Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for establishing a communication link between a battery-powered device and a WAP to reduce the power consumption burden of the battery-powered device. In an embodiment, a communication context of the battery-powered device and the WAP is determined, for example, by determining whether there is at least one intermediate device having a wired power source via which the battery-powered device can communicate with the WAP. A communication scheme of a plurality of different communication schemes is selected, for example, by selecting the communication scheme of the plurality of different communication schemes that imposes the lowest power consumption burden on the battery-powered device and is also supported by the communication context.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for relaying data in a mesh network. In an embodiment, characteristics for each of a plurality of nodes that comprise a mesh network are obtained. Based on the characteristics, a relay path for providing data from a source node from the plurality of nodes to a destination node from the plurality of nodes is determined. The relay path comprises the source node, the destination node and at least one relay node from the plurality of nodes. An indication of the relay path is provided to at least one of the source node, the destination node, or the at least one relay node.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof for providing a multi-alert-level monitoring and alerting service for a premises comprising a set of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. An example embodiment operates by detecting that a first event has occurred based at least on first sensor data collected from a first subset of the set of IoT devices, modifying an alert level associated with the premises from a first level to a second level in response to at least the detecting, and, in response to the modification of the alert level, modifying a set of conditions used to detect whether a second event has occurred based at least on second sensor data collected from a second subset of the set of IoT devices and/or modifying a manner in which the second sensor data is generated by or collected from the second subset.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof for providing a monitoring and alerting service for a premises comprising a set of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. An example embodiment operates by analyzing one or more of user input provided to the monitoring and alerting service or sensor data collected from at least the set of IoT devices, defining, based at least on the analyzing, an event whose occurrence can be monitored for using at least one or more IoT devices in the set of IoT devices, monitoring for an occurrence of the event using at least the one or more devices in the set of IoT devices, detecting the occurrence of the event based on the monitoring and, in response to detecting the occurrence of the event, generating an alert.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a smart doorbell comprising a housing. In an embodiment, an activation of a user interface element of the smart doorbell is detected. In response to detecting the activation of the user interface element, a determination is made that a doorbell chime is to be activated based on one or more rules, a first signal to activate the doorbell chime is caused to be transmitted, and a wireless signal is transmitted to at least one video camera that is not included within the housing. The wireless signal causes the at least one video camera to activate and provide a video stream.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof for implementing an Internet of Things (IoT) application store. An embodiment provides a digital marketplace service and a smart installation service. The digital marketplace service enables a user to browse a plurality of IoT applications and select one for installation. The smart installation service determines an input or an output of the selected IoT application, selectively assigns a first IoT device in a set of IoT devices associated with the user to the input or the output, and installs an instance of the selected IoT application on one or more devices that comprise or are communicatively connected to the first IoT device, wherein the installing comprises configuring the instance of the selected IoT application to obtain the input from the first IoT device or provide the output to the first IoT device.

Abstract: A calibration track to use for pedometer calibration can be automatically selected based on detecting sustained locomotion activity and an ability to obtain and maintain a reliable location fix over a calibration period. Calibration tracks can be generated, rated for quality, and used to compute calibration parameters to convert accelerometer data to stride length and/or distance traveled. Quality of a calibration can be assessed, and old and new calibration parameter sets can be combined based on quality weights assigned to each. Calibration parameters can be separately maintained for different locomotion activities and/or different on-body locations of the pedometers. Pedometer devices can also cooperatively calibrate each other.

Abstract: An electronic pedometer device can be calibrated using other pedometer devices that the user happens to be wearing. For example, a first pedometer can be incorporated into a device wearable on a first portion of a user's body (e.g., the wrist) while a second pedometer is incorporated into a device wearable on another portion of the user's body (e.g., the waist). The pedometer devices can communicate with each other to initiate a calibration period, during which data regarding measured accelerations, step count and/or user location is gathered. After the calibration period, one or both of the devices can use the data to compute calibration parameters, such as a conversion factor for converting a step count to distance and/or other parameters for converting measured accelerations to distance traveled.

Abstract: A calibration track to use for pedometer calibration can be automatically selected based on detecting sustained locomotion activity and an ability to obtain and maintain a reliable location fix over a calibration period. Calibration tracks can be generated, rated for quality, and used to compute calibration parameters to convert accelerometer data to stride length and/or distance traveled. Quality of a calibration can be assessed, and old and new calibration parameter sets can be combined based on quality weights assigned to each. Calibration parameters can be separately maintained for different locomotion activities and/or different on-body locations of the pedometers. Pedometer devices can also cooperatively calibrate each other.

Abstract: Particulate material delivery apparatus comprising: a measuring device for separating a predetermined quantity of particulate material from a particulate material supply; a first valve which is responsive to a single input signal and which regulates a control fluid and a delivery fluid; an actuator for shifting the measuring device between measuring and delivery positions in response to a pressure signal from the first valve; and a control apparatus for dispensing a pressurized delivery fluid for a variable, predetermined interval of time in response to a pressure signal from the first valve. Also, a method for delivering measured charges of a particulate material, comprising the steps of discharging one charge of the material to a first location, measuring a second charge of the material, and a delivering the first charge to a remote location while measuring the second charge.