Systems and methods for altering a state of a system using a remote device that processes gestures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10146319-B2
Application number	US-201615082473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2016
Priority date	Feb 6, 2015
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

Systems and methods systems and methods for altering a state of system using a remote device that processes gestures are described herein. The electronic device can communicate with the system in response to monitoring a user generated gesture or other interaction. For example, a user can wave the personal device or wave to the personal device, and in response thereto, the personal device can transmit an instruction to the system that causes it to change its operational state. Thus, embodiments discussed herein enable a user to perform remote gestures with a first device to affect the operation of a second device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hazard detection system, comprising:
a housing configured to enclose components of the hazard detection system, the components comprising at least a smoke sensor, carbon monoxide sensor, and an alarm;
a power source operative to supply power to components of the hazard detection system;
memory for storing information;
first communications circuitry operative to perform mesh networking with a plurality of other electronic devices that form, together with the hazard detection system, a fabric network;
second communications circuitry operative to perform point-to-point communications with another electronic device that is not part of the fabric network;
third communications circuitry operative to perform communications over the Internet via a wireless router; and
a processor coupled to each of the first, second, and third communications circuitry and operative to facilitate the communication of data via the first, second, and third communications circuitry.

2. The hazard detection system of claim 1 , wherein the first communications circuitry is operative to communicate in accordance with the 802.15.4 standard, the second communications circuitry is operative to communicate in accordance with the Bluetooth standard, and the third communications circuitry is operative to communicate in accordance with the 802.11 standard.

3. The hazard detection system of claim 1 , wherein the first communications circuitry is operative to broadcast one or more wake packets to one or more other electronic devices that form part of the fabric network, the one or more wake packets causing the one or more other electronic devices that form part of the fabric network to transition from a sleep state to a wake state.

4. The hazard detection system of claim 1 , wherein the second communications circuitry is operative to:
advertise the existence of the hazard detection system to the another electronic device that is not part of the fabric network;
authenticate the another electronic device that is not part of the fabric network; and
process data received from the another electronic device that is not part of the fabric network after the another electronic device that is not part of the fabric network is authenticated.

5. The hazard detection system of claim 4 , wherein the data received from the another electronic device that is not part of the fabric network comprises a command that instructs the electronic device to change its state of operation.

6. The hazard detection system of claim 1 , wherein the fabric network functions as a relay for facilitating communication between two devices that are not able to directly communicate with each other.

7. The hazard detection system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is operative to facilitate the communication of data via the first, second, and third communications circuitry such that data communicated via the second communications circuitry is processed while the first communications circuitry is being used for a communications event.

8. The hazard detection system of claim 7 , wherein the data communicated via the second communications circuitry is processed while the first communications circuitry is being used for a communications event and before the third communications circuitry is able to conduct communications.

9. A security system, comprising:
a housing configured to enclose components of the security system, the components comprising at least a motion detector, a door sensor, and window sensor;
a power source operative to supply power to components of the security system;
memory for storing information;
first communications circuitry operative to perform mesh networking with a plurality of other electronic devices that form, together with the security system, a fabric network;
second communications circuitry operative to perform point-to-point communications with another electronic device that is not part of the fabric network;
third communications circuitry operative to perform communications over the Internet via a wireless router; and
a processor coupled to each of the first, second, and third communications circuitry and operative to facilitate the communication of data via the first, second, and third communications circuitry.

10. The security system of claim 9 , wherein the first communications circuitry operative to:
broadcast a wake message to the devices that form the fabric network; and
transmit a message after the devices that form the fabric network are awake.

11. The security system of claim 9 , wherein the first communications circuitry operative to:
receive a message from at least one device that forms part of the fabric network; and
re-broadcast the received message over the fabric network.

12. The security system of claim 9 , wherein the third communications circuitry is operative to push monitored data to a server via the Internet.

13. The security system of claim 9 , wherein the third communications circuitry is operative to push notifications to a portable electronic device via the Internet.

14. The security system of claim 9 , wherein the third communications circuitry is operative to receive software updates from a server via the Internet.

15. The security system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is operative to facilitate the communication of data via the first, second, and third communications circuitry such that data communicated via the second communications circuitry is processed while the first communications circuitry is being used for a communications event.

16. The security system of claim 15 , wherein the data communicated via the second communications circuitry is processed while the first communication circuitry is being used for a communications event and before the third communications circuitry is able to conduct communications.

17. A central panel, comprising:
a housing configured to enclose components of the central panel;
a power source operative to supply power to components of the central panel;
memory for storing information;
first communications circuitry operative to perform mesh networking with a plurality of other electronic devices that form a fabric network;
second communications circuitry operative to perform point-to-point communications with another electronic device that is not part of the fabric network;
third communications circuitry operative to perform communications over the Internet via a wireless router; and
a processor coupled to each of the first, second, and third communications circuitry and operative to facilitate the communication of data via the first, second, and third communications circuitry.

18. The central panel of claim 17 , wherein the third communications circuitry is operative to manage transmission rights of the first and second communications circuitry.

19. The central panel of claim 18 , wherein the third communications circuitry is operative to:
receive request for access from the first and second communications circuitry; and
receive priority indications from the first and second communications circuitry.

20. The central panel of claim 19 , wherein the third communications circuitry is operative to grant transmission rights to one of the first and second communications circuitry that is requesting priority.

21. The central panel of claim 19 , wherein the first communications circuitry receives any request for access from the second communications circuitry, and wherein the second communications circuitry receives any request

Assignees

• Google Inc
• Google Llc

Inventors

• Tannenbaum Harry
• Hong Scott
• Honjo Hirofumi
• Ramachandran Prashanth
• Sannala Mikko
• Singh Naveen
• Calidonna Wes
• Sivasithambaresan Arjuna

Classifications

• H04W52/0235

  where the received signal is a power saving command · CPC title

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• H04L63/0853

  using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234) · CPC title

• H04W12/06 Primary

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04W4/90

  Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] · CPC title