Systems and methods for occupancy prediction
First Claim
1. A predictive control system, comprising:
- two or more device control assemblies configured to be inserted into or removed from any selected backplates of two or more backplates by a user, wherein the two or more backplates are mounted within two or more electrical junction boxes distributed throughout a building, wherein locations of the selected backplates define two or more selected detection zones, wherein each of the two or more backplates include backplate electrical contacts connected to electrical wiring within an electrical junction box of the two or more electrical junction boxes, a user-translatable cover configured to electrically shield the backplate electrical contacts when in a closed position and expose the backplate electrical contacts when in an open position, and a lock configured to maintain the cover in the closed position unless disengaged, wherein the two or more device control assemblies are configured to be communicatively coupled to each other, wherein each of the device control assemblies comprise;
a feature configured to disengage the lock when inserted into the backplate to enable the cover to translate to the open position;
device control assembly electrical contacts configured to couple to the backplate contacts when the cover is in the open position; and
an occupancy sensor configured to detect a current occupancy state of a detection zone of the two or more selected detection zones, an occupancy state including at least one of occupied by one or more occupants or vacant of occupants;
wherein the two or more device control assemblies are configured to determine occupancy routines based on current and historical occupancy states of the two or more selected detection zones and are further configured to predict future occupancy states of the two one or more selected detection zones based on current occupancy states of the two or more selected detection zones and the occupancy routines, wherein at least one of the device control assemblies is configured to actuate an electrical load through electrical wiring connected to one of the selected backplates based on the predicted future occupancy states.
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Abstract
A system for occupancy prediction includes one or more occupancy sensors configured to detect a current occupancy state of one or more detection zones including at least one of occupied by one or more occupants or vacant of occupants. The system including one or more occupancy sensors configured to predict a future occupancy state of the one or more zones based on the current occupancy state and one or more historical occupancy states, wherein at least one occupancy sensor of the one or more occupancy sensor is communicatively coupled to an electrical load. The system including at least one occupancy sensor is configured to actuate the electrical load based on the predicted future occupancy state of the one or more zones.
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25 Claims
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1. A predictive control system, comprising:
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two or more device control assemblies configured to be inserted into or removed from any selected backplates of two or more backplates by a user, wherein the two or more backplates are mounted within two or more electrical junction boxes distributed throughout a building, wherein locations of the selected backplates define two or more selected detection zones, wherein each of the two or more backplates include backplate electrical contacts connected to electrical wiring within an electrical junction box of the two or more electrical junction boxes, a user-translatable cover configured to electrically shield the backplate electrical contacts when in a closed position and expose the backplate electrical contacts when in an open position, and a lock configured to maintain the cover in the closed position unless disengaged, wherein the two or more device control assemblies are configured to be communicatively coupled to each other, wherein each of the device control assemblies comprise; a feature configured to disengage the lock when inserted into the backplate to enable the cover to translate to the open position; device control assembly electrical contacts configured to couple to the backplate contacts when the cover is in the open position; and an occupancy sensor configured to detect a current occupancy state of a detection zone of the two or more selected detection zones, an occupancy state including at least one of occupied by one or more occupants or vacant of occupants; wherein the two or more device control assemblies are configured to determine occupancy routines based on current and historical occupancy states of the two or more selected detection zones and are further configured to predict future occupancy states of the two one or more selected detection zones based on current occupancy states of the two or more selected detection zones and the occupancy routines, wherein at least one of the device control assemblies is configured to actuate an electrical load through electrical wiring connected to one of the selected backplates based on the predicted future occupancy states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for occupancy prediction, comprising:
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two or more backplates configured to be mounted within two or more electrical junction boxes distributed throughout a building, wherein each of the two or more backplates comprise; backplate electrical contacts connected to electrical wiring within an electrical junction box of the two or more electrical junction boxes; a user-translatable cover configured to electrically shield the backplate electrical contacts when in a closed position and expose the backplate electrical contacts when in an open position; and a lock configured to maintain the cover in the closed position unless disengaged; two or more device control assemblies configured to be inserted into or removed from any selected backplates of the two or more backplates by a user, wherein locations of the selected backplates define two or more selected detection zones, wherein the two or more device control assemblies are configured to be communicatively coupled to each other, wherein each of the device control assemblies comprise; a feature configured to disengage the lock when inserted into the backplate to enable the cover to translate to the open position; device control assembly electrical contacts configured to couple to the backplate contacts when the cover is in the open position; and an occupancy sensor configured to detect an occupancy state of an occupant within the two or more selected detection zones, the occupancy state including at least one of a location, a direction of motion, or a speed of motion of the occupant; wherein the two or more device control assemblies are configured to determine occupancy routines based on current and historical occupancy states of the occupant within the two or more selected detection zones and are further configured to predict a future occupancy state of the occupant within the two or more selected detection zones based on the current occupancy state and the occupancy routines, wherein at least one of the two or more device control assemblies is configured to actuate an electrical load through electrical wiring connected to one of the selected backplates based on the predicted future occupancy state of the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for occupancy prediction, comprising:
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two or more backplates configured to be mounted within two or more electrical junction boxes distributed throughout a building, wherein each of the two or more backplates comprise; backplate electrical contacts connected to electrical wiring within an electrical junction box of the two or more electrical junction boxes; a user-translatable cover configured to electrically shield the backplate electrical contacts when in a closed position and expose the backplate electrical contacts when in an open position; and a lock configured to maintain the cover in the closed position unless disengaged; two or more device control assemblies configured to be inserted into or removed from any selected backplates of the two or more backplates by a user, wherein locations of the selected backplates define two or more selected detection zones, wherein the two or more device control assemblies are configured to be communicatively coupled to each other, wherein each of the device control assemblies comprise; a feature configured to disengage the lock when inserted into the backplate to enable the cover to translate to the open position; device control assembly electrical contacts configured to couple to the backplate contacts when the cover is in the open position; and an occupancy sensor configured to detect a current occupancy state of a detection zone of the two or more selected detection zones, an occupancy state including at least one of occupied by one or more occupants or vacant of occupants; wherein the two or more device control assemblies are configured to determine occupancy routines based on current and historical occupancy states of the two or more selected detection zones and are further configured to predict future occupancy states of the two or more selected detection zones based on current occupancy states of the two or more selected detection zones and the occupancy routines, wherein at least one of the device control assemblies is configured to actuate an electrical load through electrical wiring connected to one of the selected backplates based on the predicted future occupancy states.
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