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Method of operating a home-automation installation

  • US 10,416,622 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2011
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a home-automation installation comprising elements including appliances fixed in a building and including a handheld mobile control unit for control of the appliances, the handheld mobile control unit comprising a localization means, the elements communicating on a home-automation network, each element being furnished with its own specific identifier and with an authentication key specific to the home-automation network, termed “

  • common key”

    , identical for all the elements and authenticating an element'"'"'s membership of the home-automation network,wherein the method comprises;

    a step of locating the handheld mobile control unit with the aid of the localization means and delivering position information locating the position of the handheld mobile control unit, and thena step of spotting, using at least the position information, to spot a particular fixed appliance of the fixed appliances within the building, the spotting step including a user action on the handheld mobile control unit,the spotting step identifying the particular fixed appliance in a usage mode of the home-automation installation and localizing the particular fixed appliance in a configuration mode of the home-automation installation,wherein the spotting step includes using the location of the handheld mobile control unit, in the configuration mode, as the location of the particular fixed appliance and recording said location of the particular fixed appliance, which corresponds to the location of the handheld mobile control unit, and a related specific identifier in a cartographic memory during the configuration mode.

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