Connected Device Rights Management for Multi-Dwelling Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional property management software is not integrated with home and building automation systems, making it inefficient for property managers to administer and monitor automation devices across multiple rental units, such as door locks and thermostats, leading to difficulties in managing access and settings uniformly.
Innovation Solution
A networked environment with a rights management engine that connects automation devices to a central hub, allowing for access control based on user roles, permissions, and geographic locations, enabling unified management and access administration through a centralized interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If property managers use separate property management software and automation systems, then each system can function independently, but the complexity of managing multiple systems increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines property management software with automation device control into a single integrated platform. The system merges tenant management, lease administration, and automation device control (locks, thermostats, lighting) into one unified interface, eliminating the need to switch between separate systems and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The property management platform is designed to perform multiple functions: managing tenant information, processing payments, executing leases, and controlling automation devices. This multi-functional approach allows a single system to replace multiple specialized tools, improving productivity while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized architecture.
2Ease of operation
If property managers access and control automation devices individually across multiple units, then precise control is possible, but the time and effort required for administration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges control of multiple automation devices into a single centralized interface. Property managers can access and control door locks, thermostats, and lighting across multiple rental units through one platform, eliminating the need to individually access each device and significantly reducing administration time.
Solution Approach 2:
The property management platform acts as an intermediary between managers and automation devices. It provides a unified access point that mediates control requests to the appropriate devices, simplifying the interaction model and reducing the time required to administer devices across multiple units while maintaining precise control capabilities.
3Reliability
If property managers manually manage access for each rental unit, then security can be customized per unit, but the ability to remove access codes for vacant units efficiently is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges access management for multiple rental units into a single operational workflow. Managers can selectively remove access codes for specific vacant units or bulk-remove codes for entire portfolios through the integrated platform, maintaining customized security per unit while dramatically improving the speed of access management operations.
Data Source
AI summary
Various aspects and embodiments of dwelling automation administration are described. Among other aspects or features of the embodiments, a dwelling automation system in a computing device authenticates a user. A management interface in the dwelling automation system generates a user interface for administering a plurality of automation devices at different dwellings based on access and control rights of the user. The user interface can grant the user access to at least one automation device associated with a hub associated with at least one dwelling.