Using motion and presence of an end-user to switch operational modes of an internet of things device
US12395697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W52/0229
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, a method includes using a Wi-Fi module of a computing device to detect that an end-user has entered a monitored environment of the computing device, where the computing device is separate from, and communicatively coupled over an Internet of Things (IoT) network to, a battery-powered IoT device. The method also includes in response to detecting that the end-user has entered the monitored environment of the computing device, causing the IoT device to switch from operating in a standby mode to instead operating in an active mode, where operation in the standby mode comprises a mode in which the IoT device consumes less power than when operating in the active mode.
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