ADAPTIVE USER PROFILING FOR TV-CENTRIC HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM
First Claim
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1. System comprising:
- a TV display;
a TV processor controlling the display and accessing a computer readable storage medium;
a control communication interface communicating with the TV processor;
a lighting controller controlling energization and/or brightness of one or more lamps in a home, the TV processor communicating with the lighting controller using the control communication interface to control the lighting controller to establish settings for the lamp;
a home theater controller controlling at least one home theater component and communicating with the TV processor through the control communication interface, the TV processor controlling the home theater controller to establish at least one setting for a home theater;
a room temperature controller controlling temperature of at least one room in a home in which the TV processor is disposed, the TV processor communicating with the room temperature controller using the control communication interface to control the room temperature controller to establish temperature settings;
whereinthe TV processor adapts the settings for the lamp and/or the setting for the home theater and/or the temperature settings based on user behavior.
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Abstract
A TV seamlessly connects to and controls home automation equipment such as lighting, audio/video control, climate control, etc. The TV provides users with a friendly UI to control the equipment, and furthermore the TV adapts to observed user behavior to automatically establish and change settings based thereon. In addition, based on the content watched (or mode selection) on the TV, the settings of surrounding lighting, temperature and other controlled appliance would be changed by the TV.
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20 Claims
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1. System comprising:
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a TV display; a TV processor controlling the display and accessing a computer readable storage medium; a control communication interface communicating with the TV processor; a lighting controller controlling energization and/or brightness of one or more lamps in a home, the TV processor communicating with the lighting controller using the control communication interface to control the lighting controller to establish settings for the lamp; a home theater controller controlling at least one home theater component and communicating with the TV processor through the control communication interface, the TV processor controlling the home theater controller to establish at least one setting for a home theater; a room temperature controller controlling temperature of at least one room in a home in which the TV processor is disposed, the TV processor communicating with the room temperature controller using the control communication interface to control the room temperature controller to establish temperature settings;
whereinthe TV processor adapts the settings for the lamp and/or the setting for the home theater and/or the temperature settings based on user behavior. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. System comprising:
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TV display; TV processor controlling the display and accessing a tangible computer readable storage medium bearing instructions to cause the processor to; communicate with at least first and second home automation system controllers, the first controller controlling a home appliance that does not send to the TV processor or receive from the TV processor audio/video information; establish respective home system modes and appliance settings for each controller for each mode; and control the controllers to establish the appliance settings for the respective appliance based on a mode selection input to the TV processor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. TV comprising:
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TV display; processor communicating with the TV display; computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing logic to cause the processor to; present on the display a user interface (UI) listing two or more home modes, each mode being correlated to plural settings associated with respective plural home appliances; receive user input through the UI representing user selection of a selected home mode; and automatically establish the settings associated with the selected home mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. System comprising:
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TV display; TV processor controlling the display and accessing a tangible computer readable storage medium bearing instructions to cause the processor to; communicate with at least a first home automation system controller, the first controller controlling a home appliance that does not send to the TV processor or receive from the TV processor audio/video information; establish at least one appliance setting of the appliance based at least in part on a theme of a program being displayed on the TV display.
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