# US 11,443,571 B2 · Monitoring frequency setting method and device

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- Number: US 11,443,571 B2
- Document ID: US11443571B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/257,431
- Filed: 2018-12-20
- Published: 2021-07-22
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2018-07-25
- Assignees: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
- Applicants: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
- Inventors: Daoyuan Chen; Lei Peng; Lunfu Zhong
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11443571B2

## CPC

- G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
- B60R 25/20: Means to switch the anti-theft system on or off
- G06F 18/24143: {Distances to neighbourhood prototypes, e.g. restricted Coulomb energy networks [RCEN]}
- G06F 21/50: Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
- G07C 9/00309: {operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks}
- B60R 25/2018: {Central base unlocks or authorises unlocking}
- G06F 21/1078: {Logging; Metering}
- G07C 9/37: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a monitoring frequency setting method and device. The method includes that: a usage log of a controlled device is acquired; and a monitoring frequency of the controlled device is adjusted according to the usage log.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A monitoring frequency setting method, comprising:
acquiring a usage log of a controlled device; and
adjusting a monitoring frequency of the controlled device according to the usage log;
wherein adjusting the monitoring frequency of the controlled device according to the usage log comprises:
counting a usage counter of the controlled device in each of different time periods according to the usage log;
determining the monitoring frequency of each different time periods according to the usage counter in the corresponding time period.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring frequency is positively correlated with the usage counter.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 2, wherein determining the monitoring frequency of each of different time periods according to the usage counter in the corresponding time period comprises:
determining a weight of each of different time periods according to the usage counter in the corresponding time period;
determining the monitoring frequency of each of different time periods according to the weight, wherein the weight is positively correlated with the usage counter.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 3, wherein determining the weight of in each of different time periods according to the usage counter in the corresponding time period comprises:
dividing the usage counter in each of different time periods by a time length in the corresponding time period to calculate a usage frequency in the corresponding time period; and
determining the usage frequency as the weight in the corresponding time period.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 3, wherein determining the monitoring frequency of each of different time periods according to the weight comprises:
reading a preset mapping relationship table, the mapping relationship table recording a corresponding relationship between the weight and the monitoring frequency; and
determining the monitoring frequency of each of different time periods according to the mapping relationship table.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:
after a preset first period, redetermining the weight of each of different time periods in a current first period according to an acquired usage log in a previous first period.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 6, wherein redetermining the weight of each of different time periods in the current period comprises:
iteratively updating the weight of each of different time periods in the previous first period by a neural network model to obtain the weight of each of different time periods in the current first period, wherein the neural network model is a perception model.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed claim 1, wherein acquiring the usage log of the controlled device comprises:
receiving a usage log data packet sent by the controlled device, the data packet recording a usage time period of the controlled device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein receiving the usage log data packet sent by the controlled device comprises:
receiving the usage log data packet sent by the controlled device in each time when the controlled device is used, the data packet comprising a current usage time period; or
receiving the usage log data packet sent by the controlled device at a preset second period, the data packet comprising each usage time period in a current second period.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein adjusting the monitoring frequency of the controlled device according to the usage log comprises:
when the usage log is a usage log under a plurality of usage categories, adjusting the monitoring frequency of each of the plurality of the usage categories of the controlled device according to the usage log under each of the plurality of the usage categories.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the plurality of usage categories comprise working day and non-working day.

### Claim 12

A monitoring frequency setting method, comprising:
receiving a monitoring frequency sent by a control terminal, the monitoring frequency being determined by the control terminal according to a usage log of a controlled device; and
operating according to the monitoring frequency;
wherein the control terminal is configured to count a usage counter of the controlled device in each of different time periods according to the usage log, and determine the monitoring frequency of each of different time periods according to the usage counter in the corresponding time period.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:
sending the usage log of the controlled device to the control terminal.

### Claim 14

An intelligent device, comprising: a controlled device, which at least comprises the following modules:
a receiving component, configured to receive a monitoring frequency sent by a control terminal, the monitoring frequency being determined by the control terminal according to a usage log of the controlled device; and
an execution component, configured to operate according to the monitoring frequency;
wherein the control terminal is configured to count a usage counter of the controlled device in each of different time periods according to the usage log, and determine the monitoring frequency of each of different time periods according to the usage counter in the corresponding time period.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The intelligent device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the device is an intelligent lock.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
sending the monitoring frequency to the controlled device, as to indicate the controlled device to operate according to the monitoring frequency.

### Claim 17 (depends on 5)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:
after a preset first period, redetermining the weight of each of different time periods in the current first period according to the acquired usage log in the previous first period.

### Claim 18 (depends on 6)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:
after a preset first period, redetermining the weight of each of different time periods in the current first period according to the acquired usage log in the previous first period.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The monitoring frequency setting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein acquiring the usage log of the controlled device comprises:
receiving a usage log data packet sent by the controlled device, the data packet recording the usage time period of the controlled device.
