Set top box for convergence and automation system
First Claim
1. A process of operating an automation system in a Web Service environment, comprising steps of:
- providing at least one client and at least one device, the at least one client and the at least one device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol;
connecting a network comprising at least one server with the web services for devices to the at least one client and the at least one device;
transmitting automation-based control and communication between the at least one client and at least one device; and
connecting a set top box coupled between the network and at least one of the clients and providing the client coupled thereto with a user interface for controlling the devices, wherein the at least one device comprises an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, a link, and a HVAC system.
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Abstract
Process and apparatus for operating an automation system in a Web Service environment includes providing at least one client and at least one device, the at least one client and the at least one device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol, connecting a network comprising at least one server with the web services for devices to the at least one client and the at least one device, and transmitting automation-based control and communication between the at least one client and at least one device. The process and apparatus further includes connecting a set top box coupled between the network and at least one of the clients and providing the client coupled thereto with a user interface for controlling the devices, wherein the at least one device includes an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, a link, and a HVAC system.
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20 Claims
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1. A process of operating an automation system in a Web Service environment, comprising steps of:
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providing at least one client and at least one device, the at least one client and the at least one device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol;
connecting a network comprising at least one server with the web services for devices to the at least one client and the at least one device;
transmitting automation-based control and communication between the at least one client and at least one device; and
connecting a set top box coupled between the network and at least one of the clients and providing the client coupled thereto with a user interface for controlling the devices, wherein the at least one device comprises an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, a link, and a HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therewith, which, when executed by a processor cause the processor to establish an automation system in a Web Service environment, the machine-reachable medium comprising:
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instructions for providing automation-based control and communication between at least one client and at least one device, the at least one client and the at least one device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol configured to the at least one client and at least one device;
instructions for configuring a network comprising at least one server to be connected to the at least one client and the at least one device with the web services for devices; and
instructions for coupling a set top box between the network and at least one of the clients and configured to provide the client coupled thereto with a user interface for controlling the devices, wherein the at least one device comprises an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, a link, and a HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An automation system operating in a Web Service for Devices environment, comprising:
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at least one client and at least one device, the at least one client and the at least one device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol configured to provide automation-based control and communication between the at least one client and at least one device;
a network comprising at least one server configured to be connected to the at least one client and the at least one device with the web services for devices; and
a set top box coupled between the network and at least one of the clients and configured to provide the client coupled thereto with a user interface for controlling the devices, wherein the at least one client further comprises one of a TV, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, and a game controller and the at least one device comprises an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, a link, and a HVAC system.
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