公开(公告)号：US09898922B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15244949

申请日：2016-08-23

申请人： Google Inc.

发明人： Daniel Adam Warren ,  Lawrence Frederick Heyl ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. ,  Steven Clark ,  Andrew W. Goldenson ,  Dietrich Ho ,  Nicholas Unger Webb ,  Julia Deluliis ,  Tyler Moore ,  Ben Manuto

IPC分类号： G08B29/00 ,  G08B29/12 ,  G08B29/10 ,  G08B17/10 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R29/00

CPC分类号： G08B29/126 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G08B29/10 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R29/001

摘要： Systems and methods for self-administering a sound test to verify operation of a speaker and/or alarm within a hazard detection system are described herein. The sound test can verify that the audible sources such as the alarm and speaker operate at the requisite loudness and frequencies. In addition, the sound test can be self-administered in that it does not require the presence of a person to initiate or verify that the audible sources are functioning properly.

公开(公告)号：US09740385B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14922832

申请日：2015-10-26

申请人： Google Inc.

发明人： Anthony Michael Fadell ,  Matthew Lee Rogers ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. ,  Ian C. Smith ,  Daniel Adam Warren ,  Joseph E. Palmer ,  Shigefumi Honjo ,  Grant M. Ericson ,  Jonathan Alan Dutra ,  Hugo Fiennes

IPC分类号： G05B21/00 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  F24F11/02 ,  G01R31/26 ,  F24F11/00 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G06N99/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G01K1/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/24 ,  G05D23/275 ,  G05D23/27 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/042 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H01H25/06

CPC分类号： 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

摘要： A thermostat for controlling an HVAC system in an enclosure may include a passive infrared sensor, an active infrared sensor, and an electronic display having a first mode and a second mode. The thermostat may also include one or more processors programmed to change a setpoint temperature of the thermostat to an energy-saving temperature upon detection of a non-occupancy condition for the enclosure. The processor(s) may detect the non-occupancy condition based at least in part on readings received from the passive infrared sensor. The processor(s) may also be programmed to change the electronic display from the first mode to the second mode upon detection of a person approaching the thermostat. The processor(s) may detect a person approaching the thermostat based at least in part on readings received from the active infrared sensor.

公开(公告)号：US09568201B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-14

申请号：US14229651

申请日：2014-03-28

申请人： Google Inc.

发明人： Anthony M. Fadell ,  Matthew L. Rogers ,  Daniel A. Warren ,  Shyam R. Srinivasan ,  Hirofumi Honjo ,  Eric B. Daniels ,  William R. Dong ,  Jason C. Chamberlain ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. ,  Shigefumi Honjo ,  Helen Vo ,  Richard W. Holbrook

IPC分类号： F24D19/10 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/19 ,  H04L12/64

CPC分类号： F24D19/1009 ,  F24D2220/003 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G05D23/1905 ,  H04L12/6418

摘要： A control system may include a thermostat device and boiler control device. The thermostat device may be configured to receive electrical power from second wiring terminals and provide control signals to boiler control device using a second radio when wires are not present in first wiring terminals. The thermostat device may also be configured to receive electrical power from the first wiring terminals and provide the coded control signals to the boiler control device through the first wiring terminals when wires are present in the first wiring terminals. The boiler control device may be configured to receive the control signals from the thermostat device using a third radio and selectively couple the third wiring terminals to fifth wiring terminals to selectively control activation of the boiler-based heating system when wires are not present in fourth wiring terminals.

摘要翻译： 控制系统可以包括恒温器装置和锅炉控制装置。 恒温装置可以被配置为从第二接线端子接收电力，并且当第一接线端子中不存在电线时，使用第二无线电装置向锅炉控制装置提供控制信号。 恒温装置也可以被配置为从第一接线端子接收电力，并且当第一接线端子中存在电线时，通过第一接线端子将编码的控制信号提供给锅炉控制装置。 锅炉控制装置可以被配置为使用第三无线电从温控器装置接收控制信号，并且当第四布线中不存在电线时，选择性地将第三布线端子耦合到第五布线端子以选择性地控制基于锅炉的加热系统的启动 终端。

公开(公告)号：US09448567B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US13835860

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： Google Inc.

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

IPC分类号： G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/00 ,  F24D19/10

CPC分类号： G05D23/19 ,  F24D19/1015 ,  F24D19/1039 ,  F24D19/1048 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2120/14 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  G05D23/1902

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 恒温器包括用于接收对应于HVAC系统的多个HVAC控制线的多个HVAC（加热，通风和空调）线连接器。 恒温器还包括恒温器处理和控制电路，其操作以至少部分地控制HVAC系统的操作，以及耦合到HVAC线连接器并被配置为向恒温器处理和控制电路提供电负载功率的供电电路。 恒温器包括用于最大化从连接到恒温器的HVAC系统收集的能量的效率的电路和方法，并且取决于哪个系统连接到恒温器，可以实现不同的电力方案以从HVAC系统获得电力。

公开(公告)号：US09513898B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US14319308

申请日：2014-06-30

申请人： Google Inc.

发明人： Jonathan Solnit ,  Kelly Veit ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. ,  Jeffrey Lee

IPC分类号： G06F11/00 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G09C1/00 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/656 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G09C1/00

摘要： Systems and methods for updating software in a hazard detection system are described herein. Software updates may be received by, stored within, and executed by a hazard detection system, without disturbing the system's ability to monitor for alarm events and sound an alarm in response to a monitored hazard event. The software updates may be received as part of a periodic over-the-air communication with a remote server or as part of a physical connection with a data source such as a computer. The software updates may include several portions of code designed to operate with different processors and/or devices within the hazard detection system. The software updates may also include language specific audio files that can be accessed by the hazard detection system to play back language specific media files via a speaker.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了用于更新危害检测系统中的软件的系统和方法。 软件更新可以由危险检测系统接收，存储并执行，而不会干扰系统监视报警事件的能力，并响应于所监视的危险事件发出警报。 可以作为与远程服务器的周期性无线通信的一部分或作为与数据源（例如计算机）的物理连接的一部分来接收软件更新。 软件更新可以包括旨在与危险检测系统内的不同处理器和/或设备一起操作的代码部分。 软件更新还可以包括可由危害检测系统访问的特定于语言的音频文件，以经由扬声器播放语言特定的媒体文件。

公开(公告)号：US09261289B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US14046256

申请日：2013-10-04

申请人： Google Inc.

发明人： Joseph Adam Ruff ,  Jonathan Solnit ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr.

IPC分类号： G05D23/00 ,  F24F11/00 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G05D23/27 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G05D23/24 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01J5/04 ,  G06N99/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G01K1/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D23/275

CPC分类号： 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

摘要： A smart-home device includes a user interface including an electronic display having a first display mode and a second display mode, the first display mode generally requiring more power than said second display mode. The device also includes a processing system in operative communication with one or more environmental sensors for determining at least one environmental condition. The device additionally includes at least one sensor configured to detect a physical closeness of a user to the at least one sensor. The processing system may be configured to cause the electronic display to be in the first display mode when a closeness threshold has been exceeded, where the processing system is further configured to automatically adjust the closeness threshold based at least in part on a historical plurality of physical closeness events as detected by the at least one sensor.

摘要翻译： 智能家居设备包括包括具有第一显示模式和第二显示模式的电子显示器的用户界面，所述第一显示模式通常需要比所述第二显示模式更多的功率。 该装置还包括与一个或多个环境传感器可操作地通信以确定至少一个环境条件的处理系统。 该设备还包括至少一个传感器，其被配置为检测用户对至少一个传感器的物理接近度。 处理系统可以被配置为当已经超过了接近度阈值时使电子显示器处于第一显示模式，其中处理系统还被配置为至少部分地基于历史多个物理地自动调整接近阈值 由至少一个传感器检测到的亲密度事件。

公开(公告)号：US10331430B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15342727

申请日：2016-11-03

申请人： Google Inc.

发明人： Jonathan Solnit ,  Kelly Veit ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. ,  Jeffrey Theodore Lee

IPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G09C1/00 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G06F8/656 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/44

摘要： Systems and methods for updating software in a hazard detection system are described herein. Software updates may be received by, stored within, and executed by a hazard detection system, without disturbing the system's ability to monitor for alarm events and sound an alarm in response to a monitored hazard event. The software updates may be received as part of a periodic over-the-air communication with a remote server or as part of a physical connection with a data source such as a computer. The software updates may include several portions of code designed to operate with different processors and/or devices within the hazard detection system. The software updates may also include language specific audio files that can be accessed by the hazard detection system to play back language specific media files via a speaker.

公开(公告)号：US09086703B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-21

申请号：US14293915

申请日：2014-06-02

申请人： Google Inc.

发明人： Daniel Adam Warren ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. ,  Ian C. Smith

IPC分类号： G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/19 ,  F24D19/1048 ,  F24D19/1063 ,  F24D19/1081 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2120/14 ,  G05D23/1902 ,  Y10T307/50

摘要： A thermostat includes a plurality of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) wire connectors including a connection to at least one call relay wire. The thermostat may also include a powering circuit, including a rechargeable battery, which is configured to provide electrical power to the thermostat by power stealing from a selected call relay wire. The power stealing may comprise an active power stealing mode, in which power is taken from the same selected call relay wire that is used to call for an HVAC function, and an inactive power stealing mode in which, in which no active call is being made. The powering circuit may be configured to substantially suspend (or at least reduce the level of) power stealing for at least a first time period following each transition of the thermostat from between operating states.

摘要翻译： 恒温器包括多个HVAC（加热，通风和空调）线连接器，其包括与至少一个呼叫继电器线的连接。 恒温器还可以包括供电电路，其包括可再充电电池，其被配置为通过从所选择的呼叫继电器电线窃取来向恒温器提供电力。 电力窃取可以包括有功功率窃取模式，其中从用于呼叫HVAC功能的相同的所选择的呼叫中继线获取电力，以及其中不进行主动呼叫的无效电力窃取模式 。 供电电路可以被配置为在恒温器从操作状态开始的每个转换之后至少第一时间段基本上暂停（或至少降低）电力窃取的水平。

公开(公告)号：US09454893B1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-27

申请号：US14717706

申请日：2015-05-20

申请人： Google Inc.

发明人： Daniel Adam Warren ,  Lawrence Frederick Heyl ,  Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. ,  Steven Clark ,  Andrew W. Goldenson ,  Dietrich Ho ,  Nicholas Unger Webb ,  Julia Deluliis ,  Tyler Moore ,  Ben Manuto

IPC分类号： G08B29/00 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G08B1/00 ,  A62C2/00 ,  G08B29/10

CPC分类号： G08B29/126 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G08B29/10 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R29/001

摘要： Systems and methods for self-administering a sound test to verify operation of a speaker and/or alarm within a hazard detection system are described herein. The sound test can verify that the audible sources such as the alarm and speaker operate at the requisite loudness and frequencies. In addition, the sound test can be self-administered in that it does not require the presence of a person to initiate or verify that the audible sources are functioning properly.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了用于自我管理声音测试以验证危害检测系统内的扬声器和/或警报器的操作的系统和方法。 声音测试可以验证报警器和扬声器等声源可以在必要的响度和频率下工作。 此外，声音测试可以是自我管理的，因为它不需要有人发起或验证声音来源正常工作。

公开(公告)号：US09268344B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-23

申请号：US13831177

申请日：2013-03-14

申请人： Google Inc.

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

IPC分类号： G05B13/00 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05D23/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1917 ,  F24D19/1048 ,  F24D2220/042 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2120/14 ,  G05B2219/2614 ,  G05D23/1902

摘要： A thermostat is described that includes a rechargeable battery, a graphical user interface and a wireless network communication capabilities. During installation, in cases where the rechargeable battery is below a first threshold, the installation procedure is limited so as to avoid energy intensive installation steps which may not be supported by the low battery level. An example of an installation step that is avoided due to low battery level is set up of wireless communication. According to some embodiments, if the battery level is very low during initial installation, the installation process is halted while the battery is charged. An indication such as a flashing LED may be displayed so as to indicate to the user that the battery is being charged.

摘要翻译： 描述了包括可充电电池，图形用户界面和无线网络通信能力的恒温器。 在安装期间，在可充电电池低于第一阈值的情况下，安装程序受到限制，以避免可能不被低电池电量所支持的能源密集型安装步骤。 由于电池电量低而避免的安装步骤的一个例子是建立无线通信。 根据一些实施例，如果在初始安装期间电池电量非常低，则在电池充电时停止安装过程。 可以显示诸如闪烁LED的指示，以向用户指示电池正在充电。