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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020

Filed:

May. 30, 2017
Applicant:

Harman International Industries, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Vaijayanthi Iyengar, Plano, TX (US);

Adam Gershon, Rockwall, TX (US);

Dylan Brooks Carroll, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2827 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for displaying information associated with a smart-device-enabled environment includes receiving an activation signal; in response to receiving the activation signal, selecting as a primary space in the environment a first physical space that includes at least one apparatus that is controllable by a networked computing device; selecting as a secondary space in the environment a second physical space that includes at least one apparatus that is controllable by a networked computing device; causing information associated with the at least one apparatus included in the first physical space to be displayed with a first visual prominence on a display device; and causing information associated with the at least one apparatus included in the second physical space to be displayed with a second visual prominence on the display device, wherein the first visual prominence is greater than the second visual prominence.


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