A method and a system for controlling at least one Internet of Things (IoT) device is described. The method includes identifying a current user activity associated with each of the at least one IoT device, detecting a non-speech sound during the identified current user activity, predicting a user action based on the detected non-speech sound, wherein the predicted user action impacts the current user activity, and automatically adjusting an operational setting of the at least one IoT device to minimize the impact on the current user activity, based on initiation of the predicted user action.

A control device may be configured to form a network at a unique coordinated startup time. The control device may identify a role assigned to the control device in a previously-formed network that the control device was attached to. The control device may determine a unique coordinated startup time for the control device based on the role assigned to the control device in the previously-formed network. The control device may initiate a network formation procedure at the unique coordinated startup time for the device. For example, the network formation procedure may cause the control device to attach to another control device in the network. The network formation procedure is configured to enable the control device to assume the role assigned to the control device in the previously-formed network in the new network.

A control device may be configured to form a network at a unique coordinated startup time. The control device may identify a role assigned to the control device in a previously-formed network that the control device was attached to. The control device may determine a unique coordinated startup time for the control device based on the role assigned to the control device in the previously-formed network. The control device may initiate a network formation procedure at the unique coordinated startup time for the device. For example, the network formation procedure may cause the control device to attach to another control device in the network. The network formation procedure is configured to enable the control device to assume the role assigned to the control device in the previously-formed network in the new network.

Methods and systems for assessing, detecting, and responding to malfunctions involving components of autonomous vehicle and/or smart homes are described herein. Autonomous operation features and related components can be assessed using direct or indirect data regarding operation. Such assessment may be performed to determine the condition of components for salvage following a collision or other loss-event. To this end, the information regarding a plurality of components may be received. A component of the plurality of components may be identified for assessment. Assessment may including causing test signals to be sent to the identified component. In response to the test signal, one or more responses may be received. The received response may be compared to an expected response to determine whether the identified component is salvageable.

A controlling device periodically captures data indicative of a state of the controlling device for use in generating a vacation mode operational data. When the controlling device is subsequently placed into a vacation mode of operation, the controlling device uses the vacation mode operational data to replicate the periodically captured state of the controlling device and, thereby, the controlling device is caused to periodically issue command communications to a controllable device for the purpose of simulating the prior usage of at least the controllable device.

A controlling device periodically captures data indicative of a state of the controlling device for use in generating a vacation mode operational data. When the controlling device is subsequently placed into a vacation mode of operation, the controlling device uses the vacation mode operational data to replicate the periodically captured state of the controlling device and, thereby, the controlling device is caused to periodically issue command communications to a controllable device for the purpose of simulating the prior usage of at least the controllable device.

Implementations can identify a given assistant device from among a plurality of assistant devices in an ecosystem, obtain device-specific signal(s) that are generated by the given assistant device, process the device-specific signal(s) to generate candidate semantic label(s) for the given assistant device, select a given semantic label for the given semantic device from among the candidate semantic label(s), and assigning, in a device topology representation of the ecosystem, the given semantic label to the given assistant device. Implementations can optionally receive a spoken utterance that includes a query or command at the assistant device(s), determine a semantic property of the query or command matches the given semantic label to the given assistant device, and cause the given assistant device to satisfy the query or command.

Implementations can identify a given assistant device from among a plurality of assistant devices in an ecosystem, obtain device-specific signal(s) that are generated by the given assistant device, process the device-specific signal(s) to generate candidate semantic label(s) for the given assistant device, select a given semantic label for the given semantic device from among the candidate semantic label(s), and assigning, in a device topology representation of the ecosystem, the given semantic label to the given assistant device. Implementations can optionally receive a spoken utterance that includes a query or command at the assistant device(s), determine a semantic property of the query or command matches the given semantic label to the given assistant device, and cause the given assistant device to satisfy the query or command.

Proposed are a method and an apparatus in which a plurality of CHIP controllers control an accessory STA in a wireless LAN system in a smart home environment. Particularly, the accessory STA performs a connection procedure for a first CHIP network to which a first controller belongs. The accessory STA receives a set configuration request message from the first controller. The accessory STA transmits a set configuration response message to the first controller. The accessory STA performs a connection procedure for a second CHIP network to which a second controller belongs.

The present disclosure provides embodiments for improved monitoring of building environments and scoring of various aspects associated therewith. An example apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory that are configured in execution to receive, via a plurality of environment monitoring sensors positioned in at least one monitored building environment, building monitoring data. The example apparatus is further configured to determine, for the at least one monitored building environment and based on the building monitoring data, a building operations score set corresponding to a building operations metric set. The example apparatus is further configured to determine, for the at least one monitored building environment, an overall building operational score based on the building operations score set.