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Apparatus and method for the virtual demonstration of a smart phone controlled smart home using a website

  • US 9,922,580 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2014
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A simulation environment for one or more virtualized smart home devices, comprising:

  • a remote device;

    a computer; and

    a server system connected to the remote device and the computer;

    the server system comprising a processor and memory for storing one or more programs for execution by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for;

    providing a simulation application to the remote device for controlling and monitoring states of the one or more virtualized smart home devices;

    providing a virtual home simulator to the computer;

    providing content related to the virtual home simulator to the computer to create the simulation environment, wherein the computer is configured to simulate the one or more virtualized smart home devices using the virtual home simulator;

    receiving a control command issued by the remote device from the simulation application, the control command defining a changed state of at least one of the one or more virtualized smart home devices; and

    in response to receiving the control command from the remote device, transmitting the control command to the computer, the control command causing the computer to change a simulated state of at least one of the one or more virtualized smart home devices in accordance with the changed state defined by the control command.

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