REMOTE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A BUILDING GATEWAY CONTROL TO CONTROL BUILDING SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS

• US 20140249825A1
• Filed: 07/31/2013
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Proud, James
• Granted Patent: US 9,330,561 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0219 of externally powered implanted units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/683 Means for maintaining contact with the body A61B5/6802 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/00 Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility G10L19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/23 The load being a medical device, a medical implant, or a life supporting device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A wearable monitoring device, worn by a user, has one or more sensors which acquire at least one of a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information, an antenna and a unique user ID. The monitoring device includes a wireless user interface with a one or more input selection elements, which are accessible by the user to control at least a portion of one or more controllable devices housed in a building. One or more controllable systems or devices are at the building. At least a first portion of the one or more controllable systems or devices have an interface with a receiver in communication with the monitoring device that enables the monitoring device to communicate with the receiver.

Claims

1. A system to interact with one or more controllable systems and devices at a building, comprising:

a wearable monitoring device worn by a user with one or more sensors, an antenna and a unique user ID, the one or more sensors in operation acquiring at least one of a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information, the monitoring device including a wireless user interface with a one or more input selection elements, the one or more input selection elements being accessible by the user to control at least a portion of one or more controllable devices housed in a building; and

one or more controllable systems or devices at the building, at least a first portion of the one or more controllable systems or devices have an interface with a receiver in communication with the monitoring device that enables the monitoring device to communicate with the receiver, the first portion of the one or more controllable systems or devices are directly controllable by the monitoring device and operable to make a change to a setting of that system or device at the building.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

ID circuitry at the wearable monitoring device that includes a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a building gateway control system at the building that includes a broadband communication interface, a remote data network and a wireless controllable device interface to control a setting for at least a portion of the one or more controllable devices

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more controllable devices are internal or external building structure electronic and non-electronic appliances and elements selected from at least one of, lighting, thermostats, heating and air-conditioning units, appliances, windows, doors and audio video.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless user interface further includes a microphone to transmit speech commands.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the speech commands are communicated to the one or more controllable systems or devices that are directly controllable by the monitoring device.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the speech commands are communicated to a building gateway control system at the building that includes a broadband communication interface to a remote data network and a wireless controllable device interface’

8. The system of claim 3, wherein the building gateway control system includes a monitoring device interface to receive remote commands from the monitoring device. via a wireless data protocol.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the wireless data protocol is used selected from at least one of 802.11, ultra-wideband (UWB), and wireless technology standard for exchanging data.

10. The system of claim 3, wherein the building gateway control system is positioned at an interior of the building.

11. The system of claim 3, wherein the building gateway control system is positioned at an exterior of the building.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the broadband interface communicates with the remote data network.

13. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

a processing module responsive to the monitoring device interface and responsive to the broadband interface.

22. The method of claim 8, wherein the wireless data protocol is used selected from at least one of 802.11, ultra-wideband (UWB), and a wireless technology standard for exchanging data.

14. A method to interact by a user with controllable systems and devices in a building, comprising:

wearing by a user a monitoring device, the monitoring device having one or more sensors that in operation acquire at least one of a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information, the monitoring device including an antenna, a unique user ID and a wireless user interface with one or more selection elements, the monitoring device being in communication with one or more controllable systems or devices at the building, at least a first portion of the one or more controllable systems or devices having an interface with a receiver operable to be in communication with the monitoring device

activating by the user the one or more selection elements to generate signals;

receiving the signals from the wireless user interface at the first portion of the one or more controllable systems or devices directly controllable by the monitoring device;

in response to receipt of the signals, making a change to a setting of at least one device or element of the first portion.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the wearable device includes ID circuitry with a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

using a building gateway control system at the building to control a setting for at least a second portion of the one or more controllable devices, the building gateway control system including a broadband communication interface, a remote data network and a wireless controllable device interface

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the first portion of one or more controllable devices are internal or external building structure electronic and non-electronic appliances and elements selected from at least one of, lighting, thermostats, heating and air-conditioning units, appliances, windows, doors and audio video.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the wireless user interface further includes a microphone to transmit speech commands.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

communicating the speech commands to at least one of the first portion of the one or more controllable systems or devices that are directly controllable by the monitoring device.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

communicating the speech commands to a building gateway control system at the building that includes a broadband communication interface to a remote data network and a wireless controllable device interface.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

using a wireless data protocol to communicate remote commands from the monitoring device to at least via a wireless data protocol.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein the building gateway control system is positioned at an interior of the building.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the building gateway control system is positioned at an exterior of the building.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the broadband interface communicates with the remote data network.

26. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

a processing module responsive to the monitoring device interface and responsive to the broadband interface.