Smart home robot assistant
AssigneeVivint, Inc.
InventorsWes Frisby, Craig Matsuura, Aaron Davis
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for robot transportation of objects into or out of a home automation system. One example may include determining, by a mobile robotic device, that an object is available to cross a boundary of the home automation system. The method may include deactivating at least a portion of the home automation system. The method also include retrieving, by the mobile robotic device, the object and transporting, by the mobile robotic device, the object across the boundary. The method further includes leaving, by the mobile robotic device, the object at a drop-off location. The method may also include reactivating at least the portion of the home automation system.
Claims20
A method for robotic delivery in a home automation system, comprising:
- determining, by a mobile robotic device, that an object is available to cross a boundary of the home automation system;
- deactivating at least a portion of the home automation system;
- retrieving, by the mobile robotic device, the object;
- transporting, by the mobile robotic device, the object across the boundary;
- leaving, by the mobile robotic device, the object at a drop-off location;
- and
- reactivating at least the portion of the home automation system.
A mobile robot device, comprising:
- one or more sensors or devices configured to:
- determine that an object is available to cross a boundary of the home automation system;
- deactivate at least a portion of the home automation system;
- retrieve the object;
- transport the object across the boundary;
- leave the object at a drop-off location;
- and
- reactivate at least the portion of the home automation system.
An home automation system apparatus, comprising:
- one or more sensors to detect that an object is available to cross a boundary of the home automation system;
- a processor to:
- determine action instructions for a mobile robotic device to retrieve the object;
- and
- temporarily deactivate at least a portion of a security system of the home automation system apparatus during a duration of the retrieval;
- and
- a transmitter to communicate the action instructions to a mobile robotic device that causes the mobile robotic device to retrieve the object, transport the object across a boundary of the home automation system, and leave the object at a drop-off location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.