Systems and methods for automatically changing operational states of appliances
First Claim
1. A method of automatically changing an operational state of an appliance associated with a known fixed location, said method comprising:
- automatically determining a common current location of two or more individuals with respect to said known fixed location using at least one wireless communication device;
providing an identity of each of the two or more individuals at the common current location;
automatically determining if an operational state of at least one appliance associated with said known fixed location is to be changed based on at least said common current location and the identity of each of the two or more individuals; and
automatically changing said operational state of said at least one appliance if said operational state is to be changed.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically changing an operational state of an appliance associated with a known fixed location. A current location of an individual is automatically determined with respect to a known fixed location using at least one wireless communication device. The system automatically determines if an operational state of at least one appliance associated with the known fixed location is to be changed based on at least the current location of the individual. The operational state of the at least one appliance is automatically changed if it is determined that the operational state is to be changed.
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1. A method of automatically changing an operational state of an appliance associated with a known fixed location, said method comprising:
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automatically determining a common current location of two or more individuals with respect to said known fixed location using at least one wireless communication device; providing an identity of each of the two or more individuals at the common current location; automatically determining if an operational state of at least one appliance associated with said known fixed location is to be changed based on at least said common current location and the identity of each of the two or more individuals; and automatically changing said operational state of said at least one appliance if said operational state is to be changed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for automatically changing an operational state of an appliance associated with a known fixed location, said system comprising:
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means for automatically determining a common current location of two or more individuals with respect to said known fixed location; means for providing an identity of each of the two or more individuals at the common current location; means for automatically determining if an operational state of at least one appliance associated with said known fixed location is to be changed based on at least said common current location and the identity of each of the two or more individuals; and means for automatically changing said operational state of said at least one appliance if said operational state is to be changed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for automatically changing an operational state of an appliance associated with a known fixed location, said system comprising:
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means for automatically determining a remaining time-of-travel of an individual between a current location and said known fixed location; means for automatically determining if an operational state of at least one appliance associated with said known fixed location is to be changed based on at least said remaining time-of-travel; and means for automatically changing said operational state of said at least one appliance if said operational state is to be changed. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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