Home latch-key web based automation system
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring and automating a home using a network-based system including a server system coupled to a centralized database, at least one client system, and a plurality of sensors positioned throughout the home, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving monitoring and automation (M&
A) information from the client system;
storing M&
A information into the centralized database;
cross-referencing M&
A information;
updating the centralized database periodically to maintain M&
A information;
monitoring M&
A information within the home through the plurality of sensors, wherein monitoring M&
A information comprises;
recording, by a plurality of sensors, a date, a start time, an end time, and a duration of time an area of the home is occupied; and
transferring from the sensors to the client system a date, a start time, an end time, and a duration of time an area of the home is occupied;
performing M&
A tasks in the home using the plurality of sensors based on M&
A information inputted into the client system and monitored M&
A data; and
notifying a home owner of the monitored M&
A data and the M&
A tasks performed within the home.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring and automating a home using a network-based system is provided. The system employs a server system coupled to a centralized database, at least one client system, and a plurality of sensors positioned throughout the home. The method includes receiving monitoring and automation (M&A) information from the client system, storing M&A information into the centralized database, cross-referencing M&A information, updating the centralized database periodically to maintain M&A information, monitoring M&A information within the home through the plurality of sensors, performing M&A tasks in the home using the plurality of sensors based on M&A information inputted into the client system and monitored M&A data, and notifying a home owner of the monitored M&A data and the M&A tasks performed within the home.
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Citations
44 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring and automating a home using a network-based system including a server system coupled to a centralized database, at least one client system, and a plurality of sensors positioned throughout the home, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving monitoring and automation (M&
A) information from the client system;
storing M&
A information into the centralized database;
cross-referencing M&
A information;
updating the centralized database periodically to maintain M&
A information;
monitoring M&
A information within the home through the plurality of sensors, wherein monitoring M&
A information comprises;
recording, by a plurality of sensors, a date, a start time, an end time, and a duration of time an area of the home is occupied; and
transferring from the sensors to the client system a date, a start time, an end time, and a duration of time an area of the home is occupied;
performing M&
A tasks in the home using the plurality of sensors based on M&
A information inputted into the client system and monitored M&
A data; and
notifying a home owner of the monitored M&
A data and the M&
A tasks performed within the home. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of monitoring and automating a home using a network-based system including a server system coupled to a centralized database, at least one client system, a plurality of sensors positioned throughout the home, and a service provider system, said method the steps of:
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receiving monitoring and automation (M&
A) information from the client system;
storing M&
A information into the centralized database;
cross-referencing M&
A information;
updating the centralized database periodically to maintain M&
A information;
monitoring M&
A information within the home through the plurality of sensors;
performing M&
A tasks in the home through the plurality of sensors based on M&
A information inputted into the client system and monitored M&
A data;
notifying a home owner of the monitored M&
A data and the M&
A tasks performed within the home;
contacting the service provider system to request and schedule a service to be performed on a monitored device within the home based on the M&
A information inputted into the client system and the monitored M&
A data; and
automatically schedule, with the service provider system, the service to be performed on the monitored device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A network-based system for monitoring and automating a home, said system comprising:
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a client system comprising a browser;
a centralized database for storing information;
a plurality of sensors positioned throughout the home;
a server system configured to be coupled to said client system and said database, said server system further configured to;
receive monitoring and automation (M&
A) information from the client system;
store M&
A information into the centralized database;
cross-reference M&
A information;
update the centralized database periodically to maintain M&
A information;
monitor M&
A information within the home through the plurality of sensors;
perform M&
A tasks in the home through the plurality of sensors based on M&
A information inputted into the client system and monitored M&
A data; and
notify a home owner of the monitored M&
A data and the M&
A tasks performed within the home, wherein said server system further comprises a receiving component that receives M&
A information through the sensors positioned throughout the home and surrounding property such that a date, a start time, an end time, and a duration of time an area of the home is occupied is recorded. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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