Switch terminal system with display

• US 10,254,722 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2018
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Edison Labs, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Edison Labs, Inc.
• Inventors: Billings, Colin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ali, Mohammad
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lindsay, Bernard G
• Application Number:
  US15/940,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20180224807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 375 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/024 in which a parameter or coefficient is automatically adjusted to optimise the performance
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/048 using a predictor
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning

Abstract

A system is provided for controlling a first switch terminal of a building occupied by one or more building occupants. The system includes a plurality of switch terminals at the building. A first computer system is coupled to the first switch terminal or equivalent of the building at a first location of the building. The first computer system runs on at least one platform. A first plurality of sensors is coupled to the first switch terminal and the first computer system. At least a portion of the sensors provide signal data to the first computer system. The first computer system produces a command or data output that relates to at least one of: a command output for a local control system, a command output for a different system, a data output for a different system, a command output for a non-local device or a data output that is a non-local device. A second switch terminal includes a second plurality of sensors coupled to a second computer system. A front module includes a pivot and a display screen.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a first switch terminal of a building occupied by one or more building occupants, comprising:

one or more switch terminals, the system including a plurality of switch terminal parameters for a switch terminal relative to the building, comprising;

a first computer system coupled to the first switch terminal of the building at a first location of the building;

a first plurality of sensors coupled to the first switch terminal and the first computer system, at least a portion of the sensors are configured to provide signal data to the first computer system, the first computer system producing a command or data output that relates to at least one of;

a command output for a local control system, a command output for a different system, a data output for a different system, a command output for a non-local device or a data output for a non-local device;

a second switch terminal that includes a second plurality of sensors coupled to a second computer system;

the first switch terminal and the second switch terminal interact and coordinate their operations to provide that the second switch terminal supplements building occupant behavior information obtained from the first switch terminal supplements to allow the first and second switch terminals to execute additional capabilities to provide outputs including learned data that is based on a machine intelligence from previous data collected about patterns of a building occupant; and

a front module including a display screen with an interface that allows a building occupant to interact with the display screen, the front module including a pivot with a return mechanism, the pivot absorbing a load created by potential over application of force by a building occupant at the display screen allowing a building occupant to cause pivotal movement of the display screen.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the display screen allows a building occupant to interact with one or more of the first and second switch terminals.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the pivot is a type of suspension.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the pivot is a mechanical pivot.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second switch terminals is grounded through the pivot.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein a majority of all metal elements of the first or second switch terminals are grounded.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein a majority of all metal elements of the first or second switch terminals grounded are grounded to increase a radio performance of a radio of the at least one of the first and second switch terminals.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an element that causes the pivot to come back.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the return mechanism is a spring.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the pivot has a recess configured to provide a safety mechanism against damaging buttons on a radio board that is included in a radio module.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the front module includes a back cover.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the back cover provides a thermal shield.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the back cover provides a radio frequency RF shield.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the front module includes the computer of the first switch terminal.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the computer includes a processor.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the front module includes a processor board with memory.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the front module includes one or more additional processor components.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more additional processor components are selected from at least one of:

a central processing unit CPUs, a graphics processing unit GPUs, and a digital signal processing DSPs.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the display screen includes one or more cutouts.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more cutouts are provided for one or more of:

a speaker, an ambient light sensor, a motion detection sensor, and a proximity sensor.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the proximity sensor is a Fresnel lens.