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Systems and methods for facilitating home automation

  • US 9,158,292 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2012
  • Issued: 10/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A set-top box configured to facilitate home automation, the set-top box comprising:

  • a memory;

    a home device manager of the set top box stored on the memory, the set-top box configured to receive television programming, the home device manager configured, when executed, to;

    receive control information from a remote home device configured to control an electro-mechanical system in a residence, the control information including an identifier of the remote home device and a specification of one or more commands for invoking capabilities of the remote home device;

    in response to receiving the control information, output at least one of one or more user interface controls for presentation by a display screen communicatively coupled to the set-top box;

    receive, via a remote control input device communicatively coupled to the set-top box, an indication that the presented user interface control has been selected by a user; and

    control the remote home device by the receiving the indication that the presented user interface control has been selected by a user triggering transmitting the command corresponding to the selected user interface control.

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