METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A LOCATION AUTOMATION SYSTEM VIA A CALENDAR DATABASE
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1. A method for controlling a location automation system via a computing device having access to a calendar database, the method comprising:
- processing calendar data, from said calendar database, to determine that at least one location automation event controlled by said location automation system is affected by said calendar data; and
causing location automation setting data, at said location automation system, to be updated, based on said calendar data such that said at least one location automation event occurs according to said calendar data.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a location automation system via computing device having access to a calendar database is provided. Calendar data, from the calendar database, is processed to determine that at least one location automation event controlled by the location automation system is affected by the calendar data. The location automation setting data is updated, based on the calendar data, such that the at least one location automation event occurs according to the calendar data.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a location automation system via a computing device having access to a calendar database, the method comprising:
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processing calendar data, from said calendar database, to determine that at least one location automation event controlled by said location automation system is affected by said calendar data; and causing location automation setting data, at said location automation system, to be updated, based on said calendar data such that said at least one location automation event occurs according to said calendar data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. The method of claim 11, wherein one of said plurality of devices is designated as a master device having priority over others of said plurality of devices, such that said location automation setting data is updated first based on at least one of calendar data associated with and proximity of said master device to said location.
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14. A computing device for controlling a location automation system via a calendar database, the computing device comprising:
a processing unit interconnected with a memory and a communications interface, said processing unit having access to said calendar database location, said processing unit is enabled to; process calendar data, from said calendar database, to determine that at least one location automation event controlled by said location automation system, is affected by said calendar data; and cause said location automation setting data, at said location automation system, to be updated, based on said calendar data such that said at least one location automation event occurs according to said calendar data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for controlling a location automation system via computing device having access to a calendar database, said method comprising:
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processing calendar data, from said calendar database, to determine that at least one location automation event controlled by said location automation system, is affected by said calendar data; and causing location automation setting data, at said location automation system, to be updated, based on said calendar data such that said at least one location automation event occurs according to said calendar data.
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