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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Belkin International, Inc., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Ryan Yong Kim, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Venkata Subba Rao Pathuri, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Francis Michael Kelly, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
David Allen Glawson, Torrance, CA (US);
Jason Lynn Whitney, Playa Vista, CA (US);
Sumner Marius Hansen, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Belkin International Inc., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an interface device to control an appliance through a network. The interface device can be device-agnostic and can be incorporated into any suitable appliance. Upon initialization, the interface device can determine the capabilities of the attached appliance and send out update information that can be received by a controller. The controller can send commands designated to control the appliance, which are received by the interface device and translated into appropriate commands that are transmitted to the appliance. The interface device can turn the appliance into a network device, such as a home automation network device.