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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Universal Electronics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brandt Thompson, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Patrick H. Hayes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04M 1/72415 (2021.01); H04N 21/418 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04B 10/114 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72415 (2021.01); H04B 10/1149 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04N 21/4183 (2013.01); H04N 21/4222 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04N 21/42206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for use in issuing commands to a plurality of appliances each of a specific one of a plurality of different appliance types includes a smart device adapted to transmit command communications and a plurality of low-energy consuming controllers each adapted to transmit a command to a one of the plurality of appliances of a specific one of the plurality of different appliance types in response to receipt of a command communication originating from the smart device.