98 results about "Home automation" patented technology

An auditory operating system designed to facilitate context-aware, audio-based user interactions, particularly with artificial intelligence agents or applications. An auditory operating system shell serves as the primary interface, managing and coordinating multiple specialized agents that handle specific domains like music streaming, scheduling, or home automation. Using natural language processing, the auditory operating system shell identifies the appropriate agent or application for a user's command or query and ensures task execution and context preservation across interactions. The auditory operating system shell enforces privacy and stability by controlling agents' and applications' access to data and system privileges. The auditory operating system shell also supports dynamic context management, enabling seamless handoffs between agents when user requests span multiple domains. This auditory operating system shell may reduce the need for users to memorize specific wake words or commands, as the auditory operating system shell may determine the user's intent from speech or contextual cues.

There are described various embodiments for devices, systems, and methods for security threat detection and reaction using multi-layered decentralized federated learning approach, for use in various combinations of security systems, including facial recognition systems, biometric recognition systems, gesture recognition systems, voice recognition systems, network traffic pattern monitoring systems, security systems using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and home automation security systems. By combining federated learning system with a local interpretation layer, it is possible for each local node in a system to interpret anonymized federated learning results into highly personalized results, which can then be used to trigger highly personalized actions. The multi-layered federated learning threat detection and response system therefore optimizes for both enhanced privacy and customization.

Home automation-related technology is provided. A computer system may be programmed to: (a) receive home data indicating one or more connected devices that are present in a home (b) using a generative AI model, generate a connected home device recommendation based upon the received home data, the connected home device recommendation including at least one recommended connected home device, wherein at least one recommended connected home device is compatible with the one or more connected home devices that are present in the home to improve a condition associated with the home; and (c) transmit recommendation data to a user device that, when received by the user device, causes the user device to generate a user interface including the connected home device recommendation.

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for wireless communications. The present implementations more specifically relate to range extenders for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) ultra low energy (ULE) home automation networks (HANs) that can extend the range of wireless communications without increasing the power consumption of portable devices. In some aspects, a ULE range extender may include a fixed part (FP) component configured to communicate with one or more portable devices, and a portable part (PP) component configured to communicate with a base station. In some implementations, the FP component may receive an uplink message from a portable device via a first link and may immediately release the first link upon receiving the uplink message. The PP component transmits the uplink message to the base station via a second link and releases the second link upon receiving confirmation that the uplink message has been received by the base station.

Systems and methods for obtaining metrics relating to an extended reality experience and using the obtained metrics to perform remedial actions, such as managing user motion sickness, determining user performance relating to a designed game difficulty, and performing home automation are disclosed. The methods include determining a starting and ending checkpoint in an extended reality experience. Data from a plurality of users as they navigate between the determined checkpoints is obtained and used to determine a metric, such as a median, average, or other representative data. The current user's navigation through the same checkpoints is monitored and compared with the metric. The results from the comparison are used to enhance extended reality experience, which includes customizing the experience for motion sickness, game difficulty level, and home automation.

A smart home monitoring device is configured to plug into an electrical outlet and includes a multi-sensor array, excluding audio and video sensors, for monitoring environmental conditions, behavioral patterns, and odor-related indicators within a monitored environment. The device includes Bluetooth Low Energy communication with angle-of-arrival capability to enable sub-meter asset tracking, and supports home automation control through programmable automation frameworks such as IFTTT or Node-RED to initiate safety responses. The system further provides multi-tiered burglar detection through correlated event analysis across multiple sensor inputs, and generates health-related risk indicators based on detected patterns. Visual indicators, including multi-color LED illumination and blinking patterns, are used to communicate alert types and severity levels. The system enables non-intrusive monitoring while supporting proactive safety, security, and health management.

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for wireless communications. The present implementations more specifically relate to providing software updates via range extenders within digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) ultra low energy (ULE) home automation networks (HANs) without increasing the power consumption of portable devices. In some implementations, the range extender may receive instructions associated with a first software update via a first link with a first device, may obtain data associated with the first software update, and may release the first link upon obtaining the data associated with the first software update. The range extender may transmit the instructions and the data associated with the first software update via a second link with a second device and may release the second link upon receiving confirmation of the instructions and the data associated with the first software update by the second device.

Techniques herein disclose a method for initializing a home automation device using near-field communication and a separate computing device. The computing device receives a request to initialize a home automation device. The computing device receives an indication of one or more initialization settings for the home automation device. The computing device installs the one or more initialization settings onto the home automation device by sending the one or more initialization settings to the home automation device using near-field communication.

The voice virtual assistant for home automation and personal security with integrated emotional recognition and decision-making is an advanced voice virtual assistant for home automation and personal security. The system comprises a client device with a microprocessor and various sensors, a cloud server with artificial intelligence models, and several API gateways for the connection with external services and home automation devices. One of a kind, the assistant is capable of an emotional recognition of sounds coming from the environment and is able to autonomously decide to raise the alarm in the event of detected dangers. It can provide personalized voice responses based on the analysis of the user's emotions and environmental situation, execute specific home automation commands and activate safety or emergency protocols. The system is designed to be highly inter-operable and can integrate with existing home automation platforms.

The invention relates to the field of visual analysis, in particular to a visual analysis method for a domestic robot. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a real-time following image, and determining real-time behavior information and home environment information according to the real-time following image; acquiring following information, and determining abnormal following information according to the real-time behavior information, the following information and the home environment information; and adjusting the following information according to the abnormal following information and the real-time following image, determining real-time following information, and following the family members according to the real-time following information. According to the method, the real-time following information is determined by acquiring the following image in real time and accurately identifying and analyzing the behavior information and the environment condition of the family members. By comparing the real-time behavior information with the home environment, an abnormal following condition is detected, so that the following path and behavior are optimized. The adjusted following information ensures that the robot more intelligently adapts to the activities of the family members, the home automation experience is improved, and the safety of the family members is enhanced.

Disclosed are systems and methods that, via the disclosed functionality, can involve receiving, via a wearable device, biometric data associated with a wearer of the wearable device. The systems and methods may additionally include receiving, from a management device communicatively coupled to at least one managed device, data representative of a device state of the at least one managed device. The systems and methods may also include determining, based on the biometric data, a current status of the wearer, and directing, based on the current status of the wearer and the device state, the management device to execute a management action associated with the at least one managed device. Various other systems, methods, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a smart home dynamic control system and method based on heart rate monitoring and Bluetooth communication. The smart home dynamic control system comprises a heart rate monitoring module, a Bluetooth communication module, a control center module, a household appliance control module and a user interaction module. The heart rate monitoring module collects heart rate data of a user in real time through a reflective photoelectric volume method, and the heart rate data is broadcasted and transmitted to the control center module through the Bluetooth communication module on the basis of a BLE4.0 protocol. The control center module generates a dynamic control instruction according to a preset heart rate state threshold value (movement, quiet sitting and sleep), and drives the household appliance control module to adjust the equipment operation state; and the user interaction module supports manual / automatic mode switching and state display. According to the system, self-adaptive detection frequency (20 seconds per time when the system is worn and 1 minute per time when the system is not worn) and a direct-current chopping dimming technology are adopted to reduce energy consumption, multi-device cooperative control is achieved in combination with device priority queue management, and home automation and energy utilization efficiency are remarkably improved.

System, device, and method of controlling a Ceiling Fan via multi-path wireless communication. A method includes: constructing in an electronic device of a user, a control message indicating a user command intended to be performed by a Home Automation Device (HAD) of the user; wherein the constructing includes inserting into the control message a unique Message-Identifier. The method then transmits the control message, from the electronic device of the user to the HAD, concurrently via at least two different wireless communications channels which include at least: (i) a first wireless communication channel that includes passage of traffic through the Internet, and (ii) a second wireless communication channel in which no traffic passes through the Internet.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a network of wireless remote climate sensors to develop a complete heat map of an enclosed space. The remote climate sensor is configured to collect temperature and humidity data on a zone of the enclosed space. The HVAC system uses a network of these sensors to obtain data points across the enclosed space. The resulting heat map is used by the HVAC system to determine where to direct air in the enclosed space. By comparing the temperature and humidity at a specific remote climate sensor with the user's desired temperature and humidity, the HVAC system can decide whether to increase or decrease the air flow through a variable damper that is located near the remote climate sensor. The disclosed HVAC system provides even comfort to the user along with reduced energy consumption.

The present invention discloses an all-round energy-saving air-conditioning control system and a control method thereof, which relates to the field of home automation technology, including monitoring sensor data and uploading it to a central control device; using a machine learning algorithm to analyze the sensor data and identify the user's behavior pattern; predicting the user's future usage needs based on the user's behavior pattern and weather forecast data; dynamically adjusting the operating state of the air conditioner according to the predicted user behavior; selecting the best energy-saving mode according to the current environmental conditions and the user's behavior pattern; integrating the air conditioner with the energy management system to optimize the overall energy utilization efficiency. The present invention realizes a comprehensive analysis and prediction of user behavior, as well as a dynamic adjustment of the air conditioner operating state based on the prediction results, improves energy utilization efficiency, reduces unnecessary energy waste, and not only improves the intelligence level of the system, but also significantly improves the user's experience and satisfaction.

The utility model provides a gated intelligent household system, and belongs to the technical field of intelligent household. Comprising a door control main control board, an intelligent door lock, an intelligent home linkage chip, an intelligent home gateway and a plurality of intelligent home sub-devices, the intelligent door lock is used for identifying unlocking operation of a user; the intelligent home linkage chip is arranged in the door control main control board, and the intelligent home linkage chip can receive an unlocking signal of the intelligent door lock and a signal of a shortcut key on a door control rear screen panel and generate a corresponding instruction data packet according to the received signal. According to the utility model, the intelligent household linkage chip is arranged, and the intelligent household linkage chip supports a wireless communication protocol of one of WIFI, Bluetooth or Zigbee, so that the intelligent household linkage chip can stably communicate with the intelligent household gateway, the linkage function of the door control and other household equipment is enriched, and the purpose of convenient and fast household automatic control is realized.

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for wireless communications. The present implementations more specifically relate to range extenders for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) ultra low energy (ULE) home automation networks (HANs) that can extend the range of wireless communications without increasing the power consumption of portable devices. In some aspects, a ULE range extender may include a fixed part (FP) component configured to communicate with one or more portable devices, and a portable part (PP) component configured to communicate with a base station. In some implementations, the FP component may receive an uplink message from a portable device via a first link and may immediately release the first link upon receiving the uplink message. The PP component transmits the uplink message to the base station via a second link and releases the second link upon receiving confirmation that the uplink message has been received by the base station.

The invention provides a method, a device and a system for wireless communication. The present implementation more particularly relates to providing software updates via a range extender within a digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) ultra-low energy (ULE) home automation network (HAN) without increasing power consumption of the portable device. In some implementations, a range extender may receive instructions associated with a first software update via a first link with a first device, may obtain data associated with the first software update, and may release the first link upon obtaining the data associated with the first software update. The range extender may transmit instructions and data associated with the first software update via a second link with the second device, and may release the second link when acknowledgement of the instructions and data associated with the first software update is received by the second device.

We provide the system. [Solution] A means for analyzing data on user characteristics, interests, experiences, and skills acquired from an information processing device, Methods for analyzing industrial market data imported from external databases, A means for generating suitable occupations and career paths for users based on the aforementioned analysis and results, A means of presenting generated occupations and career paths to users, A means of acquiring information in conjunction with home automation devices and enabling interaction with users, A system that includes this.

A scalable, distributed load control system for home automation based on a microphone-based network can include control devices (e.g., load control devices) that can include microphones for monitoring the system and communicating audio data to a cloud server for processing. The control devices of the load control system can receive a single voice command and can be configured to select one of the load control devices to transmit the voice command to the cloud server. The load control devices can be configured to receive the voice command, control a connected load according to the voice command if the voice command is a verified command, and transmit the voice command to a voice service in the cloud if the voice command is not a verified command. The voice service to which the load control devices transmit audio data can be selectable.

A countertop appliance is provided that has a motor and an actuator for setting an operational criteria of the motor, such as motor speed. The position of the actuator can be set physically by a user adjacent to the countertop appliance or via a signal received from a remote device, such as a smartphone or a home automation device. If a signal is received remotely, the physical position of the actuator is updated to show the updated operational criteria of the motor for the countertop appliance. An option feature of a confirmation interface is provided on a housing for the countertop appliance in which a user adjacent to the countertop appliance can confirm or reject an update to the operational criteria of the motor.

Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated digital assistant on an electronic device are provided. In particular, this paper describes how the intelligent automated digital assistant can be leveraged with other types of commands to control a household having multiple home automation devices. A portable electronic device is used to provide a user an extended reality environment within which the user can both managed and control the home automation devices.

The present invention relates to a home automation device comprising: a driving information collection unit for receiving electronic device driving information from one or more power monitoring devices connected to an in-home network; a driving history storage unit for generating electronic device driving history information on the basis of the electronic device driving information; a main use pattern generation unit for determining one or more main use patterns on the basis of the electronic device driving history information, and generating main use pattern information including the one or more main use patterns; a main use pattern information selective input unit for providing, to a user terminal, the main use pattern information including the one or more main use patterns, and receiving a main use pattern selectively input by the user terminal from among the one or more main use patterns; and a control information generation unit for generating electronic device control information on the basis of the selectively input main use pattern.

A base station used in a home security or home automation / / control system is described. The base station is configured to automatically accept new sensors or control modules by placing such new sensors or control modules in proximity to the base station.

A mattress supports a user. An acoustic sensor is configured to sense acoustic energy. A pressure sensor senses pressure applied to the mattress. A controller is configured to receive an acoustic stream from the acoustic sensor. The controller is further configured to receive a pressure stream from the pressure sensor. The controller is further configured to combine the acoustic stream and the pressure stream in order to generate a set of snore / breath parameters. The controller is further configured to determine that a home-automation rule includes a condition that includes the generated set of snore / breath parameters. The controller is further configured to, responsive to determining that a home-automation rule includes a condition that includes the generated set of snore / breath parameters, send an instruction to drive a controllable device to the controllable device.

The invention relates to a smart home wireless communication routing system which comprises a bandwidth adjusting mechanism, a content capturing mechanism, sharpening processing equipment, smoothing processing equipment, band elimination filtering equipment and signal conversion equipment. The home automation level can be improved.

Systems and processes are provided for operating an intelligent automated digital assistant on an electronic device. In particular, how a home having multiple home automation devices is controlled with an intelligent automation digital assistant along with other types of commands is described herein. A portable electronic device is used to provide a user with an augmented reality environment in which the user may manage and control home automation devices.

A countertop appliance (10) is provided that has a motor (34) and an actuator (12) for setting an operational criteria of the motor (34), such as motor speed. The position of the actuator (12) can be set physically by a user adjacent to the countertop appliance (10) or via a signal received from a remote device (18), such as a smartphone or a home automation device. If a signal is received remotely, the physical position of the actuator (12) is updated to show the updated operational criteria of the motor (34) for the countertop appliance (10). An option feature of a confirmation interface (14) is provided on a housing (24) for the countertop appliance (10) in which a user adjacent to the countertop appliance (10) can confirm or reject an update to the operational criteria of the motor (34).

Method for managing a home automation installation (100) comprising at least one motorized solar protection (3), and comprising: A step of measuring the interior temperature (T); A detection step (ED) in which a marked instant (Ir) and a marked temperature (Tr) are detected, the marked instant (Ir) corresponding to a transition from a decrease phase (PD) to an increase phase (PC) of the interior temperature; A validation step (EV) in which the marked instant (Ir) is defined as a reference instant (B) as a function of a comparison between a duration of the increase phase (PC) and a subsequent validation duration (Dp); A step of determining a target position of the solar protection (3), as a function of the reference instant (B) A step of controlling (EC) the position taken by the solar protection (3) towards the target position. Figure 6

The invention discloses an autonomous mobile platform control method based on linkage of a VLN and a smart home. The method comprises the following steps: collecting a control instruction of a user through a multi-mode interaction terminal on an autonomous mobile platform and transmitting the control instruction to a system processing unit; collecting real-time image data to establish an indoor environment space model; acquiring current states of various indoor intelligent household devices in real time; generating a composite task plan including navigation and smart home equipment control according to the control instruction and the state of the autonomous mobile platform, and decomposing sub-tasks; controlling the smart home equipment in the target path area and continuously feeding back the equipment state in real time in the execution period; autonomously planning and controlling navigation to the target task area along the optimal path, and synchronously adjusting the state of the smart home equipment in the area where the path passes; and monitoring the task execution process in real time. According to the invention, seamless fusion of autonomous mobile platform navigation and multi-scene home automation is realized, the life self-care and home intelligent experience of the user is significantly improved, and the application prospect is good.