SMART-HOME DEVICE THAT SELF-QUALIFIES FOR AWAY-STATE FUNCTIONALITY
First Claim
1. A control unit for controlling the operation of at least one smart-home system, comprising:
- at least one occupancy sensor; and
a processing system configured to;
receive readings from the at least one occupancy sensor during a time interval;
compare information derived from the readings from the at least one occupancy sensor during the time interval to at least one threshold criterion;
determine, based on the comparison, whether the one or more occupancy sensors accurately determined occupancy of an enclosure in which the control unit is installed during the time interval; and
enable an away-state feature of the control unit to be operative after the time interval if it is determined that the one or more occupancy sensors reliably determined occupancy of an enclosure during the time interval.
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Abstract
A control unit for controlling the operation of at least one smart-home system may include at least one occupancy sensor and a processing system. The processing system may be configured to receive readings from the at least one occupancy sensor during a time interval; compare information derived from the readings to at least one threshold criterion to establish whether the one or more occupancy sensors reliably determined occupancy of an enclosure in which the control unit is installed during the time interval; and enable an away-state feature of the control unit if it is determined that the one or more occupancy sensors reliably determined occupancy of an enclosure during the time interval.
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20 Claims
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1. A control unit for controlling the operation of at least one smart-home system, comprising:
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at least one occupancy sensor; and a processing system configured to; receive readings from the at least one occupancy sensor during a time interval; compare information derived from the readings from the at least one occupancy sensor during the time interval to at least one threshold criterion; determine, based on the comparison, whether the one or more occupancy sensors accurately determined occupancy of an enclosure in which the control unit is installed during the time interval; and enable an away-state feature of the control unit to be operative after the time interval if it is determined that the one or more occupancy sensors reliably determined occupancy of an enclosure during the time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of qualifying an control unit for a smart-home system to activate an away-state feature, the method comprising:
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receiving readings from at least one occupancy sensor during a time interval; comparing, using a processing system of the control unit, information derived from the readings from the at least one occupancy sensor during the time interval to at least one threshold criterion; determining, using the processing system of the control unit, and based on the comparison, whether the one or more occupancy sensors accurately determined occupancy of an enclosure in which the control unit is installed during the time interval; and enabling, using the processing system of the control unit, an away-state feature of the control unit to be operative after the time interval if it is determined that the one or more occupancy sensors reliably determined occupancy of an enclosure during the time interval. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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