Home Automation Network

• US 20150025659A1
• Filed: 07/17/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Bartlett, Scott, Sleator, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/944,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20150025659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2823 Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality

Abstract

Systems and techniques are disclosed for implementations of a home automation network. A first input can be received from a first sensor on a home automation network and a second input can be received from a second sensor on the network. A condition can be determined based on both inputs that could not be determined from either input alone. Based on the determined condition, an action can be performed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a first input from a first sensor of a home automation network;

receiving a second input from a second sensor of the home automation network;

automatically determining a condition based upon both the first input and the second input, wherein the condition cannot be automatically determined based only on the first input without the second input and the condition cannot be automatically determined based only on the second input without the first input; and

performing an action based on the determined condition.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sensor measures at least one from the group consisting of:

heat, the presence of at least one gas, the concentration of at least one gas, the presence of light, the intensity of light, the color of light, temperature, sound, radiation, wind, the presence of at least one liquid and pressure.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sensor measures a characteristic of at least one from the group consisting of:

an appliance, a utility source, a portal, a swimming pool, a fence, a roof, a garage, a filter and environmental air.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a condition is further based upon profile data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the profile data includes information about the floor plan of a building.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the profile data includes object information about at least one object from the group consisting of:

an appliance, a utility source, a portal, a swimming pool, a fence, a roof, a garage, a filter and an air conditioner.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein object information includes at least one selected from the group of:

manufacturer, model, date of manufacture, date of installation, operating parameter and status.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein object information includes historical performance information about the object.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the profile data includes information about at least one user.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the profile information about at least one user includes at least one from the group of:

a location, user account information, user behavior information and a user attribute.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an alert and wherein the determining a condition is further based upon the received alert.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating a first threshold with the first sensor and associating a second threshold with the second sensor and wherein the determining a condition includes determining that the first input exceeds the first threshold and the second input exceeds the second threshold.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a first threshold for the first sensor.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive a first preset for the first sensor.

14. A method, comprising:

receiving a first input from a first sensor of a first home automation network;

receiving a second input from a second sensor of a second home automation network;

determining a condition based upon both the first input and the second input; and

performing an action based on the determined condition.

15. A system, comprising:

a first sensor;

a second sensor;

a processor in connection with the first sensor and the second sensor, the processor configured to;

receive a first input from the first sensor;

receive a second input from the second sensor;

determine a condition based upon both the first input and the second input, wherein the condition cannot be determined based only on the first input without the second input and the condition cannot be determined based only on the second input without the first input; and

perform an action based on the determined condition.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first sensor is configured to measure at least one from the group consisting of:

heat, the presence of at least one gas, the concentration of at least one gas, the presence of light, the intensity of light, the color of light, temperature, sound, radiation, wind, the presence of at least one liquid and pressure.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the first sensor is configured to measure a characteristic of at least one from the group consisting of:

an appliance, a utility source, a portal, a swimming pool, a fence, a roof, a garage, a filter and environmental air.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to receive profile data and to determine the condition based upon the profile data.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the profile data includes object information about at least one object from the group consisting of:

an appliance, a utility source, a portal, a swimming pool, a fence, a roof, a garage, a filter and an air conditioner.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein object information includes at least one selected from the group of:

manufacturer, model, date of manufacture, date of installation, operating parameter and status.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein object information includes historical performance information about the object.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the profile data includes information about at least one user.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the profile information about at least one user includes at least one from the group of:

a location, user account information, user behavior information and a user attribute.

24. The system of claim 15, further comprising receiving an alert and wherein the determining a condition is further based upon the received alert.

25. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the first input exceeds a first threshold and the second input exceeds a second threshold.

27. A system, comprising:

a first sensor;

a second sensor;

a processor in connection with the first sensor and the second sensor, the processor configured to;

receive a first input from the first sensor at a first home network;

receive a second input from the second sensor at a second home network;

determine a condition based upon both the first input and the second input; and

perform an action based on the determined condition.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the first sensor is configured to measure at least one from the group consisting of:

heat, the presence of at least one gas, the concentration of at least one gas, the presence of light, the intensity of light, the color of light, temperature, sound, radiation, wind, the presence of at least one liquid and pressure.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the first sensor is configured to measure a characteristic of at least one from the group consisting of:

an appliance, a utility source, a portal, a swimming pool, a fence, a roof, a garage, a filter and environmental air.

30. The system of claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to receive profile data and to determine the condition based upon the profile data.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the profile data includes object information about at least one object from the group consisting of:

an appliance, a utility source, a portal, a swimming pool, a fence, a roof, a garage, a filter and an air conditioner.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein object information includes at least one selected from the group of:

manufacturer, model, date of manufacture, date of installation, operating parameter and status.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein object information includes historical performance information about the object.