Home automation control based on individual profiling using audio sensor data

• US 9,798,309 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2015
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EchoStar Technologies International Corporation (Echostar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: EchoStar Technologies International Corporation (Echostar Corporation)
• Inventors: Tirpak, Christopher Boyd
• Primary Examiner(s): HOFSASS, JEFFERY A
• Application Number:
  US14/974,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20170176961A1
• Time in Patent Office: 676 Days
• Field of Search: 340628, 340632, 3405391
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 1/08 using electric transmission ; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/043 detecting an emergency event, e.g. a fall
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/14 Toxic gas alarms G08B21/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory, machine-readable media that facilitates home automation control based on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors. Audio characteristics may be determined based on first sensor data. Attributes may be defined based on the audio characteristics. Second audio characteristics may be determined based on the second sensor data. Second attributes may be defined based on the second audio characteristics. Third sensor data may be analyzed to identify a first alarm or a second alarm based on a volume and/or a directionality determined based on the third sensor data. Consequent to identifying the first alarm or the second alarm, a home automation rule may be determined. The home automation rule may include an operational setting of a home automation device. The home automation device may be instructed based on the determined home automation rule via a home automation network.

Claims

1. A method for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors, the method comprising:

receiving, by a control device, first sensor data from a set of one or more audio sensors in operative communication with the control device;

determining, by the control device, a first set of audio characteristics based at least in part on the first sensor data;

defining, by the control device, a first set of attributes based at least in part on the first set of audio characteristics and storing the first set of attributes in association with a first identifier of a first detector located remotely from the control device at a first location;

receiving, by the control device, second sensor data from the set of one or more audio sensors;

determining, by the control device, a second set of audio characteristics based at least in part on the second sensor data;

defining, by the control device, a second set of attributes based at least in part on the second set of audio characteristics and storing the second set of attributes in association with a second identifier of a second detector located remotely from the control device at a second location;

receiving, by the control device, third sensor data from the set of one or more audio sensors;

analyzing, by the control device, the third sensor data to identify a first alarm of the first detector or a second alarm of the second detector based at least in part on a volume and/or a directionality determined based at least in part on the third sensor data;

consequent to identifying the first alarm of the first detector or the second alarm of the second detector, determining, by the control device, a home automation rule, wherein the home automation rule includes an operational setting of a home automation device; and

instructing, by the control device, the home automation device based at least in part on the determined home automation rule via a home automation network.

2. The method for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the control device, an adjustment based at least in part on the determined home automation rule;

wherein the instructing the home automation device comprises causing, by the control device, the adjustment.

3. The method for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, by the control device, transmission of a user notification to indicate an alarm condition via one or more notification interfaces.

4. The method for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 3, further comprising:

processing, by the control device, indicia of one or more user selections corresponding to one or more user-selection options;

wherein the instructing the home automation device comprises causing, by the control device, an adjustment based in part on the one or more user selections.

5. The method for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the control device, fourth sensor data from a second set of one or more sensors; and

determining, by the control device, a presence of one or more individuals based at least in part on the fourth sensor data;

wherein the determining the home automation rule is based at least in part on the determined presence of the one or more individuals.

6. The method for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 1, wherein the set of one or more audio sensors comprises two or more audio sensors.

7. The method for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 6, wherein the control device comprises the two or more audio sensors.

8. A system for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors, the system comprising:

a control device configured to communicatively couple to a set of one or more audio sensors, the control device comprising;

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform;

processing first sensor data from the set of one or more audio sensors in operative communication with the control device;

determining a first set of audio characteristics based at least in part on the first sensor data;

defining a first set of attributes based at least in part on the first set of audio characteristics and storing the first set of attributes in association with a first identifier of a first detector located remotely from the control device at a first location;

processing second sensor data from the set of one or more audio sensors;

determining a second set of audio characteristics based at least in part on the second sensor data;

defining a second set of attributes based at least in part on the second set of audio characteristics and storing the second set of attributes in association with a second identifier of a second detector located remotely from the control device at a second location;

processing third sensor data from the set of one or more audio sensors;

analyzing the third sensor data to identify a first alarm of the first detector or a second alarm of the second detector based at least in part on a volume and/or a directionality determined based at least in part on the third sensor data;

consequent to identifying the first alarm of the first detector or the second alarm of the second detector, determining a home automation rule, wherein the home automation rule includes an operational setting of a home automation device; and

instructing the home automation device based at least in part on the determined home automation rule via a home automation network.

9. The system for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 8, the control device to further:

determine an adjustment based at least in part on the determined home automation rule;

wherein the instructing the home automation device comprises causing, by the control device, the adjustment.

10. The system for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 8, the control device to further:

cause transmission of a user notification to indicate an alarm condition via one or more notification interfaces.

11. The system for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 10, the control device to further:

processing, by the control device, indicia of one or more user selections corresponding to one or more user-selection options;

wherein the instructing the home automation device comprises causing, by the control device, an adjustment based in part on the one or more user selections.

12. The system for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 8, the control device to further:

process fourth sensor data from a second set of one or more sensors; and

determine a presence of one or more individuals based at least in part on the fourth sensor data;

wherein the determining the home automation rule is based at least in part on the determined presence of the one or more individuals.

13. The system for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 8, wherein the set of one or more audio sensors comprises two or more audio sensors.

14. The system for home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors of claim 13, wherein the control device comprises the two or more audio sensors.

15. One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media having machine-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices of a control device, facilitates home automation control based at least in part on individualized audio differentiation of carbon monoxide detectors, causing the one or more processing devices to perform:

processing first sensor data from a set of one or more audio sensors in operative communication with the control device;

determining a first set of audio characteristics based at least in part on the first sensor data;

defining a first set of attributes based at least in part on the first set of audio characteristics and storing the first set of attributes in association with a first identifier of a first detector located remotely from the control device at a first location;

processing second sensor data from the set of one or more audio sensors;

determining a second set of audio characteristics based at least in part on the second sensor data;

defining a second set of attributes based at least in part on the second set of audio characteristics and storing the second set of attributes in association with a second identifier of a second detector located remotely from the control device at a second location;

processing third sensor data from the set of one or more audio sensors;

analyzing the third sensor data to identify a first alarm of the first detector or a second alarm of the second detector based at least in part on a volume and/or a directionality determined based at least in part on the third sensor data;

consequent to identifying the first alarm of the first detector or the second alarm of the second detector, determining a home automation rule, wherein the home automation rule includes an operational setting of a home automation device; and

instructing the home automation device based at least in part on the determined home automation rule via a home automation network.

16. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to:

determine an adjustment based at least in part on the determined home automation rule;

wherein the instructing the home automation device comprises causing, by the control device, the adjustment.

17. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to:

cause transmission of a user notification to indicate an alarm condition via one or more notification interfaces.

18. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 17, wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to:

process indicia of one or more user selections corresponding to one or more user-selection options;

wherein the instructing the home automation device comprises causing, by the control device, an adjustment based in part on the one or more user selections.

19. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to:

process fourth sensor data from a second set of one or more sensors; and

determine a presence of one or more individuals based at least in part on the fourth sensor data;

wherein the determining the home automation rule is based at least in part on the determined presence of the one or more individuals.

20. The one or more non-transitory, machine-readable media of claim 15, wherein the set of one or more audio sensors comprises two or more audio sensors.