公开(公告)号：US20220122785A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17563344

申请日：2021-12-28

Applicant: Google LLC

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

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

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 touched, depressed or activated, 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. A rechargeable battery is coupled to a housing wire and configured to be charged via the housing wire, and the doorbell is configured to charge and discharge the rechargeable battery based on power usage of the doorbell.

公开(公告)号：US11237530B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16573610

申请日：2019-09-17

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：US10761833B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16502162

申请日：2019-07-03

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Alastair R. Gourlay ,  David A. Bourne ,  Grant M. Erickson ,  Richard J. Schultz ,  David Sloo ,  Jonathan P. Solnit

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/45 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G05B15/02 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G06F8/61 ,  H04L29/06 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F22B3/00

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for providing software updates to client devices. A client device (such as a thermostat) executes software to perform one or more functionalities of the device. Upon receiving an indicating that a software update is available, the device waits to download the software update until pre-download conditions are satisfied. Once the software update is downloaded, the device then waits to install the software update until pre-install conditions are satisfied. If the software update is non-critical and received during an initial installation of the device, the software update may not be installed until after installation of the device is complete. If the device is a thermostat, the device may delay installation of the software update until a controlled HVAC system in inactive. Control of the HVAC system may be disabled during installation of the software update.

公开(公告)号：US20200253029A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

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: H05B47/19 ,  H01H9/02 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G08B17/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/04

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：US10649421B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US15832703

申请日：2017-12-05

Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

Inventor： Sierra Leigh Nelmes ,  Sophie Solvieg Le Guen ,  Maxime Veron ,  Isabel Guenette ,  David Sloo

IPC: G05B19/048 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods and systems for protecting unattended children in the home. In one aspect, a method is performed at computer system. The computer system: (1) receives occupancy data for a room in a smart home environment; (2) determines based on the received occupancy data whether a predetermined child-protection alert condition is met; (3) in accordance with a determination that the condition is met, presents or sends instructions to issue a child-protection alert; (4) receives a request to cancel the child-protection alert; (5) in accordance with a determination that the request is a first type of cancellation request, cancels the child-protection alert and modifies the predetermined child-protection alert condition; and (6) in accordance with a determination that the request is a second type of cancellation request, cancels the child-protection alert and foregoes modifying the predetermined child-protection alert condition.

公开(公告)号：US20200051406A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

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 ,  F24F11/30 ,  G08B25/01 ,  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 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H05B37/02 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04N7/18 ,  F24F11/34 ,  G01N27/12 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G08B29/18

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：US20200012242A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16573610

申请日：2019-09-17

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：US20190385248A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16551008

申请日：2019-08-26

Applicant: Google LLC

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

IPC: G06Q50/06 ,  G05B13/02 ,  F24F11/62 ,  G05D23/19 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/00

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：US10443879B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15675459

申请日：2017-08-11

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Anthony M. Fadell ,  Yoky Matsuoka ,  David Sloo ,  Michael Plitkins ,  Michael J. Matas ,  Matthew L. Rogers ,  Evan J. Fisher

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  F24F11/62 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G05B19/409 ,  G09G5/37 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/89 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  F24F120/20 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/52

Abstract: Methods and devices for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system by a thermostat are provided. Input can be received from a user via a thermostat, the input being indicative of an adjustment of an HVAC-related setting. On a real-time basis, the HVAC-related setting that is being adjusted can be compared against a feedback criterion designed to indicate a circumstance under which feedback is to be presented to the user. The circumstance can be indicative of an achievement of a HVAC-related setting of a predetermined responsibility level with respect to an energy usage of the HVAC system. Upon a real-time determination that the feedback criterion is satisfied, visual feedback can be caused to be presented to the user in real-time. The real-time feedback can include a visual icon having a visual appeal corresponding to a desirability of the satisfaction of the feedback criterion.

公开(公告)号：US10393589B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15972648

申请日：2018-05-07

Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

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

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

Abstract: This application is directed to a method of home monitoring and control implemented by a doorbell installed at a door of a home, an application executable by a monitoring device, and a remote server. The doorbell has a button that, upon being touched, depressed or activated, wirelessly causes an audio speaker of an electronic device to sound an audible notification and/or a message to be sent to a monitoring device associated with an occupant of the home to indicate presence of a person at the door. The doorbell also has a camera that captures video data within a field of view. The remote server receives the video data from the doorbell and relays them to the monitoring device. The application receives and displays at least a portion of the video data captured by the camera.