OCCUPANCY PATTERN DETECTION, ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION
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1. A system for predicting occupancy of an enclosure comprising:
- a model of occupancy patterns based in part on information regarding the enclosure and/or the expected occupants of the enclosure;
a sensor configured to detect occupancy within the enclosure; and
an occupancy predictor configured to predict future occupancy of the enclosure based at least in part on the model and the occupancy detected by the sensor.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for predicting and/or detecting occupancy of an enclosure, such as a dwelling or other building, which can be used for a number of applications. An a priori stochastic model of occupancy patterns based on information of the enclosure and/or the expected occupants of the enclosure is used to pre-seed an occupancy prediction engine. Along with data from an occupancy sensor, the occupancy prediction engine predicts future occupancy of the enclosure. Various systems and methods for detecting occupancy of an enclosure, such as a dwelling, are also described.
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1. A system for predicting occupancy of an enclosure comprising:
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a model of occupancy patterns based in part on information regarding the enclosure and/or the expected occupants of the enclosure; a sensor configured to detect occupancy within the enclosure; and an occupancy predictor configured to predict future occupancy of the enclosure based at least in part on the model and the occupancy detected by the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for predicting occupancy of an enclosure comprising:
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receiving a model of occupancy patterns based in part on information regarding the enclosure and/or the expected occupants of the enclosure; receiving occupancy data from a sensor configured to detect occupancy within the enclosure, the occupancy data being indicative of the occupancy detected by the sensor; and predicting, by a computing device, future occupancy of the enclosure based at least in part on the model and the occupancy data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a model of occupancy patterns based in part on information regarding the enclosure and/or the expected occupants of the enclosure; receiving occupancy data from a sensor configured to detect occupancy within the enclosure, the occupancy data being indicative of the occupancy detected by the sensor; and predicting future occupancy of the enclosure based at least in part on the model and the occupancy data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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