公开(公告)号：US10684633B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US15897757

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Daniel Adam Warren ,  Hugo Fiennes ,  Jonathan Alan Dutra ,  David Bell ,  Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Matthew Lee Rogers

IPC: G05D23/19 ,  F24D19/10 ,  F24F11/30 ,  H01R43/26 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F120/14 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61

Abstract: A circuit includes a monitoring circuit that monitors a voltage and a switching circuit. Closing the switching circuit causes an external AC load to receive power from an external AC source. The circuit further includes a control circuit that opens the switching circuit for a time interval, where the time interval begins after the voltage is below a lower threshold. The control circuit also ends the time interval after the voltage exceeds an upper threshold, where the time interval is short enough that the operation of the AC load is not affected during the time interval. The circuit also includes a power harvesting circuit that harvests power from the external AC source to raise the voltage during the time interval.

公开(公告)号：US10452083B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15248725

申请日：2016-08-26

Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

Inventor： Daniel Adam Warren ,  Hugo B. Fiennes ,  Jonathan Alan Dutra ,  David Bell ,  Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Matthew Lee Rogers ,  Ian C. Smith ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. ,  Grant Michael Erickson ,  Andrea Mucignat ,  Joseph E. Palmer

IPC: G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/00 ,  F24D19/10 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F120/14 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61

Abstract: A thermostat includes a plurality of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) wire connectors for receiving a plurality of HVAC control wires corresponding to an HVAC system. The thermostat also includes a thermostat processing and control circuit operative to at least partially control the operation of the HVAC system and a powering circuit coupled to the HVAC wire connectors and configured to provide an electrical load power to the thermostat processing and control circuit. The thermostat includes circuitry and methods for maximizing efficiency of energy harvested from the HVAC system connected to the thermostat, and depending on which system is connected to the thermostat, different power schemes can be implemented in order to obtain power from the HVAC system.

公开(公告)号：US10438304B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15458646

申请日：2017-03-14

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Yoky Matsuoka ,  Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Matthew Lee Rogers ,  David Sloo ,  Scott A. McGaraghan ,  Samuel W. Kortz

IPC: F24F11/00 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G05D23/19 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F120/10 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F130/00 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F140/50 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F120/14 ,  F24F110/10

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for managing demand-response programs and events. The systems disclosed include an energy management system in operation with an intelligent, network-connected thermostat located at a structure. The thermostat controls an HVAC system to cool the structure using a demand response event implementation profile over the demand response event period. The thermostat can also receive a requested change to the setpoint temperatures defined by the demand response event implementation profile and access a determination of an impact on energy shifting that would result if the requested change is incorporated into the demand response event implementation profile. This determination can be communicated to the energy consumer.

公开(公告)号：US20190278680A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16425567

申请日：2019-05-29

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Evan J. Fisher ,  David Sloo ,  Yoky Matsuoka ,  Timo A. Bruck ,  Matthew Lee Rogers ,  Anthony Michael Fadell

IPC: G06F11/30 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G05D23/19

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for attributing a primary causative agent for HVAC system usage being above or below an average, the HVAC system being controlled by a self-programming network-connected thermostat. Systems and method are also described interactively and graphically displaying schedule information to a user of an HVAC system controlled by a network-connected thermostat. The displayed information can include indications of the manner in which one or more setpoints was created or last modified. Historical HVAC performance information can also be displayed that can include details of certain energy-effecting events such as setpoint changes, adaptive recovery, as well as automatic and manually set non-occupancy modes.

公开(公告)号：US10325614B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US16001764

申请日：2018-06-06

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Simon Robert Prakash ,  Michael Kai Morishita ,  Shijing Xian ,  Chad Seguin

IPC: G10L21/034 ,  H04R29/00 ,  G10L21/0224 ,  G10L25/48 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G10L21/0216

Abstract: An example implementation may involve driving an audio output module of a wearable device with a first audio signal and then receiving, via at least one microphone of wearable device, a second audio signal comprising first ambient noise. The device may determine that the first ambient noise is indicative of user speech and responsively duck the first audio signal. While the first audio signal is ducked, the device may detect, in a subsequent portion of the second audio signal, second ambient noise, and determine that the second ambient noise is indicative of ambient speech. Responsive to the determination that the second ambient noise is indicative of ambient speech, the device may continue the ducking of the first audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US20190037024A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16152879

申请日：2018-10-05

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Lee Mighdoll ,  Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Oliver W. Steele

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  F24F11/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24D19/10 ,  G05B15/02 ,  F24D5/12 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F110/10

Abstract: A method of monitoring or controlling electronic devices and monitoring enclosures in which the electronic devices are installed includes receiving data related to one or more electronic devices registered with a device management system and associated with a user account; and generating a user interface for monitoring or controlling the conditions from a computing device. The user interface may include an image of a first enclosure that is associated with the user account; images of first one or more electronic devices in the one or more electronic devices that are installed in the first enclosure; and current conditions displayed on each of the images of the first one or more electronic devices reflecting aspects of the first enclosure that are controlled or monitored by the first one or more electronic devices.

公开(公告)号：US10151501B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US15595708

申请日：2017-05-15

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Yoky Matsuoka ,  Matthew Lee Rogers ,  David Sloo ,  Michael Plitkins ,  Rangoli Sharan ,  Joseph Adam Ruff

IPC: F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/89 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/00 ,  F24D19/10 ,  B01D46/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H01R9/24 ,  G05B13/02 ,  F24F11/62 ,  H04W4/70 ,  F24F110/00 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F120/10 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F11/32 ,  F24F130/40 ,  F24F120/20 ,  F24F11/63 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/39 ,  F24F11/47

Abstract: A thermostat includes a control unit, a plurality of connection ports, and a user interface operatively coupled to the control unit an having an electronic display. The control unit may be configured and programmed to operate the wire insertion sensing circuits to identify a set of the plurality of connection ports into which corresponding ones of the plurality of HVAC wires have been inserted; cause the electronic display to display a photograph of the plurality of connection ports as they actually appear to a user; and cause the electronic display to visually highlight the set of the plurality of connection ports into which the corresponding ones of the plurality of HVAC wires have been inserted.

公开(公告)号：US10142421B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US14984876

申请日：2015-12-30

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Lee Mighdoll ,  Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Oliver W. Steele

IPC: H04L9/18 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24D19/10 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/06 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24D5/12 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/52

Abstract: A device management system facilitates an automatic pairing of an electronic device with a management account. The device management system receives a public network address associated with a computer device on a private network accessing the management account. The system retrieves the metadata including a public network address associated with a registration of the electronic device with the device management system. The public network address registered with the metadata is provided by a router on the private network and therefore should match the public network address used by computer devices on the private network. The management account is paired with the electronic device if the electronic device has the same public network address as the computer device accessing the management account. Pairing the management account to the electronic device allows the management account to communicate with the electronic device over the public network through the device management system.

公开(公告)号：US20180286424A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US16001764

申请日：2018-06-06

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Simon Robert Prakash ,  Michael Kai Morishita ,  Shijing Xian ,  Chad Seguin

IPC: G10L21/034 ,  H04R29/00 ,  G10L21/0224 ,  G10L21/0216

CPC classification number: G10L21/034 ,  G10L21/0224 ,  G10L25/48 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G10L2021/02163 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R29/004 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2430/01 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: An example implementation may involve driving an audio output module of a wearable device with a first audio signal and then receiving, via at least one microphone of wearable device, a second audio signal comprising first ambient noise. The device may determine that the first ambient noise is indicative of user speech and responsively duck the first audio signal. While the first audio signal is ducked, the device may detect, in a subsequent portion of the second audio signal, second ambient noise, and determine that the second ambient noise is indicative of ambient speech. Responsive to the determination that the second ambient noise is indicative of ambient speech, the device may continue the ducking of the first audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US10049280B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15451930

申请日：2017-03-07

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： David Sloo ,  Nick Webb ,  Yoky Matsuoka ,  Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Matthew Lee Rogers

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G08B29/22 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G08B19/00

Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. A video camera device may capture video indicative of a location of the smart home device. The video indicative of the location of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the location of the smart home device prevents the smart home device from operating within specification. An indication may then be output indicative of whether the location of the smart home device prevents the smart home device from operating within specification.