Scene creation for building automation systems

• US 8,640,038 B1
• Filed: 07/12/2013
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm)
• Original Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm)
• Inventors: Reeser, Andrew, Call, Shawn M., Kennedy, Stacy L., Drinan, Lee C., Frey, Lisa Ann, Payne, Kevin, Jacob, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, RAMESH B
• Application Number:
  US13/941,280
• Time in Patent Office: 200 Days
• Field of Search: 715761-762, 715/765, 700 17- 20, 700 65- 66, 700/83, 382154-155, 382/170, 382/181, 382/218
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house

Abstract

Systems and methods receive, from a building, an inventory identifying a plurality of electronic devices associated with a building automation system. The systems and methods compare the inventory to an additional inventory associated with an additional building automation system of an additional building to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory, wherein the additional inventory identifies a plurality of additional electronic devices. The systems and methods further identify an automation scene that coordinates operation of at least a portion of the plurality of additional electronic devices and provide the automation scene to the building for implementation in the building automation system.

Claims

1. A method of suggesting an automation scene for a building having a building automation system configured with a controller for controlling a plurality of electronic devices, the method comprising:

receiving, at a remote server from the controller via a network, an inventory identifying the plurality of electronic devices;

comparing, by the remote server, the inventory to an additional inventory associated with an additional building automation system of an additional building to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory, the additional inventory identifying a plurality of additional electronic devices implemented in the additional building automation system;

identifying an automation scene that coordinates operation of at least a portion of the plurality of additional electronic devices; and

providing, to the controller via the network, the automation scene for implementation in the building automation system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the remote server from the additional building via the network, the additional inventory.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the inventory to the additional inventory to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory comprises:

determining that at least one part number of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is the same as at least one additional part number of at least one of the plurality of additional electronic devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the inventory to the additional inventory to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory comprises:

determining that at least one functional identification of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is the same as at least one additional functional identification of at least one of the plurality of additional electronic devices.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

verifying that the inventory includes the same or similar portion of the plurality of electronic devices as at least the portion of the plurality of additional electronic devices associated with the automation scene.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the automation scene is implemented in the additional building automation system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the automation scene for implementation in the building automation system comprises:

modifying the automation scene based on insurance claim data; and

providing, to the controller via the network, the modified automation scene for implementation in the building automation system.

8. A system for suggesting an automation scene for a building having a building automation system for controlling a plurality of electronic devices, the system comprising:

a network interface adapted to receive, from the building, an inventory identifying the plurality of electronic devices;

a memory configured to store an additional inventory associated with an additional building automation system of an additional building;

a processor adapted to interface with the network interface and the memory, and configured to execute computer executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the processor to;

compare the inventory to the additional inventory to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory, the additional inventory identifying a plurality of additional electronic devices implemented in the additional building automation system,

identify an automation scene that coordinates operation of at least a portion of the plurality of additional electronic devices, and

provide, to the building via the network interface, the automation scene for implementation in the building automation system.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the network interface is further adapted to receive, from the additional building, the additional inventory identifying the plurality of additional electronic devices.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is adapted to compare the inventory to the additional inventory to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory to cause the processor to:

determine that at least one part number of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is the same as at least one additional part number of at least one of the plurality of additional electronic devices.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is adapted to compare the inventory to the additional inventory to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory to cause the processor to:

determine that at least one functional identification of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is the same as at least one additional functional identification of at least one of the plurality of additional electronic devices.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer executable instructions to further cause the processor to:

verify that the inventory includes the same or similar portion of the plurality of electronic devices as at least the portion of the plurality of additional electronic devices associated with the automation scene.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the automation scene is implemented in the additional building automation system.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is adapted to provide the automation scene for implementation in the building automation system to cause the processor to:

modify the automation scene based on insurance claim data, and

provide, to the building via the network interface, the modified automation scene for implementation in the building automation system.

15. A computer readable storage medium comprising non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon for suggesting an automation scene for a building having a building automation system for controlling a plurality of electronic devices, the instructions when executed on a processor cause the processor to:

receive, from the building via a network, an inventory identifying the plurality of electronic devices;

compare the inventory to an additional inventory associated with an additional building automation system of an additional building to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory, the additional inventory identifying a plurality of additional electronic devices implemented in the additional building automation system;

identify an automation scene that coordinates operation of at least a portion of the plurality of additional electronic devices; and

provide, to the building via the network, the automation scene for implementation in the building automation system.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor compares the inventory to the additional inventory to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory to cause the processor to:

determine that at least one part number of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is the same as at least one additional part number of at least one of the plurality of additional electronic devices.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor compares the inventory to the additional inventory to determine that the inventory is the same as or similar to the additional inventory to cause the processor to:

determine that at least one functional identification of at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is the same as at least one additional functional identification of at least one of the plurality of additional electronic devices.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed on the processor further cause the processor to:

verify that the inventory includes the same or similar portion of the plurality of electronic devices as at least the portion of the plurality of additional electronic devices associated with the automation scene.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the automation scene is implemented in the additional building automation system.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor provides the automation scene for implementation in the building automation system to cause the processor to:

modify the automation scene based on insurance claim data; and

provide, to the building via the network, the modified automation scene for implementation in the building automation system.