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Patent drawing for Automation and control system with inference and anticipation
US 20,150,192,914 A1
Control systems US 20,150,192,914 A1 Expired

Automation and control system with inference and anticipation

This invention describes a smart system for buildings that uses data from many different sensors, like motion detectors, to figure out what activities are happening. Instead of just reporting what a single sensor sees, it combines information from multiple sensors and remembers past events to infer more complex situations, even if those situations are not directly where a sensor detected something. For example, it could infer someone is cooking in the kitchen based on motion at the door and a temperature change, rather than just reporting motion at the door.

Why it matters: Filed before widespread availability of robust machine learning for contextual inference. The sophisticated reasoning logic and activity inference are now more feasible with modern AI/ML frameworks and cheaper IoT sensors.

Status
ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedSoftware logic, sensor integration, inference engine

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