AUTOMATIC ILLUMINATING USER INTERFACE DEVICE

• US 20170124817A1
• Filed: 11/21/2016
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: SLOO, David Hendler, BOYD, Jeffrey Alan
• Granted Patent: US 10,223,878 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/30 User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 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

Abstract

A user interface (UI) device for a premises management system may include at least one proximity sensor, a first interface component configured to illuminate in a first illumination style based on a first rule set when an individual is detected within a first range by the at least one proximity sensor, and a second interface component to receive input from the individual and configured to illuminate in a second illumination style based on a second rule set different from the first rule set when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range.

Claims

1. A user interface (UI) device to provide an interface for a user to interact with a premises management system and control one or more premises management devices, the UI device comprising:

one or more proximity sensors,

a first interface component configured to illuminate a display device to display information when an individual is detected within a first range by the one or more proximity sensors, wherein the displayed information is determined based on an identity of the individual.

2. The UI device of claim 1, further comprising a second interface component configured to illuminate when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range.

3. The UI device of claim 1, further comprising:

an input device to receive one or more input selections from the individual; and

a memory device to store a record of the one or more input selections,

wherein the UI device is further configured to determine the displayed information based on the stored record.

4. The UI device of claim 1, further comprising:

an image capture device,

wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on an image of the individual captured by the image capture device.

5. The UI device of claim 1, wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on a user registration process executed by the individual.

6. The UI device of claim 1, wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on a radio frequency identification (RFID) device carried by the individual.

7. The UI device of claim 1, wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on a signal received from a mobile computing device associated with the individual.

8. The UI device of claim 1, wherein the displayed information comprises security information that indicates a state of a security system connected to the system.

9. The UI device of claim 1, wherein the displayed information comprises temperature information that indicates a state of temperature in a local environment.

10. A method of operating a user interface (UI) device comprising:

illuminating a display device of a first interface component to display information when an individual is detected within a first range by the one or more proximity sensors, wherein the displayed information is determined based on an identity of the individual.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising illuminating a second interface component configured when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein determining the displayed information further comprises:

receiving one or more input selections from the individual;

storing a record of the one or more input selections; and

determining the displayed information based on the stored record.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the identity of the individual is determined by:

capturing an image of the individual; and

determining the identity of the individual based on the captured image.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the identity of the individual is determined by:

receiving user registration information from the individual; and

identifying the individual based on the registration information.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on a radio frequency identification (RFID) device carried by the individual.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on a signal received from a mobile computing device associated with the individual.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the displayed information comprises security information that indicates a state of a security system connected to the system.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the displayed information comprises temperature information that indicates a state of temperature in a local environment.

19. A premises management system, comprising:

at least one premises management device, including one or more sensors that generate data about an environment; and

a user interface (UI) device to provide an interface for a user to interact with the system and control one or more of the premises management devices, the UI device including;

one or more proximity sensors,

an interface component configured to illuminate a display to provide information when an individual is detected within a first range by the one or more proximity sensors, wherein the displayed information is determined based on a registration of the individual with the UI device.

20. The premises management system of claim 19, the UI device further comprising a second interface component configured to illuminate when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range.

21. The premises management system of claim 19, the UI device further comprising:

an input device to receive one or more input selections from the individual; and

a memory device to store a record of the one or more input selections,

wherein the UI device is further configured to determine the displayed information based on the stored record.

22. The premises management system of claim 19, the UI device further comprising:

an image capture device,

wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on an image of the individual captured by the image capture device.

23. The premises management system of claim 19, wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on a user registration process executed by the individual.

24. The premises management system of claim 19, wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on a radio frequency identification (RFID) device carried by the individual.

25. The premises management system of claim 19, wherein the identity of the individual is determined based on a signal received from a mobile computing device associated with the individual.

26. The premises management system of claim 19, wherein the displayed information comprises security information that indicates a state of a security system connected to the system.

27. The premises management system of claim 19, wherein the displayed information comprises temperature information that indicates a state of temperature in a local environment.