# US 2017/0255178 A1 · Smart wall > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0255178 A1 - Document ID: US20170255178A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/446,993 - Filed: 2017-03-01 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-01 - Applicants: Wall.A.Be Inc. - Inventors: Michael Logue - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170255178A1 ## CPC - G05B 15/02: electric - G05B 2219/2642: Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) ## Abstract Sensors of smart walls for collecting data regarding are described. A sensor of a first smart wall can generate sensor data regarding a room. That sensor data can be provided to a data portal of a second smart wall and used to determine information regarding the room. Some information can include characteristics of the room, interactions with objects upon a smart wall, and conditions within the smart wall. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A smart wall, comprising: a first portion configured to house a removable modular component providing an amenity for a room including the smart wall; and a second portion configured to route utilities through the smart wall, the second portion also including one or more sensors to monitor one or both of conditions within the second portion of the smart wall or conditions regarding mechanisms used to route the utilities through the smart wall to determine a problem regarding the utilities in the second portion of the smart wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The smart wall of claim 1, wherein the smart wall further includes one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data regarding the room to determine information regarding characteristics of the room, interactions with objects upon the smart wall, or conditions within the smart wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The smart wall of claim 2, wherein the information regarding the room includes one or more of temperature of the room, humidity of the room, occupancy of the room, ambient light of the room, or energy consumption of the room. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The smart wall of claim 3, wherein the energy consumption of the room is based on providing electricity to the removable modular component of the first portion of the smart wall using the utilities. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The smart wall of claim 1, further comprising: a third portion configured to provide insulation material of the smart wall, the first portion and the second portion positioned on a same side of the third portion of the smart wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The smart wall of claim 5, wherein the insulation material includes one or both of acoustic insulation material or fire insulation material. ### Claim 7 A method for collecting data using sensors of smart walls, comprising: generating, by a sensor of a first smart wall, sensor data regarding a room; providing, by the sensor, the sensor data regarding the room to a data portal of a second smart wall corresponding to an entryway of the room; and determining, by the data portal, information regarding the room based on the sensor data provided by the sensor, the information including one or more of information regarding characteristics of the room, interactions with an object upon the first smart wall, or conditions within the first smart wall of the room. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the information regarding the room includes one or more of temperature of the room, humidity of the room, occupancy of the room, ambient light of the room, or energy consumption of the room. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: displaying, on a display of the data portal, the information regarding the room. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the data portal is adjacent to a doorway modular component of the second smart wall, the doorway providing the entryway to the room. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the interactions with the object upon the first smart wall is based on a unique identifier corresponding to the first object. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the unique identifier includes one or more of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or a near field communication (NFC) tag. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein conditions within the first smart wall of the room include characteristics regarding utilities routed through the first small wall. ### Claim 14 An electronic device, comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions such that the processor and memory are configured to: receive sensor data regarding a room at a data panel of a second smart wall from a sensor of a first smart wall, the data portal of the second smart wall corresponding to an entryway of the room; and determine information regarding the room based on the sensor data provided by the sensor, the information including one or more of information regarding characteristics of the room, interactions with an object upon the first smart wall, or conditions within the first smart wall of the room. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the information regarding the room includes one or more of temperature of the room, humidity of the room, occupancy of the room, ambient light of the room, or energy consumption of the room. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, the electronic device further comprising a display screen, and the processor and memory are further configured to: display, on the display panel, the information regarding the room. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the data portal is adjacent to a doorway modular component of the second smart wall, the doorway providing the entryway to the room. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the interactions with the object upon the first smart wall is based on a unique identifier corresponding to the first object. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the unique identifier includes one or more of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or a near field communication (NFC) tag. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein conditions within the first smart wall of the room include characteristics regarding utilities routed through the first small wall. ### Claim 21 A computer program product, comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions being configured such that, when executed by one or more computing devices, the computer program instructions cause the one or more computing devices to: receive sensor data regarding a room at a data panel of a second smart wall from a sensor of a first smart wall, the data portal of the second smart wall corresponding to an entryway of the room; and determine information regarding the room based on the sensor data provided by the sensor, the information including one or more of information regarding characteristics of the room, interactions with an object upon the first smart wall, or conditions within the first smart wall of the room. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the information regarding the room includes one or more of temperature of the room, humidity of the room, occupancy of the room, ambient light of the room, or energy consumption of the room. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The computer program product of claim 21, the electronic device further comprising a display screen, and the processor and memory are further configured to: display, on a display panel of the data panel, the information regarding the room. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the data portal is adjacent to a doorway modular component of the second smart wall, the doorway providing the entryway to the room. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the interactions with the object upon the first smart wall is based on a unique identifier corresponding to the first object. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the unique identifier includes one or more of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or a near field communication (NFC) tag.