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Patent No.:

US 10943444 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2019

Smart home device providing intuitive illumination-based status signaling

Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey A. Boyd, Novato, CA (US);

James B. Simister, San Francisco, CA (US);

Adam D. Mittleman, Redwood City, CA (US);

John B. Filson, Mountain View, CA (US);

Fred Bould, Menlo Park, CA (US);

David Sloo, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Jesse W. Boettcher, Mountain View, CA (US);

Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Matthew L. Rogers, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Primary Examiner:

Mirza F Alam

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G08B 17/10 (2006.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G01N 27/12 (2006.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); G01N 27/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); G08B 21/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); G08B 21/12 (2006.01); G08B 29/02 (2006.01); G08B 29/04 (2006.01); G08B 29/26 (2006.01); G08B 17/117 (2006.01); G08B 29/22 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); F24F 11/33 (2018.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01V 8/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2021.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); F24F 11/34 (2018.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); F24F 120/10 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); G08B 19/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/75 (2018.01); F24F 11/89 (2018.01); F24F 11/70 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/36 (2013.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/33 (2018.01); F24F 11/34 (2018.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); G01N 27/02 (2013.01); G01N 27/121 (2013.01); G01N 33/004 (2013.01); G01N 33/0031 (2013.01); G01V 8/10 (2013.01); G06K 9/00744 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 5/22 (2013.01); G08B 17/10 (2013.01); G08B 17/117 (2013.01); G08B 21/12 (2013.01); G08B 21/14 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G08B 25/002 (2013.01); G08B 25/008 (2013.01); G08B 25/012 (2013.01); G08B 29/02 (2013.01); G08B 29/04 (2013.01); G08B 29/185 (2013.01); G08B 29/22 (2013.01); G08B 29/26 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04L 12/2818 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/24 (2013.01); H04M 1/72561 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/70 (2018.01); F24F 11/75 (2018.01); F24F 11/89 (2018.01); F24F 2120/10 (2018.01); G08B 19/005 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); H04L 67/025 (2013.01); Y02A 50/20 (2018.01);
Abstract

Various methods and systems for smart home devices are presented. Such smart home devices may include one or more environmental sensors that are configured to detect the presence of one or more environmental conditions. Such smart home devices may include a light comprising a plurality of lighting elements. Such a light may be configured to illuminate using a plurality of colors and, possibly, a plurality of animation patterns. Such smart home devices may include a processing system configured to cause the light to illuminate using the plurality of colors and the plurality of animation patterns in response to a plurality of states of the smart home device.

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