Patent ID: 9055621
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. A controller for use in an automation system for providing activity-adapted automation in an environment, said system comprising: at least one controllable appliance, said controller connected to said appliance and arranged to control the appliance in accordance with a plurality of predefined automation settings, at least one sensor connected to said controller and arranged to collect sensor data associated with user activities in said environment, said controller including: a user behavior analyzer arranged to recognize, based on said sensor data, a plurality of the user activities and to identify unique combinations of simultaneously performed activities, wherein the user behavior analyzer is configured to include in said identified unique combinations a new user activity of said plurality of the user activities combined with at least one previous user activity of said plurality of the user activities in response to determining that said new user activity does not invalidate said at least one previous user activity; and a user interface arranged to display said unique combinations of simultaneously performed activities and representations of said predefined automation settings, and to allow a user to associate each unique combination with a desired setting; said controller being adapted to subsequently control said appliance according to the predefined automation setting associated with a currently recognized combination of user activities.