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Patent No.:

US 9257842 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2011

Set-top-box having a built-in master node that provides an external interface for communication and control in a power-line-based residential communication system

Applicants:

Mingyao Xia, Shenzhen, CN;

Eric Grubel, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Dan Castellano, Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mingyao Xia, Shenzhen, CN;

Eric Grubel, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Dan Castellano, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

ASOKA USA CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Michael A. Glenn

Perkins Coie LLP

Primary Examiner:

Nasser Goodarzi

Assistant Examiner:

Michael Hong

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 13/0082 (2013.01); H04N 21/42676 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H02J 2003/143 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3266 (2013.01); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01); Y04S 20/242 (2013.01);
Abstract

A set-top-box (STB) provides capability for monitoring and control of power usage and the ability to establish communications. A smart residential service system (SRSS) is provided that uses power line communication (PLC) technology to provide secure in-home LAN communication and also to monitor and provide remote control of connected appliances in the home. An embodiment combines the STB with a master unit (MST) that is used with PLC to meet the requirements of the central device in the SRSS.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Xia, Mingyao. (2016). Set-top-box having a built-in master node that provides an external interface for communication and control in a power-line-based residential communication system (U.S. Patent No. 9257842). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9257842

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