Method and system for controlling home appliances based on estimated time of arrival
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a home appliance, comprising:
- a mobile electronic device; and
a home automation system, wherein the home automation system acquires estimated time of arrival information for a resident using device location information acquired by the mobile electronic device, and wherein the home automation system determines using the estimated time of arrival information that an estimated time of arrival condition is met and in response to determining that the estimated time of arrival condition is met executes a control action that controls the home appliance.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically controlling home appliances based on an estimated time of arrival (ETA) of a resident at his or her home. In one aspect of the invention, a system for controlling a home appliance comprises a mobile electronic device (MED) and a home automation system (HAS), wherein the MED determines that a homeward bound condition is met and in response to determining that the homeward bound condition is met commences reporting whereby the HAS acquires ETA information for a resident based in part on device location information acquired by the MED, and wherein the HAS determines based in part on the ETA information that an ETA condition is met and in response to determining that the ETA condition is met executes a control action that controls the home appliance.
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1. A system for controlling a home appliance, comprising:
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a mobile electronic device; and a home automation system, wherein the home automation system acquires estimated time of arrival information for a resident using device location information acquired by the mobile electronic device, and wherein the home automation system determines using the estimated time of arrival information that an estimated time of arrival condition is met and in response to determining that the estimated time of arrival condition is met executes a control action that controls the home appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling a home appliance, comprising the steps of;
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acquiring estimated time of arrival information for a resident using mobile electronic device location information; determining using the estimated time of arrival information that an estimated time of arrival condition is met; and executing in response to determining that the estimated time of arrival condition is met a control action that controls the home appliance. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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