US 11,892,810 B1
Contextual home automation toggle
Alex Nathan Capecelatro, Los Angeles, CA (US); Brian Hulme, Morrison, CO (US); and Timothy Earl Gill, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Josh.ai, Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Josh.ai, Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/850,351.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,583, filed on Apr. 23, 2019.
Int. Cl. G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); G05G 1/02 (2006.01); G05G 5/05 (2006.01); G05G 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 15/02 (2013.01) [G05G 1/02 (2013.01); G05G 1/04 (2013.01); G05G 5/05 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); G05G 2505/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a microphone configured to receive audio input from within a physical environment in which the device is located and provide an electrical output representative of said audio input; and
a manual input device having at least a neutral position and a first operative position;
wherein the microphone output is coupled to a processor configured to:
determine a building automation control context based at least in part on a natural language analysis of the microphone output;
display a color on the device representing the determined building automation control context; and
receive an indication that the manual input device has been moved to the first operative position and to subsequently cause a controlled subsystem to be operated in a manner associated with the first operative position and the determined building automation control context.