APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATION AND SETUP OF HOME AUTOMATION
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1. A system for adding devices to a home automation system and creating a customized user interface for controlling the devices comprising:
- a device discovery module operable to search for and discover at least one device remote from the discovery module,wherein the discovery module is adapted to identify and store routing information for the discovered device;
a configuration module operable to send a signal to a user device to notify a user about the presence of the discovered device, wherein the configuration module is operably coupled to the discovery module and remote from the user device, andin response to the notification signal, the configuration module is adapted to receive a user-description of the discovered device from the user device and store into a memory device a relation between the user-description and the routing information so that signals may be routed to the discovered device in response to a selection of the user-description; and
wherein the configuration module is operable to generate a user interface for the user device that displays and receives selections for the user-description to control operations of the discovered device according to the relation.
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Abstract
A domotics system is disclosed for automatically discovering devices to add to or modify on a home automation system, configuring a home automation set top box and hardware devices/systems in the home, configuring the user interface of a control point to automatically and/or manually carry out a user'"'"'s request/command to invoke the services of a device/system/subsystem, and preconfiguring the home automation system to invoke device and system services in response to an event specified by the user.
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1. A system for adding devices to a home automation system and creating a customized user interface for controlling the devices comprising:
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a device discovery module operable to search for and discover at least one device remote from the discovery module, wherein the discovery module is adapted to identify and store routing information for the discovered device; a configuration module operable to send a signal to a user device to notify a user about the presence of the discovered device, wherein the configuration module is operably coupled to the discovery module and remote from the user device, and in response to the notification signal, the configuration module is adapted to receive a user-description of the discovered device from the user device and store into a memory device a relation between the user-description and the routing information so that signals may be routed to the discovered device in response to a selection of the user-description; and wherein the configuration module is operable to generate a user interface for the user device that displays and receives selections for the user-description to control operations of the discovered device according to the relation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for synchronizing and controlling devices in a home automation network comprising:
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an interface configuration module discovering one or more devices in a home automation network, wherein the module is remote from the one or more discovered devices; the interface configuration module presenting information representing the one or more discovered devices to a user device, wherein the module is remote from the user device; the interface configuration module receiving instructions from the user device assigning the one or more discovered devices into a group to synchronize their operations; the interface configuration module programming the user device to display a representation of the group of synchronized devices; and the interface configuration module programming the user device to send instructions controlling operations of the group of synchronized devices in response to a selection of the representation of the group of synchronized devices on the user device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for setting up a home automation system comprising:
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an interface module electronically discovering a device in a home automation network, wherein the module is remote from the discovered device; the interface module identifying and storing information for controlling the discovered device into a memory device; the interface module sending data representing the discovered device to a user device and, in response, receiving a user'"'"'s description of the discovered device from the user device, wherein the interface module is remote from the user device; and
,the interface module storing the user'"'"'s description of the discovered device into a memory device in relation to the information for controlling the discovered device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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