Switch terminal with wiring components secured to circuitry wiring without external live points of contact

• US 10,599,105 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2017
• Issued: 03/24/2020
• 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): Karim, Ziaul
• Application Number:
  US15/835,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20180120786A1
• Time in Patent Office: 837 Days
• Field of Search: 700 32
• 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: G06F 18/24133 Distances to prototypes
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/454 Integrating the filters into a hierarchical structure, e.g. convolutional neural networks [CNN]
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/764 using classification, e.g. of video objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/82 using neural networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16

Abstract

A system is provided for controlling a first switch terminal of a building occupied by one or more building occupant. 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, 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 locking mechanism secures wiring components to circuitry wiring without live points of contact.

Claims

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

first and second switch terminals 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 second computer system coupled to the second switch terminal of the building at a second location of the building, the second computer system running on at least one platform, the first and second computer systems being in communication with each other, the second switch terminal supplementing information obtained from the first switch terminal to allow the first and second switch terminals to interact with each other and execute additional capabilities;

a first plurality of sensors and a second set of sensors respectively coupled to the first and second switch terminals and the first computer and second computer system, at least a portion of the sensors having signal data to the first and second computer systems; and

a locking mechanism to couple wiring components of the first and second switch terminals to circuitry wiring without live points of contact, the locking mechanism having quick capture and release of the circuitry wiring to the wiring components, and the circuitry wiring is isolated internally to the to the first and second switch terminals respectively and couples the wiring components to the circuitry wiring without damaging circuit wiring;

wherein the locking mechanism is a mechanical locking mechanism; and

a user can activate the locking mechanism to release the coupling of wiring components and the locking mechanism while the locking mechanism deactivates the locking elements allowing the wiring components to be pulled out of the switch terminal.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism couples without screw terminals or fixed friction connect terminals.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism is a magnetic locking system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism is an electrical locking mechanism.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism is at an exterior surface of the switch terminal.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism including a sliding element.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism allows for repeated coupling and decoupling.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism includes a release element that deactivates the coupling.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism includes a pivot element with a pivot point.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the locking mechanism includes a release mechanism.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the locking mechanism includes a pivoted bar coupled to the pivot element.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the locking mechanism includes a spring element that acts on pivot element.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the pivot bar is a Pawl element.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the Pawl bar includes teeth at one end.