Virtual twin of a smart dwelling
AssigneeSmartThings, Inc.
InventorsMark Dennis Benson, Mark Allen Tekippe
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Abstract
A virtual twin of a smart dwelling is provided. In an aspect, the virtual twin maintains information about a smart dwelling and the devices associated with the smart dwelling. In examples, a user may use the virtual twin to control smart devices in the smart dwelling and change settings of the smart devices. In other examples, the virtual twin may be used to apply user preferences from the smart devices in the smart dwelling to smart devices in a temporary dwelling, such as a hotel room or a rental property. In further examples, the virtual twin may be used to assign permissions to guests to control aspects of the smart dwelling and the virtual twin. In some examples, the virtual twin may generate recommendations for a user related to the smart dwelling.
Claims20
A method for managing access to a smart device, the method comprising:
- generating a virtual twin of a dwelling, wherein the virtual twin of the dwelling includes control of one or more smart devices in the dwelling;
- designating one or more permissions for a guest, the one or more permissions including a level of control of the one or more smart devices in the dwelling;
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- granting at least partial control of the virtual twin of the dwelling to the guest, wherein the at least partial control of the virtual twin of the dwelling is based on the designated one or more permissions.
A method for managing a setting of a smart device, the method comprising:
- generating a virtual twin of a first dwelling, wherein the virtual twin of the first dwelling includes control of one or more smart devices in the first dwelling;
- associating one or more user preferences with the virtual twin of the first dwelling, the one or more user preferences including settings for at least one of the one or more smart devices;
- receiving at least partial control of a smart device in a second dwelling;
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- automatically modifying a setting of the smart device in the second dwelling based on the user preferences associated with the virtual twin of the first dwelling.
A method for generating a recommendation for a smart dwelling, the method comprising:
- generating a virtual twin of a smart dwelling, the virtual twin including data associated with the smart dwelling;
- analyzing the data in the virtual model associated with the smart dwelling;
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- generating, based on the analysis, a recommendation associated with the smart dwelling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.