Event prioritization and user interfacing for hazard detection in multi-room smart-home environment
First Claim
1. A method for incorporating room speaking logic into an audible message played back through a speaker of a first hazard detection system, the first hazard detection system being one of a plurality of hazard detection systems existing within a structure, the method, implemented in the first hazard detection system, comprising:
- receiving state status from at least one of the plurality of hazard detection systems;
determining a number of the hazard detection systems that provided their state status;
determining a location status of the at least one hazard detection system that provided its state status;
compiling an audible message based on at least one speech paradigm that uses the number and the location status as factors in defining room information to be included in the audible message, wherein the location status comprises location specified and location not specified, andwherein when the number is one or two, and the location status is location specified, the audible message includes the specific room or rooms;
wherein when the number is one or two, and the location status is location not specified, the audible message includes the number of rooms;
wherein when the number is greater than two but less than a fixed number, the audible message includes the number of rooms; and
wherein the number is greater than the fixed number, the audible message includes a characterization of many rooms; and
playing the audible message through the speaker.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing spoken messages that reflect event status of one or more hazard detection systems within a smart-home environment are described herein. The messages can inform occupants in concise manner that does not overload cognitive recognition of those occupants. For example, the messages may be prioritized to limit the amount of information that is spoken and intelligently condense information in as concise a manner as possible. This may be accomplished by using one or more speaking paradigms to compile audible messages to be played back through a speaker of the hazard detection system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for incorporating room speaking logic into an audible message played back through a speaker of a first hazard detection system, the first hazard detection system being one of a plurality of hazard detection systems existing within a structure, the method, implemented in the first hazard detection system, comprising:
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receiving state status from at least one of the plurality of hazard detection systems; determining a number of the hazard detection systems that provided their state status; determining a location status of the at least one hazard detection system that provided its state status; compiling an audible message based on at least one speech paradigm that uses the number and the location status as factors in defining room information to be included in the audible message, wherein the location status comprises location specified and location not specified, and wherein when the number is one or two, and the location status is location specified, the audible message includes the specific room or rooms; wherein when the number is one or two, and the location status is location not specified, the audible message includes the number of rooms; wherein when the number is greater than two but less than a fixed number, the audible message includes the number of rooms; and wherein the number is greater than the fixed number, the audible message includes a characterization of many rooms; and playing the audible message through the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A hazard detection system existing within a structure comprising a plurality of hazard detection systems, the system comprising:
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wireless circuitry for wirelessly communicating with the other hazard detection systems within the structure; and at least one processor coupled to receive data from the other hazard detection systems via the wireless circuitry, the at least one processor operative to; maintain a plurality of state machines that govern operation of the hazard detection system, including operation of an alarm and a speaker; and when use of the speaker is required, access a speech logic engine coupled to at least one of the state machines and the speaker to incorporate one of a plurality of speech paradigms to characterize spoken information that is included in the audible message that is played back through the speaker, wherein the plurality of speech paradigms account for alarm conditions and room locations of all the hazard detection systems existing within the structure, and wherein the incorporated one of the plurality of speech paradigms is selected based on priority and a set of rules governing how the audible message conveys room information, wherein the set of rules comprises comparing a number of rooms experiencing an alarm condition to a plurality of different thresholds to control whether the audible message specifies which room(s), or how many rooms, are experiencing an alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for playing back an audible message through a speaker of a hazard detection system during an actively sounding alarm, the method comprising:
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activating an alarm comprising an alarming sequence characterized by alarm periods and non-alarm periods; determining conditions responsible for activation of the alarm; compiling first and second audible messages to be played back through the speaker based application of at least one speech paradigm to the determined conditions; and playing back at least a portion of the first audible message during each one of the non-alarm periods, wherein the alarm is a smoke alarm and the alarm sequence comprises a first plurality of alarm/voice cycles, a maximum no-alarm period, and a second plurality of alarm/voice cycles, wherein each alarm/voice cycle comprises three alarm periods and one non-alarm period, and wherein the maximum no-alarm period exists between the first and second plurality of alarm/voice cycles and is longer in time duration than the non-alarm period, wherein the first audible message is a summarized audible message that is played back during the non-alarm periods of the first and second plurality of alarm/voice cycles, and wherein the summarized audible message specifies how many rooms are experiencing an alarm condition, and wherein the second audible message is a detailed audible message that is played back during the maximum no-alarm period, and wherein the detailed audible message specifies at least one specific room location experiencing an alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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