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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Essential Products, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Manuel Roman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mara Clair Segal, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dwipal Desai, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew E. Rubin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 8/34 (2018.01); G06F 8/20 (2018.01); G06N 99/00 (2010.01); G06F 8/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/34 (2013.01); G06F 8/20 (2013.01); G06F 8/30 (2013.01); G06N 99/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for enabling developers to program and control a variety of disparate devices coupled to the framework and/or ambient operating system. The Home API can expose operation of the devices in a natural and intuitive manner, facilitating control of unknown devices by high-level commands.