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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:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2008
Applicant:
W. Eric Smith, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Inventor:
W. Eric Smith, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Assignee:
Control4 Corporation, Draper, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01); G04B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for sending a response message over a wired communication channel in an automation network is disclosed. The method includes the operation of defining a radio frequency (RF) network between a central controller and a plurality of automation devices. A control signal is transmitted from the central controller to at least one of the plurality of automation devices over the RF network. A response message is sent from at least one of the plurality of automation devices to the central controller using a wired network.