US12590788 - Device method operating electronic detonator having response relay function
The patent describes a device and method for operating an electronic detonator that includes a command signal reception unit, a response signal transmission unit, and a response signal delivery unit, which can relay signals from adjacent detonators. This system enhances communication between detonators and a blasting control system by recognizing and transmitting response signals from nearby devices within a designated distance.
Claim 1
1 . A device for operating an electronic detonator having a response relay function, the device comprising: a command signal reception unit configured to receive a command signal transmitted from a blasting control system; a response signal transmission unit configured to transmit a response signal of an electronic detonator responsive to the received command signal to the blasting control system; a response signal delivery unit configured to transmit the corresponding response signal, which is the response signal of another electronic detonator, to the blasting control system when a response signal of another electronic detonator adjacent within a preset distance is recognized; and an adjacent response signal recognition unit configured to recognize presence or absence of the response signal of the corresponding another electronic detonator adjacent within the preset distance, wherein the adjacent response signal recognition unit recognizes presence or absence of the response signal of the corresponding another electronic detonator adjacent within the preset distance when the blasting control system’s command signal received by the command signal reception unit is the same as a previously received command signal, and wherein the response signal delivery unit transmits instead the same response signal as the response signal to be transmitted from the corresponding another electronic detonator to the blasting control system in accordance with a cycle of the response signal of the corresponding another electronic detonator adjacent within the preset distance. a command signal reception unit configured to receive a command signal transmitted from a blasting control system; a response signal transmission unit configured to transmit a response signal of an electronic detonator responsive to the received command signal to the blasting control system; a response signal delivery unit configured to transmit the corresponding response signal, which is the response signal of another electronic detonator, to the blasting control system when a response signal of another electronic detonator adjacent within a preset distance is recognized; and an adjacent response signal recognition unit configured to recognize presence or absence of the response signal of the corresponding another electronic detonator adjacent within the preset distance, wherein the adjacent response signal recognition unit recognizes presence or absence of the response signal of the corresponding another electronic detonator adjacent within the preset distance when the blasting control system’s command signal received by the command signal reception unit is the same as a previously received command signal, and wherein the response signal delivery unit transmits instead the same response signal as the response signal to be transmitted from the corresponding another electronic detonator to the blasting control system in accordance with a cycle of the response signal of the corresponding another electronic detonator adjacent within the preset distance.
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