Home Electrical Usage Control for Faulty Smart Device Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies face challenges in effectively managing and monitoring the electrical usage of connected devices within a property, leading to difficulties in assessing electrical usage and handling device operations efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and hardware controller system that monitor device electrical usage within a property by retrieving, analyzing, and acting upon electrical usage data to modify device operations, facilitate insurance processing, and enhance home automation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If electrical usage data is monitored and analyzed in real-time to modify device operations, then energy efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a controller as an intermediary device that monitors electrical usage data and generates commands to modify device operations. This mediator handles the complexity of data analysis and decision-making, allowing the monitored devices to remain relatively simple while still achieving energy efficiency improvements through centralized control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where electrical usage data is continuously monitored, analyzed, and used to generate commands that modify device operations. This feedback mechanism enables real-time optimization of energy consumption while distributing the computational complexity across the control system rather than requiring each device to be inherently complex.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive electrical usage data is collected and analyzed, then measurement precision is improved, but loss of information increases due to data processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and focuses on specific electrical usage parameters that are most relevant for assessment and control purposes. By selecting key metrics for monitoring and analysis, the system achieves high measurement precision for critical parameters while reducing the overall data processing burden and minimizing information loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different levels of analysis and monitoring precision to different electrical usage parameters based on their importance. Critical parameters receive more detailed analysis and monitoring, while less important parameters are monitored at a higher level, optimizing the balance between measurement precision and data processing requirements.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for managing the operation of devices within a home or other property based upon electrical usage data are described. With customer knowledge or consent, a home controller may retrieve and analyze electrical usage data corresponding to a device, such as by comparing it to certain threshold data. If the analysis results in a trigger condition, the controller may generate a command, and transmit the command to the device for implementation, allowing modification of device operation to address any issues indicated in the electrical usage data. The controller may notify a home owner/occupant. As a result, faulty devices may be managed prior to their faults causing damage to the device and/or the property, and/or property owners may be timely prompted to investigate, repair, and/or replace a failing device. Insurance discounts may be provided based upon the risk mitigation/prevention functionality.