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Smart home device with integrated conditional lighting

  • US 9,646,480 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2014
  • Issued: 05/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A smart home device, comprising:

  • a light sensor that detects an ambient brightness level of an ambient environment of the smart home device;

    a motion sensor that detects motion of a user in the ambient environment of the smart home device;

    a light that is capable of outputting light into the ambient environment of the smart home device; and

    a processing system, the processing system being in communication with the motion sensor, the light sensor, and the light, the processing system comprising at least one processor and being configured to;

    receive an indication of the ambient brightness level in the ambient environment of the smart home device from the light sensor;

    determine that the ambient brightness level is less than a threshold brightness value;

    receive information from the motion sensor indicative of the user moving in the ambient environment of the smart home device;

    access a stored data structure that identifies a plurality of colors linked with a plurality of states of the smart home device;

    select a color for the light based on a state of the smart home device using the stored data structure, wherein the state is indicative of the ambient brightness level being below the threshold brightness value and motion being present in the ambient environment of the smart home device; and

    cause the light to illuminate in the selected color based on the ambient brightness level being below the threshold brightness value, and the user moving in the ambient environment of the smart home device.

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