Automatic illuminating user interface device
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1. A premises management system, comprising:
- a plurality of inter-connected premises management devices, each including one or more sensors that generate data about an environment; and
a user interface (UI) device to provide an interface for a user to interact with the system and control one or more of the premises management devices, the UI device including;
one or more proximity sensors,a first interface component configured to illuminate when an individual is detected within a first range by the one or more proximity sensors, anda second interface component to receive input from the individual and configured to illuminate when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range,wherein the UI device illuminates the first interface component according to a first rule set and illuminates the second interface component according to a second rule set that is different from the first rule set,wherein the first and second rule sets each define conditions for illumination and styles of illumination that correspond to the conditions.
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Abstract
A user interface (UI) device for a premises management system may include at least one proximity sensor, a first interface component configured to illuminate in a first illumination style based on a first rule set when an individual is detected within a first range by the at least one proximity sensor, and a second interface component to receive input from the individual and configured to illuminate in a second illumination style based on a second rule set different from the first rule set when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range.
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1. A premises management system, comprising:
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a plurality of inter-connected premises management devices, each including one or more sensors that generate data about an environment; and a user interface (UI) device to provide an interface for a user to interact with the system and control one or more of the premises management devices, the UI device including; one or more proximity sensors, a first interface component configured to illuminate when an individual is detected within a first range by the one or more proximity sensors, and a second interface component to receive input from the individual and configured to illuminate when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range, wherein the UI device illuminates the first interface component according to a first rule set and illuminates the second interface component according to a second rule set that is different from the first rule set, wherein the first and second rule sets each define conditions for illumination and styles of illumination that correspond to the conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a user interface (UI) device for a premises management system, comprising:
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illuminating a first interface component of a UI device in a first illumination style when an individual is detected within a first range from the UI device, wherein the first illumination style is selected based on a first rule set; and illuminating a second interface component of the UI device in a second illumination style when the individual is detected within a second range from the UI device closer than the first range, wherein the second illumination style is selected based on a second rule set different from the first rule set, wherein the first and second rule sets each define conditions for illumination and styles of illumination that correspond to the conditions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A user interface (UI) device for a premises management system, the UI device comprising:
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at least one proximity sensor; a first interface component configured to illuminate in a first illumination style based on a first rule set when an individual is detected within a first range by the at least one proximity sensor; and a second interface component to receive input from the individual and configured to illuminate in a second illumination style based on a second rule set different from the first rule set when the individual is detected within a second range closer to the UI device than the first range, wherein the first and second rule sets each define conditions for illumination and styles of illumination that correspond to the conditions. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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