Google Inc.

Apple Inc.

Nicholas Unger Webb

Adam Duckworth Mittleman

William Raeming Dong

Jason Evans Goulden

Rochus Emanuel Jacob

Andrew William Goldenson

Mark Kraz

David Hendler Sloo

Anthony Michael Fadell

Gregory Daniel Louis Germe

Matthew Lee Rogers

Oliver Maximilian Mueller

Kevin Edward Booth

Tyler Scott Wilson

Daniel Adam Warren

Tyler Moore

Poll Shih

Yoky Matsuoka

Sophie Le Guen

Jeffrey Law

Mathias W Schmidt

Edwin H Satterthwaite, Jr

Lawrence F Heyl

Dietrich Ho

Julia R Deluliis

Steven Clark

Jeffery Theodore Lee

Anurag Gupta

Kevin Charles Peterson

Ben Manuto

Lauren Von Dehsen

Nina F Shih

Rochus Emmanuel Jacob

Scott P Mullins

Brian Jonathan Conner

Ian C Smith

Evan Jarman Fisher

Gints Valdis Klimanis

Mikko Pekka Sannala

Shiney Rossi

Carlos Urrutia

Jeffrey Hui-Kwun Law

Jay Dare Logue

Aleksandar Pance

Grant Michael Erickson

Jesse William Boettcher

Shigefumi Honjo

Timo A Bruck

Maxime Veron

Jeffrey Alan Boyd

Sean Anthony Mayo

Amir Salehi

James B Simister

James H Foster

Chikezie Ejiasi

James W Bilanski

Kevin Coppock

Julia Deiuliis

Ramamurthy Chandhrasekhar

Edwin H Satterthwaite

Lawrence Frederick Heyl

Shiney Joseph Rossi

The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face includes: (a) an inner section corresponding to the image sensor; and (b) an outer section between the housing and the inner section, the outer section having a concave shape that extends from an outer periphery of the outer section to an inner periphery of the outer section; and where the concave shape extends around an entirety of the outer periphery.

Camera assembly with concave-shaped front face

This application is directed to a surveillance camera system including a magnet mount for physically receiving a camera module. The camera module includes a housing having an exterior surface of a first shape. A surface of the magnet mount has a second shape that is substantially concave and complementary to the first shape, and is configured to engage the exterior surface of the housing of the camera module. A magnetic material is disposed inside the magnet mount and configured to magnetically couple to a magnetic material of the camera module. A friction pad is embedded on the surface of the magnet mount, has a substantially concave shape and protrudes beyond the second surface. The friction pad is configured to come into contact with the exterior surface of the housing of the camera module at least via a peripheral edge of the substantially concave friction pad.

Camera assembly with waterproof features

The various implementations described herein include a camera device that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; (3) at least one infrared (IR) illuminator positioned with the housing, the IR illuminator configured to selectively illuminate the scene; and (4) a front face that is at least partially concave-shaped and coupled to the housing, the front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor, and the front face positioned in front of the IR illuminator such that IR light from the IR illuminator is directed through the front face.

Camera

Magnetic mount assembly of a camera

In an embodiment, a method determines one or more sources of carbon monoxide (CO) in a smart-home environment that includes a plurality of smart devices that have at least measurement and communication capabilities. The method includes measuring a level of CO in the smart-home environment to generate a CO measurement, and providing the CO measurement and one or more current characteristics of the smart-home environment, from one or more of the smart devices to an analyzing device. The method further includes evaluating, by the analyzing device and with the CO measurement and the current characteristics of the smart-home environment, a set of CO correlation scenarios that attribute generation of CO to a corresponding one of a set of specific sources, and selecting one or more of the specific sources as the most likely source of the CO, by aggregating results of the correlation scenarios.

Smart-home system facilitating insight into detected carbon monoxide levels

Arrangements for controlling a climate control system are provided. A hazard detector of a group of smart devices may detect a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm condition at the hazard detector. The hazard detector may transmit, via a relatively low-power mesh communication network, an indication of the CO alarm condition to one or more other smart devices. A spokesman node of the relatively low-power wireless communication network may translate the indication of the CO alarm condition from a first wireless communication protocol to a second wireless communication protocol. The spokesman node may transmit the indication of the CO alarm condition to a system controller via a relatively high-power wireless communication network and the second wireless communication protocol. A system controller of the climate control system may transmit a signal to turn off at least part of the climate control system.

Smart-home control system providing HVAC system dependent responses to hazard detection events

The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face has a concave shape that extends around an entirety of an outer periphery.

Hazardous or dangerous conditions may be monitored. A mode may be set to a state indicative of the condition being present. It may then be determined that the hazardous or dangerous condition has eased. An indication of the hazardous or dangerous condition easing may be output in response to the determination. Such an indication may be output as synthesized speech.

Smart-home device providing follow up communications to condition detection events

Systems and methods for self-administering a sound test to verify operation of a speaker and/or alarm within a hazard detection system are described herein. The sound test can verify that the audible sources such as the alarm and speaker operate at the requisite loudness and frequencies. In addition, the sound test can be self-administered in that it does not require the presence of a person to initiate or verify that the audible sources are functioning properly.

Systems and methods for coordinating and administering self tests of smart home devices having audible outputs

Systems and methods for providing spoken messages that reflect event status of one or more hazard detection systems within a smart-home environment are described herein. The messages can inform occupants in concise manner that does not overload cognitive recognition of those occupants. For example, the messages may be prioritized to limit the amount of information that is spoken and intelligently condense information in as concise a manner as possible. This may be accomplished by using one or more speaking paradigms to compile audible messages to be played back through a speaker of the hazard detection system.

Event prioritization and user interfacing for hazard detection in multi-room smart-home environment

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