公开(公告)号：US20180129404A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15823955

申请日：2017-11-28

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony Fadell ,  Matthew Rogers ,  David Sloo ,  Michael Plitkins ,  Shigefumi Honjo ,  John Filson ,  Michael Matas ,  Fred Bould ,  Brian Huppi

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  H04L29/08 ,  F24F11/00 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01K1/02 ,  G01R31/26 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G05D23/24 ,  G06N99/00 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G05D23/275 ,  G05D23/27 ,  H01H25/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/04847 ,  F24F11/00 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/50 ,  F24F11/52 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/63 ,  F24F11/70 ,  F24F11/89 ,  F24F2110/00 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  F24F2120/12 ,  F24F2120/14 ,  F24F2140/60 ,  G01J5/0025 ,  G01J5/041 ,  G01K1/02 ,  G01R31/26 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G05D23/1902 ,  G05D23/1919 ,  G05D23/1932 ,  G05D23/24 ,  G05D23/2454 ,  G05D23/27 ,  G05D23/275 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06N99/005 ,  H01H25/06 ,  H04L67/10 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02T10/88

Abstract: An occupancy sensing electronic thermostat is described that includes a thermostat body, an electronic display that is viewable by a user in front of the thermostat, a passive infrared sensor for measuring infrared energy and an infrared energy directing element formed integrally with a front surface of the thermostat body. The passive infrared sensor may be positioned behind the infrared energy directing element such that infrared energy is directed thereonto by the infrared energy directing element. The thermostat may also include a temperature sensor and a microprocessor programmed to detect occupancy based on measurements from the passive infrared sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20180069868A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15799753

申请日：2017-10-31

Applicant: Google LLC

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

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06F17/30 ,  F24F11/00

Abstract: A method includes generating a utility portal interface in response to a request from a utility computer system that receives parameters that specify a demand response event; provides a display of a plurality of groups of energy-consuming locations that are available to be selected to participate in the demand response event; provides a display of an energy demand profile for the utility during the demand response event; receives a selection of a subset of the plurality of groups of energy-consuming locations to participate in the demand response event; causes the display of the energy demand profile for the utility during the demand response event to be dynamically updated as the subset of the plurality of groups of energy-consuming locations are selected or deselected by the utility computer system to participate in the demand response events; and sends transmissions to thermostats associated with the subset of the plurality of groups of energy-consuming locations to execute the demand response event.

公开(公告)号：US12159321B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US17700052

申请日：2022-03-21

Applicant: Google LLC

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

IPC: G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/00 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/523 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/64 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F120/10 ,  F24F120/14 ,  F24F130/00 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F140/50 ,  F24F140/60

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：US20230314231A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18207850

申请日：2023-06-09

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony M. Fadell ,  Matthew L. Rogers ,  Yoky Matsuoka ,  David Sloo ,  Maxime Veron ,  Isabel I. Guenette ,  Shigefumi Honjo

IPC: G01J5/0806 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01J5/02 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G08B17/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H01H9/02

CPC classification number: G01J5/0806 ,  G01J5/041 ,  G01J5/025 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G06V40/103 ,  G08B17/00 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H01H9/02 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  G08B17/113

Abstract: This application is directed to a home monitoring and control system including a doorbell installed at a door of a home. The doorbell has a button configured to, upon being pressed, wirelessly initiate a first communication to indicate presence of a person at the door. The doorbell also has a camera configured to capture video data within a field of view, and a processor configured to cause a communication component to enable the first communication and wirelessly stream via a remote server the video data captured by the camera to a monitoring device associated with an occupant of the home.

公开(公告)号：US11372433B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16941365

申请日：2020-07-28

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： David Sloo ,  Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Matthew Lee Rogers ,  Michael Plitkins ,  Michael James Matas ,  Fred Bould

IPC: G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  F24F11/52

Abstract: A user-friendly programmable thermostat is described that includes a body having a central electronic display surrounded by a ring that can be rotated and pressed inwardly to provide user input in a simple and elegant fashion. The current temperature and setpoint temperature are graphically displayed as prominent tick marks over a range of background tick marks on the electronic display. Different colors can be displayed to indicate currently active HVAC functions, and different intensities of colors can be displayed to indicate an amount of heating or cooling required to reach a target temperature. The setpoint temperature for the device can be altered by user rotation of the rotatable ring, and the programmed schedule can be displayed to the user and altered by the user by virtue of rotations and inward pressings of the ring. Initial device set up and installation, the viewing of device operation, the editing of various settings, and the viewing of historical energy usage information are made simple and elegant by virtue of the described form factor, display modalities, and user input modalities of the device.

公开(公告)号：US20220179376A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17554629

申请日：2021-12-17

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony M. Fadell ,  Yoky Matsuoka ,  David Sloo ,  Maxime Veron

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to enforcing a device restriction policy. A device restriction policy may be stored that maps one or more portions of a household with particular household occupants of a plurality of household occupants. A request may be received to activate the device restriction policy on a household occupant. The device restriction policy may be activated against the household occupant based on the received request. One or more electronic devices may be disabled that are located in a portion of the household linked with the household occupant based on the received request and the device restriction policy.

公开(公告)号：US20220157155A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17649922

申请日：2022-02-03

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Jesse William Boettcher ,  Sophie Solveig Le Guen ,  Jason Rundle Rukes ,  Ted Stephen Boda ,  David Sloo

IPC: G08B29/18 ,  G08B13/00 ,  G08B25/00 ,  G08B13/196 ,  G08B25/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  A01N1/02 ,  C07K14/705 ,  C12N5/00 ,  C12N5/071 ,  C12N15/85 ,  G01N33/50

Abstract: A method performed at a computer system includes: obtaining door lock activation data for a door of a dwelling of the user; obtaining current occupancy data for the dwelling; setting a configuration of a controller for the dwelling, based at least in part on the door lock activation data for the door and the current occupancy data for the dwelling; the first configuration including for each sensor in a set of sensors coupled to the controller, disabling the sensor or disabling alerts from the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11211208B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16854036

申请日：2020-04-21

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony M. Fadell ,  Matthew L. Rogers ,  Yoky Matsuoka ,  David Sloo ,  Maxime Veron ,  Isabel I. Guenette ,  Shigefumi Honjo

IPC: H01H9/00 ,  H01H9/02 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G08B17/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G08B17/113 ,  G08B13/193 ,  H05B47/195 ,  G08B17/11 ,  G08B17/10

Abstract: This patent specification relates to a wall switch that comprises a docking station and a user-removable wall-switch head unit. In some embodiments, the docking station is configured to receive the user-removable wall-switch head unit, and configured to be permanently connected to a wall and coupled to high-power voltage wires. In some embodiments, the user-removable wall-switch head unit is configured to be user-insertable into said docking station and user-removable therefrom such that the user is not exposed to high-voltage connections when inserting or removing. In some embodiments, the wall switch controller further comprises inputs and outputs and circuitry for switchably controlling household line current power to a household electrical fixture. In some embodiments, the wall switch controller further comprises an occupancy sensor, a temperature sensor, or a processor.

公开(公告)号：US10943444B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US16545237

申请日：2019-08-20

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Boyd ,  James B. Simister ,  Adam D. Mittleman ,  John B. Filson ,  Fred Bould ,  David Sloo ,  Jesse W. Boettcher ,  Anthony M. Fadell ,  Matthew L. Rogers

IPC: G08B5/36 ,  G08B17/10 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G08B25/01 ,  G01N27/12 ,  G08B29/18 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B45/20 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G08B25/00 ,  G08B21/18 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B21/14 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G08B5/22 ,  G08B21/12 ,  G08B29/02 ,  G08B29/04 ,  G08B29/26 ,  G08B17/117 ,  G08B29/22 ,  H04L29/08 ,  F24F11/33 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01V8/10 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04N7/18 ,  F24F11/34 ,  G08B25/08 ,  F24F120/10 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/58 ,  G08B19/00 ,  F24F11/75 ,  F24F11/89 ,  F24F11/70

Abstract: Various methods and systems for smart home devices are presented. Such smart home devices may include one or more environmental sensors that are configured to detect the presence of one or more environmental conditions. Such smart home devices may include a light comprising a plurality of lighting elements. Such a light may be configured to illuminate using a plurality of colors and, possibly, a plurality of animation patterns. Such smart home devices may include a processing system configured to cause the light to illuminate using the plurality of colors and the plurality of animation patterns in response to a plurality of states of the smart home device.

公开(公告)号：US10667347B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US15927891

申请日：2018-03-21

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony M. Fadell ,  Matthew L. Rogers ,  Yoky Matsuoka ,  David Sloo ,  Maxime Veron ,  Isabel I. Guenette ,  Shigefumi Honjo

IPC: H05B37/00 ,  H05B37/02 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G08B17/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H01H9/02 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G08B17/113 ,  G08B13/193 ,  G08B17/11 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G01J5/08

Abstract: This patent specification relates to a wall switch that comprises a docking station and a user-removable wall-switch head unit. In some embodiments, the docking station is configured to receive the user-removable wall-switch head unit, and configured to be permanently connected to a wall and coupled to high-power voltage wires. In some embodiments, the user-removable wall-switch head unit is configured to be user-insertable into said docking station and user-removable therefrom such that the user is not exposed to high-voltage connections when inserting or removing. In some embodiments, the wall switch controller further comprises inputs and outputs and circuitry for switchably controlling household line current power to a household electrical fixture. In some embodiments, the wall switch controller further comprises an occupancy sensor, a temperature sensor, or a processor.