Adaptive control methods for buildings with security

• US 10,394,194 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2017
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• 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): Patel, Ramesh B
• Application Number:
  US15/788,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20180120781A1
• Time in Patent Office: 676 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 method controls a first switch terminal of a building occupied by one or more building occupant. A plurality of switch terminals are provided at the building. A first computer system is provided and 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 provided and 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, each of an output including learned data from that is based on machine intelligence from previous data collected about patterns of a building occupant. A motion detection sensor is provided.

Claims

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

a first switch terminal with an integrated first computer system of the building at a first location of the building;

a first plurality of sensors integrated with 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 an output selected from 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;

providing a second switch terminal with an integrated second computer system and an integrated second set of sensors;

a first switch terminal interface integrated at the first switch terminal and 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, the system configured to provide information of how at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors relate to the second plurality of sensors;

providing signal data to the first computer system from a first plurality of sensors include in the first switch terminal, at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors are configured to provide signal data to the first computer system;

producing an output selected from 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, and a command output for a non-local device or a data output that is a non-local device, each of an output including data from previous data collected from the first and second switch terminals;

the first switch terminal and the second switch terminal interacting and coordinating their operations to provide that the second switch terminal supplements 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 from previous data collected by the first and second switch terminals;

in response to received signals from at least one sensor of the first or second plurality of sensors the first or second computer system determining if an action needs to be taken relative to appliances or electronic devices in the building, the system configured to provide information of how at least a portion of the first plurality of sensors relate to the second plurality of sensors; and

using a motion detection sensor to detect motion of a building occupant in the building.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor is at the first switch terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor is configured for security purposes of the building.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor is configured to detect different types of human movement.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor is configured to detect human presence.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor is configured to provide human identification.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor is configured to provide for local event sensing or a building area sensing.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor for at least one of:

detection of unauthorized entry;

detection of cessation of occupancy of an area to extinguish lighting; and

detection of a moving object.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first switch terminal 12 is configured to detect anomalies.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein a building occupant can configure zones of the building to be observed.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the building includes internal zones configured to provide for differential treatment of anomalous behaviors within one or more zones.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein individual trigger settings and rules can be specified for at least a portion of the zones.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor detector is a motion detection sensor.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor is a sensing system configured to detect at least one of:

motions;

motion of any object or human and;

as presence of a human in the building.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor has a normal state.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the system is configured to provide an indication when a condition is detected that is not a normal status.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the system is configured to provide an indication when the condition when the condition reverts to the normal status.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion detection sensor is selected from at least one of:

infrared (passive and active sensors);

optics (video and camera systems);

radio frequency energy (radar, microwave and tomographic motion detection);

sound (microphones and acoustic sensors);

vibration (triboelectric, seismic, and inertia-switch sensors;

magnetism (magnetic sensors and magnetometers);

vibration (triboelectric, seismic, and inertia-switch sensors);

magnetism (magnetic sensors and magnetometers);

visible/infrared light (LED/Laser) beam;

contact switch;

piezoelectric sensors;

ultrasonic, motion detection sensors;

footstep detection;

microwave Doppler sensors;

sonar and;

echolocation.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

an alarm device or system configured to produce an output.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising a control unit.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein a trigger signal from motion detection sensor is transmitted to the control unit.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the output is selected from at least one of:

local;

remote and;

a combination.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the output is selected from at least one of:

flashing lights;

a sound can be emitted;

an alarmed activated;

a signal provided to another system;

activating another systems response; and

a signal sent to a remote system.