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US 2019/0162434 A1Published application
Continuous intelligent-control-system update using information requests directed to user devices
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorYoky Matsuoka
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Abstract
An intelligent control system includes intelligent thermostats and controls an environment, such as a residential living space, commercial building, or another environment. The intelligent control system obtains information related to the controlled environment by collecting sensor data, obtaining data from users during interactive information-exchange sessions, and by directing information queries to users on one or more user devices.
Claims21
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A method of operating a control system in a controlled environment, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the control system, an audio signal that corresponds to a resource-consuming system;
- determining, by the control system, that the control system is unable to unambiguously identify the resource-consuming system based on the audio signal;
- causing, by the control system, a message to be presented to a user, wherein the message requests that the user identify the resource-consuming system;
- receiving, by the control system, a response to the message that identifies the resource-consuming system;
- and
- taking, by the control system, at least one action related to a computational model of the controlled environment based on the message that identifies the resource-consuming system.
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A control system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memory devices comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an audio signal that corresponds to a resource-consuming system;
- determining that the control system are unable to unambiguously identify the resource-consuming system based on the audio signal;
- causing a message to be presented to a user, wherein the message requests that the user identify the resource-consuming system;
- receiving a response to the message that identifies the resource-consuming system;
- and
- taking at least one action related to a computational model of a controlled environment based on the message that identifies the resource-consuming system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.