Context-Dependent Home Automation Controller and Docking Station
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system comprising:
- a dock detector on a mobile computing device arranged to identify a type of docking station to which the mobile computing device has been physically coupled, the identified type of docking station selected from a plurality of different possible docking station types, including a docking station type that is associated with a light switch;
a repository of electronically stored user interface profiles that specify different schemes for presentations of information with the mobile computing device, each user interface profile corresponding to a type of docking station from the plurality of types of docking stations; and
a user interface selector that is programmed to select, in response to the dock detector determining that the mobile computing device has been mounted to a docking station of a type that is associated with a light switch, a first user interface profile from the repository that causes the mobile computing device to be responsive to input to alter an illumination state of a lighting element associated with the light switch.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system includes a dock detector on a mobile computing device arranged to identify a type of docking station to which the device has been physically coupled, the identified docking station type selected from a plurality of docking station types, including a type associated with a light switch. The system also includes a repository of electronically stored user interface profiles that specify different schemes for presentations of information, where each profile corresponds to a type of docking station. The system further includes a user interface selector that is programmed to select, in response to the dock detector determining that the device has been mounted to a docking station of a type associated with a light switch, a first user interface profile from the repository that causes the device to be responsive to input to alter an illumination state of a lighting element associated with the light switch.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented system comprising:
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a dock detector on a mobile computing device arranged to identify a type of docking station to which the mobile computing device has been physically coupled, the identified type of docking station selected from a plurality of different possible docking station types, including a docking station type that is associated with a light switch; a repository of electronically stored user interface profiles that specify different schemes for presentations of information with the mobile computing device, each user interface profile corresponding to a type of docking station from the plurality of types of docking stations; and a user interface selector that is programmed to select, in response to the dock detector determining that the mobile computing device has been mounted to a docking station of a type that is associated with a light switch, a first user interface profile from the repository that causes the mobile computing device to be responsive to input to alter an illumination state of a lighting element associated with the light switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining that a mobile computing device has electrically coupled by physical contact with a wall-mounted docking station mounted in proximity to a light switch, the wall-mounted docking station being adapted to supply electrical power for charging the mobile computing device; determining that the wall-mounted docking station is a first type of docking station from a plurality of types of docking stations; selecting a first user interface profile that corresponds to the first type of docking station from among a plurality of user interface profiles, each of the plurality of user interface profiles corresponding to a respective type of docking station from the plurality of types of docking stations; and presenting, by the mobile computing device for display, the first user interface profile in response to selecting the first user interface profile, the first user interface profile being responsive to an input at the mobile computing device to alter an illumination state of a lighting element associated with the light switch. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, perform operations comprising:
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determining that a mobile computing device has electrically coupled by physical contact with a wall-mounted docking station mounted in proximity to a light switch, the wall-mounted docking station being adapted to supply electrical power for charging the mobile computing device; determining that the wall-mounted docking station is a first type of docking station from a plurality of types of docking stations; selecting a first user interface profile that corresponds to the first type of docking station from among a plurality of user interface profiles, each of the plurality of user interface profiles corresponding to a respective type of docking station from the plurality of types of docking stations; and presenting, by the mobile computing device for display, the first user interface profile in response to selecting the first user interface profile, the first user interface profile being responsive to an input at the mobile computing device to alter an illumination state of a lighting element associated with the light switch.
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16. A computer-implemented system comprising:
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a dock detector that is programmed to (i) determine that a mobile computing device has coupled for charging with a wall-mounted docking station that is mounted in proximity to a wall-mounted light switch, and (ii) determine that the wall-mounted docking station is a first type of docking station from a plurality of types of docking stations; a repository of electronically stored user interface profiles that specify different schemes for presentations of information with the mobile computing device, each user interlace profile corresponding to a type of docking station from the plurality of types of docking stations; and a user interface selector that is programmed to select a first user interface profile from the repository of user interface profiles based on the selected user interface profile corresponding to the first type of docking station, the first user interface profile being selected for use by the mobile computing device in response to the dock detector determining that the mobile computing device has coupled with the wall-mounted docking station and that the wall-mounted docking station is a first type of docking station, wherein the first user interface profile is responsive to an input at the mobile computing device to alter an illumination state of a lighting element associated with the wall-mounted light switch. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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