Methods and apparatus for instructing movement based on sensor data

• US 10,302,324 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2016
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Nishi, Yoshifumi, Browning, David W., MacDonald, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Hartman, Jr., Ronald D
• Application Number:
  US15/395,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20180188709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/46 Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/63 Electronic processing
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/10 Occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2130/10 Weather information or forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2614 HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to instruct movement based on sensor data. An example apparatus includes a sensor data receiver to receive sensor data from a sensor device, a preference receiver to receive a user preference, and a preference analyzer to: in response to determining that the sensor data indicates that the user preference is not met at a first location, determine if a second location has a condition that meets the user preference, and in response to determining that the second location has the condition that meets the user preference, transmitting a notification to instruct movement to the second location.

Claims

1. An apparatus to instruct movement based on sensor data, the apparatus comprising:

a sensor data receiver to receive sensor data from a sensor device;

a preference receiver to receive a user preference;

an external system controller to determine a level of power consumption of an external system; and

a preference analyzer to;

in response to determining that the sensor data indicates that the user preference is not met at a first location, determine if a second location has a condition that meets the user preference; and

in response to determining that the second location has the condition that meets the user preference, cause transmission of a notification to instruct movement to the second location.

2. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the the preference analyzer is to cause the transmission of the notification in response to determining that the second location has the condition that meets the user preference and in response to the level of power consumption of the external system meeting a threshold.

3. An apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein the preference analyzer is further to, in response to determining that the level of power consumption is below the threshold, cause the external system controller to instruct a condition controller to operate to change the condition at the first location.

4. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the external system is at least one of a heating system or a cooling system.

5. An apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein the user preference is a desired ambient temperature.

6. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, further including a client communicator to determine the first location associated with the sensor data and the user preference.

7. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the sensor device is an Internet of Things device to be carried by a user.

8. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the notification includes a map of conditions at the second location and other location.

9. An apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein the preference analyzer is further to generate the map based on sensor data received from a plurality of sensor devices.

10. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the user preference is received from the sensor device.

11. An apparatus as defined in claim 1, further including a client communicator to transmit the notification to a client device that transmitted the user preference.

12. An apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein the sensor device is the client device.

13. A method to instruct movement based on sensor data, the method comprising:

determining a level of power consumption of an external system;

in response to determining that received sensor data indicates that a user preference is not met at a first location, determining if a second location has a condition that meets the user preference; and

in response to determining that the second location has the condition that meets the user preference, transmitting a notification to instruct movement to the second location.

14. A method as defined in claim 13, wherein the transmitting of the notification is also in response to determining that the second location has the condition that meets the user preference and in response to the level of power consumption of the external system meeting a threshold.

15. A method as defined in claim 14, further including, in response to determining that the level of power consumption is below the threshold, instructing a condition controller to operate to change the condition at the first location.

16. A method as defined in claim 13, wherein the external system is at least one of a heating system or a cooling system.

17. A method as defined in claim 16, wherein the user preference is a desired ambient temperature.

18. A method as defined in claim 13, further including determining the first location associated with the sensor data and the user preference.

19. A method as defined in claim 13, wherein the sensor data is received from an Internet of Things device carried by a user.

20. A method as defined in claim 13, wherein the notification includes a map of conditions at the second location and other location.

21. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

determine a level of power consumption of an external system;

in response to determining that received sensor data indicates that a user preference is not met at a first location, determine if a second location has a condition that meets the user preference; and

in response to determining that the second location has the condition that meets the user preference, transmit a notification to instruct movement to the second location.

22. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium as defined in claim 21, wherein the transmitting of the notification is also in response to the level of power consumption of the external system meeting a threshold.