Monitoring user position to determine a time for providing a specified state at a user premises

摘要

An embodiment directed to a method for providing a specified state at a premises to which a user travels. Comprises determining a time of operation needed by a device located at the premises to provide the specified state, after device activation. One or more positions of the user are detected when the user is within a boundary, the boundary being determined in part by the time of operation. Detected user positions are used to determine a time of arrival of the user at the premises. A time to activate the device is computed from the arrival time and time of operation, collectively, wherein activating the device at the computed time causes the specified state to be provided at a time that coincides with arrival of the user at the premises.

主权项

1. In association with a premises, comprising a specified building or building portion, selectively, to which a user is disposed to travel, a computer implemented method for providing a specified state at the premises comprising the steps of:
determining a time of operation needed by a device located at the premises to provide the specified state, after the device has been activated; the computer detecting one or more positions of the user when the user is within a boundary, wherein the boundary is determined at least in part by the time of operation needed by the device located at the premises to provide the specified state after the device has been activated; the computer using one or more detected positions of the user to determine a time of arrival of the user at the premises; the computer computing a time to activate the device from the determined time of arrival and time of operation, collectively; and activating the device at the computed time to provide the specified state at a specified time.