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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Systems and methods relating to a smart home system and, in particular, a manager for a smart home system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a manager of a smart home comprises receiving a resource request from a smart home appliance for a resource of the smart home. The resource request comprises information indicative of a resource bandwidth being requested by the smart home appliance and information indicative of a duration of time for which the resource bandwidth is being requested. The method further comprises scheduling the request based on the resource bandwidth being requested by the smart home appliance, the duration of time for which the resource bandwidth is being requested, and a total resource bandwidth limit for the smart home for the resource requested via the resource request and sending a confirmation of a resource allocation from the manager to the smart home appliance.