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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2007
Applicant:
Michael L. Howard, Renton, WA (US);
Inventor:
Michael L. Howard, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
Control4 Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method for instant messaging using a control device, a user is authenticated with an instant messenger server. A message is received. The received message includes message data from the instant messenger server. It is determined whether the message should be forwarded to the control device. If it was determined that the message should be forwarded to the control device, the received message is forwarded to the control device.