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Remote Home/Office Monitoring and Control Using Skype

  • US 20130117395A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2012
  • Published: 05/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of controlling remote premises, the method comprising:

  • receiving at a proxy computing device a message transmitted from a remote device over a peek-to-peer communication service, the message including a control instruction associated with actuation of an external device;

    transmitting the received message from the proxy computing device to a hardware interface device, the hardware interface device including a relay electrically connected to the external device;

    translating by the hardware interface device the control instruction from the message to a control signal associated with the relay; and

    applying the control signal to the relay to actuate the external device.

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