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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATION AND SETUP OF HOME AUTOMATION

  • US 20100138007A1
  • Filed: 11/23/2009
  • Published: 06/03/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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