Automation system with mobile interface

• US 10,754,304 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2018
• Issued: 08/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc. (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc. (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Raji, Reza, Gutt, Gerald
• Primary Examiner(s): Boutah, Alina A
• Application Number:
  US15/969,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20180253069A1
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 11/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 11/012 details of the transmission means
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/15052 Communication processor, link interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/08 Construction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2834 Switching of information between an external network and a home network access arrangements H04L12/2856
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2843 Mains power line
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0853 by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 : Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 : Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 : comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 : Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 : for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 : for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 : involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 : Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 : Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 : Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 : with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/12 : Application layer protocols, e.g. WAP [Wireless Application Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

Methods and systems for managing a premises are described. A gateway device may monitor a plurality of devices at a premises. A mobile device may receive, from the gateway device, data indicative of one or more events of the plurality of devices. The mobile device may output a user interface comprising status information associated with the plurality of devices. The user interface may allow for user input to generate control operations associated with the premises.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a gateway device configured to monitor, via at least one network, a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices and the gateway device are located at a premises;

a server located external to the premises and configured to communicate with the gateway device; and

a user device configured to;

receive data indicative of one or more events associated with at least one of the plurality of devices;

cause output of a user interface comprising status information of the plurality of devices, wherein the status information is based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the one or more events;

receive, via the user interface, data indicative of an automation rule associating at least two of the plurality of devices; and

send, to the gateway device, the data indicative of the automation rule.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to receive, from the gateway device, the data indicative of one or more events and send, to the user device, the data indicative of the one or more events.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the gateway device is configured to receive, via the server, the data indicative of the automation rule.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the data indicative of one or more events is based on conversion of raw data to a standardized data format, and wherein the raw data is associated with the at least one of the plurality of devices.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the server is configured to:

receive, from the gateway device, the raw data;

determine, based on a device definition property associated with the at least one of the plurality of devices, a raw data converter; and

generate, based on the raw data converter and the standardized data format, the data indicative of the one or more events.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the standardized data format comprises a common format used for a plurality of different device types, wherein the common format is based on a mapping of device types to a first set of index values and device properties to a second set of index values.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the gateway device is configured to store a table of associations of output values of one or more of the plurality of devices to corresponding states of one or more of the plurality of devices, wherein the data indicative of the one or more events comprises an event caused based on at least one of the associations of output values of one or more of the plurality of devices to corresponding states of one or more of the plurality of devices.

8. A method comprising:

receiving data indicative of one or more events associated with at least one of a plurality of devices monitored, via at least one network, by a gateway device, wherein the plurality of devices and the gateway device are located at a premises, and wherein the gateway device is configured to communicate with a server located external to the premises;

causing output of a user interface comprising status information of the plurality of devices, wherein the status information is based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the one or more events;

receiving, via the user interface, data indicative of an automation rule associating at least two of the plurality of devices; and

sending, to the gateway device, the data indicative of the automation rule.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving data indicative of one or more events comprises receiving, from the gateway device and via the server, the data indicative of one or more events.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein sending, to the gateway device, the data indicative of the automation rule comprises sending, to the gateway device and via the server, the data indicative of the automation rule.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the data indicative of one or more events is based on conversion of raw data to a standardized data format, and wherein the raw data is associated with the at least one of the plurality of devices.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the conversion is based on a raw data converter associated with a device type, and wherein at least one of the plurality of devices is associated with the device type.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the standardized data format comprises a common format used for a plurality of different device types, wherein the common format is based on a mapping of device types to a first set of index values and device properties to a second set of index values.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the gateway device is configured to store a data structure of associations of output values of one or more of the plurality of devices to corresponding states of one or more of the plurality of devices, wherein the data indicative of the one or more events comprises an event caused based on at least one of the associations of output values of one or more of the plurality of devices to corresponding states of one or more of the plurality of devices.

15. A device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to;

receive data indicative of one or more events associated with at least one of a plurality of devices monitored, via at least one network, by a gateway device, wherein the plurality of devices and the gateway device are located at a premises, and wherein the gateway device is configured to communicate with a server located external to the premises;

cause output of a user interface comprising status information of the plurality of devices, wherein the status information is based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the one or more events;

receive, via the user interface, data indicative of an automation rule associating at least two of the plurality of devices; and

send, to the gateway device, the data indicative of the automation rule.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to receive data indicative of one or more events comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to receive, from the gateway device and via the server, the data indicative of one or more events.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to send, to the gateway device, the data indicative of the automation rule comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to send, to the gateway device and via the server, the data indicative of the automation rule.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the data indicative of one or more events is based on conversion of raw data to a standardized data format, and wherein the raw data is associated with the at least one of the plurality of devices.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the conversion is based on a raw data converter associated with a device type, and wherein at least one of the plurality of devices is associated with the device type.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein the standardized data format comprises a common format used for a plurality of different device types, wherein the common format is based on a mapping of device types to a first set of index values and device properties to a second set of index values.