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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
Essential Products, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
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);
ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for controlling a variety of disparate home devices coupled to the framework and/or ambient operating system (AmbientOS). This home application programming interface (API) exposes the operation of the home devices in a natural and intuitive manner, facilitating control of unknown devices by high level commands. The home devices are contextually responsive to API commands. Additionally, the home application programming interface can customizing an application developed to control devices in an environment to control the devices in the environment via an assistant device with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.