FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention generally relates to electrical technologies. More particularly the invention relates to a system for remotely controlling one or more electrical appliances with help of a laser beam.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Remote Operation is a software based and appliance solution that provides remote/mobile operator access to electronic devices and machines. and control functions. However, present remote operations have high logistics costs, high component costs such as RF, Bluetooth, WIFI, NFC etc. The lack of skilled labour, and the complexity of the functioning of components results in irregular and inconsistent connectivity.
Moreover, due to complexity, the available solutions are slow, unreliable and provide failed connectivity. These operations are not rapid and the effect occurring of them are inconsistent. Furthermore, all the available solution are limited to a fixed range which may extend up to few meters. Beyond that, the solutions are more lethargic and unpredictable. Terrestrial network may be used to cover very large distance and for even more distance, satellite communication may be used. However, in these solutions, consistency and reliability, and speedy transmission of information lacks.
Therefore, there is a need for remotely controlling one or more electrical appliances with help of a laser beam. Such system should be far more efficient than prior art.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a system for remotely controlling one or more electrical appliances with help of a laser beam.
Another object of the present invention is to operate electrical appliances.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a cost effective system for information transmission.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simple manner, which is further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the subject matter, nor to determine the scope of the invention.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a system for remotely controlling one or more electrical appliances with help of a laser beam is provided. The system comprises a laser generator, configured to generate a laser beam, one or more sensor, each connected with respective electrical appliance of the one or more electrical appliances. Each sensor is configured to generate an electrical signal on reception of the laser beam from the laser generator. Further, the system comprises a toggle circuit, connected with each sensor and the respective electrical appliance, configured to turn-on or turn-off the electrical appliance, a processing module connected with each sensor of the one or more sensors, and each electrical appliance of the one or more electrical appliances configured to receive the electrical signal from the sensor, send a first signal to the toggle circuit to turn-on the electrical appliance in case the electrical appliance is OFF, and send a second signal to the toggle circuit to turn-off the electrical appliance in case the electrical appliance is ON.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, each sensor of the one or more sensors is a photo-receiver panel selected from photodiodes, photoresistors, phototransistors, and photovoltaic light sensors or a combination thereof.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the laser generator is configured to generate the laser beam visible spectrum consisting of wavelengths range of 400 to 700 nm.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the laser generator is configured to generate the laser beam having spectrum selected from group comprising ultraviolet spectrum consisting of wavelengths ranging 180 to 400 nm.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the laser generator is configured to generate the infrared spectrum consisting of radiation with wavelengths between 700 nm and 1 mm.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor is configured to receive the laser directly from the laser generator.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the laser generator comprises a switch, wherein the laser generator is configured to generate the laser beam on turning on the switch.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the laser generator comprises a regulator configured to adjust an intensity of the laser beam.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the regulator is configured to regulate a power of the laser beam based on a distance, visibility condition, a type and/or sensitivity of a sensor of the one or more sensor, thereby adjusting the intensity in order for the laser to reach the one or more sensors.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the regulator is configured to tune a parameter selected from a wavelength, an amplitude or a phase or a combination thereof of the laser beam based on a distance, visibility condition, a type and/or sensitivity of a sensor of the one or more sensors.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular to the description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
These and other features, benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the following text figures, with like reference numbers referring to like structures across the views, wherein:
Fig. 1 illustrates a system for remotely controlling one or more electrical appliances with help of a laser beam, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and
Fig. 2A-2B illustrate information flow of the system shown in Fig. 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
While the present invention is described herein by way of example using embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings described and is not intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain figures, for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments outlined in any way. It is implied that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. As used throughout this description, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense, (i.e., meaning must). Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one” and the word “plurality” means “one or more” unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and phraseology used herein is solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting in scope. Language such as "including," "comprising," "having," "containing," or "involving," and variations thereof, is intended to be broad and encompass the subject matter listed thereafter, equivalents, and additional subject matter not recited, and is not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers or steps. Likewise, the term "comprising" is considered synonymous with the terms "including" or "containing" for applicable legal purposes. Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like are included in the specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It is not suggested or represented that any or all these matters form a part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present invention.
The present invention is described hereinafter by various embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein reference numerals used in the accompanying drawing correspond to the like elements throughout the description. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein. Rather, the embodiment is provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the following detailed description, numeric values and ranges are provided for various aspects of the implementations described. These values and ranges are to be treated as examples only and are not intended to limit the scope of the claims. In addition, a number of materials are identified as suitable for various facets of the implementations. These materials are to be treated as exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
Figure 1 illustrates a system (100) for controlling one or more electrical appliances (112), in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in figure 1, the system (100) may comprise, but not limited to, laser generator (104), one or more sensor (106), a toggle circuit (114), and a processing module (102) connected with each sensor (106) of the one or more sensors (106). The laser generator (104) may be automatic or manually operated device which is configured to generate a laser beam. The laser beam is received by one or more sensor (106). Each sensor (106) is connected with respective electrical appliance of the one or more electrical appliances (112). In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, each sensor (106) of the one or more sensors (106) is a photo-receiver panel selected from photodiodes, photoresistors, phototransistors, and photovoltaic light sensors (106) or a combination thereof. Further, connected with each sensor (106) and the respective electrical appliance is the toggle circuit (114). The toggle circuit (114) may be configured to turn-on or turn-off the electrical appliance.
Based on a usage and/or a type of sensor (106), the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the laser beam visible spectrum. In another embodiment, the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the laser beam having spectrum selected from group comprising ultraviolet. Furthermore, the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the infrared spectrum. Further, the laser generator (104) comprises a regulator configured to adjust an intensity of the laser beam.
Further, as shown in figure 1, connected with each sensor (106) of the one or more sensors (106), and each electrical appliance of the one or more electrical appliances (112), is the processing module (102). The processing module (102) is envisaged to include computing capabilities such as a memory unit (1022) configured to store machine readable instructions. The machine-readable instructions may be loaded into the memory unit (1022) from a non-transitory machine-readable medium, such as, but not limited to, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs and Flash Drives. Alternately, the machine-readable instructions may be loaded in a form of a computer software program into the memory unit (1022). The memory unit (1022) in that manner may be selected from a group comprising EPROM, EEPROM and Flash memory. Then, the processing module (102) includes a processor (1024) operably connected with the memory unit (1022). In various embodiments, the processor (1024) may be a microprocessor selected from one of, but not limited to an ARM based or Intel based processor or in the form of field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a general-purpose processor and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).
Further, the processing module (102) comprises a communication module (1026) configured for enabling connection of the laser generator (104), the one or more sensor (106), the toggle circuit (114), the switch, and the regulator. The connection may be wired or wireless. In that sense, the communication module (1026) may include Power over Ethernet Switch, USB ports etc. These may allow transferring of data from any of the laser generator (104), the one or more sensor (106), the toggle circuit (114), the switch, and the regulator to the processing module (102) and vice-versa via Ethernet cable, USB cable etc. Additionally, or alternately, the communication module (1026) may be an Internet of Things (IOT) module, Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth module, RF module etc. adapted to enable a wireless communication between the laser generator (104), the one or more sensor (106), the toggle circuit (114), the switch, and the regulator, the processor (1024) and may be one or more user devices via a wireless communication network (110).
The wireless communication network (110) may be, but not limited to, Bluetooth network, RF network, NFC, WIFI network, Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN). The wireless communication network (110) may be implemented using a number of protocols, such as, but not limited to, TCP/IP, 3GPP, 3GPP2, LTE, IEEE 802.x, etc. In one embodiment, all the components of the system (100) are connected with each other via the communication network (110).
Further, the processing module (102) may also include a user interface. The user interface may include a display envisaged to show the data received from the laser generator (104), the one or more sensor (106), the toggle circuit (114), the switch, and the regulator, the processing module (102), and the results of analysis. The display may be, but not limited to, Light-emitting diode display (LED), electroluminescent display (ELD), liquid crystal display (LCD), Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) & AMOLED display. Furthermore, the user interface may include accessories like keyboard, mouse etc. envisaged to provide input capability to enable a user to enter his/her details. In another embodiment, the user interface may be a touch input-based display that integrates the input-output functionalities.
In an additional or alternative embodiment, the one or more user devices may be connected with the processing module (102) via a wired or wireless connection. Herein, the one or more user devices may be selected from computing devices such as desktop PC, laptop, PDA or hand-held computing device such as smartphones and tablets. The one or more user devices are associated with one or more users. In another embodiment, instead of a processing module (102) being a stand-alone device, the one or more user devices may house the processing module (102) along with their functionalities. The one or more user device already includes microprocessor (1024) for processing and communication capabilities via wired or wireless connections.
In yet another embodiment, the system (100) could be implemented as a distributed system (100) where the laser generator (104), the one or more sensor (106), the toggle circuit (114), the switch, and the regulator and the processing module (102) may be at disposed at different locations from each other and/or the processing module (102) could be implemented in a server side computing device or cloud computing environment. It will be appreciated by a skilled addressee that there is multiple arrangement in which the present invention can be implemented, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The processing module (102) is also envisaged to implement Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and deep learning for data collation and processing.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the system (100) may also include a data repository (108). The data repository (108) may be a local storage (such as SSD, eMMC, Flash, SD card, etc.) or a cloud-based storage. In any manner, the data repository (108) is envisaged to be capable of providing the data to the processing module (102), when the data is queried appropriately using applicable security and other data transfer protocols. The data repository (108) may store, but not limited to, images, videos, audios, 3D immersive content, equations, and solutions. It is also envisaged to store various charts, tables, learning contents such as practical videos, manipulatable 3D content, prepared for the users. In one embodiment of the present invention, the processing module (102) may include AI and deep learning-based trained models using the above data, to compare and assess and update the database based on the received data the laser generator (104), the one or more sensor (106), the toggle circuit (114), the switch, and the regulator or the internet in real-time.
The invention works in following manner:
As shown in figure 2A, the system (100) works where the laser generator (104) is configured to generate a laser beam. The laser generator (104) comprises a switch. The laser generator (104) is configured to generate the laser beam on turning on the switch. This way, the laser generator (104) can be operated manually. A user can turn on and send the signal manually to the sensors (106) placed at a distance manually by turning on the switch. However, a skilled addressee may appreciate that the switch may be in communication with the processing module (102) and may be operated automatically on receiving a command over the user device.
Further, based on the usage such as, where the laser beam is supposed to be visible such as in daily use for nearby applications for operation of electronic appliances such as television, microwave, air conditioner etc., the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the laser beam visible spectrum consisting of wavelengths range of 400 to 700 nm. In this case, the sensors (106) used may be configured to receive the visible laser beam and create an electrical signal based on the visible spectrum. Further, where the laser beam is supposed to be ultraviolet or infrared such as for application in military, rescue or stealth mission, the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the laser beam having spectrum selected from group comprising ultraviolet spectrum consisting of wavelengths ranging 180 to 400 nm.
In this case, the sensors (106) may be based on ultraviolet light. Such sensors (106) may be activated on reception of ultraviolet light of a particular wavelength, let’s say for 240 nm. In addition, the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the infrared spectrum consisting of radiation with wavelengths between 700 nm and 1 mm. In this case, the sensors (106) may be based on infrared light. Such sensors (106) may be activated on reception of infrared light of a particular wavelength, let’s say for 930 nm.
Further, as shown in figure 2A, the sensor (106) is configured to receive the laser directly from the laser generator (104). Each of one or more sensor (106) connected with respective electrical appliance of the one or more electrical appliances (112), is configured to generate an electrical signal on reception of the laser beam from the laser generator (104). The sensors (106) may be placed proximal to or on the electrical appliance. In yet another embodiment, the sensor (106) may be placed in a wall of a house accessible with the laser beam. As soon as the laser beam strikes with the sensor (106), the sensor (106) may convert the light signal received from the laser beam into the electrical signal which may be provided to the processing module (102).
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in figure 2A, the processing module (102) connected with each sensor (106) of the one or more sensors (106), and each electrical appliance of the one or more electrical appliances (112) configured to receive the electrical signal from the sensor (106). In accordance with an additional or alternative embodiment of the present invention, the regulator configured to adjust an intensity of the laser beam. The regulator is configured to regulate a power of the laser beam based on a distance, visibility condition, a type and/or sensitivity of a sensor (106) of the one or more sensor (106), thereby adjusting the intensity in order for the laser to reach the one or more sensors (106).
For example, in military application, the sensor (106) is placed at a distance of 3 kilometres, the regulator of the laser generator (104) may be operated manually or automatically to vary the intensity of the laser beam to reach the sensor (106). The laser beam may be pointed using a scope, manually in such cases. Further, the regulator may be in communication with the processing module (102). In certain cases, the user interface or the user device may be used to input coordinates of the sensors (106). The regulator may automatically adjust the direction and intensity of laser beam to activate the sensors (106).
In accordance with an additional or alternative embodiment of the present invention, the regulator is configured to tune a parameter selected from a wavelength, an amplitude or a phase or a combination thereof of the laser beam based on a distance, visibility condition, a type and/or sensitivity of a sensor (106) of the one or more sensors (106). The electrical signal may be received from a wired or a wireless connection from the sensor (106). Further, as shown in figure 2B, the processing module (102) is configured to send a first signal to the toggle circuit (114) to turn-on the electrical appliance in case the electrical appliance is OFF. The laser generator (104) can be switched on/off using a push and/or toggle/latch button.
Further, the processing module (102) is configured to send a second signal to the toggle circuit (114) to turn-off the electrical appliance in case the electrical appliance is ON. For example, since, the bulb is off, the laser beam received may be indicative of turning the electrical bulb ON. The second signal may be sent by the processing module (102) may be received by the toggle circuit (114) of the electrical bult to turn off the bulb. Furthermore, similarly, an electrical appliance such as an electric bulb is on, the sensor (106) placed on the wall or proximal to or on the bulb may be aimed with a laser beam manually or automatically. Since, the bulb is on, the laser beam received may be indicative of turning the electrical bulb OFF. The second signal may be sent by the processing module (102) may be received by the toggle circuit (114) of the electrical bult to turn off the bulb.
The invention provides various advantages. The invention provides a cost effective approach to remotely operate an electrical appliance. Invention provides instant beamed information at a distance more than covered by WIFI, Bluetooth, or IR module which is typically around 10m. Whereas, since the present invention uses laser beam, the effective range can be in kilometres, considering the distance of horizon and earth's curvature. The present invention provides instant operation, therefore there are no lags. The invention is very useful in military, automated artillery triggering from a distance etc. Here, laser beam power can be adjustable in the laser generator, depending on the required distance and visibility conditions.
In general, the word “module,” as used herein, refers to logic embodied in hardware or firmware, or to a collection of software instructions, written in a programming language, such as, for example, Java, C, or assembly. One or more software instructions in the modules may be embedded in firmware, such as an EPROM. It will be appreciated that modules may comprised connected logic units, such as gates and flip-flops, and may comprise programmable units, such as programmable gate arrays or processors. The modules described herein may be implemented as either software and/or hardware modules and may be stored in any type of computer-readable medium or other computer storage device.
Further, while one or more operations have been described as being performed by or otherwise related to certain modules, devices or entities, the operations may be performed by or otherwise related to any module, device or entity. As such, any function or operation that has been described as being performed by a module could alternatively be performed by a different server, by the cloud computing platform, or a combination thereof. It is implied that the techniques of the present disclosure might be implemented using a variety of technologies. For example, the methods described herein may be implemented by a series of computer executable instructions residing on a suitable computer readable medium. Suitable computer readable media may include volatile (e.g., RAM) and/or non-volatile (e.g., ROM, disk) memory, carrier waves and transmission media. Exemplary carrier waves may take the form of electrical, electromagnetic or optical signals conveying digital data steams along a local network or a publicly accessible network such as the Internet.
It should also be understood that, unless specifically stated otherwise as apparent from the following discussion, it is appreciated that throughout the description, discussions utilizing terms such as "controlling" or "obtaining" or "computing" or "storing" or "receiving" or "determining" or the like, refer to the action and processes of a computer system, or similar electronic computing device, that processes and transforms data represented as physical (electronic) quantities within the computer system's registers and memories into other data similarly represented as physical quantities within the computer system memories or registers or other such information storage, transmission or display devices.
Various modifications to these embodiments are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description and the accompanying drawings. The principles associated with the various embodiments described herein may be applied to other embodiments. Therefore, the description is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown along with the accompanying drawings but is to be providing broadest scope of consistent with the principles and the novel and inventive features disclosed or suggested herein. Accordingly, the invention is anticipated to hold on to all other such alternatives, modifications, and variations that fall within the scope of the present invention and the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A system (100) for remotely controlling one or more electrical appliances (112) with help of a laser beam, the system (100) comprising:
a laser generator (104), configured to generate a laser beam;
one or more sensor (106), each connected with respective electrical appliance of the one or more electrical appliances (112), wherein each sensor (106) is configured to generate an electrical signal on reception of the laser beam from the laser generator (104);
a toggle circuit (114), connected with each sensor (106) and the respective electrical appliance, configured to turn-on or turn-off the electrical appliance;
a processing module (102) connected with each sensor (106) of the one or more sensors (106), and each electrical appliance of the one or more electrical appliances (112) configured to:
receive the electrical signal from the sensor (106);
send a first signal to the toggle circuit (114) to turn-on the electrical appliance in case the electrical appliance is OFF; and
send a second signal to the toggle circuit (114) to turn-off the electrical appliance in case the electrical appliance is ON.
2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each sensor (106) of the one or more sensors (106) is a photo-receiver panel selected from photodiodes, photoresistors, phototransistors, and photovoltaic light sensors (106) or a combination thereof.
3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the laser beam visible spectrum consisting of wavelengths range of 400 to 700 nm.
4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the laser beam having spectrum selected from group comprising ultraviolet spectrum consisting of wavelengths ranging 180 to 400 nm.
5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the infrared spectrum consisting of radiation with wavelengths between 700 nm and 1 mm.
6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor (106) is configured to receive the laser directly from the laser generator (104).
7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laser generator (104) comprises a switch, wherein the laser generator (104) is configured to generate the laser beam on turning on the switch.
8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the laser generator (104) comprises a regulator configured to adjust an intensity of the laser beam.
9. The system (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the regulator is configured to regulate a power of the laser beam based on a distance, visibility condition, a type and/or sensitivity of a sensor (106) of the one or more sensor (106), thereby adjusting the intensity in order for the laser to reach the one or more sensors (106).
10. The system (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the regulator is configured to tune a parameter selected from a wavelength, an amplitude or a phase or a combination thereof of the laser beam based on a distance, visibility condition, a type and/or sensitivity of a sensor (106) of the one or more sensors (106).