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Devices and methods for providing heat-source alerts

  • US 9,685,059 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2015
  • Issued: 06/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • at a computing system comprising one or more processors and memory coupled to the one or more processors;

    receiving blackbody radiation data from a thermal radiation sensor;

    determining an operating state of a heat source based at least in part on the received blackbody radiation data;

    determining an occupancy of a dwelling that includes the heat source;

    determining, based at least in part on the determined operating state of the heat source and the determined occupancy of the dwelling whether a heat-source alert condition is met, wherein the heat-source alert condition includes a first threshold time;

    in accordance with a determination that the heat-source alert condition is met, presenting or sending instructions to present a heat-source alert;

    after presenting or sending the instructions to present the heat-source alert, receiving a request to cancel the heat-source alert; and

    in response to receiving the request to cancel the heat-source alert;

    determining a request type of the cancel request, wherein there are a plurality of request types, including a first request type classifying the heat-source alert as a false alarm and a second request type classifying the heat-source alert as a valid alarm; and

    cancelling the heat-source alert; and

    in accordance with the determination that the cancel request has the first request type, modifying the heat-source alert condition for future heat-source alerts.

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