Keyboard control box cooperating with a memory card which makes the box and the keyboard functional
La présente invention propose un nouveau type de boîtier de commande, dont la fonctionnalité est due à l'introduction d'une carte à mémoire à l'intérieur d'un logement, présent au niveau du boîtier. De nombreux documents proposent de tels boîtiers, dont l'éventail des possibilités est proportionnel au nombre de cartes à mémoire qui peuvent coopérer à chacun de ces boîtiers.The present invention provides a new type of control unit, the functionality of which is due to the introduction of a memory card inside a housing, present at the level of the housing. Many documents propose such boxes, the range of possibilities of which is proportional to the number of memory cards which can cooperate with each of these boxes.
Le document FR-R-2. 604.275 concerne un dispositif de mise en oeuvre d 'un procédé d ' exploitation, de traitement et de transfert d 'informations entre un centre serveur de données et un micro¬ ordinateur de poche, associé ou non, à une carte à mémoire. L 'emploi de la technique des pictogrammes rend son utilisation particulièrement simple et le met à la portée du grand public. La technique des pictogrammes consiste à dessiner des symboles sur les touches du clavier, ce dernier, faisant partie intégrante du micro-ordinateur de poche , peut être également amovible. Dans la version la plus élaborée, l 'ensemble des fonctions clavier, traitement , affichage et transfert est intégré dans une carte à mémoire, munie d ' un clavier à pictogrammes et d ' un écran ultra- plat à cristaux liquides . Le micro-ordinateur de poche est alors , en fait , constitué par la carte a mémoire elle-même .Document FR-R-2. 604.275 relates to a device for implementing a method of operating, processing and transferring information between a data server center and a pocket microcomputer, associated or not, with a memory card. The use of the pictogram technique makes its use particularly simple and makes it accessible to the general public. The technique of pictograms consists of drawing symbols on the keys of the keyboard, the latter, being an integral part of the pocket microcomputer, can also be removable. In the most elaborate version, all the keyboard, processing, display and transfer functions are integrated into a memory card, fitted with a pictogram keyboard and an ultra-flat liquid crystal screen. The pocket microcomputer is then, in fact, constituted by the memory card itself.
Dans ce document, l'association avec une carte à mémoire n'est pas obligatoire. L'essentiel de cette invention consiste en l'utilisation de pictogrammes, dont la simplicité de fonctionnement élargit le nombre d'utilisateurs potentiels.In this document, association with a memory card is not compulsory. The gist of this invention is the use of pictograms, whose simplicity of operation widens the number of potential users.
Le document FR-2.674.649 a trait à un dispositif pour la mise en oeuvre d 'un procédé pour télécommander plusieurs appareils électriques et équipements. Le procédé comprend au moins une transaction entre au moins un support de données, notamment un support enfichable, comprenant plusieurs microcircuits, et un support de traitement et d 'émission sélective de signaux de commande par voie électromagnétique vers lesdits appareils , prévu pour recevoir ledit support de données.The document FR-2,674,649 relates to a device for implementing a method for remotely controlling several electrical devices and equipment. The method comprises at least one transaction between at least one data medium, in particular a pluggable medium, comprising several microcircuits, and a medium for the processing and selective emission of electromagnetic control signals to said devices, designed to receive said medium. of data.
Ici, l'introduction d'un support de données tel qu'une carte à mémoire, permet d'adapter le dispositif à l'utilisation que l'on veut en faire et aux appareils qu'il doit commander à distance. Le document FR-A-2.696.888 décrit et revendique un système de boîtier communicant , comportant un lecteur de cartes à mémoire, un écran tactile et des moyens de communication, selon tout type de supports connu. Le boîtier n ' est dédié au départ à aucune application, et c ' est une carte à mémoire , une fois introduite dans le lecteur prévu à cet effet , qui va déterminer sa fonctionnalité, va donner à l ' écran tactile un affichage adapté à l 'usage défini, et va également définir la nature des signaux analogiques et/ou numériques , capables de donner et de recevoir les instructions ad hoc, vie le support de transmission choisi.Here, the introduction of a data carrier such as a memory card makes it possible to adapt the device to the use to be made of it and to the devices which it must control remotely. Document FR-A-2,696,888 describes and claims a communicating box system, comprising a memory card reader, a touch screen and communication means, according to any type of known medium. The box is not initially dedicated to any application, and it is a memory card, once inserted into the reader provided for this purpose, which will determine its functionality, will give the touch screen a display suitable for defined usage, and will also define the nature of analog and / or digital signals, capable of giving and receiving ad hoc instructions, in the chosen transmission medium.
A l'instar du dispositif précédent, ce boîtier de communication est activé par la présence d'une carte à mémoire. Selon la nature de la carte introduite, le boîtier, dont la face supérieure est formée par un écran, va prendre une configuration pour permettre certaines fonctions. En fait, l'écran va être transformé en un écran tactile explicite permettant une utilisation aisée par un large public.Like the previous device, this communication unit is activated by the presence of a memory card. Depending on the nature of the card inserted, the box, the upper face of which is formed by a screen, will take on a configuration to allow certain functions. In fact, the screen will be transformed into an explicit touch screen allowing easy use by a large audience.
Le principe de la présente invention est similaire au document FR-A-2.696.888. Pourtant, il est apparu à l'inventeur que l'utilisation, dans un boîtier de commande, d'un clavier-écran était assez lourde que ce soit physiquement et économiquement parlant.The principle of the present invention is similar to document FR-A-2,696,888. However, it appeared to the inventor that the use, in a control unit, of a screen keyboard was quite heavy both physically and economically speaking.
Le document DE-Α-3.637.684 propose une carte de stockage comprise dans un instrument électronique fonctionnant par l 'intermédiaire d ' un programme d ' application qui le config-αre. Sur les deux faces de la carte de stockage sont présentes des touches à idéogrammes. Lorsque ladite carte de stockage est introduite dans l 'instrument électronique, les touches d ' une seule face sont visibles à travers une fenêtre transparente dudit instrument.The document DE-Α-3.637.684 proposes a storage card included in an electronic instrument operating by means of an application program which configures it. On both sides of the storage card there are keys with ideograms. When said storage card is inserted into the electronic instrument, the keys on one side are visible through a transparent window of said instrument.
Le document EP-A-0.355. 742 a pour objet un appareil de commande dans lequel les données de commande sont mémorisées dans un élément d 'enregistrement en correspondance avec les divers commutateurs sur l 'appareil de commande, l 'élément d ' enregistrement étant enfermé de manière détachable dans un boîtier principal de l 'appareil de commande. Le boîtier principal de l ' appareil de télécommande comprend un récepteur pour recevoir des signaux de commande fournis de l ' extérieur, une unité de commande pour mémoriser les données de commande obtenues par démodulation des signaux de commande fournis de 1 'extérieur en correspondance avec les touches -commutateurs de l ' élément d ' enregistrement , et des interfaces pour accoupler l 'élément d 'enregistrement avec le boîtier de la télécommande. L ' utilisateur mémorise les données de commande dans l ' élément d 'enregistrement sur la base d 'une disposition prédéterminée des touches de sorte qu ' une disposition des touches originale conformément au souhait de l ' utilisateur peut être réalisée.Document EP-A-0.355. 742 relates to a control device in which the control data is stored in a recording element in correspondence with the various switches on the control device, the recording element being detachably enclosed in a main housing. of the control unit. The main unit of the remote control unit comprises a receiver for receiving control signals supplied from the outside, a control unit for storing the control data obtained by demodulation of the control signals supplied from the outside in correspondence with the recording element switches, and interfaces for coupling the recording element with the remote control unit. The user stores the control data in the recording element on the basis of a predetermined key layout so that an original key layout according to the wishes of the user can be achieved.
Aucun de ces deux documents ne propose de boîtier ayant un clavier transparent auquel on associe une carte à mémoire, sans touche ni clavier, mais ave'- des idéogrammes qui configurent le clavier transparent du boîtier. Le coût de l'invention est donc bien plus faible car, avec un seul clavier, on peut utiliser différentes cartes à mémoire. De plus, l'encombrement est également réduit puisque l'on utilise uniquement de simples cartes à puce, du type cartes bancaires.Neither of these two documents proposes a box having a transparent keyboard to which a memory card is associated, without keys or keyboard, but with ideograms which configure the transparent keyboard of the box. The cost of the invention is therefore much lower because, with a single keyboard, different memory cards can be used. In addition, the size is also reduced since only simple smart cards are used, of the bank card type.
L'invention consiste donc à éliminer le clavier-écran et à le remplacer par un clavier sans aucune information, mais transparent, qui coopère avec une carte à mémoire, portant des informations en rapport avec la fonction attribuée au boîtier par l'introduction de la carte à mémoire.The invention therefore consists in eliminating the screen keyboard and replacing it with a keyboard without any information, but transparent, which cooperates with a memory card, carrying information relating to the function assigned to the housing by the introduction of the memory card.
A cet effet, la présente invention concerne un boîtier de commande formé d'un clavier tactile, de moyens de communication et de moyens de fonctionnement de l'ensemble, le boîtier pouvant recevoir, dans un logement prévu à cet effet, une carte à mémoire qui rend ledit boîtier fonctionnel, caractérisé par le fait que le clavier est composé d'un certain nombre de touches tactiles qui sont en un matériau transparent, laissant visible la carte à mémoire sous-jacente qui a été introduite, que ladite carte à mémoire comporte, à son verso, située en contact du clavier, un ensemble d'informations individualisées, chaque information correspondant à une des touches tactiles du clavier, et que chaque information, portée par la carte à mémoire et visible en transparence au niveau de chaque touche du clavier, est représentative de la fonction attribuée à chaque touche correspondante par ladite carte à mémoire, ce qui rend le boîtier fonctionnel dans différents domaines.To this end, the present invention relates to a control box formed by a touch keyboard, communication means and operating means of the assembly, the box being able to receive, in a slot provided for this purpose, a memory card. which makes said housing functional, characterized in that the keyboard is composed of a number of tactile keys which are made of a transparent material, leaving visible the underlying memory card which has been inserted, that said memory card comprises, on its back, located in contact with the keyboard, a set of individualized information, each information corresponding to one of the tactile keys on the keyboard, and that each item of information, carried by the memory card and visible in transparency at the level of each key on the keyboard, is representative of the function assigned to each corresponding key by said memory card, which makes the unit functional in different domains.
Le clavier circonscrit partiellement le logement du boîtier qui reçoit la carte.The keyboard partially circumscribes the housing of the box which receives the card.
Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier est constitué par des moyens de communication avec l'utilisateur du boîtier formés, entre autres, par un écran d'affichage des données provenant de la carte à mémoire via les moyens de fonctionnement dudit boîtier.According to one embodiment, the box is constituted by means of communication with the user of the box formed, inter alia, by a screen for displaying the data coming from the memory card via the operating means of said box.
Selon un autre mode de réalisation, le boîtier est constitué par des moyens de communication avec des appareils électriques, formés entre autres par un scanner d'identification avec 1'appareil avec lequel le dialogue par une interface de commande est établi, et par des moyens d'émission et/ou de réception de signaux provenant de la carte à mémoire et/ou des appareils électriques.According to another embodiment, the box is constituted by means of communication with electrical devices, formed inter alia by an identification scanner with the device with which the dialogue by a control interface is established, and by means transmitting and / or receiving signals from the memory card and / or electrical devices.
Les informations portées par la carte à mémoire sont formées de symboles directionnels et/ou d'idéogrammes.The information carried by the memory card is made up of directional symbols and / or ideograms.
Le boîtier comporte une fente d'introduction et/ou une touche d'éjection qui facilitent l'entrée et la sortie de la carte à mémoire du logement dudit boîtier.The housing has an insertion slot and / or an eject button which facilitate the entry and exit of the memory card from the housing of said housing.
La carte à mémoire comporte des informations et au moins une puce sur ses deux faces (recto et verso) , de sorte que la fonctionnalité du boîtier avec une même carte est au moins double.The memory card has information and at least one chip on its two sides (front and back), so that the functionality of the housing with the same card is at least double.
Les dessins ci-joints sont donnés à titre d'exemples indicatifs et non limitatifs. Ils représentent différents modes de réalisation préférés selon l'invention. Ils permettront de comprendre aisément l'invention.The attached drawings are given as indicative and non-limiting examples. They represent different preferred embodiments according to the invention. They will allow the invention to be easily understood.
La figure 1 représente une vue de dessus d'un boîtier de commande et d'une carte à mémoire, selon l'invention, avant l'introduction de la carte dans le logement du boîtier.Figure 1 shows a top view of a control unit and a memory card, according to the invention, before the introduction of the card into the housing of the housing.
La figure 2 représente une vue de dessus d'un boîtier de commande et d'une carte à mémoire, selon l'invention, après l'introduction de la carte dans le logement du boîtier.Figure 2 shows a top view of a housing control and a memory card, according to the invention, after the introduction of the card into the housing of the housing.
La figure 3 représente une vue en coupe selon A-A de la figure 1, c'est-à-dire une vue en coupe transversale du boîtier. La figure 4 représente une vue en coupe selon B-B de la figure 2, c'est-à-dire une vue en coupe transversale du boîtier contenant la carte à mémoire.3 shows a sectional view along A-A of Figure 1, that is to say a cross-sectional view of the housing. 4 shows a sectional view along B-B of Figure 2, that is to say a cross-sectional view of the housing containing the memory card.
La figure 5 représente une vue en perspective d'un boîtier de commande, selon l'invention, qui est fonctionnel, c'est-à-dire que la carte à mémoire est mise en place.FIG. 5 represents a perspective view of a control unit, according to the invention, which is functional, that is to say that the memory card is put in place.
La figure 6 représente une vue de dessus du verso d'une carte à mémoire.Figure 6 shows a top view of the back of a memory card.
La figure 7 représente une vue de dessus du verso d'une autre carte à mémoire, ou du recto de la même carte que celle présentée à la figure 6.FIG. 7 represents a top view of the back of another memory card, or of the front of the same card as that presented in FIG. 6.
La figure 8 représente les différents blocs fonctionnels du boîtier selon l'invention, c'est-à-dire les différentes fonctions commandées par le microprocesseur dudit boîtier.FIG. 8 represents the different functional blocks of the box according to the invention, that is to say the different functions controlled by the microprocessor of said box.
La figure 9 représente 1 'architecture schématique et électronique du boîtier.Figure 9 shows the schematic and electronic architecture of the housing.
La présente invention concerne essentiellement un boîtier de commande 1 dont le clavier est d'un type nouveau.The present invention essentially relates to a control unit 1 whose keyboard is of a new type.
En fait, le clavier est d'apparence normale mais est formé de deux éléments provenant d'une part, du boîtier 1, d'autre part, de la carte à mémoire 3 qui est engagée à l'intérieur d'un logement 15 prévu au niveau dudit boîtier 1.In fact, the keyboard has a normal appearance but is made up of two elements coming on the one hand, from the housing 1, on the other hand, from the memory card 3 which is engaged inside a housing 15 provided at said housing 1.
En fait, le boîtier 1 est constitué sur sa face supérieure d'un clavier tactile 2, proprement dit, ayant une propriété essentielle qui est d'être transparent. Ce clavier 2 comprend donc un certain nombre de touches tactiles 13 qui n'ont aucune fonction lorsque la carte 3 n'est pas mise en place à l'intérieur du logement 15.In fact, the housing 1 is constituted on its upper face of a tactile keyboard 2, properly speaking, having an essential property which is to be transparent. This keyboard 2 therefore includes a certain number of tactile keys 13 which have no function when the card 3 is not placed inside the housing 15.
La carte à mémoire 3, pour sa part, comprend un certain nombres d'informations 14 placées sur son verso. Ces informations peuvent être constituées de symboles directionnels, comme on le voit bien sur la figure 6 ou d'idéogrammes, comme on le voit également sur la figure 6, mais également de chiffres ou de lettres comme cela est représenté à la figure 7.The memory card 3, for its part, includes a certain number of information items 14 placed on its back. This information can consist of directional symbols, as can be seen in FIG. 6 or ideograms, as can also be seen in FIG. 6, but also numbers or letters as shown in FIG. 7.
Une fois que la carte à mémoire 3 est introduite dans le logement 15 du boîtier 1, les informations 14 sous-jacentes se superposent aux touches tactiles 13 du clavier 2.Once the memory card 3 is inserted in the housing 15 of the housing 1, the underlying information 14 is superimposed on the tactile keys 13 of the keyboard 2.
La carte à mémoire 3, par l'intermédiaire de sa puce 18, va paramétrer le boîtier 1 via un connecteur 4 de carte 3 et une interface 5 de la carte 3 reliée directement à un microprocesseur 9, comme on le voit bien sur la figure 9.The memory card 3, via its chip 18, will configure the housing 1 via a connector 4 of the card 3 and an interface 5 of the card 3 directly connected to a microprocessor 9, as can be seen in the figure 9.
Ce paramétrage va permettre 'appeler pour chaque touche tactile 13, une fonction qui sera en rapport avec les informations 14 sous-jacentes portées par la carte à mémoire 3. De ce fait, le boîtier de commande 1 qui est formé du clavier tactile 2, de moyens de communication 6, 7 et 8, de moyens de fonctionnement 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 et 12, de l'ensemble, peut recevoir dans le logement 15, prévu à cet effet, la carte à mémoire 3 qui rend ledit boîtier 1 fonctionnel. Le boîtier 1 est caractérisé par le clavier 2 qui est composé d'un certain nombre de touches tactiles 13, dont le nombre n'est pas limitatif,en un matériau transparent laissant visible la carte à mémoire 3 sous-jacente qui va être ou a été introduite, comme on le voit bien aux figures 1 et 2. De plus, ladite carte à mémoire 3 comporte à son verso, c'est-à-dire la face située au contact du clavier 2, un ensemble d'informations 14 individualisées, chaque information 14 correspondant à une des touches tactiles 13 du clavier 2.This configuration will make it possible to call, for each touch button 13, a function which will be related to the underlying information 14 carried by the memory card 3. As a result, the control unit 1 which is formed by the touch keyboard 2, communication means 6, 7 and 8, operating means 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12, of the assembly, can receive in the housing 15, provided for this purpose, the memory card 3 which makes said functional unit 1. The housing 1 is characterized by the keyboard 2 which is composed of a certain number of tactile keys 13, the number of which is not limiting, in a transparent material leaving visible the underlying memory card 3 which will be or has was introduced, as can be seen in Figures 1 and 2. In addition, said memory card 3 has on its back, that is to say the face located in contact with the keyboard 2, a set of information 14 individualized , each item of information 14 corresponding to one of the tactile keys 13 of the keyboard 2.
La conséquence est que chaque information 14, portée par la carte à mémoire 3, est visible en transparence au niveau de chaque touche 13 du clavier 2 et est représentative de la fonction attribuée à chaque touche 13 correspondante portée par ladite carte à mémoire 3.The consequence is that each item of information 14, carried by the memory card 3, is visible in transparency at the level of each key 13 of the keyboard 2 and is representative of the function assigned to each corresponding key 13 carried by said memory card 3.
Il est donc possible d'utiliser le boîtier 1 dans différents domaines dont la palette n'est limitée que par le nombre de cartes 3 disponibles sur le marché.It is therefore possible to use the box 1 in different fields whose range is limited only by the number of cards 3 available on the market.
De façon essentielle, il ne doit y avoir aucun élément pouvant perturber la lisibilité de la carte 3 entre ledit clavier 2 et ladite carte 3. De ce fait, le clavier 2 circonscrit partiellement le logement 15 du boîtier 1 qui reçoit la carte 2.Essentially, there should be no element that could disturb the readability of the card 3 between said keyboard 2 and said card 3. As a result, the keyboard 2 partially circumscribes the housing 15 of the housing 1 which receives the card 2.
Selon un mode de réalisation, présenté sur les figures 1 et 2, le boîtier 1 est constitué par des moyens de communication 4, 5 et 8 avec l'utilisateur du boîtier 1 formé entre autres par un écran 8 d'affichage des données provenant de la carte à mémoire via les moyens de fonctionnement 9, 10, 11 et 12 dudit boîtier 1.According to one embodiment, presented in FIGS. 1 and 2, the box 1 is constituted by means of communication 4, 5 and 8 with the user of the box 1 formed inter alia by a screen 8 for displaying data coming from the memory card via the operating means 9, 10, 11 and 12 of said box 1.
Les moyens de communication 4, 5 et 8 et de fonctionnementCommunication means 4, 5 and 8 and operating
9, 10, 11 et 12 seront vus plus précisément dans la suite de la description.9, 10, 11 and 12 will be seen more precisely in the following description.
Selon un autre mode de réalisation, qui n'est que partiellement représenté sur les figures, le boîtier 1 est constitué par des moyens de communication avec des appareils électriques formés, entre autres, par un scanner d'identification avec l'appareil avec lequel le dialogue, par une interface de commande 16, est établi et par des moyens d'émission 6 et/ou de réception 7 de signaux provenant de la carte à mémoire 3 et/ou des appareils électriques. Les appareils électriques peuvent être constitués,0 par exemple, de radios électriques, appareils de communication électriques avec recherche de station, réseaux numériques téléphoniques, lecteurs codes-barres.According to another embodiment, which is only partially shown in the figures, the box 1 is constituted by means of communication with electrical devices formed, inter alia, by an identification scanner with the device with which the dialogue, by a control interface 16, is established and by means 6 for transmitting and / or receiving 7 signals from the memory card 3 and / or electrical devices. The electrical devices can consist, for example, of electrical radios, electrical communication devices with station search, digital telephone networks, barcode readers.
Néanmoins, ces deux modes de réalisation peuvent être compris dans le même boîtier 1, comme cela est représenté sur la figure 5, c'est-à-dire qu'il y a à la fois le clavier 8 et la possibilité d'émettre et de recevoir, comme le montre bien les deux flèches situées au niveau de 1 'écran 8.However, these two embodiments can be included in the same box 1, as shown in FIG. 5, that is to say that there is both the keyboard 8 and the possibility of transmitting and to receive, as the two arrows located at the screen 8 clearly show.
Selon un mode de réalisation qui n'est pas représenté sur les figures, le boîtier 1 comporte une fente ou encoche permettant 1'introduction mais également la sortie manuelle de la carte à mémoire 3.According to an embodiment which is not shown in the figures, the box 1 includes a slot or notch allowing the insertion but also the manual output of the memory card 3.
De la même façon, et comme cela est représenté sur les figures 1, 2 et 5, le boîtier 1 comporte une touche d'éjection 17 permettant d'éjecter ladite carte à mémoire 3 de façon automatique pair rapport au logement 15 dudit boîtier 1. Comme on peut le voir sur les figures 6 et 7, la carte à mémoire 3 peut comporter des informations 14 et une puce 18 sur ses deux faces (recto et verso) de sorte que la fonctionnalité du boîtier 1 avec la même carte 3 est double. Pour ce faire, il suffira de faire pivoter la carte de 180' selon son axe longitudinal.In the same way, and as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the box 1 includes an eject button 17 making it possible to eject said memory card 3 automatically even compared to the housing 15 of said box 1. As can be seen in Figures 6 and 7, the memory card 3 can include information 14 and a chip 18 on its two sides (front and back) so that the functionality of the housing 1 with the same card 3 is double . To do this, simply rotate the card 180 ' along its longitudinal axis.
Comme on le voit bien à la figure 8, l'ensemble du boîtier 1 est commandé par un microprocesseur 9, dont les différentes fonctions sont paramétrées du fait de l' introduction de la carte 3 à l'intérieur du logement 15. Le microprocesseur 9 va pouvoir faire fonctionner l'interface de commande 16, l'écran 8, le clavier tactile 2, une horloge 19, un générateur à multiplicateur de fréquence à partir de deux tons dit générateur DTMF 20, un vibrateur dit buzzer 21, dont les fonctions sont déjà bien connues des électroniciens.As can be clearly seen in FIG. 8, the whole of the housing 1 is controlled by a microprocessor 9, the different functions of which are parameterized due to the introduction of the card 3 inside the housing 15. The microprocessor 9 will be able to operate the control interface 16, the screen 8, the touch keyboard 2, a clock 19, a generator with a frequency multiplier from two tones called the DTMF generator 20, a vibrator called the buzzer 21, whose functions are already well known to electronics engineers.
Sur la figure 9, l'environnement électronique du microprocesseur 9 est précisé. On note la présence du connecteur 4 et de l'interface 5 permettant de mettre en relation la carte 3 avec le microprocesseur 9. II existe également une interface de commande 16 qui est reliée à un émetteur 6 et un récepteur 7 autorisant la commande d'appareils électriques situés à distance du boîtier 1.In FIG. 9, the electronic environment of the microprocessor 9 is specified. Note the presence of the connector 4 and the interface 5 making it possible to relate the card 3 to the microprocessor 9. There is also a control interface 16 which is connected to a transmitter 6 and a receiver 7 authorizing the control of electrical devices located at a distance from the housing 1.
Cette commande, peut par exemple, être de type infrarouge ou de tout autre forme de liaison ou de protocole de communication bidirectionnelle.This command, for example, can be of the infrared type or any other form of link or bidirectional communication protocol.
Le microprocesseur 9 travaille également en liaison directe avec le clavier tactile 2, dont il donne les fonctions électroniques correspondant aux informations 14 sous-jacentes de la carte 3 situées sous les touches tactiles 13. De façon classique, le microprocesseur 9 travaille à l'aide d'une mémoire morte 10, d'une mémoire vive 11 et d'une mémoire morte programmable effaçable par voie éleectronique 12 dit EEPROM. The microprocessor 9 also works in direct connection with the touch keyboard 2, of which it gives the electronic functions corresponding to the underlying information 14 of the card 3 located under the touch keys 13. Conventionally, the microprocessor 9 works using a read only memory 10, a random access memory 11 and an electronically erasable programmable read only memory 12 called EEPROM.
REFERENCESREFERENCES
1. Boîtier de commande1. Control box
2. Clavier tactile2. Touch keyboard
3. Carte à mémoire 4. Connecteur de la carte 33. Memory card 4. Card connector 3
5. Interface de la carte 35. Card interface 3
6. Emetteur6. Issuer
7. Récepteur7. Receiver
8. Ecran 9. Microprocesseur8. Screen 9. Microprocessor
10. Mémoire morte10. Read only memory
11. Mémoire vive11. RAM
12. Mémoire morte programmable effaçable par voie électronique12. Electronically erasable programmable read only memory
13. Touches tactiles 14. Informations telles que symboles directionnels, idéogrammes13. Touch keys 14. Information such as directional symbols, ideograms
15. Logement du boîtier 1 recevant la carte 315. Housing of housing 1 receiving the card 3
16. Interface de commande16. Command interface
17. Touche d'éjection de la carte 317. Card eject button 3
18. Puce de la carte 3 19. Horloge18. Map chip 3 19. Clock
20. Générateur DTMF20. DTMF generator
21. Vibrateur 21. Vibrator

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1. Boîtier de commande (1) formé d'un clavier tactile (2), de moyens de communication ( 6, 7 et 8) et de moyens de fonctionnement (4, 5, 9, 10, 11 et 12) de l'ensemble, le boîtier (1) pouvant recevoir, dans un logement (15) prévu à cet effet, une carte à mémoire (3) qui rend ledit boîtier ( 1) fonctionnel, caractérisé par le fait que le clavier (2) est composé d'un certain nombre de touches tactiles (13) qui sont en un matériau transparent, laissant visible la carte à mémoire (3) sous-jacente qui a été introduite, que ladite carte à mémoire (3) comporte, à son verso, située en contact du clavier (2), un ensemble d'informations (14) individualisées, chaque information (14) correspondant à une des touches tactiles ( 13) du clavier (2) , et que chaque information (14), portée par la carte à mémoire1. Control unit (1) formed by a touch keyboard (2), communication means (6, 7 and 8) and operating means (4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12) of the together, the housing (1) being able to receive, in a housing (15) provided for this purpose, a memory card (3) which makes said housing (1) functional, characterized in that the keyboard (2) is composed of '' a certain number of tactile keys (13) which are made of a transparent material, leaving visible the underlying memory card (3) which has been inserted, which said memory card (3) has, on its back, located in contact of the keyboard (2), a set of information (14) individualized, each information (14) corresponding to one of the touch keys (13) of the keyboard (2), and that each information (14), carried by the card to memory
(3) et visible en transparence au niveau de chaque touche (13) du clavier (2) , est représentative de la fonction attribuée à chaque touche (13) correspondante par ladite carte à mémoire (3), ce qui rend le boîtier (1) fonctionnel dans différents domaines. (3) and visible in transparency at the level of each key (13) of the keyboard (2), is representative of the function assigned to each corresponding key (13) by said memory card (3), which makes the housing (1 ) functional in different areas.
2. Boîtier selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le clavier (2) circonscrit partiellement le logement (15) du boîtier ( 1 ) qui reçoit la carte (2) .2. Housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the keyboard (2) partially circumscribes the housing (15) of the housing (1) which receives the card (2).
3. Boîtier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que le boîtier ( 1 ) est constitué par des moyens de communication (4, 5 et 8) avec l'utilisateur du boîtier (1) formés, entre autres, par un écran (8) d'affichage des données provenant de la carte à mémoire (3) via les moyens de fonctionnement (9, 10, 11 et 12) dudit boîtier (1). 3. Housing according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the housing (1) is constituted by means of communication (4, 5 and 8) with the user of the housing (1) formed, between others, by a screen (8) for displaying the data coming from the memory card (3) via the operating means (9, 10, 11 and 12) of said housing (1).
4. Boîtier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé par le fait que le boîtier ( 1 ) est constitué par des moyens de communication avec des appareils électriques, formés entre autres par un scanner d'identification avec l'appareil avec lequel le dialogue par une interface de commande (16) est établi, et par des moyens d'émission ( 6) et/ou de réception (7) de signaux provenant de la carte à mémoire (3) et/ou des appareils électriques.4. Housing according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the housing (1) is constituted by means of communication with electrical devices, formed inter alia by an identification scanner with the device with which the dialogue via a control interface (16) is established, and by means of transmission (6) and / or reception (7) of signals coming from the memory card (3) and / or the devices electric.
5. Boîtier selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par Is fait que les informations (14) portées par la carte à mémoire (3) sont formées de symboles directionnels et/ou d'idéogrammes.5. Housing according to claim 1, characterized by Is that the information (14) carried by the memory card (3) are made up of directional symbols and / or ideograms.
6. Boîtier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 2, 3 ou 4, caractérisé par le fait que le boîtier (1) comporte une fente d'introduction et/ou une touche d'éjection (17) qui facilitent l'entrée et la sortie de la carte à mémoire (3) du logement (15) dudit boîtier (1).6. Housing according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that the housing (1) has an insertion slot and / or an ejection button (17) which facilitate entry and the output of the memory card (3) from the housing (15) of said housing (1).
7. Boîtier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1, 3, 4, 5 ou 6, caractérisé par le fait que la carte à mémoire (3) comporte des informations (14) et une puce (18) sur ses deux faces (recto et verso), de sorte que la fonctionnalité du boîtier (1) avec une même carte (3) est double. 7. Housing according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that the memory card (3) includes information (14) and a chip (18) on its two sides (front and back), so that the functionality of the housing (1) with the same card (3) is twofold.
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