US 11,991,021 B2
Appliance state recognition device and methods
Rita H. Wouhaybi, Portland, OR (US); Mark D. Yarvis, Portland, OR (US); and Bradut Vrabete, Sixmilebridge (IE)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/380,908.
Application 17/380,908 is a continuation of application No. 16/780,555, filed on Feb. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,102,028.
Application 16/780,555 is a continuation of application No. 16/399,300, filed on Apr. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,554,437, issued on Feb. 4, 2020.
Application 16/399,300 is a continuation of application No. 15/991,445, filed on May 29, 2018, granted, now 10,341,133, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/991,445 is a continuation of application No. 15/281,912, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, granted, now 9,985,797, issued on May 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0158863 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 67/12 (2022.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 67/30 (2022.01); H04L 67/60 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 12/2823 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 12/2829 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); H04L 2012/285 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a first appliance including a first sensor and a first controller;
a second appliance including a second sensor and a second controller, the first and second appliances to be disposed in different rooms in a same building, the first appliance being one of (A) a dishwasher, (B) a clothes washer or dryer, or (C) a refrigerator, and the second appliance being a different one of (A) a dishwasher, (B) a clothes washer or dryer, or (C) a refrigerator;
wireless communication circuitry;
at least one storage device;
computer readable instructions; and
processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:
determine a state of the first appliance based on a first measurement from the first sensor of the first appliance and a second measurement from the second sensor of the second appliance; and
based on the state of the first appliance, cause the wireless communication circuitry to transmit a message to the first controller to cause a change in the state of the first appliance.