Operation and control of wireless appliance networks
First Claim
1. An article comprising one or more computer-readable medium having stored thereon content that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
- estimate a location of a wireless controller based, at least in part, on a detected signal strength of the wireless controller in relation to retrieved previously generated location-signal strength information, wherein the wireless controller comprises a wireless control device for at least one of the one or more network appliances;
select one or more of the network appliances based, at least in part, on the estimated location, device policies associated with the wireless controller, and historical data corresponding to previous use of the wireless controller,wherein the selected one or more network appliances share a wireless local area network, and the appliances comprise one or more of;
one or more televisions, one or more radio receivers, one or more compact disc (CD) players, one or more video cassette recorders (VCRs), one or more digital video disc (DVD) players, one or more satellite decoders, one or more cable television decoders, one or more set top boxes, one or more computer systems, and one or more electronic mail appliances; and
present a customized user interface with the wireless controller corresponding to the selected one or more network appliances to control one or more appliances wherein the customized user interface is based, at least in part, on the estimated location of the wireless controller, the proximity of the wireless controller to one or more appliances, previous selections made with the wireless controller, and environmental conditions including time of day, day of the week and month.
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Abstract
A wireless network that may include one or more access points, one or more wireless controllers and one or more appliances. The one or more access points include, or may be coupled with, a server location agent that operates to determine or estimate the locations of the one or more wireless controllers. Upon determining the location of the one or more wireless controllers, the server location agent may determine a proximity of one or more appliances to the wireless controllers and may cause the wireless controllers to display a customized user interface that may be configured based on proximity to one or more appliances as well as policies and/or historical data. In addition, the appliances in the user'"'"'s proximity may be automatically switched on and controlled to serve the user.
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1. An article comprising one or more computer-readable medium having stored thereon content that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
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estimate a location of a wireless controller based, at least in part, on a detected signal strength of the wireless controller in relation to retrieved previously generated location-signal strength information, wherein the wireless controller comprises a wireless control device for at least one of the one or more network appliances; select one or more of the network appliances based, at least in part, on the estimated location, device policies associated with the wireless controller, and historical data corresponding to previous use of the wireless controller, wherein the selected one or more network appliances share a wireless local area network, and the appliances comprise one or more of;
one or more televisions, one or more radio receivers, one or more compact disc (CD) players, one or more video cassette recorders (VCRs), one or more digital video disc (DVD) players, one or more satellite decoders, one or more cable television decoders, one or more set top boxes, one or more computer systems, and one or more electronic mail appliances; andpresent a customized user interface with the wireless controller corresponding to the selected one or more network appliances to control one or more appliances wherein the customized user interface is based, at least in part, on the estimated location of the wireless controller, the proximity of the wireless controller to one or more appliances, previous selections made with the wireless controller, and environmental conditions including time of day, day of the week and month. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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estimating a location of a wireless controller based, at least in part, on a detected signal strength of the wireless controller in relation to retrieved previously generated location-signal strength information, wherein the wireless controller comprises a wireless control device for at least one of the one or more network appliances; selecting one or more of the network appliances based, at least in part, on the estimated location, device policies associated with the wireless controller, and historical data corresponding to previous use of the wireless controller, wherein the selected one or more network appliances share a wireless local area network, and the appliances comprise one or more of;
one or more televisions, one or more radio receivers, one or more compact disc (CD) players, one or more video cassette recorders (VCRs), one or more digital video disc (DVD) players, one or more satellite decoders, one or more cable television decoders, one or more set top boxes, one or more computer systems, and one or more electronic mail appliances; andpresenting a customized user interface with the wireless controller corresponding to the selected one or more network appliances to control one or more appliances wherein the customized user interface is based, at least in part, on the estimated location of the wireless controller, the proximity of the wireless controller to one or more appliances, previous selections made with the wireless controller, and environmental conditions including time of day, day of the week and month. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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