Remote Property Management System with Acoustic Event Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing residential properties, such as short-term rentals, is complex due to the need for coordinating access, maintenance, and responding to unexpected events, which is time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising computing devices and a network that senses unexpected events like sounds, temperatures, or motions, queries a database to identify the event, and transmits notifications and passcodes to users, enabling remote management and access control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual coordination is used for property management tasks, then flexibility and control are maintained, but time consumption and operational efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service functionality where the property management system automatically coordinates access codes, schedules maintenance tasks, and responds to events without requiring manual intervention for each task, thereby improving productivity while reducing time loss
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical coordination processes with an automated electronic system that uses sensors, databases, and communication networks to manage property tasks, eliminating the time-consuming manual coordination while maintaining control
2Speed
If automated sensing and notification systems are implemented, then response time to unexpected events is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The property management system is designed as a multi-functional platform that integrates event sensing, acoustic analysis, database querying, and notification delivery into a single unified system, improving response speed while managing complexity through consolidation rather than adding separate specialized devices
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses an intermediary database that stores acoustic profiles and event types, acting as a mediator between the sensing components and the notification system, which simplifies the overall architecture by centralizing data management and reducing direct complexity between sensing and response mechanisms
3Measurement precision
If acoustic profiling and event recognition are used to identify unexpected events, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and processing requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-storing acoustic profiles and event type classifications in a database before actual events occur. When an event is detected, the system simply queries the database for matching profiles rather than performing complex real-time analysis, thereby achieving high measurement precision while minimizing processing complexity during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies partial action by focusing acoustic analysis on specific pre-defined event types and their characteristic acoustic signatures rather than attempting to analyze all possible sounds, achieving sufficient measurement precision for property management purposes while reducing overall system complexity
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AI summary
A system for use in a residential property, the system including a first computing system positionable in the residential property and including a first memory and a first processor. The system also includes a second computing system including a second memory and a second processor, the second computing system in communication with the first computing system over a network. The first memory comprises program instructions executable by the processor of the first computing system to: recognize a sound indicative of an unexpected event; retrieve, from a database stored in the first memory, an acoustic profile of the unexpected event; and responsive to the identifying the unexpected event, transmit a notification including an identity of the acoustic profile of the unexpected event to the second computing system over the network.