LOCATION-BASED HOME SERVICES AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT

• US 20130109404A1
• Filed: 11/01/2011
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digi International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Digi International Inc.
• Inventors: Husney, Jordan
• Granted Patent: US 8,849,301 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

In one example, wireless mobile device data is provided to a building control system by sending location data from a wireless mobile device to an Internet-based service, receiving the location data from the wireless mobile device in the Internet-based service, determining an associated building control system from the wireless mobile device identity, sending data derived from the location data to the building control system, and implementing a change in the building control system based on the sent data derived from the location data.

Claims

1. A method of providing wireless mobile device data to a building control system, comprising:

sending location data from a wireless mobile device to an Internet-based service;

receiving the location data from the wireless mobile device in the Internet-based service,

determining an associated building control system from the wireless mobile device identity;

sending data derived from the location data to the building control system; and

implementing a change in the building control system based on the sent data derived from the location data.

2. The method of providing wireless mobile device data to a building control system of claim 1, wherein the sent data derived from the location data comprises an instruction to change the state of an element of the building control system.

3. The method of providing wireless mobile device data to a building control system of claim 1, wherein the sent data derived from the location data comprises at least one of location data, time the location data was determined, and identity of a user associated with the wireless mobile device.

4. The method of providing wireless mobile device data to a building control system of claim 1, wherein the wireless mobile device is associated with a specific person.

5. The method of providing wireless mobile device data to a building control system of claim 4, wherein the change implemented in the building control system is dependent on the person associated with the wireless mobile device.

6. The method of providing wireless mobile device data to a building control system of claim 1, wherein sending location data from a wireless mobile device comprises sending at least one of cellular network, wi-fi, Bluetooth, or nearfield communication data.

7. The method of providing wireless mobile device data to a building control system of claim 1, wherein implementing a change in the building control system comprises at least one of changing a temperature, changing lighting, locking or unlocking a door, changing security system settings, and changing media settings.

8. A method of using wireless mobile device data to change a building control system, comprising:

receiving location data from a wireless mobile device in an Internet-based service,

determining an associated building control system from the wireless mobile device identity; and

sending data derived from the location data to the building control system, such that the building control system can implement a change based on the sent data derived from the location data.

9. The method of using wireless mobile device data to change a building control system of claim 8, wherein the sent data derived from the location data comprises an instruction to change the state of an element of the building control system.

10. The method of using wireless mobile device data to change a building control system of claim 8, wherein the sent data derived from the location data comprises at least one of location data, time the location data was determined, and identity of a user associated with the wireless mobile device.

11. The method of using wireless mobile device data to change a building control system of claim 8, wherein the wireless mobile device is associated with a specific person.

12. The method of using wireless mobile device data to change a building control system of claim 11, wherein the change implemented in the building control system is dependent on the person associated with the wireless mobile device.

13. The method of using wireless mobile device data to change a building control system of claim 8, wherein receiving location data from a wireless mobile device comprises receiving at least one of cellular network, wi-fi, Bluetooth, or nearfield communication data from the wireless mobile device.

14. The method of using wireless mobile device data to change a building control system of claim 8, wherein implementing a change in the building control system comprises at least one of changing a temperature, changing lighting, locking or unlocking a door, changing security system settings, and changing media settings.

15. A network-based building control management system, comprising:

a wireless mobile device interface module operable to receive location data from a wireless mobile device in an Internet-based service,

a device identification module operable to determine an associated building control system from the wireless mobile device identity; and

a building control system interface module operable to send data derived from the location data to the building control system, such that the building control system can implement a change based on the sent data derived from the location data.

16. The network-based building control management system of claim 15, wherein the sent data derived from the location data comprises an instruction to change the state of an element of the building control system.

17. The network-based building control management system of claim 15, wherein the sent data derived from the location data comprises at least one of location data, time the location data was determined, and identity of a user associated with the wireless mobile device.

18. The network-based building control management system of claim 15, wherein the wireless mobile device is associated with a specific person.

19. The network-based building control management system of claim 18, wherein the change implemented in the building control system is dependent on the person associated with the wireless mobile device.

20. The network-based building control management system of claim 15, wherein receiving location data from a wireless mobile device comprises receiving at least one of cellular network, wi-fi, Bluetooth, or nearfield communication data from the wireless mobile device.

21. The network-based building control management system of claim 15, wherein implementing a change in the building control system comprises at least one of changing a temperature, changing lighting, locking or unlocking a door, changing security system settings, and changing media settings.