Patent ID: 11916693
Assignee: INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A smart home system comprising:
a plurality of devices;
a database comprising a usage pattern of each respective device of the plurality of devices; and
a server being operably connected to the plurality of devices and the database, the server comprising control circuitry configured to execute:
a mode function configured to switch a setting of the server between a home mode and an away mode; and
a control function configured to, upon the server being in the away mode, independently control a setting of each of the plurality of devices based on the usage pattern of the respective device;

wherein the independent control of a setting of each of the plurality of devices comprises:
for a specific device, determining a first point in time to change a setting of the device based on the usage pattern the device, wherein the first point in time is limited to: any of a set of predetermined points in time having a frequency with a same fixed interval between each point in time, and a point in time where the smart home system is set in the away mode;
calculating a second point in time by adding a random offset in time to the first point in time, wherein the random offset is based on the frequency of the predetermined points in time;
changing the setting of the device at the second point in time;
determining a stasis period during which change of the setting of the device is prevented, the stasis period being based on the usage pattern of the device; and
maintaining the setting of the device for the stasis period.