Systems and methods for programming and controlling devices with sensor data and learning

• US 10,088,818 B1
• Filed: 12/23/2014
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Mathews, Jeffrey P., Taylor, Lee R., Zimmer, Andrew J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Everett, Christopher E
• Application Number:
  US14/581,994
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• Field of Search: 700275
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002

Abstract

A system having a plurality of electronic devices, at least one of the plurality of electronic devices having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, collects usage information of one or more of the plurality of electronic devices for a plurality of known users within a premise. The system then identifies, for a first user, a usage pattern of the one or more electronic devices based on the collected usage information, and determines a correlation factor of the usage pattern. Based on the determined correlation factor of the usage pattern for the first user, the system generates, for the first user, an operational profile with which to operate the one or more electronic devices, and operates the one or more electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile for the first user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a system having a plurality of electronic devices, the system having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors;

collecting usage information of the plurality of electronic devices for each of a plurality of known users within a premise; and

for each of a plurality of first users of the plurality of known users;

identifying a usage pattern of the plurality of electronic devices based on the collected usage information for the first user;

determining a correlation factor of the usage pattern for the first user, wherein the correlation factor includes a state of a plurality of states of the first user including an activity of the first user and a location of the first user within the premise, and the correlation factor indicates a degree to which uses of the plurality of electronic devices are correlated with the state of the first user;

in accordance with the determination of the correlation factor of the usage pattern for the first user, generating, for the first user, an operational profile for operating the plurality of electronic devices; and

operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile for the first user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operational profile includes respective settings to operate a respective electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the respective settings include at least one of:

a time at which to activate or deactivate the respective electronic device, a duration for which to keep the respective electronic device activated or deactivated, a level at which the respective electronic device is configured to operate, and a sequence in which the plurality of electronic devices are activated or deactivated.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the operational profile includes respective settings to operate a respective electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices, the method further comprising:

while operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile, detecting a user input corresponding to a change in one of the respective settings, counteracting the respective setting; and

in response to detecting the user input, ceasing operation of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein collecting usage information includes at least one operation of:

detecting use of the plurality of electronic devices;

determining the date and/or times at which use of the plurality of electronic devices was detected;

determining a sequence with which the plurality of electronic devices were operated; and

determining one or more locations of the first user at the times at which use of the plurality of electronic devices was detected.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting use of the plurality of electronic devices includes detecting an active or inactive state of the plurality of electronic devices.

7. The method of claim 5, where detecting use of the plurality of electronic devices includes identifying one or more current settings of the plurality of electronic devices.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein detecting use of the plurality of electronic devices includes detecting a change in one or more settings of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the correlation factor is based on a temporal proximity of the determined times at which use of the plurality of electronic devices was detected.

10. The method of claim 5, correlation factor is based on a frequency with which a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices is used in conjunction with a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices.

11. A system, comprising:

a plurality of electronic devices, wherein the system has one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for;

collecting usage information of the plurality of electronic devices for each of a plurality of known users within a premise; and

for each of a plurality of first users of the plurality of known users;

identifying a usage pattern of the plurality of electronic devices based on the collected usage information for the first user;

determining a correlation factor of the usage pattern for the first user, wherein the correlation factor includes a state of a plurality of states of the first user including an activity of the first user and a location of the first user within the premise, and the correlation factor indicates a degree to which uses of the plurality of electronic devices are correlated with the state of the first user;

in accordance with the determination of the correlation factor of the usage pattern for the first user, generating, for the first user, an operational profile for operating the plurality of electronic devices; and

operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile for the first user.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising instructions for detecting a current state of the first user, wherein the current state of the first user comprises a current location within the premise of the first user;

and

wherein operating the plurality of electronic devices is further in accordance with the detected current state of the first user.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising instructions for:

after generating the operational profile;

presenting, to the first user, the operational profile; and

detecting a user input corresponding to a selection, by the first user, of whether to activate the operational profile,

wherein operating the plurality of electronic devices is in accordance with the user input corresponding to a selection to activate the operational profile.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein generating the operational profile and operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile are without user input.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising instructions for:

after generating the operational profile;

detecting a user input corresponding to a selection, by the first user, to modify a device setting of at least one of the plurality of devices;

modifying the operational profile in accordance with the user input; and

operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the modified operational profile.

16. The system of claim 11, further comprising instructions for:

after generating the operational profile, and before operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile;

operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with a current set of device settings;

detecting a user input corresponding to a selection, by the first user, to withhold operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile; and

in response to detecting the user input, continuing to operate the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the current set of device settings and withholding operation of the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a system including a plurality of electronic devices, the one or more programs including instructions for:

collecting usage information of the plurality of the plurality of electronic devices for each of a plurality of known users within a premise; and

for each of a plurality of first users of the plurality of known users;

identifying a usage pattern of the plurality of electronic devices based on the collected usage information for the first user;

determining a correlation factor of the usage pattern for the first user, wherein the correlation factor includes a state of a plurality of states of the first user including an activity of the first user and a location of the first user within the premise, and the correlation factor indicates a degree to which uses of the plurality of electronic devices are correlated with the state of the first user;

in accordance with the determination of the correlation factor of the usage pattern for the first user, generating, for the first user, an operational profile for operating the plurality of electronic devices; and

operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile for the first user.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the usage pattern corresponds to use of the plurality of electronic devices by the first user over a predefined period of time.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions for:

identifying, for a second user of the plurality of known users, a usage pattern of the plurality of electronic devices based on the collected usage information;

determining a correlation factor of the usage pattern for the second user;

based on the determined correlation factor of the usage pattern for the second user, generating, for the second user, an operational profile to operate the plurality of electronic devices; and

operating the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the operational profile for the second user, wherein the operational profile for the first user is distinct from the operational profile for the second user.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein one of the plurality of electronic devices is a hub device, and wherein generating the operational profile is by the hub device.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein determining the correlation factor includes determining a proximity of time at which usage of the plurality of electronic devices is detected.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions for detecting a current state of the first user, wherein the current state of the first user comprises a work schedule of the first user;

and

wherein operating the plurality of electronic devices is further in accordance with the detected current state of the first user.