US4723192A
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Automatic electricity control monitoring exit/entry device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-07-05
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Granted: 1988-02-02
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Expires: 2005-07-05
Abstract
Abstract A device turns ON and OFF electrical power in a building in response to entry and exit of people. Four sets of infra red light emitters and receivers supply receiver signals to entry and exit monitor circuits having integrated circuits connected together to deliver down pulses by discrimination between the occurrence of infrared receiver signals. The count pulses are delivered to a counting circuit which is preset by a manually operated switch which supplies a preset signal to a comparator circuits which also receives the signal from the counting circuit to produce an ON-OFF signal. A controller circuit receives this ON-OFF signal and controls the electrical power in an electricity supply line.
Inventors
- 👤 Jiunn K. Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:43
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/18; G08B13/189; G08B13/19; H; H02; H02J; H02J13/00; H02J13/13; H02J13/1327
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
An apparatus for controlling a power supply line in a building comprising; entry detection means including an infrared detector for producing detection signals in response to an entry into the building by a human being; exit detection means including an infrared detector for producing detection signals in response to an exit out of the building by a human being; counting circuit means for counting and producing signals from the detection signals produced by the entry and exit detection means; switch means for presetting counting data; comparator for comparing the signals produced by the counting circuit means and those produced by said means for presetting counting data; controller circuit emans for receiving the on-off signal and for controlling the power supply line.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
An apparatus for controlling a power supply line in a building comprising; entry detection means including an infrared detector for producing detection signals in response to an entry into the building by a human being; exit detection means including an infrared detector for producing detection signals in response to an exit out of the building by a human being; counting circuit means for counting and producing signals from the detection signals produced by the entry and exit detection means; switch means for presetting counting data; comparator for comparing the signals produced by the counting circuit means and those produced by said means for presetting counting data; controller circuit emans for receiving the on-off signal and for controlling the power supply line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said infra-red detector of said entry detection means and said exit detection means includes 4 sets of each infra-red light emitters and receiver, having receiver outputs to control resistively biased transistors, in order to detect the order in which people exit and enter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said means for presetting counting data includes a manual switch having different resistive contacts to preset the entry of the first numeral of a counter in said counter circuit means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said infra-red detector of each of said entry detector means and said exit detector means includes two sets of infra-red light emitters and receivers to detect and to discriminate the exit or entry of people by the sequence of signals received on infra-red light receivers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said entry detection means includes a circuit contains integrated circuits to transmit pulse signals to a counter to advance the counter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said exit detection means includes a circuit having integrated circuits to transmit pulse signals to a counter used to reduce the count of the counter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said counting circuit means includes a zero-reset-stop base counting circuit which is composed of two integrated circuits for determining whether the count value of a counter therein reaches zero-reset-stop base, and thereby for establishing whether to decrease the value of counter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said counting circuit means includes integrated circuits to perform adding and subtracting of numerals at or over the base using the decimal system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said comparator circuit means includes two integrated circuits to make a comparison between a preset value established by on input and a counted established a second counted value of input which corresponds to the count value of the counting circuit means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said circuit means for controlling circuit means the power supply line includes a transistor triggered by the output of said comparator circuit to deliver an electrical signal having a voltage level reduced by resistors change of voltage level, to control the zero-reset-stop base of said counting circuit means and a power control switch for controlling the power supply line.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-02-01 | 1991-08-03 | 1992-02-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-02-01 | 1995-08-03 | 1996-02-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-02-01 | 1999-08-03 | 2000-02-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |