Claims:CLAIMS
I/We Claim:
1. A smart home management system (100) comprising:
a processor (102);
a non-transitory storage medium (104) comprising computer programmable instructions to be executed by the processor (102); and
a sensor network (106) adapted to be in communication with the processor (102) wherein the sensor network (106) comprising:
an ultrasonic sensor (108) placed at a top of a water tank (200) to detect a water level in the water tank (200) and adapted to communicate the detected water level to the processor (102), wherein the processor (102) transmits a signal to actuate an electric water motor (116) such that the electric water motor (116) is switched on when the water level is below a lower threshold level and the electric water motor (116) is switched off when the water level is above an upper threshold of the water level;
an ultrasonic ping sensor (110) arranged at a top location of a parking shed gate (300) to detect an arrival and/or departure of a vehicle, wherein on detecting the arrival and/or the departure of the vehicle, the processor (102) transmits a signal to actuate a servo motor (120) to open and/or close the parking shed gate (300);
a light sensor (112) arranged inside a post box (400) to detect an arrival of a post, wherein on detecting the arrival of the post, the processor (102) transmits a signal to alert a user for the arrival of the post; and
a passive infrared (PIR) sensor (114) arranged in a proximity of a main gate (500) to detect a presence of a person at the main gate (500), wherein on detecting the presence of the person the processor (102) transmit a signal to trigger a bell buzzer (124).
2. The smart home management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a light-emitting diode red, green, and blue (LED RGB) Buzzer (122) is adapted to trigger to indicate the arrival of the post in the post box (400).
3. The smart home management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bell buzzer (124) is a piezo-electric buzzer.
4. The smart home management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a display (602) is arranged inside the home to indicate the level of water by displaying messages.
5. The smart home management system (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the display (602) is a liquid crystal device (LCD) display.
6. The smart home management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a light-emitting diode (LED) (402) is configured inside the post box (400).
7. The smart home management system (100) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the light-emitting diode (LED) (402) is placed opposite to the light sensor (112).
8. The smart home management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric water motor (116) is a direct current (DC) motor.
9. The smart home management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the post is a newspaper, a letter, a milk packet, a bread packet, any food and/or staple, any notice, bills, and/or an online delivery of an object.
10. A method (700) of managing an exterior of a home, the method (700) comprising:
detecting a water level in a water tank (200) using an ultrasonic sensor (108);
switching on and/or off an electric water motor (116) based on the detected water level in the water tank (200);
enabling a parking shed gate (300) to be automatically open and/or close by detecting an arrival of a vehicle using an ultrasonic ping sensor (110);
detecting an arrival of a post in a post box (400) using a light sensor (112); and
detecting a presence of a person at a main gate (500) using a passive infrared PIR sensor (114).

Date: 30 March 2021
Place: Noida
Dr. Keerti Gupta
Agent for the Applicant
(IN/PA-1529)

, Description:FORM 2

THE PATENT ACT 1970
(39 of 1970)
&

THE PATENTS RULES, 2003

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See Section 10, and rule 13)

SMART HOME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

APPLICANT(S)
NAME: RAJENDRA CH PRASAD
NATIONALITY: INDIAN
ADDRESS: S R ENGINEERING COLLEGE, ANANTHASAGAR (V), HASANPARTHY (M), WARANGAL, TELANGANA 506371

The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed

BACKGROUND
Field of Invention
[001] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a system and method to manage home and particularly to a smart home management system and a method for managing an exterior of a home.
Description of Related Art
[002] In general, people commonly have a water tank in houses which they used to fill with an electric water motor. The water motor is turned-on manually to fill the water in the water tank and is further turned off once the water tank is full or filled with a required amount of water. Many times, the people forget to turn off the water motor after turning it on which leads to a wastage of the water as well as electricity. In most of the homes, the water tanks are built on a terrace and/or underground, because of that, the people remain unknown with the level of water present in the water tank. With manual operating of the water tanks, sometimes people use to forget turning on the water motor which may create a problem of insufficiency of water at a particular time. Often, the water tanks remain unfilled because of untimely power cuts. All such events lead to a shortage of water in households and make the living of the people miserable.
[003] Further, another limitation of current house planning is a design of a post box. People need to check frequently for the posts or deliveries like newspapers, milk packets, etc. This imposes an additional task on the person. Another case is, if the user is not aware of posts that are already received, then that particular received one turns futile or gets outdated.
[004] In addition to the aforementioned limitations, parking a vehicle is a further issue. Whenever a person wants to park the car or any vehicle in the parking shed, that person needs to stop the vehicle and must get down out of the vehicle to open the gate of a shed. This creates extra work for the person.
[005] Moreover, for entering the house, people generally used to ring a bell manually so that another person at home can get alerted and opens the door. Many times, it has been seen that any anonymous persons or thieves break the door and become a hazard as in the conventional houses; there is no detection system for the arrival of a person.
[006] There is thus a need for a smart home management system for managing a home in a more efficient manner.
SUMMARY
[007] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a smart home management system. The smart home management system comprising: a processor; a non-transitory storage medium comprising computer programmable instructions to be executed by the processor; a sensor network adapted to be in communication with the processor wherein the sensor network comprising: an ultrasonic sensor placed at a top of a water tank to detect a water level in the water tank and adapted to communicate the detected water level to the processor, wherein the processor transmits a signal to actuate an electric water motor such that the electric water motor is switched on when the water level is below a lower threshold level and the electric water motor is switched off when the water level is above an upper threshold of the water level; an ultrasonic ping sensor arranged at a top location of a parking shed gate to detect arrival and/or departure of a vehicle, wherein on detecting the arrival and/or the departure of the vehicle, the processor transmit a signal to actuate a servo motor to open and/or close the parking shed gate; a light sensor arranged inside a post box to detect an arrival of a post, wherein on detecting the arrival of the post, the processor transmits a signal to alert a user for the arrival of the post, and a passive infrared (PIR) sensor arranged in proximity of a main gate to detect a presence of a person at the main gate, wherein on detecting the presence of the person the processor transmit a signal to trigger a bell buzzer.
[008] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention further provide a method of managing an exterior of a home, the method comprising: detecting a water level in a water tank using an ultrasonic sensor; switching on and/or off an electric water motor based on the detected water level in the water tank; enabling a parking shed gate to be automatically open and/or close by detecting an arrival of a vehicle using an ultrasonic ping sensor; detecting an arrival of a post in a post box using a light sensor, and detecting a presence of a person at a main gate using a PIR sensor.
[009] Embodiments of the present invention may provide several advantages depending on its particular configuration. First, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system and a method of managing an exterior of a home.
[0010] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system that automates one or more tasks for the ease of a person at home.
[0011] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system that is adapted to automatically switch on and/or off an electric water motor to fill a water tank.
[0012] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system that is adapted to automatically open and/or close a parking shed gate on detecting an arrival of a vehicle.
[0013] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system that is adapted to detect an arrival of a post in a post box.
[0014] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system that is adapted to detect a presence of a person at a main gate and to trigger a bell buzzer on detecting the presence of the person at the main gate.
[0015] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system which is completely automated and user friendly.
[0016] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system which is feasible to install at an exterior of a home.
[0017] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system which is reliable and optimized to save an electrical energy.
[0018] Next, embodiments of the present application provide a smart home management system which is inextensible and simplifies the tasks for a person at home.
[0019] These and other advantages will be apparent from the present application of the embodiments described herein.
[0020] The preceding is a simplified summary to provide an understanding of some embodiments of the present invention. This summary is neither an extensive nor exhaustive overview of the present invention and its various embodiments. The summary presents selected concepts of the embodiments of the present invention in a simplified form as an introduction to the more detailed description presented below. As will be appreciated, other embodiments of the present invention are possible utilizing, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] The above and still further features and advantages of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description of embodiments thereof, especially when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and wherein:
[0022] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram depicting a smart home management system, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0023] FIG. 2 illustrates a subsystem of the smart home management system for automating a water motor, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0024] FIG. 3 illustrates a subsystem of the smart home management system for automating a parking shed gate, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates a subsystem of the smart home management system for detecting an arrival of a post in a post box, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0026] FIG. 5 illustrates a subsystem of the smart home management system for detecting an arrival of a person at a main gate of home, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0027] FIG. 6 illustrates an integrated circuitry of the smart home management system, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
[0028] FIG. 7 depicts a flowchart of a method of managing an exterior of the home, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0029] The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not meant to be used to limit the scope of the description or the claims. As used throughout this application, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words “include”, “including”, and “includes” mean including but not limited to. To facilitate understanding, like reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate like elements common to the figures. Optional portions of the figures may be illustrated using dashed or dotted lines unless the context of usage indicates otherwise.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] The following description includes the preferred best mode of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be clear from this description of the invention that the invention is not limited to these illustrated embodiments but that the invention also includes a variety of modifications and embodiments thereto. Therefore, the present description should be seen as illustrative and not limiting. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, it should be understood, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
[0031] In any embodiment described herein, the open-ended terms "comprising," "comprises,” and the like (which are synonymous with "including," "having” and "characterized by") may be replaced by the respective partially closed phrases "consisting essentially of," consists essentially of," and the like or the respective closed phrases "consisting of," "consists of, the like.
[0032] As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” designate both the singular and the plural, unless expressly stated to designate the singular only.
[0033] As depicted in FIG. 1, embodiments of the present invention may provide a smart home management system 100. The smart home management system 100 may comprise a processor 102, a non-transitory storage medium 104, and a sensor network 106.
[0034] In an embodiment of the present invention, the non-transitory storage medium 104 may comprise computer programmable instructions. The processor 102 may execute the computer programmable instructions to perform various tasks which may be facilitated by the smart home management system 100 to manage an exterior of a home in a more effective manner. In an embodiment of the present invention, the processor 102 may be a general-purpose processor which may be, but not limited to, a microcontroller, a development board, and so forth. In another embodiment of the present invention, the processor 102 may be a conventional processor, a controller, or a state machine. The processor 102 may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) core, or any other such configuration. In further embodiments of the present invention, the processor 102 may be a microcontroller that may be attuned with breadboards and a microchip technology.
[0035] In an embodiment of the present invention, a sensor network 106 may be electrically connected and adapted to communicate with the processor 102. In an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the sensor network 106 may comprise a plurality of sensors such as referring but not limited to an ultrasonic sensor 108, an ultrasonic ping sensor 110, a light sensor 112, and a passive infrared (PIR) sensor 114.
[0036] In an embodiment of the present invention, each sensor of the sensor network 106 may detect a physical parameter and may communicate the detected parameter to the processor 102. The processor 102 may transmit a signal to automate one or more tasks to manage the exterior of the home. In an embodiment of the present invention, the one or more tasks may comprise such as an automatic operating of an electric water motor 116 to fill a water tank 200 (as shown in the FIG. 2) using a driver circuit 118; an automatic operating of parking shed gate 300 (as shown in the FIG. 3) using a servo motor 120; detection of an arrival of a post in a post box 400 (as shown in the FIG. 4) and indicating the arrival of the post using a light emitting diode Red, Green, and Blue (LED RGB) buzzer 122, and detection of an arrival of a person at a main gate 500 (as shown in the FIG. 5) and indication of the same using a bell buzzer 124.
[0037] In an embodiment of the present invention, the electric water motor 116 may be a direct current (dc) motor that is arranged to fetch the water and to supply the water to the water tank 200. In another embodiment of the present invention, an electric water motor 116 may be replaced by a water pump that may be designed to move water through pipes and/or hoses (not shown) by creating a pressure differential. In an embodiment of the present invention, the water pump may be a centrifugal pump and/or a positive displacement pump. The embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the electric water motor 116 including known, related art, and/or later developed.
[0038] In an embodiment of the present invention, the smart home management system 100 may be incorporated at the exterior of the home. In another embodiment of the present invention, the smart home management system 100 may be adapted to automate one or more tasks to manage the exterior of any place such as the home, colonies, housing society, building, offices, and alike.
[0039] Referring to FIG. 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, the ultrasonic sensor 108 may be placed at a top of the water tank 200 to detect a water level in the water tank 200. The ultrasonic sensor 108 may be adapted to communicate data of the detected water level to the processor 102. The processor 102 (as shown in FIG. 1) may transmit a signal to actuate the electric water motor 116 (as shown in FIG. 1) such that the electric water motor 116 may be switched on when the water level is below a lower threshold level and the electric water motor 116 may be switched off when the water level is above an upper threshold level. In an embodiment of the present invention, the upper threshold level and the lower threshold level may be pre-stored in the non-transitory storage medium 104 (as shown in FIG. 1).
[0040] In an embodiment of the present invention, the smart home management system 100 may comprise a display 602 (as shown in the FIG. 6) that may be arranged inside the home to indicate the level of water by displaying messages such as:
[0041] Case 1: If the water level is below the lower threshold, then the electric water motor 116 may be turned on and a message may be displayed on the display 602 as "Water tank is empty, the electric water motor is turned On".
[0042] Case 2: When the water level reaches half of the level of the water tank 200 then a message may be displayed on the display 602 such as "Half fill, the electric water motor is turned On ".
[0043] Case 3: Finally, if the water tank 200 is completely filled and about to overflow, then the processor 102 may transmit a signal to turned off the electric water motor 116 and a message will be displayed on the display 602 such as "water tank is full, the electric water motor is turned OFF ".
[0044] Case 4: When the water level is decreasing, the electric water motor 116 may be kept turned off until the water level reaches below the lower threshold of the water level in the water tank 200.
[0045] The processor 102 may transmit the signal to turn on the electric water motor 116 and may keep the electric water motor 116 turned on till water in the water tank 200 may reach the upper threshold of the water level.
[0046] As depicted in FIG. 3, the ultrasonic ping sensor 110 may be arranged at a top location of the parking shed gate 300 to detect the arrival and/or departure of the vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, on detecting the arrival and/or the departure of the vehicle, the processor 102 (as shown in the FIG. 1) may transmit a signal to actuate a servo motor 120 (as shown in the FIG. 1) to open and/or close the parking shed gate 300. In an embodiment of the present invention, the servo motor 120 may be arranged on a top of the parking shed gate 300.
[0047] In an embodiment of the present invention, the parking shed gate 300 may open automatically with the help of servo motor 120 when the vehicle may be passed through the gate inside to the parking shed gate 300 and/or may get automatically closed when the vehicle goes far away from a sensing region of the ultrasonic ping sensor 110.
[0048] As depicted in FIG. 4, the light sensor 112 may be arranged inside the post box 400 to detect the arrival of the post. In an embodiment of the present invention, the post can be any object such as a newspaper, a letter, a milk packet, a bread packet, any food and/or staple, any notice, bills, online delivery, and alike.
[0049] In an embodiment of the present invention, a light-emitting diode (LED) 402 is configured inside the post box 400. In an embodiment of the present invention, the light sensor 112 and the light-emitting diode (LED) 402 may be fixed facing opposite to each other in such a way that a light beam originated from the LED 402 may fall continuously onto the light sensor 112. When any person delivers or puts the post like newspaper, milk packet, letter, etc. in the post box 400, the post may interrupt the light beam receiving by the light sensor 112 resulting in less intensity of the light. The light sensor 112 may transmit a signal to the LED RGB buzzer 122 placed in the home. The LED RGB buzzer 122 may start blinking to indicate the person at the home for the arrival of the post.
[0050] In an embodiment of the present invention, the LED RGB buzzer 122 may continue to blink until the person takes out the post from the post box 400. In an embodiment of the present invention, the light sensor 112 may be a photodiode. The embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the light sensor 112 including known, related art, and/or later developed.
[0051] As depicted in FIG. 5, the passive infrared (PIR) sensor 114 may be arranged in a proximity to the main gate 500 to detect a presence of a person at the main gate 500. The PIR sensor 114 may measure an infrared (IR) light radiating from moving objects in its sensing region. In an embodiment of the present invention, the processor 102 (as shown in FIG. 1) may transmit a signal to trigger a bell buzzer 124 for the presence of a person at the main gate 500. In an embodiment of the present invention, the bell buzzer 124 may be positioned inside the home to alert the person inside the home.
[0052] In an embodiment of the present invention, the bell buzzer 124 may be piezo-electric buzzer. The embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the bell buzzer 124 including known, related art, and/or later developed.
[0053] As depicted in FIG. 6, the smart home management system 100 may comprise an integrated circuit 600 to automate the one or more tasks to manage the exterior of the home. In an embodiment of the present invention, various components of the integrated circuit 600 for example, the sensors such as the ultrasonic sensor 108, the ultrasonic ping sensor 110 and the light sensor 112, the LED 402 and other components may be connected with the processor 102 with a wired connection. In another embodiment of the present invention, the various components may be connected wirelessly with the processor 102 through a wireless communication medium (not shown).
[0054] In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication medium may be a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wi-Max), a ZigBee™, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB), a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), a Second generation (2G) cellular network, a Second and half generation (2.5G) cellular network, a Third generation (3G) cellular network, a Third and half generation (3.5G) cellular network, an Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), or the like. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the wireless communication medium including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0055] As shown in the figure, the display 602 may be configured to display messages and/or notifications. The display 602 may be an Electroluminescent (ELD) display, a Liquid crystal display (LCD), a Light-emitting diode (LED), a backlit LCD, a Thin-film transistor (TFT) LCD, an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display, a Plasma (PDP) display, and/or Quantum dot (QLED) display. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the display 602 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0056] As depicted in FIG. 7, an embodiment of the present invention may provide a method 700 of managing the exterior of the home using the smart home management system 100. The method 700 may comprise steps that may be followed in any order such as:
[0057] At step 702, the smart home management system 100 may detect the level of water in the water tank 200 using the ultrasonic sensor 108.
[0058] At step 704, the smart home management system 100 may switch on and/or off the electric water motor 116 based on the detected water level in the water tank 200, as discussed above.
[0059] At step 706, the smart home management system 100 may enable the parking shed gate 300 to be automatically open and close by detecting the arrival of the vehicle using the ultrasonic ping sensor 110, as discussed above.
[0060] At step 708, the smart home management system 100 may detect the arrival of the post in the post box 400 using the light sensor 112, as discussed above.
[0061] At step 710, the smart home management system 100 may detect the presence of the person at the main gate 500 using the PIR sensor 114, as discussed above.
[0062] Embodiments of the invention are described above with reference to block diagrams and schematic illustrations of methods and systems according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the diagrams and combinations of blocks in the diagrams can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded onto one or more general-purpose computers, special purpose computers, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce machines, such that the instructions which execute on the computers or other programmable data processing apparatus create means for implementing the functions specified in the block or blocks. Such computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means that implement the function specified in the block or blocks.
[0063] While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and various embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
[0064] This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is defined in the claims and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements within substantial differences from the literal languages of the claims.