Systems and methods for smart home control
US11134888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2642
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is disclosed for controlling one or more appliances in a user environment, the one or more appliances in operation capable of causing environmental stimuli disruptive to a user's sleep. The method comprises receiving from one or more sensors data indicative of a sleep state of the user; analysing the received data to determine one or more control actions for controlling the one or more appliances to reduce sleep disruption due to the environmental stimuli caused by the appliances; and controlling the one or more appliances in dependence on the determined control actions. The method may involve determining, based on sleep state data for a first sleep period, an appliance control schedule for a second, later, time period.
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