Detector module for use in an entrance system
A detector module ( 20 ) for use in an entrance system ( 100 ) comprises one or more light-emitting units ( 30 a - n ) being configured to provide status information related to the entrance system ( 100 ). The detector module ( 20 ) is configured to detect at least one change in said status information provided by the one or more light-emitting units ( 30 a - n ). The detector module ( 20 ) is further configured to, in response to said at least one change being detected, wirelessly communicate said at least one change to a remote server unit ( 40 ).
1 . A detector module for use in an entrance system, the entrance system comprising one or more light-emitting units being configured to provide status information related to the entrance system,
wherein the detector module is configured to:
detect at least one change in said status information provided by the one or more light-emitting units, and
in response to said at least one change being detected, wirelessly communicate said at least one change to a remote server unit.
2 . The detector module according to claim 1 , wherein the detector module comprises one or more optical detector units.
3 . The detector module according to claim 2 , wherein each optical detector unit is arranged to detect at least one change in status information provided by a respective light-emitting unit.
4 . The detector module according to claim 2 , wherein each optical detector unit is mounted to the respective light-emitting unit by means of an adhesive material.
5 . The detector module according to claim 3 , wherein each optical detector unit comprises a housing having a light-emitting device, wherein said light-emitting device is indicative of said at least one change in status information provided by the respective light-emitting unit.
6 . The detector module according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more light-emitting units comprise a display, wherein the detector module comprises a camera unit being configured to read status information from the display comprised of the one or more light-emitting units.
7 . The detector module according to claim 6 , wherein the detector module is configured to process the status information read from the display by applying one or more image processing algorithms.
8 . The detector module according to claim 1 , wherein said status information related to the entrance system is selected from a group comprising:
presence detection status information,
safety-related status information,
door member status information,
traffic status information,
alarm status information,
electrical component status information,
timer status information,
external condition status information, and
error status information.
9 . The detector module according to claim 1 , wherein the remote server unit is an IoT cloud unit, and the detector module is configured to wirelessly communicate to the IoT cloud unit via one or more short-range or long-range communication interfaces.
10 . The detector module according to claim 1 , wherein said wirelessly communicated at least one change in status information is processed to control further operation of the entrance system and/or indicate a change in status information.
11 . The detector module according to claim 1 , wherein the detector module is adapted to be removably arranged in the entrance system.
12 . An entrance system comprising:
one or more light-emitting units being configured to provide status information related to the entrance system, and
a detector module being configured to:
detect at least one change in said status information provided by the one or more light-emitting units, and
in response to said at least one change being detected, wirelessly communicate said at least one change to a remote server unit.
13 . The entrance system according to claim 12 , wherein the entrance system comprises one or more movable door members being sliding door members, revolving door members, swing door members, industrial vertical-lifting door members, overhead sectional door members, folding door members and/or any combination thereof.
14 . A detector module system comprising a plurality of detector modules for use in the entrance system according to claim 12 , wherein each detector module for use in the entrance system is configured to detect at least one change in status information provided by a subset of the one or more light-emitting units.
15 . A method comprising:
arranging a detector module in an entrance system, the entrance system comprising one or more light-emitting units being configured to provide status information related to the entrance system;
detecting, by the detector module, at least one change in said status information provided by the one or more light-emitting units; and
in response to said at least one changed being detected, wirelessly communicating, by the detector module, said at least one change to a remote server unit.
16 . The detector module according to claim 1 , wherein the detector module is adapted to be retrofitably arranged to any entrance system comprising one or more light emitting units.