System and method for home automation and security
First Claim
1. A home automation system, comprising:
- a first computer implemented application corresponding to a first premises; and
an expected occupancy schedule stored in association with the first application, wherein the first application is to receive a signal from a controller of a second premises indicative of an identity of a person located at the second premises, wherein the first application is to, when the person is associated with the expected occupancy schedule, record a location of the person as the second premises, and wherein the first application is to report the location of the person in response to a request.
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Abstract
A home automation and security system is provided in which a home automation and security controller in a customer premises is coupled with a remotely located central control facility using a continuous connectivity access line providing a data channel separate from a voice channel. The controller at the customer premises is responsible for monitoring and applying control signals to devices in the home and for supporting a human interface. The remotely located central control facility is responsible for providing the computational and database resources to the controller. By redistributing functionality, the network-based structure of this home automation and security system can overcome the disadvantages of conventional home automation and security systems.
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20 Claims
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1. A home automation system, comprising:
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a first computer implemented application corresponding to a first premises; and an expected occupancy schedule stored in association with the first application, wherein the first application is to receive a signal from a controller of a second premises indicative of an identity of a person located at the second premises, wherein the first application is to, when the person is associated with the expected occupancy schedule, record a location of the person as the second premises, and wherein the first application is to report the location of the person in response to a request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a home automation system, comprising:
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detecting a presence of a person at a first premises via a first controller associated with a first application of a home automation system, wherein the person is a resident of a second premises; and sending a signal indicative of the presence of the person at the first premises to a second application associated with the second premises, wherein the second application is to alter an expected occupancy schedule having information related to an expected occupancy of the second premises based on the signal, and wherein the expected occupancy schedule is to be used to determine whether a security system should be activated in response to receiving a security signal from a second controller associated with the second premises. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A home automation system, comprising:
a first controller to; detect a presence of a person at a first premises, wherein the person is a resident of a second premises; and send a message indicative of the presence of the person at the first premises to an application associated with the second premises, wherein the application is to alter an expected occupancy schedule having information related to an expected occupancy of the second premises based on the message, and wherein the expected occupancy schedule is to be used to determine whether a security system should be activated in response to receiving a security signal from a second controller associated with the second premises. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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