HOME CONTROL SYSTEM FROM A VEHICLE

• US 20160018798A1
• Filed: 07/17/2014
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation), Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation), Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Jiang, Yifan, Gunaratne, Pujitha, Schulz, Jason A.
• Application Number:
  US14/333,633
• Publication Number:
  US 20160018798A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/91 Remote control based on location and proximity
• 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 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless

Abstract

A home control system and a method of home control from a vehicle includes determining a distance between the vehicle and a home, and controlling a home system of the home in response to the distance or the estimated amount of time for the vehicle to reach home.

Claims

1. A method of home control using a home control system of a vehicle, the method comprising:

calculating a relative distance between the vehicle and a home;

identifying a distance relationship between the relative distance and a control distance; and

using a communication system of the home control system to selectively control a home system of the home in response to the distance relationship.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein calculating the relative distance utilizes a Global Positioning System (GPS).

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein calculating the relative distance utilizes a camera system.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the home system comprises a garage door.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the home system comprises a climate control system.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the home system comprises a security system.

7. A method of home control using a home control system of a vehicle, the method comprising:

determining a time associated with a desired state of a home system;

associating a relative distance between the vehicle and a home with the time; and

controlling the home system from the home control system of the vehicle when the vehicle is at the relative distance from the home.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the relative distance between the vehicle and the home is determined via a GPS.

9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the relative distance between the vehicle and the home is determined via a camera system.

10. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the home system comprises a climate control system.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the time associated with the desired state of the home system is a time required for changing to a temperature of the home to a desired temperature.

12. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the home system comprises a garage door.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the time associated with the desired state of the home system is a time required for operation of the garage door.

14. A home control system, comprising:

a vehicle positional system configured to determine a distance between a vehicle and a home;

a control system in communication with the vehicle positional system;

a communication system in communication with the control system; and

a home system in communication with the control system via the communication system, wherein the home system is controlled by the control system in response to the distance.

15. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the vehicle positional system includes a Global Positioning System (GPS).

16. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the vehicle positional system includes a camera system.

17. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the home system comprises a garage door.

18. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the home system comprises a climate control system.

19. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the home system comprises a security system.

20. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the home system comprises an appliance.