Methods and systems for control of home automation activity based on user characteristics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10073428-B2
Application number	US-201514986496-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2015
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

The present technology relates to systems and methods for control of home automation activity based on user preferences. More specifically, the present technology relates to using a home automation system to control home automation activity based on user preferences. Example embodiments include receiving an input from a user including a set of preferences, generating a user profile using the set of preferences, receiving data indicating that a mobile device has moved from a first location to a second location, transmitting the user profile to the mobile device for application to the home automation system, receiving data indicating that the mobile device has been at the second location for a period of time, comparing the period of time to a predetermined threshold period of time, and applying the home automation settings associated with the second location to the home automation system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
receiving, at a television receiver, an input from a user including a set of preferences associated with a home automation system, wherein the set of preferences includes a weight associated with a first home automation device in a first location and a weight associated with a second home automation device in a second location;
generating, by the television receiver, a user profile using the set of preferences, wherein the user profile includes settings associated with a user and the home automation system, and wherein the profile includes home automation settings associated with the first home automation device and home automation settings associated with the second home automation device;
communicating, by the television receiver, with the first home automation device to determine that a mobile device associated with the user is located in the first location;
transmitting, by the television receiver, the user profile to the mobile device associated with the user, wherein when the user profile is received, the mobile device communicates with the first home automation device to apply, using the weight associated with the first home automation device and the weight associated with the second home automation device, the home automation settings associated with the first home automation device to the first home automation device;
determining, by the second home automation device, that the mobile device has moved from the first location to the second location using data collected by the second home automation device;
determining, at the television receiver, that the mobile device has been at the second location for a period of time;
determining, by the television receiver, that the period of time exceeds a predetermined threshold period of time;
automatically determining, using the data collected by the second home automation device, an updated weight associated with the first home automation device, an updated weight associated with the second home automation device, and an updated threshold period of time, wherein the data collected by the second home automation device is associated with one or more actions taken by the user in the second location; and
in response to determining that the period of time exceeds the updated threshold period of time, applying, using the updated weight associated with the first home automation device and the updated weight associated with the second home automation device, the home automation settings associated with the second home automation device to the second home automation device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
updating the user profile based on the data collected by the second home automation device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data indicating that the mobile device has moved from the first location to the second location includes data corresponding to communications between the mobile device and the first and second home automation devices.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the television receiver, the user profile to a second television receiver, wherein the television receiver and second television receiver are connected to two different networks and are located in two different structures.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving updated data indicating one or more characteristics of the user;
updating the user profile using the received updated data; and
applying the settings of the updated user profile to the home automation system.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying the user as one of a stored list of users associated with the home automation system;
retrieving a stored user profile associated with the user;
updating the stored user profile with the received stored user profile; and
storing the updated user profile.

7. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein determining a location of the mobile device includes using one or more devices of the home automation system, wherein the one or more devices includes a video camera, a microphone, or a motion detector.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving data associated with a home automation device in a room of a structure, wherein the home automation device is part of the home automation system and the home automation system is in the structure;
determining that the data associated with a home automation device in the room is associated with the user; and
determining a location of the user in the room using the data associated with a home automation device.

9. A television receiver, comprising:
one or more processors;
a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium includes instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
receiving, at a television receiver, an input from a user including a set of preferences associated with a home automation system, wherein the set of preferences includes a weight associated with a first home automation device in a first location and a weight associated with a second home automation device in a second location;
generating, by the television receiver, a user profile using the set of preferences, wherein the user profile includes settings associated with a user and the home automation system, and wherein the profile includes home automation settings associated with the first home automation device and home automation settings associated with the second home automation device;
communicating, by the television receiver, with the first home automation device to determine that a mobile device associated with the user is located in the first location;
transmitting, by the television receiver, the user profile to the mobile device associated with the user, wherein when the user profile is received, the mobile device communicates with the first home automation device to apply, using the weight associated with the first home automation device and the weight associated with the second home automation device, the home automation settings associated with the first home automation device to the first home automation device;
determining, by the second home automation device, that the mobile device has moved from the first location to the second location using data collected by the second home automation device;
determining, at the television receiver, that the mobile device has been at the second location for a period of time;
determining, by the television receiver, that the period of time exceeds a predetermined threshold period of time;
automatically determining, using the data collected by the second home automation device, an updated weight associated with the first home automation device, an updated weight associated with the second home automation device, and an updated threshold period of time, wherein the data collected by the second home automation device is associated with one or more actions taken by the user in the second location; and
in response to determining that the period of time exceeds the updated threshold period of time, applying, using the updated weight associated with the first home automation device and the updated weight associated with the second home automation device, the home automation settings associated with the second home automation device to the second home automation device.

10. The television receiver of claim 9 , wherein the operations further include:
updating the user profile

Assignees

• Echostar Technologies Llc
• Echostar Tech International Corporation

Inventors

• Bruhn Christopher William
• Nafe Frank

Classifications

• H04L65/00

  Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication (real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00) · CPC title

• H04N21/4131

  home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices (home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807) · CPC title

• G05B2219/2642

  Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house · CPC title

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• H04N21/4227

  {Providing} Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work · CPC title