Method for configuring and method for controlling an interface of home automation equipments

• US 10,996,647 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2016
• Issued: 05/04/2021
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Somfy Activites SA (Somfy SA)
• Original Assignee: Somfy Activites SA (Somfy SA)
• Inventors: Devis, Frederic, Duchene, Isabelle, Rety, Claudia, Danis, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Fennema, Robert E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Monty, Marzia T
• Application Number:
  US15/552,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20180032048A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,897 Days
• Field of Search: 700275
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0216 Human interface functionality, e.g. monitoring system providing help to the user in the selection of tests or in its configuration

Abstract

Method for configuring, commanding and/or controlling a command and/or control interface (IN) of devices of a home automation installation, comprising the following steps: (E1) collecting a set of status queries (E) relating to at least one possible status of at least one home automation device (3), (E2) constituting a selection of at least one status query (SeIE) of the set of status queries (E), (E3) configuring an interface element (IN) on the basis of the selection of the at least one status query (SeIE), in such a way as to trigger transmission of a collection request (RC) comprising the selection, and obtaining, for each status query (E) of the selection, of at least one corresponding status indication (IDC) relating to at least one current status.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a control interface of home automation equipment of a home automation installation of a building comprising at least the following steps:

collecting a set of status queries relating to at least one possible status of at least one home automation equipment, the at least one home automation equipment being an actuator arranged to displace or modify a setting of an element of the building or an alarm system;

selecting at least one default status query called default query selection;

constituting the default query selection of at least one status query of the set of status queries, the default query selection of the at least one status query corresponding to a restricted subset of possible status queries, wherein the default query selection defines a configuration basis for an element of the control interface, the element being configured for later one-step acquisition of the restricted subset of possible status queries;

configuring the element of the control interface on the basis of the default query selection of the at least one status query, so as to trigger in a one-step acquisition realized after the step of constitution of the default query selection, in response to an interaction of a user with the element of the interface;

the emission of a collection request toward a central entity of the home automation installation, the collection request comprising the default query selection of the at least one status query;

the acquisition, for each status query of the default query selection of the at least one status query, of at least one corresponding status indication relating to at least one actual status of at least one home automation equipment.

2. The configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the step of constituting the default query selection of at least one status query comprises at least the following steps:

displaying status queries of the set of status queries;

designating at least one status query among the displayed status queries; and

generating the default query selection of the at least one status query, from the at least one status query designated among the displayed status queries.

3. A method for controlling a control interface of home automation equipment of a home automation installation of a building comprising at least the following steps:

carrying out a configuration of the control interface by applying a configuration method according to claim 1;

emitting a collection request toward the central entity of the home automation installation, the collection request comprising the default query selection of the at least one status query; and

obtaining, for each status query of the default query selection of the at least one status query, at least one corresponding status indication relating to at least one actual status of at least one home automation equipment.

4. The control method according to claim 3, wherein the method further comprises a step of establishing an overall status information from the at least one corresponding status indication.

5. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions arranged to implement the steps of the method according to claim 1, when the computer program product is executed by a processor of the control interface.

6. The computer program product according to claim 5, arranged in the form of an application downloadable on the control interface.

7. A control interface comprising in memory the program instructions of the computer program product according to claim 5 and arranged to execute the computer program product.

8. The control interface according to claim 7, wherein the interface comprises a terminal, the terminal comprising a data input device and a display device.

9. The control interface according to claim 8, wherein the terminal is a smartphone or a tablet.

10. A home automation installation of a building comprising a plurality of home automation equipment, a central entity comprising a module of communication with at least one home automation equipment among the plurality of home automation equipment, and a control interface according to claim 7 arranged to communicate with the central entity or integrated to the central entity.

11. The configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition is realized only for the default query selection of the at least one status query.

12. A method for configuring a control interface of home automation equipment of a home automation installation of a building comprising at least the following steps:

collecting a set of status queries relating to at least one possible status of at least one home automation equipment, a home automation equipment being an actuator arranged to displace or modify the setting of an element of the building or an alarm system;

constituting a restricted selection of at least one status query of the set of status queries, the restricted selection corresponding to a restricted subset of possible status queries, wherein the restricted selection defines a configuration basis for an element of the control interface, the element being configured for later one-step acquisition of the restricted selection, wherein the step of constituting the restricted selection of at least one status query of the set of status queries comprises at least the following steps;

displaying status queries of the set of status queries;

designating at least one status query among the displayed status queries, wherein the step of displaying status queries of the set of status queries and the step of designating at least one status query, comprises displaying on the control interface an indication relating to at least one status query and in a designation action of at least one status query by contact on a tactile portion of the control interface or a button of the control interface;

generating the restricted selection of the at least one status query, from the at least one status query designated among the displayed status queries;

configuring the element of the control interface on the basis of the restricted selection of the at least one status query, so as to trigger in a one-step acquisition realized after the step of constitution of the restricted selection, in response to an interaction of a user with the element of the control interface;

the emission of a collection request toward a central entity of the home automation installation, the collection request comprising the restricted selection of the at least one status query; and

the acquisition, for each status query of the restricted selection of the at least one status query, of at least one corresponding status indication relating to at least one actual status of at least one home automation equipment.