Abstract: A location system includes multiple master nodes located at corners of a coverage area. At least two master nodes are located on one edge of the coverage area and receive signals from a slave node within the coverage area. The at least two master nodes calculate a distance to the slave node and a location of the slave node within the coverage area.

Abstract: A controller for controlling energy consumption in a home includes a constraints engine to define variables for multiple appliances in the home corresponding to various home modes and persona of an occupant of the home. A modeling engine models multiple paths of energy utilization of the multiple appliances to place the home into a desired state from a current context. An optimal scheduler receives the multiple paths of energy utilization and generates a schedule as a function of the multiple paths and a selected persona to place the home in a desired state.

Abstract: Speech recognition methods, devices, and systems are described herein. One system includes a number of microphones configured to capture sound in an area, a digital signal processor configured to segregate the captured sound into a plurality of signals, wherein each respective signal corresponds to a different portion of the area, and an automatic speech recognition engine configured to separately process each of the plurality of signals to recognize a speech command in the captured sound.

Abstract: A network connected device includes a device manager configured to receive dynamic information regarding the status of multiple wireless connected devices in an ecosystem. A display has multiple tiles, each tile corresponding to one of the connected devices, the multiple tiles showing the dynamic information and arranged about a control panel area that is larger than the individual tiles, wherein the control panel displays detailed information about, and an interface to control a connected device corresponding to the user selected one of the multiple tiles. The tiles are arranged about the control panel display the dynamic information from corresponding wireless connected devices that is relevant to control of the user selected tile corresponding wireless connected device via a setting in the control panel.

Abstract: A location system includes multiple master nodes located at corners of a coverage area. At least two master nodes are located on one edge of the coverage area and receive signals from a slave node within the coverage area. The at least two master nodes calculate a distance to the slave node and a location of the slave node within the coverage area.

Abstract: A surveillance system includes an image sensing device for capturing images of a plurality of moving objects at a plurality of different locations in a field of view of the image sensing device. The system also includes a user interactive processor for performing a human-distance calibration for a given location and position of the image sensing device. The system further includes a processor for detecting a human presence among the plurality of moving objects based on the human-distance calibration.

Abstract: A method of communicating with multiple other devices by a low energy device, the method including broadcasting advertisements from the low energy device to connect, the advertisements being broadcasted at a slow rate, receiving an event at the low energy device, responsive to receiving the event, broadcasting advertisements at a high rate for a selected period of time, and connecting and disconnecting with the multiple other devices to exchange information related to the event during the selected period of time.

Abstract: A method includes coupling an adapter device to a field instrument in an industrial control system to provide a wireless communication capability to the field instrument. The method also includes converting, by the adapter device, information from a first protocol native to the field instrument into a second protocol native to a wireless network. The method further includes transmitting the information to at least one other device over the wireless network.

Abstract: A controller for controlling energy consumption in a home includes a constraints engine to define variables for multiple appliances in the home corresponding to various home modes and persona of an occupant of the home. A modeling engine models multiple paths of energy utilization of the multiple appliances to place the home into a desired state from a current context. An optimal scheduler receives the multiple paths of energy utilization and generates a schedule as a function of the multiple paths and a selected persona to place the home in a desired state.

Abstract: Home energy management devices, systems, and methods are described herein. One device includes a thermostat, wherein the thermostat is configured to control operation of an air conditioner and a furnace of a home, and the thermostat includes a multi-node communication hub configured to control operation of a number of additional energy loads associated with the home.

Abstract: A controller for controlling energy consumption in a home includes a constraints engine to define variables for multiple appliances in the home corresponding to various home modes and persona of an occupant of the home. A modeling engine models multiple paths of energy utilization of the multiple appliances to place the home into a desired state from a current context. An optimal scheduler receives the multiple paths of energy utilization and generates a schedule as a function of the multiple paths and a selected persona to place the home in a desired state.

Abstract: A method of communicating with multiple other devices by a low energy device, the method including broadcasting advertisements from the low energy device to connect, the advertisements being broadcasted at a slow rate, receiving an event at the low energy device, responsive to receiving the event, broadcasting advertisements at a high rate for a selected period of time, and connecting and disconnecting with the multiple other devices to exchange information related to the event during the selected period of time.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described herein. One method can include determining a cross validation model using a user input, estimating a movement of a device from a first location to a second location using the cross validation model and the user input, and determining the second location of the device using the estimated movement of the device.

Abstract: A network connected device includes a device manager configured to receive dynamic information regarding the status of multiple wireless connected devices in an ecosystem. A display has multiple tiles, each tile corresponding to one of the connected devices, the multiple tiles showing the dynamic information and arranged about a control panel area that is larger than the individual tiles, wherein the control panel displays detailed information about, and an interface to control a connected device corresponding to the user selected one of the multiple tiles. The tiles are arranged about the control panel display the dynamic information from corresponding wireless connected devices that is relevant to control of the user selected tile corresponding wireless connected device via a setting in the control panel.

Abstract: A device includes a device manager stored on a computer readable storage device. A display has multiple tiles corresponding to smart devices installed in a user home having inter-dependent statuses and settings. The device manager generates the tiles with corresponding smart device information displayed in the tiles, and selection of a tile provides a view showing details about the smart device while not obscuring unselected tiles.

Abstract: A surveillance system includes an image sensing device for capturing images of a plurality of moving objects at a plurality of different locations in a field of view of the image sensing device. The system also includes a user interactive processor for performing a human-distance calibration for a given location and position of the image sensing device. The system further includes a processor for detecting a human presence among the plurality of moving objects based on the human-distance calibration.

Abstract: A system includes a first sensor supported proximate an opening having an RF attenuating material such that signals emitted from first sensor are stronger on a first side of the opening than on a second side of the opening and a second sensor supported proximate the opening having an RF attenuating material such that signals emitted from the second sensor are stronger on the second side of the opening than on the first side of the opening.

Abstract: A system and method include receiving a temperature signal from a temperature sensor, controlling operation of an air conditioner condenser, and controlling an electric vehicle charger to operate to charge an electric vehicle battery only when the air conditioner condenser is not running.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for placement of a wireless network access point are described herein. One method includes determining a location of any existing wireless network access points of a wireless location system in an area, computing a Voronoi partition around the locations of the existing wireless network access points in the area, wherein the Voronoi partition includes a number of vertices defined by the locations of the existing wireless network access points, and determining a location to place an additional wireless network access point in the area based on the Voronoi partition, wherein the location corresponds to the vertex in the Voronoi partition that is farthest from its defining locations and in the area and has a worst location accuracy as compared to a location accuracy threshold.

Abstract: A method includes dividing a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) structure into a plurality of first time slots and a plurality of second time slots. The first and second time slots are allocated to communications using first and second protocols, respectively. The method also includes communicating with at least one first wireless device using the first protocol during the first time slots. The method further includes communicating with at least one second wireless device using the second protocol during the second time slots.