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Adjusting proximity thresholds for activating a device user interface

  • US 10,481,780 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2016
  • Issued: 11/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A smart-home device, comprising:

  • at least one sensor configured to detect a physical closeness of a user to the at least one sensor;

    control circuitry in operative communication with one or more environmental sensors for determining at least one environmental condition, and in operative communication with one or more input devices, and in operative communication with the at least one sensor, wherein the control circuitry is configured to;

    cause the smart-home device to transition from a first operating mode to a second operating mode when a closeness threshold has been exceeded; and

    automatically adjust said closeness threshold based at least in part on a historical plurality of physical closeness events as detected by the at least one sensor.

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