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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Savant Systems, Llc, Hyannis, MA (US);
Robert P. Madonna, Osterville, MA (US);
Michael C. Silva, East Sandwich, MA (US);
Nicholas J. Cipollo, Boston, MA (US);
David W. Tatzel, West Yarmouth, MA (US);
David McKinley, Dartmouth, MA (US);
Duarte M. Avelar, Plymouth, MA (US);
Arthur A. Jacobson, Centerville, MA (US);
Savant Systems, LLC, Hyannis, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a configuration application executing on a tablet computer or smartphone presents a configuration user interface on a touch screen for configuring a home automation system of a structure. A plurality of components of the home automation system that have wireless capabilities are detected. Component profile information for the detected components is obtained. The configuration application prompts a user of the tablet computer or smartphone to indicate a zone of the structure within which each component is located. Based on the component profile information and the indications of the zone of the structure in which each component is located, one or more services available in each zone are determined and one or more user interface screens are automatically generated for accessing and controlling the services, wherein the automatically generated user interface screens are displayable on the tablet computer or smartphone or another tablet computer or smartphone.