Patents by Inventor Robert Shannon Smith

Robert Shannon Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Home automation system including user interface operation according to user cognitive level and related methods
    Patent number: 10892907
    Abstract: A home automation (HA) system may include a cloud server, HA operation devices within a senior living facility, and HA user interface devices for respective users within the senior living facility. Each HA user interface device may include a user input device, a display defining a user interface (UI), and a controller. The HA system may include HA hub devices within the senior living facility to provide communications for the cloud server, the HA user interface devices, and the HA operation devices. The controller may send user interaction data to the cloud server and operate the UI according to a user cognitive level. The cloud server may be configured to determine the user cognitive level based upon the user interaction data received from a given HA user interface device, and send the user cognitive level to the given HA user interface device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: K4CONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Gould, Richard Clancy, Robert Shannon Smith
  • HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM INCLUDING USER INTERFACE OPERATION ACCORDING TO USER COGNITIVE LEVEL AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190182071
    Abstract: A home automation (HA) system may include a cloud server, HA operation devices within a senior living facility, and HA user interface devices for respective users within the senior living facility. Each HA user interface device may include a user input device, a display defining a user interface (UI), and a controller. The HA system may include HA hub devices within the senior living facility to provide communications for the cloud server, the HA user interface devices, and the HA operation devices. The controller may send user interaction data to the cloud server and operate the UI according to a user cognitive level. The cloud server may be configured to determine the user cognitive level based upon the user interaction data received from a given HA user interface device, and send the user cognitive level to the given HA user interface device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Gould, Richard Clancy, Robert Shannon Smith