Regional Control System With Manual Override

• US 20150229489A1
• Filed: 02/11/2014
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Addy, Kenneth L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,882,735 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1917 using digital means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities 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 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2829 involving user profiles according to which the execution of a home appliance functionality is automatically triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless

Abstract

A regional monitoring system can establish and store patterns of signals from sensors, or patterns of signals coupled to actuators. Incoming patterns can be compared to pre-stored patterns, and in the presence of disparities therebetween, a message can be sent wirelessly to a displaced individual associated with the region indicative of the disparity. The individual can override a pre-established action associated with one of the pre-stored patterns. Monitoring systems can include security monitoring systems, fire safety monitoring systems or HVAC-type systems.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a regional control system coupled via a wireless or a wired medium to a plurality of sensors and actuators;

a data base coupled to the control system wherein one or more of discernable events, regional history event sequences, or, behavior patterns can be stored therein and are accessible to the control system wherein the control system, in response to detecting a variation between a stored item, and a corresponding current item, can wirelessly, at least in part, transmit an advisory message to a displaced location, and responsive thereto, an activity altering communication can be sent to the control system.

2. A system as in claim 1 where the control system, responsive at least to signals from the sensors, implements a pattern defining process and stores a resultant pattern in the data base.

3. A system as in claim 2 wherein current sensor signals are evaluated by the pattern defining processor to produce a current pattern, wherein the current pattern is compared to at least one stored pattern.

4. A system as in claim 3 wherein, responsive to results of the comparison, a notification message is transmitted to a displaced location for presentation to a displaced user.

5. A system as in claim 3 wherein the regional control system is selected from a class which contains at least, a security monitoring system, a fire safety system, or a HVAC-type system.

6. A system as in claim 1 where the control system, responsive at least to signals coupled to the actuators, implements a pattern defining process and stores a resultant actuator related pattern in the data base.

7. A system as in claim 1 which includes pattern establishing circuitry, responsive to at least one of, signals from sensors, or signals coupled to activators, and pattern recognition circuitry whereby a newly established pattern can be compared to a pre-stored pattern.

8. A system as in claim 7 wherein the activity altering communication can cause the system to lock or unlock a door, or window, adjust a temperature setting, turn at least one light on or off, activate at least one camera, receive signals from a microphone or direct signals to be output via an audible or visual communications device.

9. A system as in claim 7 wherein the pattern establishing circuitry and the pattern recognition circuitry communicate wirelessly via a network with the system.

10. A method comprising:

providing a data base which includes a plurality of pre-stored patterns associated with a particular region being monitored;

responding to received signals which correspond to a current pattern of an event and creating a corresponding pattern indicative thereof; and

comparing the corresponding pattern to at least one pre-stored pattern, and where a variance is detected, communicating with a displaced communications unit and forwarding thereto an alert indicating the existence of the variance, and providing an opportunity to receive, from that communications unit, at least one instruction accepting or rejecting a pre-established output based on the pre-stored pattern.

11. A method as in claim 10 wherein forwarding thereto an alert comprises forwarding a selected URL to the displaced communications unit.

12. A method as in claim 11 wherein providing an opportunity to receive at least one instruction from the communications unit comprises enabling a user of the communications unit to accept an exceptional condition by entering one of a single click, or, a single key instruction into the communications unit.

13. A method as in claim 10 wherein the corresponding pattern comprises an exceptional condition, and, forwarding thereto an alert comprises forwarding a selected URL to the displaced communications unit and enabling a user of the communications unit to accept the exceptional condition by entering one of a single click, or, a single key instruction into the communications unit.

14. A method as in claim 13 which includes providing a wireless communications unit selected from a class which includes a wireless telephone, a tablet computer, or, a laptop computer to which the URL would be transmitted.

15. A system comprising:

a data base which includes a plurality of pre-stored patterns associated with a region being monitored;

a control unit which can receive signals from a region of interest which corresponds to a current pattern of an event in the region and can create a pattern indicative thereof; and

circuitry to compare the correspond pattern to at least one pre-stored pattern, and where a variance is detected, circuitry communicating with a displaced communication unit and forwarding thereto an alert indicating the existence of the variance, and providing an opportunity to receive, from that communications unit, at least one instruction accepting or rejecting a pre-established output based on the pre-stored pattern.

16. A system as in claim 15 wherein the alert comprises a selected URL and the communications unit is selected from a class which includes a wireless telephone, a tablet computer, or, a laptop computer to which the URL would be transmitted and wherein the event comprises an exceptional condition which can be accepted by entering one of a single click, or, a single key instruction into the communications unit.