Scene creation for building automation systems
First Claim
1. A method of setting an automation scene for a building having a building automation system comprising a plurality of controllable units respectively coupled to a plurality of electronic devices, each respective controllable unit capable of receiving operating instructions for the respective electronic device, the building automation system including a controller configured to send the operating instructions to each respective controllable unit, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the controller, operating state information for the plurality of electronic devices from each respective controllable unit;
generating, at the controller, a log of the operating state information for the plurality of electronic devices over a period of time;
examining the log to determine a relationship between an operation of a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices and an operation of a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices; and
generating, by the controller, an automation scene that coordinates the operation of the first electronic device and the operation of the second electronic device based on the relationship.
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Abstract
A home automation system logs use of automation equipment such as lights, appliances, door and window openings, motion, etc., and suggests home automation scenes based on an analysis of the logs. An inventory of system equipment can be compared to scenes used by other systems with a similar equipment inventory to develop suggested scenes. A server may analyze insurance claim data and police reports to suggest scenes, in view of a system inventory, that could help minimize particular losses.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of setting an automation scene for a building having a building automation system comprising a plurality of controllable units respectively coupled to a plurality of electronic devices, each respective controllable unit capable of receiving operating instructions for the respective electronic device, the building automation system including a controller configured to send the operating instructions to each respective controllable unit, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the controller, operating state information for the plurality of electronic devices from each respective controllable unit; generating, at the controller, a log of the operating state information for the plurality of electronic devices over a period of time; examining the log to determine a relationship between an operation of a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices and an operation of a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices; and generating, by the controller, an automation scene that coordinates the operation of the first electronic device and the operation of the second electronic device based on the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for setting an automation scene, the system comprising:
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a controller configured to communicate with a plurality of controllable units; a first one of the plurality of controllable units configured to control operation of a first electronic device responsive to instructions from the controller and report an operating status of the first electronic device to the controller; and a second one of the plurality of controllable units configured to control operation of a second electronic device responsive to instructions from the controller and report an operating status of the second electronic device to the controller, wherein the controller is programmed to; generate a record of the operating status of the first electronic device and the operating status of the second electronic device, examine the record to determine a relationship between an operation of the first electronic device and an operation of the second electronic device, generate an automation scene incorporating the relationship between the operation of the first electronic device and the operation of the second electronic device, and operate the first electronic device and the second electronic device in accordance with the automation scene. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing suggested building automation scenes to a system user, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server via a data network, (1) an inventory of building automation equipment and respective controlled electronic devices of a building having a building automation system installation and (2) one or more of public safety data and insurance loss data for a vicinity of the building; maintaining, at the server, a plurality of building automation scenes configured to control the building automation equipment and the respective controlled electronic devices of the building; examining, by the server, one or more of the public safety data and the insurance loss data to identify one of the plurality of building automation scenes that is designed to reduce a risk of a loss for the building; and sending, to the building via the data network, the one automation scene so that the building can implement the one automation scene.
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