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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2022
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Michael Sallas, Radnor, PA (US);
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, computer-readable media, and methods are described for sending and receiving a plurality of content streams including audio, video, or audio-video content and one or more command streams. The command streams may include premises automation commands associated with performing one or more functions at a premises. The commands may, for example, instruct a lighting system to turn on/off lights, a security system to enter an arm or disarm operational state, a thermostat to adjust its temperature, etc. One or more user preferences may be set to control which function is performed when a user makes a selection that causes a particular command stream to be processed. Also, different users may have different user preferences to cause different functions to be performed.