Managing home automation system based on behavior and user input

A computer-program product for controlling a home automation system, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive an indication from a user of the home automation system that the user intends to depart a property being monitored by the home automation system;
• continuously detect user behavior with the home automation system;
• determine whether the user has left the property based at least in part on the detected user behavior;
• adaptively update one or more settings of the home automation system if the user has been determined to have left the property;
• and
• operate the home automation system based at least in part on the updated one or more settings.

A computer-implemented method for controlling settings of a home automation system, comprising:

• receiving input from a user concerning an intended action to be performed by at least one user of the home automation system;
• initiating an active mode to continuously detect at least one of user locations, user movements, and user activities with the home automation system;
• determining whether the intended action has occurred based on the at least one of the detected user locations, the detected user movements, and the detected user activities;
• adaptively updating one or more settings of the home automation system if the intended action has occurred;
• and
• automatically cancelling the active mode if the intended action has not occurred within a first predetermined time period.