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US 12,669,378 B2Granted
Adjustable dwell time for motion detector based on activity
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorBrandon Gruber
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Abstract
A motion detector that can automatically adjust a dwell time used by the motion detector to prevent unnecessary transmissions as an activity level of an area increases or decreases. The motion detector determines the activity level in the area and if the activity level is increasing, the dwell time is reduced and vice-versa.
Claims16
A sensor, comprising:
- a detector for detecting an occurrence of a predetermined condition;
- a memory for storing processor-executable instructions and a dwell time, the dwell time comprising a time period during which the sensor is disabled;
- a transmitter;
- and
- a processer coupled to the detector, the memory and the transmitter, for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the sensor to:
- determine the occurrence of the predetermined condition over time;
- automatically adjust the dwell time to a new dwell time based on the determined occurrence of the predetermined condition over time;
- store the new dwell time in the memory;
- and
- using the new dwell time as the time period during which the sensor is disabled.
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A method performed by a sensor for automatically adjusting a dwell time of the sensor, comprising:
- determining an occurrence of a predetermined condition capable of being sensed by the sensor over time;
- automatically adjusting the dwell time to a new dwell time based on the determining of the occurrence of the predetermined condition over time;
- and
- storing the new dwell time for use by the sensor in deciding whether or not to transmit a signal in response to determining a subsequent occurrence of the predetermined condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.