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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2004
Walter E. Red, Provo, UT (US);
Michael S. Baxter, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Daniel J. Thompson, Redmond, WA (US);
Walter E. Red, Provo, UT (US);
Michael S. Baxter, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Daniel J. Thompson, Redmond, WA (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
A device control system for controlling multiple electronic devices over a network with a centralized host device is disclosed. The device control system includes a host device providing a graphical interface for a user to control various electronic devices throughout a home, building, or industrial plant. The host device is connected to multiple devices over a network and controls the electronic devices in real-time. The host device runs a managing controlling process that closes the control loops for each device over the network at the host device. Multiple devices are controlled in real-time using a 2time slicing algorithm. The host device can be accessed from a remote location by establishing an Internet connection.