US 12,034,563 B2
Methods and systems for controlling an electronic device in a smart home system
Per-Ola Robertsson, Furulund (SE); Jonas Söderqvist, Ålmhult (SE); Tony Gjerlufsen, Copenhagen (DK); Ed Cutting, Hawthron East (AU); and Tin Nguyen, Princes Hill (AU)
Assigned to Inter IKEA Systems B.V., LN Delft (NL)
Filed by Inter IKEA Systems B.V., LN Delft (NL)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/852,505.
Claims priority of application No. 21183224 (EP), filed on Jul. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0006855 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01)
CPC H04L 12/282 (2013.01) [G06T 7/55 (2017.01); H04L 12/2818 (2013.01); H04L 12/2829 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method implemented by a computer, the computer incorporated in a smart home system, the method comprising:
defining, by sensing an indoor position of a wearable electronic device comprising an indoor positioning module, an area in a real-world indoor environment; and
attributing a rule to the area, the rule comprising one or more settings to be applied to one or more additional electronic devices upon a user associated with the one or more additional electronic devices being detected in the area, detecting the user including determining a presence of the user in the area, and applying the settings including selectively triggering application of the rule based on the presence of the user in the area;
wherein the defining the area comprises:
(1) detecting a piece of furnishing by analyzing an image captured by a camera of the wearable electronic device or providing for user selection of the piece of furnishing, displaying, on a display of the wearable electronic device, an augmented reality, AR, or virtual reality, VR, representation of the real-world indoor environment with the piece of furnishing, and defining the area as an area being occupied by the piece of furnishing,
(2) defining corners of the area by sensing positions of the wearable electronic device upon actuation of corner setting inputs being registered, or
(3) defining a center of the area by sensing positions of the wearable electronic device upon actuation of a center setting input being registered.