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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Raymond Walden Bennett, Iii, Naperville, IL (US);
Laura Marie Griffith, Dundee, IL (US);
Arnold M. Lund, Louisville, CO (US);
Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Naperville, IL (US);
Laura Marie Griffith, Dundee, IL (US);
Arnold M. Lund, Louisville, CO (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A home automation and security system is provided in which a home automation and security controller in a customer premises is coupled with a remotely located central control facility using a continuous connectivity access line providing a data channel separate from a voice channel. The controller at the customer premises is responsible for monitoring and applying control signals to devices in the home and for supporting a human interface. The remotely located central control facility is responsible for providing the computational and database resources to the controller. By redistributing functionality, the network-based structure of this home automation and security system can overcome the disadvantages of conventional home automation and security systems.