ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY IN MULTI-UNIT FACILITIES
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1. A multi-room facility, comprising:
- a plurality of rooms each containing at least one door and one or more in-room devices, at least one of the in-room devices comprising a controller adapted to manage selected aspects of the room, wherein the controller is further adapted to execute at least one of the following sub-operations;
(a) determine that activity has occurred at a first in-room device and based on making such a determination set an occupancy state of the room to occupied;
(b) detect that activity has occurred at a second in-room device while the occupancy state of the room is unoccupied and activate an intruder alert;
(c) determine that the occupancy state of the room is occupied and automatically enable a Do Not Disturb function at the at least one door;
(d) determine the occupancy state of the room in the absence of analyzing a state of the at least one door; and
(e) determine that the occupancy state of the room is occupied and automatically disable an in-room motion sensor.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for managing energy consumption in multi-room facilities are provided. In particular, intelligent mechanisms for determining a room occupancy state and then for managing energy settings of that room are provided. Some logic for implementing these mechanisms may be provided in an in-room device, such as a motion detector, thermostat, door, lock, television, set top box, etc.
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1. A multi-room facility, comprising:
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a plurality of rooms each containing at least one door and one or more in-room devices, at least one of the in-room devices comprising a controller adapted to manage selected aspects of the room, wherein the controller is further adapted to execute at least one of the following sub-operations; (a) determine that activity has occurred at a first in-room device and based on making such a determination set an occupancy state of the room to occupied; (b) detect that activity has occurred at a second in-room device while the occupancy state of the room is unoccupied and activate an intruder alert; (c) determine that the occupancy state of the room is occupied and automatically enable a Do Not Disturb function at the at least one door; (d) determine the occupancy state of the room in the absence of analyzing a state of the at least one door; and (e) determine that the occupancy state of the room is occupied and automatically disable an in-room motion sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of managing a multi-room facility, comprising:
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receiving, at a controller associated with a room, a message from an in-room device, the message reporting human-initiated activity at the in-room device; and in response to receiving the message from the in-room device, setting a state of the room to occupied. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of managing a multi-room facility, comprising:
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determining that a state of a room is currently in an unoccupied state; detecting activity at an in-room device while the room is still in an unoccupied state; and activating an intruder alert in response to the detecting step. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of managing a multi-room facility, comprising:
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determining that a room is currently in an occupied state; and in response to determining that the room is currently in an occupied state, automatically enabling a Do Not Disturb function for the room. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method of managing a multi-room facility, comprising:
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analyzing in-room motion activity for a room; determining that in-room motion has occurred in the room; and setting an occupancy state of the room to occupied in the absence of analyzing a state of a door in the room. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of managing a multi-room facility, comprising:
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determining that an occupancy state of a room is currently in an occupied state; and based on determining that the occupancy state of the room is in an occupied state, instructing a motion detector in the room to enter a sleep mode. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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