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US 12,665,362 B2Granted
Device configuration based on detected user
AssigneeSapient Industries, Inc.
InventorSamuel M. Parks
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Abstract
Audio tones are detected by a device. An identifier of a user is extracted from the audio tones. The identifier of the user and status information associated with the device are transmitted to a remote server. The device is configured based on a rule received from the remote server, wherein the rule is based on times series data received from the device and indicative of usage of the device by the user.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a device, audio tones, wherein the device is a modular outlet device comprising an inner wall housing that interfaces with power lines inside a wall and a housing that mates with the inner wall housing, the housing attached to an electronic device;
- extracting an identifier of a user from the audio tones;
- transmitting, to a remote server, the identifier of the user and status information associated with the device;
- identifying, by the remote server, a type of the electronic device;
- and
- configuring the device based on a rule received from the remote server, wherein the configuration is based on the type of the electronic device and time series data received from the device comprising usage information of the device by the user.
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A system, comprising:
- a device, wherein the device is a modular outlet device comprising an inner wall housing that interfaces with power lines inside a wall and mates with a housing attached to an electronic device, the device configured to:
- detect audio tones transmitted by a user device;
- extract an identifier of a user from the audio tones;
- and
- transmit a package of information to a remote server, wherein the package of information includes the identifier and a type of the electronic device;
- and
- the remote server, the remote server configured to:
- receive the package of information from the device;
- maintain, based on the package of information, a shadow device that is a representation of the device;
- and
- transmit a rule for the device based on the type of the electronic device and time series data associated with the shadow device.
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A modular outlet device, comprising:
- a processor;
- an inner wall housing that interfaces with power lines inside a wall and mates with a housing;
- an electronic device attached to the housing;
- a wireless network interface;
- and
- a switch configured to control the electronic device based on a command received by the wireless network interface, wherein the processor is configured to:
- detect audio tones;
- extract an identifier of a user from the audio tones;
- transmit via wireless network interface and to a remote server the identifier of the user and status information associated with the modular outlet device;
- transmit an identifier associated with the electronic device;
- and
- configure the modular outlet device based on a rule received from the remote server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.