Physical sensor switch for premises automation
AssigneeJosh.ai, Inc.
InventorsAlex Nathan Capecelatro, Timothy Earl Gill, Brian Hulme, Edward John McKenna, Jr., Derek Murphy, Scott Lon Allen
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Abstract
A sensor is configured to receive an input associated with a human present in a physical space in which a device is deployed. A physical circuit path is configured to electrically couple an output signal generated by the sensor to a premises automation system processing component. A physical privacy switch is configured to have a first position and a second position, wherein the physical privacy switch connects the physical circuit path when in the first position and interrupts the physical circuit path when in the second position.
Claims22
A premises automation system, comprising:
- a premises automation input device configured to be deployed in a physical space, the premises automation input device including:
- a first sensor;
- a second sensor;
- a first physical circuit path that electrically couples a first output signal generated by the first sensor to the premises automation system;
- a second physical circuit path that electrically couples a second output signal generated by the second sensor to the premises automation system;
- a virtual privacy mode, wherein a request is made for the premises automation system to ignore both the first sensor and the second sensor when the virtual privacy mode is on;
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- a physical privacy switch having a first position and a second position, wherein the physical privacy switch connects the first physical circuit path and the second physical circuit path simultaneously when in the first position and interrupts the first physical circuit path and the second physical circuit path simultaneously when in the second position;
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- a processor coupled to the premises automation input device and configured to:
- receive a position input indicating that the physical privacy switch is in the second position;
- implement a privacy chain reaction with other premises automation input devices deployed in the physical space, wherein:
- in a first event the physical privacy switch changes from the first position to the second position, then the privacy chain reaction automatically turns all virtual privacy modes of other premises automation input devices with their respective physical privacy switches being in their respective first positions deployed in the physical space on;
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- in a second event the physical privacy switch changes from the second position to the first position, then the privacy chain reaction automatically turns all virtual privacy modes of other premises automation input devices with their respective physical privacy switches being in their respective first positions deployed in the physical space off.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.