Home automation system including hub device determined time slot wireless communications and related methods
First Claim
1. A home automation (HA) system comprising:
- a plurality of HA operation devices within a building structure;
a plurality of HA hub devices;
a plurality of HA user interface devices within the building structure, each HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices via a respective one of the plurality of HA hub devices to perform at least one HA operation; and
said plurality of HA hub devices to provide communications within the building structure for the plurality of HA user interface devices and the plurality of HA operation devices, the plurality of HA hub devices each having an HA hub device identifier associated therewith and configured to determine a wireless communications time slot for wirelessly communicating with corresponding ones of the plurality of HA operation devices, each wireless communications time slot being determined relative to a same reference time with a corresponding different time offset relative to other time offsets, each different time offset being determined based upon a corresponding HA hub device identifier so that a given wireless communications time slot is non-overlapping in time with other wireless communications time slots.
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Abstract
A home automation (HA) system may include HA operation devices within a structure and HA user interface devices within the structure for respective users. Each HA user interface device may wirelessly communicate with at least one of the HA operation devices to perform at least one HA operation. The HA system may also include HA hub devices to provide communications within the structure for the HA user interface devices and HA operation devices. The HA hub devices may each have an HA hub device identifier associated therewith and determine a wireless communications time slot for wirelessly communicating with corresponding ones of the HA operation devices. Each wireless communications time slot may be determined relative to a reference time with a corresponding time offset based upon the associated HA hub device identifier so that the wireless communications time slot is non-overlapping in time with other wireless communications time slots.
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23 Claims
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1. A home automation (HA) system comprising:
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a plurality of HA operation devices within a building structure; a plurality of HA hub devices; a plurality of HA user interface devices within the building structure, each HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices via a respective one of the plurality of HA hub devices to perform at least one HA operation; and said plurality of HA hub devices to provide communications within the building structure for the plurality of HA user interface devices and the plurality of HA operation devices, the plurality of HA hub devices each having an HA hub device identifier associated therewith and configured to determine a wireless communications time slot for wirelessly communicating with corresponding ones of the plurality of HA operation devices, each wireless communications time slot being determined relative to a same reference time with a corresponding different time offset relative to other time offsets, each different time offset being determined based upon a corresponding HA hub device identifier so that a given wireless communications time slot is non-overlapping in time with other wireless communications time slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A home automation (HA) hub device from among a plurality thereof for an HA system comprising a plurality of HA operation devices within a building structure, a plurality of HA user interface devices within the building structure, each HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices via a respective one of the plurality of HA hub devices to perform at least one HA operation, the HA hub device having an HA hub device identifier associated therewith and comprising:
a processor and a memory cooperating therewith to provide communications within the building structure for the plurality of HA user interface devices and the plurality of HA operation devices, and determine a wireless communications time slot for wirelessly communicating with corresponding ones of the plurality of HA operation devices, the wireless communications time slot being determined relative to a same reference time with a corresponding different time offset relative to other time offsets, each different time slot being determined based upon a corresponding HA hub device identifier so that the wireless communications time slot is non-overlapping in time with other wireless communications time slots. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of communication in a home automation (HA) system comprising a plurality of HA operation devices within a building structure, a plurality of HA hub devices, and a plurality of HA user interface devices within the building structure, each HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices via a respective one of the plurality of HA hub devices to perform at least one HA operation, the plurality of HA hub devices to provide communications within the building structure for the plurality of HA user interface devices and the plurality of HA operation devices, the plurality of HA hub devices each having an HA hub device identifier associated therewith, the method comprising:
using an HA hub device from among the plurality thereof to determine a wireless communications time slot for wirelessly communicating with corresponding ones of the plurality of HA operation devices, the wireless communications time slot being determined relative to a same reference time with a corresponding different time offset relative to other time offsets, each different time offset being determined based upon a corresponding HA hub device identifier so that the wireless communications time slot is non-overlapping in time with other wireless communications time slots. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium for a home automation (HA) hub device from among a plurality thereof in an HA system comprising a plurality of HA operation devices within a building structure, a plurality of HA user interface devices within the building structure, each HA user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of the plurality of HA operation devices to perform at least one HA operation, the plurality of HA hub devices to provide communications within the building structure for the plurality of HA user interface devices and the plurality of HA operation devices, the plurality of HA hub devices each having an HA hub device identifier associated therewith, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor of the HA hub device cause the HA hub device to perform operations comprising:
determining a wireless communications time slot for wirelessly communicating with corresponding ones of the plurality of HA operation devices, the wireless communications time slot being determined relative to a same reference time with a corresponding different time offset relative to other time offsets, each different time offset being determined based upon a corresponding HA hub device identifier so that the wireless communications time slot is non-overlapping in time with other wireless communications time slots. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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