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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2002
John B. Slemmer, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Stefan Olsson, Birmingham, AL (US);
Barrett Kreiner, Norcross, GA (US);
Andre Jarboe, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Kevin Kleinfelter, Atlanta, GA (US);
John B. Slemmer, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Stefan Olsson, Birmingham, AL (US);
Barrett Kreiner, Norcross, GA (US);
Andre Jarboe, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Kevin Kleinfelter, Atlanta, GA (US);
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for establishing interaction among electronic devices of an environment. The device has a transmitter, receiver, memory for storing interaction rules, and a processor for learning the interaction rules in association with the transmitter, receiver, and other devices of the environment. The device also includes components for performing the device specific functions and a state sensor for determining the logical or physical state of the device. Methods involve observing at one or more devices change of state activity among the plurality of devices through receiving a change of state message that is transmitted to the one or more devices. A set of rules are learned at the one or more devices based upon observing the change of state activity. The learned set of rules are then applied at the one or more devices to automatically control changes of state of devices within the plurality of devices.