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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
May. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry A Lincoln, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kent A Fritz, Milpitas, CA (US);
Robert M Russ, Jr, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Denis C Ruffo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Diablo Research Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
702183 ; 34082506 ; 714-4 ; 370438 ;
Abstract
A user-responsive system has a controller and a plurality of remotes. Each remote typically has a corresponding sensor and/or actuator. Applications for this system include, but are not limited to heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, lighting systems, security systems, energy management systems, home automation systems, and home entertainment systems.