Home automation system including changed current usage notification and related methods

A home automation (HA) electronic device for an HA system comprising at least one HA operation device within a restroom of a user living area associated with a given user and within a facility, the at least one HA operation device comprising a light switch within the restroom and operable between on- and off-positions, the HA system further comprising an HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one HA operation device for selectively operating the at least one HA operation device, and an HA hub device to provide communications for the at least one HA operation device and selectively operate the at least one HA operation device, the HA electronic device comprising:

• at least one controller and associated memory configured to
• store historical operational data for said at least one HA operation device based upon a user within the restroom, the historical operational data comprising a historical duration of the light switch being in the on-position,
• obtain seasonal variation data and diet data for the given user,
• obtain operational data for a plurality of other HA operation devices for other users within the facility,
• monitor operation of said at least one HA operation device, and use machine learning to determine therefrom whether current usage of the restroom has changed based upon the historical operational data, the seasonal variation data and diet data for the given user, and the operational data for the other users within the facility, the current usage comprising a current duration of the light switch being in the on-position,
• generate a notification based upon the historical operational data and the determined current usage of the restroom,
• update the historical operation data based upon the determined current usage, and
• communicate the notification to at least one remote device.

A method of monitoring operation of at least one home automation (HA) operation device of an HA system and within a restroom of a user living area associated with a given user and within a facility, the at least one HA operation device comprising a light switch within the restroom and operable between on- and off-positions, the HA system comprising an HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one HA operation device for selectively operating the at least one HA operation device, and an HA hub device to provide communications for the at least one HA operation device and selectively operate the at least one HA operation device, the method comprising:

• using at least one controller to
• store historical operational data for the at least one HA operation device based upon a user within the restroom, the historical operational data comprising a historical duration of the light switch being in the on-position,
• obtain seasonal variation data and diet data for the given user,
• obtain operational data for a plurality of other HA operation devices for other users within the facility,
• monitor operation of the at least one HA operation device, and use machine learning to determine therefrom whether a current usage of the restroom has changed based upon the historical operational data, the seasonal variation data and diet data for the given user, and the operational data for the other users within the facility, the current usage comprising a current duration of the light switch being in the on-position,
• generate a notification based upon the historical operational data and the determined current usage of the restroom,
• update the historical operation data based upon the determined current usage, and
• communicate the notification to at least one remote device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for monitoring operation of at least one home automation (HA) operation device of an HA system and within a restroom of a user living area associated with a given user and within a facility, the at least one HA operation device comprising a light switch within the restroom and operable between on- and off-positions, the HA system comprising an HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one HA operation device for selectively operating the at least one HA operation device, and an HA hub device to provide communications for the at least one HA operation device and selectively operate the at least one HA operation device, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instruction that when executed by at least one controller causes the at least one controller to perform operations comprising:

• storing historical operational data for the at least one HA operation device based upon a user within the restroom, the historical operational data comprising a historical duration of the light switch being in the on-position;
• obtaining seasonal variation data and diet data for the given user;
• obtaining operational data for a plurality of other HA operation devices for other users within the facility;
• monitoring operation of the at least one HA operation device, and using machine learning to determine therefrom whether current usage of the restroom has changed based upon the historical operational data, the seasonal variation data and diet data for the given user, and the operational data for the other users within the facility, the current usage comprising a current duration of the light switch being in the on-position;
• generating a notification based upon the historical operational data and the determined current usage of the restroom;
• updating the historical operation data based upon the determined current usage;
• and
• communicating the notification to at least one remote device.