Dynamic distributed-sensor thermostat network for forecasting external events
First Claim
1. A event-forecasting system comprising:
- a measurement database that stores a plurality of sensor measurements, each sensor measurement having been provided by a thermostat device, wherein a primary purpose of each thermostat device is to control a temperature condition within a structure in addition to collecting measurements from a non-temperature related sensor that collected the sensor measurement, wherein said non-temperature related sensor is selected from the group consisting of;
seismic activity sensors hazard related environmental sensors, microphones optical sensors and radiation sensors;
a measurement set identifier that selects a set of sensor measurements from the plurality of sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices in the measurement database, wherein the thermostat devices associated with the set of sensor measurements are in close geographical proximity relative to their geographical proximity to other devices;
an inter-device correlator that accesses the selected set of sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices and that collectively analyzes the sensor measurements;
an event detector that determines whether an event has occurred based on the results of the collective analysis, wherein the determination that an event has occurred requires that a criterion involving at least two of the sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices be satisfied;
an event forecaster that forecasts a future event property, wherein the future event property is forecasted based on a same or different collective analysis of the sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices; and
an alert engine that identifies one or more entities to be alerted of the future event property, that generates at least one alert identifying the future event property, and that transmits the at least one alert to the identified one or more entities.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for forecasting events can be provided. A measurement database can store sensor measurements, each having been provided by a non-portable electronic device with a primary purpose unrelated to collecting measurements from a type of sensor that collected the measurement. A measurement set identifier can select a set of measurements. The electronic devices associated with the set of measurements can be in close geographical proximity relative to their geographical proximity to other devices. An inter-device correlator can access the set and collectively analyze the measurements. An event detector can determine whether an event occurred. An event forecaster can forecast a future event property. An alert engine can identify one or more entities to be alerted of the future event property, generate at least one alert identifying the future event property, and transmit the at least one alert to the identified one or more entities.
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18 Claims
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1. A event-forecasting system comprising:
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a measurement database that stores a plurality of sensor measurements, each sensor measurement having been provided by a thermostat device, wherein a primary purpose of each thermostat device is to control a temperature condition within a structure in addition to collecting measurements from a non-temperature related sensor that collected the sensor measurement, wherein said non-temperature related sensor is selected from the group consisting of;
seismic activity sensors hazard related environmental sensors, microphones optical sensors and radiation sensors;a measurement set identifier that selects a set of sensor measurements from the plurality of sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices in the measurement database, wherein the thermostat devices associated with the set of sensor measurements are in close geographical proximity relative to their geographical proximity to other devices; an inter-device correlator that accesses the selected set of sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices and that collectively analyzes the sensor measurements; an event detector that determines whether an event has occurred based on the results of the collective analysis, wherein the determination that an event has occurred requires that a criterion involving at least two of the sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices be satisfied; an event forecaster that forecasts a future event property, wherein the future event property is forecasted based on a same or different collective analysis of the sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices; and an alert engine that identifies one or more entities to be alerted of the future event property, that generates at least one alert identifying the future event property, and that transmits the at least one alert to the identified one or more entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for forecasting events, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of sensor measurements in a measurement database, each sensor measurement having been provided by a thermostat device, wherein a primary purpose of at least one respective thermostat device is to control a temperature condition within a structure in addition to collecting measurements from a non-temperature related sensor that collected the sensor measurement, wherein said non-temperature related sensor is selected from the group consisting of;
seismic activity sensors, hazard related environmental sensors microphones, optical sensors, and radiation sensors;selecting a set of sensor measurements from the plurality of sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices in the measurement database, wherein the thermostat devices associated with the set of sensor measurements are in close geographical proximity relative to their geographical proximity to other devices; collectively analyzing the sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices to determine whether a large-scale event was occurring, wherein the determination that a large-scale event was occurring requires consistency between at least two of the sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices; forecasting a future event property, wherein the future event property is forecasted based on a same or different collective analysis of the sensor measurements provided by the thermostat devices; identifying one or more entities to be alerted of the future event property; generating at least one alert identifying the future event property; and transmitting the at least one alert to the identified one or more entities. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A crowdsourced event detection network, comprising:
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a population of thermostat devices, each said thermostat device comprising a housing and at least one non-temperature related sensor coupled to the housing, the at least one non-temperature related sensor being configured to sense at least one environmental characteristic or condition that is generally unrelated to controlling a temperature condition within a structure, each said thermostat device further comprising a data transmission component configured to transmit first information representative of said least one sensed environmental characteristic or condition for reception by an aggregating processor, wherein said non-temperature related sensor is selected from the group consisting of;
seismic activity sensors, hazard related environmental sensors, microphones, optical sensors, and radiation sensors;wherein the aggregating processor is configured and programmed to receive the first information from each of a plurality of the thermostat devices, to forecast a future event based on a collective analysis thereof, to identify one or more entities to be alerted of the forecasted future event, and to transmit second information representative of the forecasted future event to the identified one or more entities. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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