# US 2020/0396295 A1 · Ceiling fan for establishing a system for local control of a space > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0396295 A1 - Document ID: US20200396295A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/896,912 - Filed: 2020-06-09 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-13 - Assignees: Hubbell Incorporated (Delaware) - Applicants: Hubbell Incorporated - Inventors: Robert Conrad Martin; Brett Daniel Pare; Michael Richter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200396295A1 ## CPC - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - A61B 5/002: {Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building (A61B5/0017 takes precedence)} - A61B 5/0022: {Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet} - A61B 5/165: {Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety} - A61B 5/4803: {Speech analysis specially adapted for diagnostic purposes} - A61B 5/6889: {Rooms} - A61L 9/12: Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor - F04D 19/005: {reversible fans} - F04D 25/06: the pump being electrically driven (F04D25/08 takes precedence) - F04D 25/088: {Ceiling fans} - F04D 27/00: Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or pumping systems specially adapted for elastic fluids - F04D 29/005: {Decorative aspects, i.e. features which have no effect on the functioning of the pump} - F21V 23/003: {the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light source, e.g. for a LED array} - F21V 33/0096: {Fans, e.g. ceiling fans (forced cooling of lighting devices characterised by the arrangement of fans F21V29/67)} - G08C 17/00: Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link - A61B 2503/12: Healthy persons not otherwise provided for, e.g. subjects of a marketing survey - A61B 2505/07: Home care - A61B 2562/0204: Acoustic sensors - A61B 2562/0247: Pressure sensors - A61L 2209/111: Sensor means, e.g. motion, brightness, scent, contaminant sensors - G08C 2201/31: Voice input - G08C 2201/34: Context aware guidance - G08C 2201/93: Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop - H04L 67/306: User profiles - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K) - F04D: NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS (engine fuel-injection pumps F02M; ion pumps H01J41/12; electrodynamic pumps H02K44/02) - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A ceiling fan for a space is provided. The ceiling fan can include a first communication interface configured to provide communications between the ceiling fan and a plurality of peripheral devices over a local network. The ceiling fan can further include a second communication interface configured to provide communications between the ceiling fan and an external network. The ceiling fan can further include one or more control devices configured to provide one or more control signals to control operation of one or more of the peripheral devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A ceiling fan for a space, the ceiling fan comprising: a first communication interface configured to provide communications between the ceiling fan and a plurality of peripheral devices over a local network; a second communication interface configured to provide communications between the ceiling fan and an external network; and one or more control devices configured to provide one or more control signals to control operation of one or more of the peripheral devices. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan of claim 1, wherein the one or more control devices are further configured to: obtain data indicative of a user request for a selected mood profile from a plurality of predefined mood profiles for the space; and provide the one or more control signals to control operation of one or more of the plurality peripheral devices according to the selected mood profile for the space. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan of claim 1, wherein the one or more control devices are further configured to: obtain, via one or more sensors within the space, data indicative of a mood of a user present within the space; determine a mood profile for the space based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the mood of the user; and provide the one or more control signals to control operation of one or more of the plurality of peripheral devices according to the mood profile. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The ceiling fan of claim 2, wherein the data comprises audio data associated with one or more verbal cues indicative of the mood of the user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan of claim 1, wherein: the local network comprises a Bluetooth network; and the external network comprises a Wifi network or a cellular network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The ceiling fan of claim 1, wherein the ceiling fan comprises one or more light sources configured to illuminate the space. The ceiling fan of claim 1, further comprising: one or more fan blades; and a motor operatively coupled to the one or more fan blades, the motor configured to drive rotation of the one or more fan blades. ### Claim 8 A method for controlling conditions within a space using a system comprising a ceiling fan and a plurality of peripheral devices, the method comprising: obtaining, by one or more control devices of the ceiling fan, data indicative of a mood of a user within the space; determining, by the one or more control devices, a mood profile for the space based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the mood of the user within the space; and providing, by the one or more control devices, one or more control signals to control operation of one or more of the peripheral devices of the system according to the mood profile. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein obtaining data indicative of a mood of a user within the space includes obtaining, by the one or more control devices, data indicative of a user request for a selected mood profile from a plurality of predefined mood profiles for the space. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the mood profile for the space corresponds to the selected mood profile from the plurality of predefined mood profiles for the space. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein one or more of the plurality of peripheral devices comprise at least one of an air freshener dispenser and a light source. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more control signals are associated with controlling operation of the air freshener dispenser to dispense air freshener having a scent corresponding to the mood profile. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more control signals are associated with adjusting one or more characteristics of a light output of the light source according to the mood profile. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more characteristic of the light output include a color of the light output. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein obtaining data indicative of a mood of a user within the space comprises obtaining, by the one or more control devices, the data from one or more sensors within the space. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a microphone and a pressure sensor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the data comprises audio data indicative of the mood of the user. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein determining the mood profile for the space comprises: processing, by the one or more control devices, the audio data to determine the mood profile for the space. ### Claim 19 A system for controlling conditions in a space, the system comprising: a plurality of peripheral devices; and a ceiling fan comprising: a first communication interface configured to provide communication between the plurality of peripheral devices and the ceiling fan over a local network; a second communication interface configured to provide communications between the ceiling fan and an external network; and one or more control devices configured to provide one or more control signals over the local network to control operation of the plurality of peripheral devices ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more control devices are further configured to: obtain data indicative of a user request for a selected mood profile from a plurality of predefined mood profiles; and provide the one or more control signals over the local network to control operation of the one or more peripheral devices according to the selected mood profile.