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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
Savant Systems, Llc, Hyannis, MA (US);
Robert P. Madonna, Osterville, MA (US);
Kevin C. Kicklighter, Cottonwood, UT (US);
Michael C. Silva, East Sandwich, MA (US);
Bryan S. Bonczek, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Arthur A. Jacobson, Centerville, MA (US);
Savant Systems, LLC, Hyannis, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a technique is provided to configure and remotely control a system. A system configuration is created based, at least in part, on information collected from a user using speech synthesis and speech recognition. The system configuration includes information representing at least one zone that corresponds with at least one room in a physical structure, information identifying at least one physical component which represents at least a part of the system, information about at least one function which the at least one physical component is capable of performing, and information about at least one command which the at least one physical component recognizes. A cell phone is used to discover the system by transmitting a name service discovery request to the system, which responds with a name service registration confirmation. The cell phone is then used to remotely control the system.