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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2013
Green Edge Technologies, Inc., Poway, CA (US);
William P. Alberth, Jr., Prairie Grove, IL (US);
Seang Yong Chau, Los Altos, CA (US);
David K Hartsfield, Poway, CA (US);
Scott A. Steele, Poway, CA (US);
Green Edge Technologies, Inc., Poway, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for mapping components of an automation system. More particularly, the present disclosure includes systems, devices, and methods for intelligently controlling one or more energy-consuming devices in a structure such as a residential, commercial, or industrial building. One embodiment includes a method of identifying a location of at least one component of an automation system, comprising obtaining an image of the at least one component, the image being captured by a wireless device; determining a location of the wireless device at the time of capturing the image; determining an identity of the at least one component; and associating the identity of the at least one component with the location.