Switch terminal system with spatial relationship information

• US 10,359,741 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2018
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• 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): Lindsay, Bernard G
• Application Number:
  US15/924,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20180210404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 493 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 13/0265 the criterion being a learning criterion
• 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 an occupied building. 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. 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 a command or data output for a local or non-local control system or device. A second switch terminal includes a second plurality of sensors coupled to a second computer system. The system is configured to provide information of how at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors relate to the second plurality of sensors.

Claims

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

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

a first computer system embedded as part of a first switch terminal of the building at a first location of the building;

a first plurality of sensors embedded as part of the first switch terminal and coupled to the first computer system, at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors provide signal data to the first computer system and in response the first computer system produces a command or data output as a result of computation occurring locally within the first switch terminal or another switch terminal located in the building and connected to the building network system the command or data output includes a building occupants behaviors based on a machine intelligence developed by computational processes executed on the first computer system embedded to the first switch terminal or another switch terminal located in the building and connected to the building network system;

in response to a received signal from at least one sensor of the first plurality of sensors the first computer system determines if an action needs to be taken, and in response makes physical changes to a control system of the building to change or operate one or more of illumination levels, appliances and electronic devices in the building to control operation of the appliances or electronic devices in the building based on results from at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors and the first computer system for at least a portion of the building, without any other computer other than the one embedded in the first switch terminal or another switch terminal located in the building and connected to the building network system;

a second switch terminal that includes a second plurality of sensors and a second computer system that are both embedded as part of the second switch terminal, 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 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;

an interface at the first switch terminal configured to receive a command input from a building occupant and serves as a point of interaction between the first computer system and the building occupant, the interface selected from at least one of;

touch, graphics, sound, position, movement, voice, communication, wireless, and radio;

wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide information of how at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors relate to the second plurality of sensors, the intelligent switch terminal system configured to provide a prediction of activity by a building occupant and a creation of spatial relations of devices and links between at least of a portion of the switch terminals in one or more spaces or zones of the building, and the links are configured to detect anomalies in at least one of;

sensor outputs of ambient or artificial light, movement by people, sound utterances by people, electrical properties, and the detection of presence of people.

2. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide information of how at least one sensor and a second sensor of the first plurality of sensors relate to each other.

3. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide spatial relationship information for at least a portion of devices coupled to the first and second plurality of sensors.

4. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide a prediction of activity by a building occupant and a creation of spatial relations of devices and links between at least a portion of switch terminals in at least a portion of the building.

5. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide a prediction of activity by a building occupant and a creation of spatial relations of devices and links between at least of a portion of the switch terminals in one or more spaces or zones of the building.

6. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is not programmed in response to observation.

7. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is not programmed by building plans.

8. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide relationships of different spaces in the building.

9. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide relationships of different spaces in the building relative to other spaces in the building.

10. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide how relationships of different spaces relate to other spaces.

11. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide information relative to what at least a portion of the first and second plurality of sensors are doing in the building.

12. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide information relative to what at least a portion of the first and second plurality of sensors are doing in at least a portion of the building.

13. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide information relative to what at least a portion of the first and second plurality of sensors are doing in the building.

14. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide information relative to what at least a portion of the first and second plurality of sensors are doing in one or more selected spaces in the building.

15. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide information relative to what at least a portion of the first and second plurality of sensors are doing anywhere in the building.

16. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent switch terminal system is configured to provide an optimization of environmental conditions in the building.

17. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the information of how at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors relate to the second plurality of sensors creates a spatial relationship relative to at least a portion of the sensors.

18. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein the information of how at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors relate to the second plurality of sensors creates a spatial relationship relative to at least a portion of the switch terminals of the building.

19. The intelligent switch terminal system of claim 1, wherein spatial relationship provides information relative to at least one of (i) a sensor validity;

(ii) which sensors are used for information;

(iii) which of a sensor has an input that is used;

(iv) a number of entrances into a room/space by one or more persons;

(v) a person'"'"'s entrance or exit to and from a room/space;

(vi) additional intelligence relative to activity in a room/space;

(vi) are devices co-located in a same space;

(vii) sensor co-location; and

(viii) scores for collation of sensors.