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Fault tolerant distributed execution of residential device control

  • US 8,289,137 B1
  • Filed: 08/10/2006
  • Issued: 10/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for distributed execution of residential device control comprising:

  • receiving a system state definition for a plurality of residential devices, wherein the system state definition includes a definition for at least a first scene and a second scene, wherein the first scene at least indicates a first state to be set for a first residential device of the plurality of residential devices and wherein the second scene at least indicates a second state to be set for a second residential device of the plurality of residential devices;

    composing a set of instructions for the plurality of residential devices based at least in part on the system state definition;

    for each of the plurality of residential devices;

    filtering the set of instructions to identify a subset of instructions for a residential device; and

    distributing to the residential device at least a portion of the set of instructions;

    receiving an indication of a scene change at the residential device, wherein the scene change indicates a change from the first scene to the second scene;

    determining at the residential device whether the scene change is relevant to the residential device;

    in the event that the scene change is relevant to the device, executing at the residential device instructions of the subset of instructions for the residential device.

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