System and method for using data collected from internet-of-things (IoT) sensors to disable IoT-enabled home devices
US10816944B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2642
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A platform, apparatus and method for disabling IoT-enabled home devices. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: an Internet of Things (IoT) hub comprising a network interface to couple the IoT hub to an IoT service over a wide area network (WAN), and an IoT device communicatively coupled to the IoT hub over a wireless communication channel; the IoT device comprising a sensor to measure a local condition affected by a local device in a user's home, the local device being potentially hazardous if accidentally left on, the IoT device communicating one or more measurements of the local condition to the IoT hub over the wireless communication channel; control logic on the IoT hub to receive the one or more measurements of the local condition from the sensor and to evaluate the one or more measurements to determine whether the local device has been accidentally left on, the control logic to general a signal to turn off the local device in response to a determination that the local device has been accidentally left on.
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