US 11,997,584 B2
Activation of a home automation controller
Alan Wade Cohn, Redwood City, CA (US); Gary Robert Faulkner, Redwood City, CA (US); James Edward Kitchen, Redwood City, CA (US); David Leon Proft, San Francisco, CA (US); and Corey Wayne Quain, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to ICONTROL NETWORKS, INC., Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by iControl Networks, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/150,973.
Application 16/150,973 is a continuation of application No. 14/810,667, filed on Jul. 28, 2015, granted, now 10,237,806.
Application 14/810,667 is a continuation of application No. 12/770,365, filed on Apr. 29, 2010, granted, now 9,100,446, issued on Aug. 4, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/174,366, filed on Apr. 30, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2019/0139376 A1, May 9, 2019
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); G08B 13/00 (2006.01); G08B 19/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); G08B 25/14 (2006.01); G08B 29/02 (2006.01); G08B 29/08 (2006.01); G08B 29/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/025 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); H04L 69/00 (2022.01); H04W 40/28 (2009.01); H04W 40/34 (2009.01); H04W 76/50 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 40/28 (2013.01) [G06F 11/0736 (2013.01); G06F 11/0757 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 13/00 (2013.01); G08B 19/005 (2013.01); G08B 25/001 (2013.01); G08B 25/004 (2013.01); G08B 25/008 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); G08B 25/14 (2013.01); G08B 29/02 (2013.01); G08B 29/08 (2013.01); H04L 12/2807 (2013.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04L 12/2818 (2013.01); H04L 12/2825 (2013.01); H04L 12/2827 (2013.01); H04L 12/2832 (2013.01); H04L 12/2834 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04L 69/26 (2013.01); H04W 40/34 (2013.01); H04W 76/50 (2018.02); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); G08B 29/16 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 67/025 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a gateway device located at a premises, by a computing device located external to the premises, a unique identifier, wherein the unique identifier is associated with configuration information stored external to the premises;
determining, by the computing device located external to the premises and based on the unique identifier, the configuration information, wherein the configuration information is associated with a premises device located at the premises; and
sending, by the computing device located external to the premises and to the gateway device located at the premises, and in response to receiving the unique identifier, the configuration information.