Fast replacement Z-wave device in home automation
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a home automation system having a plurality of sensors that detect events within a predetermined geographic area;
a user interface of the home automation system;
a first wireless sensor of the plurality of sensors that operates within the home automation system under a Z-wave format, wherein the first wireless sensor has a number of predetermined system operating attributes and scene settings stored in a memory of the user interface;
a replacement wireless sensor having a device type equivalent to the first wireless sensor; and
a processor of the user interface that receives user input from the user interface and, responsive thereto, initiates a device replacement program,wherein, responsive to the processor initiating the device replacement program, the device replacement program initiates a display of a list of the plurality of sensors on the user interface,wherein, responsive to receiving a selection of the first wireless sensor from the list, the user interface displays a replace button, andwherein, responsive to activation of the replace button, the device replacement program operatively removes the first wireless sensor from the home automation system while simultaneously retaining the predetermined system operating attributes and the scene settings of the first wireless sensor in the memory and automatically enrolls the replacement wireless sensor with the home automation system by assigning the predetermined system operating attributes and the scene settings of the first wireless sensor stored in the memory to the replacement wireless sensor.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a home automation system having a plurality of sensors that detect events within a predetermined geographic area, a first wireless sensor of the plurality of sensors that operates within the home automation system under a Z-wave format wherein the first wireless sensor has a number of predetermined system operating attributes that are not related to a system address of the first sensor, a replacement wireless sensor having a processor that communicates under a Z-wave format and a program executing on a processor of the home automation system that operatively removes the first sensor from the home automation system and automatically enrolls the replacement sensor with the home automation system by assigning the predetermined system operating attributes to the replacement sensor.
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14 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a home automation system having a plurality of sensors that detect events within a predetermined geographic area; a user interface of the home automation system; a first wireless sensor of the plurality of sensors that operates within the home automation system under a Z-wave format, wherein the first wireless sensor has a number of predetermined system operating attributes and scene settings stored in a memory of the user interface; a replacement wireless sensor having a device type equivalent to the first wireless sensor; and a processor of the user interface that receives user input from the user interface and, responsive thereto, initiates a device replacement program, wherein, responsive to the processor initiating the device replacement program, the device replacement program initiates a display of a list of the plurality of sensors on the user interface, wherein, responsive to receiving a selection of the first wireless sensor from the list, the user interface displays a replace button, and wherein, responsive to activation of the replace button, the device replacement program operatively removes the first wireless sensor from the home automation system while simultaneously retaining the predetermined system operating attributes and the scene settings of the first wireless sensor in the memory and automatically enrolls the replacement wireless sensor with the home automation system by assigning the predetermined system operating attributes and the scene settings of the first wireless sensor stored in the memory to the replacement wireless sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a security system having a plurality of sensors that detect threats within a secured geographic area; a user interface of the security system; a first wireless sensor of the plurality of sensors that communicates with the security system under a Z-wave format, wherein the first wireless sensor has a number of predetermined system operating attributes and scene settings stored in a memory of the user interface; a replacement wireless sensor having a device type equivalent to the first wireless sensor; and a first processor of the user interface that receives user input from the user interface and, responsive thereto, initiates a device replacement program, wherein, responsive to the first processor initiating the device replacement program, the device replacement program initiates a display of a list of the plurality of sensors on the user interface, wherein, responsive to receiving a selection of the first wireless sensor from the list, the user interface displays a replace button, and wherein, responsive to activation of the replace button, the device replacement program operatively removes the first wireless sensor from the security system while simultaneously retaining the predetermined system operating attributes and the scene settings of the first wireless sensor in the memory and automatically assigns the predetermined system operating attributes and the scene settings of the first wireless sensor stored in the memory to the replacement wireless sensor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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