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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2009
Applicant:
Michael Alan Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Alan Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A first home automation control device is configured to control a first electrical appliance and to communicate via a peer-to-peer network with a second home automation control device which is configured to control a second electrical appliance. When the first home automation control device discovers the presence of the second home automation control device, the first home automation control device negotiates with the second home automation control device to determine a goal. The first home automation control device and the second home automation control device then jointly execute a task to achieve the goal. The goal may be an energy savings goal.