2019 JUN 17 (NewsRx) -- By a
Patent number 10,313,148 is assigned to
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Conventional techniques for controlling operation of a device involve a user of the device touching a switch, knob, button, dimmer, or other component of the device in order to control operation in the desired manner. For example, the user may turn on a stove burner by using his or her hand to manipulate a corresponding knob for the burner; the user may pull on a window shade cord in order to raise or lower a corresponding window shade; the user may press a button such as a temperature button on an oven to cause a temperature of the oven to increase or decrease; the user may touch a switch that controls a light bulb in a light fixture in order to move the switch to an ‘ON’ position to cause the light bulb to illuminate. Insurance coverage provided with respect to a residence may account for the presence and/or use of various items within the residence.
“Outside of a residential context, such as in the context of driving, a driver of a vehicle may receive indications of events such as an approaching emergency vehicle, or use of a crosswalk by pedestrians. The driver may change a manner of driving of the vehicle, such as by slowing down, in response to such indications. Conventional manners in which the driver receives such indications include the driver hearing an approaching emergency vehicle or noticing a flashing infrastructure component, such as a flashing light at an intersection, that indicates the emergency vehicle; or a visual indication of crossing pedestrians being provided to the driver, such as by a crossing guard.”
In addition to the background information obtained for this patent, NewsRx journalists also obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent: “This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
“In one embodiment, a system for movement-based device control may be provided. The system may include a control device configured to generate a control signal corresponding to at least one movement associated with the control device. The system may also include a target subsystem located remotely from the control device. The target subsystem may be configured to change from operating in a manually-controlled mode to operating in a remotely-controlled mode in response to receiving a mode change signal from the control device. The target subsystem may also be configured to receive the control signal corresponding to the at least one movement associated with the control device from the control device when the target subsystem is operating in the remotely-controlled mode. The target subsystem may additionally be configured to determine, based on the control signal corresponding to the at least one movement associated with the control device, at least one control command associated with the target subsystem. The target subsystem may further be configured to cause the at least one control command associated with the target subsystem to be executed so that the target subsystem is controlled according to the at least one control command.
“In another embodiment, a method for configuring a target device for movement-based control may be provided. The method may include identifying the target device. The method may also include configuring the target device to operate in response to a control signal received from a control device. The method may additionally include establishing a communicative connection between the target device and the control device. The method may further include receiving, at at least one of the target device or a component coupled to the target device, the control signal from the control device via the communicative connection in response to at least one movement associated with the control device. The control signal may cause the target device to operate according to at least one control command indicated by the control signal.
“In yet another embodiment, a method for implementing movement-based control of a target device may be provided. The method may include operating the target device in a remotely-controlled mode. The target device may be configured to operate in one of the remotely-controlled mode or a manually-controlled mode. The method may also include receiving a control signal from a control device located remotely from the target device when the target device is operating in the remotely-controlled mode. The control signal may correspond to at least one movement associated with the control device. The method may additionally include determining, based on the control signal corresponding to the at least one movement associated with the control device, at least one control command associated with the target device. The method may further include causing the at least one control command associated with the target device to be executed so that the target device is controlled according to the at least one control command.”
The claims supplied by the inventors are:
“What is claimed is:
“1. A system for movement-based device control, the system comprising: a control device configured to be worn by a user, the control device configured to generate a control signal corresponding to at least one movement of the control device, the at least one movement of the control device corresponding to a control gesture of the user; a target device lacking a processor and located remotely from the control device; and a component including one or more processors, the component retrofitted to the target device, the component configured to: change the target device from operating in a manually-controlled mode to operating in a remotely-controlled mode in response to receiving a mode change signal from the control device; receive the control signal corresponding to the at least one movement of the control device from the control device when the target device is operating in the remotely-controlled mode; determine based on the control signal corresponding to the at least one movement of the control device, at least one control command associated with the target device; and cause the at least one control command associated with the target device to be executed so that the target device is controlled according to the at least one control command.
“2. The system of claim 1, wherein the target device includes at least one of a television, a home entertainment device, a lamp, a light fixture, a stove, an oven, a dishwasher, a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave oven, a water fixture, a washing machine, a dryer, a thermostat, a door, a storage device, a window, a window covering, a sign, a speaker, an on-road infrastructure component, an off-road infrastructure component, a vehicle, a control device, a security device, or a computing device.
“3. The system of claim 1, wherein the component retrofitted to the target device includes an actuator.
“4. The system of claim 1, wherein the component is configured to establish a communicative connection between the control device and wherein the component uses at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, infrared communication, line-of-sight communication, radar, or a received signal strength indicator (RSSI).
“5. The system of claim 1, wherein the component is configured to cause the at least one control command associated with the target device to be executed so that the target device is controlled according to the at least one control command by causing the at least one control command associated with the target device to be executed so as to at least one of change an operational state of the target device, increase a setting associated with the target device, decrease the setting associated with the target device, move the target device in a first direction, or move the target device in a second direction.
“6. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more insurance provider computing devices, wherein at least one of the control device or the component is configured to send data indicative of the control signal to the one or more insurance provider computing devices, and wherein the one or more insurance provider computing devices are configured to generate an indication of at least one of an insurance discount, an insurance reward, an insurance incentive, or an insurance premium adjustment based on the data indicative of the control signal.
“7. A method for configuring a target device lacking a processor for movement-based control, the method comprising: identifying the target device; configuring the target device to operate in response to a control signal received from a control device including retrofitting to the target device with a component including one or more processors; establishing a communicative connection between the component and the control device; and receiving, at the component, the control signal from the control device via the communicative connection in response to at least one movement associated with the control device, the control signal causing the component to actuate the target device to operate according to at least one control command indicated by the control signal.
“8. The method of claim 7, wherein establishing the communicative connection between the control device and the component is performed using at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, infrared communication, line-of-sight communication, radar, or a received signal strength indicator (RSSI).
“9. The method of claim 7, wherein the target device includes at least one of a device within an interior of a structure, a device located at least one of on or within an exterior of the structure, a television, a window, a window shade, a door, an entertainment device, a cooking device, a refrigerator, a freezer, a laundry device, a storage device, or a vehicle.
“10. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the control signal from the control device is performed one of concurrently with a voice control command causing the target device to operate according to the voice control command or during a first time interval distinct from a second time interval in which the voice control command causes the target device to operate according to the voice control command.
“11. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending, to one or more insurance provider computing devices, data indicative of the control signal so as to cause the one or more insurance provider computing devices to generate an indication of at least one of an insurance discount, an insurance reward, an insurance incentive, or an insurance premium adjustment based on the data indicative of the control signal.
“12. A method for implementing movement-based control of a target device lacking a processor, the method comprising: retrofitting the target device with a component including one or more processors; operating the target device in a remotely-controlled mode, the target device being configured to operate in one of the remotely-controlled mode or a manually-controlled mode; receiving by the component a control signal from a control device located remotely from the target device when the target device is operating in the remotely-controlled mode, the control signal corresponding to at least one movement associated with the control device; determining by the component, based on the control signal corresponding to the at least one movement associated with the control device, at least one control command associated with the target device; receiving by the control device biometric data identifying an authorized user as making the at least one movement associated with the control device; and causing, by the component, the at least one control command associated with the target device to be executed so that the target device is controlled according to the at least one control command.
“13. The method of claim 12, wherein the component retrofitted to the target device is an actuator, the method further comprising retrofitting the actuator to the target device.
“14. The method of claim 12, wherein the target device includes at least one of a device within an interior of a structure, a device located at least one of on or within an exterior of the structure, a television, an entertainment device, a lamp, a cooking device, a water fixture, a refrigerator, a freezer, a laundry device, a thermostat, a storage device, a sign, a speaker, an on-road infrastructure component, an off-road infrastructure component, a vehicle, a control device, a security device, or a computing device.
“15. The method of claim 12, wherein causing, by the component, the at least one control command associated with the target device to be executed so that the target device is controlled according to the at least one control command includes at least one of changing an operational state of the target device, increasing a setting associated with the target device, decreasing the setting associated with the target device, moving the target device in a first direction, or moving the target device in a second direction.
“16. The method of claim 12, further comprising sending, to one or more insurance provider computing devices, data indicative of the control signal so as to cause the one or more insurance provider computing devices to generate an indication of at least one of an insurance discount, an insurance reward, an insurance incentive, or an insurance premium adjustment based on the data indicative of the control signal.”
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