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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2014
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Mark Douglas Okeefe, San Diego, CA (US);
Matt S. Kruger, San Diego, CA (US);
Alfred M. Lizza, Oyster Bay, NY (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling an appliance are provided. The system includes a plurality of sensing devices and a plurality of appliance control devices. The sensing devices are locatable in a selected area with each device wirelessly transmitting a first status message and a second status message. Each of the plurality of appliance control devices has a wireless receiver that continuously monitors a transmission spectrum for wireless status messages, has a decryption device that decrypts any received encrypted messages, provides an ON and OFF output, and provides one of the ON and OFF outputs upon receiving a first status message and the other of the ON and OFF outputs upon receiving a second status message.