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Handling visitor interaction at a smart-home in a do not disturb mode

  • US 9,959,727 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2014
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a smart environment associated with a plurality of smart devices, the method comprising:

  • obtaining, at an environment computing system from at least a first smart device of the plurality of smart devices, environment data;

    analyzing, with the environment computing system, the obtained environment data, wherein at least a portion of the obtained environment data that is analyzed comprises calendar information accessed from a calendar application on the first smart device associated with a user of the smart environment, and wherein the calendar information is indicative of a scheduled activity of the user;

    determining, with the environment computing system, a status of at least a portion of the smart environment based on the analyzing; and

    enabling, with the environment computing system, a do-not-disturb mode for the at least a portion of the smart environment based on the determining, wherein the enabling comprises automatically adjusting, with the environment computing system, the functionality of a second smart device of the plurality of smart devices, and wherein, when the do-not-disturb mode is enabled, a setting of the do-not-disturb mode defines how the computing system automatically provides feedback to a visitor in response to the visitor being detected at the smart environment.

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