Automation System Personalized Message Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security and automation systems lack the ability to deliver personalized communications to recipients who may not have access to traditional communication methods, such as mobile devices or email, especially when they are remote from a computer or not within a specific geographic area.
Innovation Solution
The system facilitates communication delivery through a security and automation system that determines the recipient's proximity to a residence and uses control panels or associated devices to notify and deliver personalized messages, allowing recipients to respond via the automation system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional communication methods (mobile devices, email) are used to deliver messages, then communication reach is limited to individuals with access to these devices, but communication accessibility to all individuals is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The security and automation system is enhanced to perform multiple functions including not only security monitoring but also message delivery and notification. The system can deliver communications through multiple channels (control panel displays, audio notifications, mobile device integration) making it universally accessible to different user preferences and situations, thereby improving communication accessibility while maintaining reliability
2Speed
If messages are delivered immediately upon compilation, then communication speed is improved, but message delivery timing precision is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows messages to be compiled and queued in advance with predetermined delivery conditions. Messages are prepared beforehand but only delivered when specific conditions are met (recipient presence detection, appropriate timing windows, system state conditions), thus achieving both fast delivery when conditions are met and precise timing control through pre-set parameters
3Measurement precision
If the system monitors recipient presence continuously to ensure accurate message delivery, then delivery precision is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous monitoring, the system employs periodic presence detection at strategically timed intervals. The system checks for recipient presence at key moments (when a message is ready for delivery, at predetermined time windows) rather than continuously, thereby maintaining adequate detection precision while significantly reducing energy consumption compared to constant monitoring
Data Source
AI summary
In some embodiments, security and/or automation systems, collectively referred to as automation systems, may facilitate communications between a remote user and an occupant of a residence. The automation system may receive one or more communications from a user and deliver the communication to the specified recipient when the recipient occupies the residence. The automation system may determine the recipient is proximate the residence and may notify the recipient of the pending communication. The recipient may use the control panel or another device associated with the security and/or automation system to receive the message.