Method and system for automatically controlling a personalized networked environment
First Claim
1. A method of automatically controlling a networked environment comprising:
- a setup step comprising;
capturing a face image of an individual,storing the face image,associating at least one appliance setup to the face image,and an initiating step comprising;
comparing the face image to stored face images,retrieving the at least one appliance setup for a matched face image, andinitiating the at least one appliance setup, wherein the initiating step further comprises;
associating the matched face image with a hierarchy of control over the at least one appliance setup,determining if a second individual previously initiated the at least one appliance setup,determining the hierarchy of control over the at least one appliance setup associated with the second individual, andinitiating the at least one appliance setup associated with the matched face image only if either no second individual previously initiated the at least one appliance setup, if the matched face image ranks higher within the hierarchy of control, or based on a default or average setting if the matched face image and the second individual have the same rank.
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Abstract
Using known methods of face recognition, appliances can be automatically initiated and/or adjusted as a user enters an environment, such as a home or a room. The environment is networked such that there is a communication link between a camera monitoring the entrance to the environment, a face recognition system, and the appliances. The method of automatically controlling a networked environment includes capturing a face image of an individual, storing the face image (i.e., in a memory), and associating at least one appliance setup to the face image. The method also includes comparing the face image to stored face images, retrieving the at least one appliance setup for a matched face image, and initiating the at least one appliance setup. An appliance setup controls turning on or off an appliance, such as an illumination source, a television, or a stereo.
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1. A method of automatically controlling a networked environment comprising:
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a setup step comprising; capturing a face image of an individual, storing the face image, associating at least one appliance setup to the face image, and an initiating step comprising; comparing the face image to stored face images, retrieving the at least one appliance setup for a matched face image, and initiating the at least one appliance setup, wherein the initiating step further comprises; associating the matched face image with a hierarchy of control over the at least one appliance setup, determining if a second individual previously initiated the at least one appliance setup, determining the hierarchy of control over the at least one appliance setup associated with the second individual, and initiating the at least one appliance setup associated with the matched face image only if either no second individual previously initiated the at least one appliance setup, if the matched face image ranks higher within the hierarchy of control, or based on a default or average setting if the matched face image and the second individual have the same rank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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