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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2005
Jeffrey K. Bovee, Twin Lakes, WI (US);
Gregory J. Aper, Chicago, IL (US);
Brendan Doorhy, Westmont, IL (US);
Brian Gaza, Naperville, IL (US);
Steven R. Reckamp, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Mihail C. Dinescu, Rosemont, IL (US);
Joseph Mazza, Elgin, IL (US);
Michael Pelland, Medinah, IL (US);
Tim Duitsman, Naperville, IL (US);
Jeffrey K. Bovee, Twin Lakes, WI (US);
Gregory J. Aper, Chicago, IL (US);
Brendan Doorhy, Westmont, IL (US);
Brian Gaza, Naperville, IL (US);
Steven R. Reckamp, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Mihail C. Dinescu, Rosemont, IL (US);
Joseph Mazza, Elgin, IL (US);
Michael Pelland, Medinah, IL (US);
Tim Duitsman, Naperville, IL (US);
Intermatic Incorporated, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Abstract
A home automation protocol system provides a network consisting of a number of node devices, controllers, and servers for storing information about node device settings and scene settings in a home environment is provided. The node devices are controlled by the controllers, in that the node devices are set to create scenes, which are stored in a scene server, while the operational states of the node devices are stored in a status server. The status server and scene server may be provided as separate units. The home automation protocol network is controlled by sending commands to the devices and servers, and new devices and controllers are added or updated, and new scenes are programmed. The network protocol allows devices running different protocols to be incorporated into the network.