Adaptive control systems methods for buildings with security

• US 10,496,047 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2017
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• 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:
  US15/817,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20180120783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 743 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 is provided for controlling a system with first switch terminal or equivalent of a building occupied by one or more building occupants. A plurality of switch terminal parameters for a switch terminal relative to the building is provided. A first computer system is coupled to the first switch terminal or equivalent of the building at a first location of the building. One or more sensors provide signal data to the first computer system. A command or data output is provided 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 output includes learned data from that is based on a machine intelligence from previous data collected about patterns of a building occupant and used to provide an adaptive control system for the building. A motion detection sensor is provided.

Claims

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

providing first and second switch terminals at a system including a plurality of switch terminal parameters for a switch terminal relative to the building, the second switch terminal coupled to and interacting with the first switch terminal to coordinate their operations and provide that the second switch terminal supplements information obtained from the first switch terminal;

providing a first computer system and a second computer system coupled to the first and second switch terminals respectively;

using a first and a second plurality of sensors coupled to the first and second switch terminals, the first and second computer systems provide signal data to the first and second computer systems;

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 that is a non-local device; and

providing a motion detection sensor coupled to at least one of the first and second switch terminals.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the motion detection sensor at the first switch terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the motion detection sensor for security purposes of the building.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the motion detection sensor to detect different types of human movement.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the motion detection sensor to detect human presence.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the motion detection sensor to provide human identification.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the motion detection sensor is configured for local event sensing or a building area sensing.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using 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, further comprising:

using a building occupant to configure zones of the building to be observed.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using different building internal zones to provide for differential treatment of anomalous behaviors within one or more zones.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

using individual trigger settings and rules 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, further comprising:

using the motion detection sensor 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, further comprising:

providing an indication when a condition is detected that is not a normal status.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

providing an indication 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:

producing an output from an alarm device or system.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

transmitting a trigger signal from the motion detection sensor to the control unit.

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

local;

remote and;

a combination.

22. 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.

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