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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2018
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yoky Matsuoka, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Evan J. Fisher, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark Malhotra, San Mateo, CA (US);
Mark D. Stefanski, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rangoli Sharan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Frank E. Astier, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes operating a controller according to a control schedule; detecting events that indicate occupancy; storing a record of the events that indicate occupancy in one or more memory devices; and causing the controller to enter an auto-away state. A determination that the controller should enter the auto-away state may be based at least in part on a length of a time interval during which no events that indicate occupancy were detected; and the stored record of the events that indicate occupancy. The method also includes detecting a pattern of instances where the controller enters the auto-away state over a plurality of days; and adjusting the control schedule based at least in part on the pattern of instances where the controller enters the auto-away state.