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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
Savant Systems, Inc., Hyannis, MA (US);
Michael C. Silva, East Sandwich, MA (US);
Robert P. Madonna, Osterville, MA (US);
Kevin C. Kicklighter, Cottonwood, UT (US);
Bryan S. Bonczek, Brooklyn, NY (US);
David M. Benvenuti, Somerville, MA (US);
Arthur A. Jacobson, Centerville, MA (US);
Nicholas Cippolo, Boston, MA (US);
Gerald W. Shields, Wilton, NH (US);
Savant Systems, Inc., Hyannis, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, graphical programming is used to configure a system of audio, video, lighting, HVAC and/or security components. Representations of components from a component library are displayed. Each representation of a component corresponds to a physical component that is available for inclusion in the system and associated with a corresponding component profile for that physical component that includes information regarding the component's capabilities. A selected plurality of representations of components from the component library are placed in a configuration workspace of the graphical user interface, to indicate their inclusion in the system. One or more realized services that the system is capable of providing are determined based on the selected plurality of components; and indications of the one or more realized services that the system is capable of providing are displayed to the user.