Shading system with artificial intelligence application programming interface

• US 9,839,267 B1
• Filed: 01/27/2017
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ShadeCraft, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ShadeCraft, Inc.
• Inventors: Gharabegian, Armen Sevada
• Primary Examiner(s): Hawk, Noah Chandler
• Application Number:
  US15/418,380
• Time in Patent Office: 319 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2023/0006 Portable, self supported sunshades or weather protections
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2023/0012 Ground supported umbrellas or sunshades on a single post, e.g. resting in or on a surface there below
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2023/0093 Sunshades or weather protections of other than umbrella type
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2025/003 Accessories not covered by groups A45B25/24 - A45B25/30
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2200/1009 combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 23/00 Other umbrellas
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 25/16 Automatic openers, e.g. frames with spring mechanisms A45B25/143 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/28 Umbrella type tents
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 7/12 with exhausted chamber; Aneroid barometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0027 concerning the detector
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/00 Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2200/00 Transmission systems for measured values, control or similar signals
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A modular umbrella system, comprises one or more shading elements and a support assembly, coupled to the one or more shading elements, to provide support for the one or more shading elements. The modular umbrella system further comprises a base assembly, coupled to the support assembly, to provide contact with a surface. The base assembly comprises one or more microphones to capture audio commands, one or more processors, one or more memory modules and one or more communication transceivers. Computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules are executed by a processor to convert the captured audio commands into audio files and communicate the captured audio commands to an external computing device utilizing the one or more communication transceivers. The computer-readable instructions are part of an artificial intelligence application programming interface that communicates with an external artificial intelligence computing device to process the communicated audio file.

Claims

1. A modular umbrella system, comprising:

a base assembly;

a core assembly module coupled to the base module, the core assembly module comprising one or more processors, one or more memory modules and two or more transceivers, wherein the two or more transceivers comprise a personal area network (PAN) transceiver, a cellular communications transceiver or a WiFi transceiver; and

an arm expansion sensor module coupled to the core assembly module, the arm expansion sensor module comprising;

one or more arm support assemblies to deploy arms of the modular umbrella system; and

one or more environmental sensors to capture measurements of environmental conditions, wherein an air quality sensor is one of the one or more environmental sensors and capture air quality measurements in an environment surrounding the modular umbrella system;

wherein the captured air quality measurements from the one or more air quality sensors are communicated, utilizing at least one of the two or more transceivers, to an external computing device.

2. A modular umbrella system, comprising:

a base assembly;

a core assembly module coupled to the base module, the core assembly module comprising one or more processors, one or more memory modules and two or more transceivers, wherein the two or more transceivers comprise a personal area network (PAN) transceiver, a cellular communications transceiver or a WiFi transceiver; and

an arm expansion sensor module coupled to the core assembly module, the arm expansion sensor module comprising;

one or more arm support assemblies to deploy arms of the modular umbrella system; and

one or more environmental sensors to capture measurements of environmental conditions, wherein a digital barometer is one of the one or more environmental sensors and captures barometric measurements in an environment surrounding the modular umbrella system;

wherein the captured measurements from the digital barometer are communicated, utilizing at least one of the two or more transceivers, to an external computing device.

3. A modular umbrella system, comprising:

one or more shading elements;

a support assembly, coupled to the one or more shading elements, to provide support for the one or more shading elements;

a base assembly, coupled to the support assembly, to provide contact with a surface, the base assembly comprising one or more microphones to capture audio commands, one or more processors, one or more memory modules and one or more communication transceivers,

wherein computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules are executed by a processor of the one or more processors to;

convert the captured audio commands into audio files;

communicate the captured audio commands to an external computing device utilizing the one or more communication transceivers.

4. The modular umbrella system of claim 3, wherein the computer-readable instructions stored in one or more memory modules and executed by the processor are part of an artificial intelligence (AI) application programming interface (API) that communicates with an external artificial intelligence computing device to process the communicated audio file.

5. The modular umbrella system of claim 4, further comprising a sensor, wherein the audio command requests sensor measurements, and wherein the one or more communication transceivers receives instructions from the external artificial intelligence computing device to capture the sensor measurements.

6. The modular umbrella system of claim 4, further comprising one or more motor assemblies to move a support assembly or a shading element, wherein the audio command requests movement of the one or more motor assemblies, and wherein the one or more communication transceivers receives instructions from the external artificial intelligent computing device to move the one or more motor assemblies to adjust a position or orientation of the support assembly or shading element.

7. The modular umbrella system of claim 4, further comprising one or more motor assemblies to move a support assembly or a shading element, wherein the audio command requests initiation of a sun tracking routine, and wherein the one or more communication transceivers receives instructions from the external artificial intelligent computing device to initiate movement of the one or more motor assemblies to adjust a position or orientation of the support assembly or shading element.

8. The modular umbrella system of claim 4, further comprising one or more cameras, wherein the audio command requests activation of the one or more cameras, and wherein the one or more communication transceivers receives instructions from the external artificial intelligence computing device to activate a camera to capture images, videos and/or sounds of an area surrounding the modular umbrella system.

9. The modular umbrella system of claim 4, further comprising an audio system and speaker, wherein the audio command requests an alarm be generated, and wherein the one or more communication transceivers receives instructions from the external artificial intelligence computing device to generate an alarm audio file and to transfer the alarm audio file to the audio system and the speaker.

10. The modular umbrella system of claim 4, further comprising one or more lighting assemblies, wherein the audio command requests the one or more lighting assemblies to be activated, and wherein the one or more communication transceivers receives instructions from the external artificial intelligence computing device to activate the one or more lighting assemblies.

11. The modular umbrella system of claim 3, further comprising an audio receiver and a speaker, wherein the audio command requests music to be played, and wherein the one or more communication transceivers receives one or more digital music files, and the digital music files are communicated to the audio receiver and speaker for playback.

12. A modular umbrella shading system, comprising:

a base assembly module, comprising a first base coil;

a core assembly module, coupled to the base assembly module, comprising a first core coil and a second core coil;

an expansion and sensor assembly module coupled to the core assembly module comprising a first expansion coil, wherein power is transferred from an expansion and sensor assembly module to the core assembly module utilizing wireless charging between the first expansion coil and the first core coil.

13. The modular umbrella shading system of claim 12, wherein power is transferred from the core assembly module to the base assembly module utilizing wireless charging between the second core coil and the first base coil.

14. The modular umbrella shading system of claim 13, wherein the wireless charging comprises induction loop charging.

15. The modular umbrella shading system of claim 13, wherein the wireless charging comprises resonant charging where the first expansion coil, the first core coil, the second core coil and the first base coil are operating at a resonant frequency.