US 12,080,115 B2
Smart thermostat hub
Dave Marcinkowski, Lubbock, TX (US); Thomas Mandry, Lubbock, TX (US); Shawn Massie, Lubbock, TX (US); David Gilles, Lubbock, TX (US); Larry Lafreniere, Lubbock, TX (US); and Tray Johnson, Lubbock, TX (US)
Assigned to EDST, LLC, Lubbock, TX (US)
Filed by EDST, LLC, Lubbock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/512,577.
Application 17/512,577 is a continuation of application No. 16/912,370, filed on Jun. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,189,118, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 16/912,370 is a continuation of application No. 16/162,262, filed on Oct. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,825,273, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0122388 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H04W 12/04 (2021.01)
CPC G07C 9/00182 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G07C 9/00904 (2013.01); H04L 12/283 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00198 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00333 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00357 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00507 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00769 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00825 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for controlling a plurality of smart devices within a unit of a multi-family residential or commercial property, the system comprising:
a property management platform configured to provide property management and security functionality, the property management platform configured for accessibility by a user associated with the unit and a representative associated with the multi-family residential or commercial property, the property management platform configured to reside at a location other than the multi-family residential or commercial property; and
a smart hub configured to reside at the unit, the smart hub comprising:
a housing;
one or more processors in the housing;
a first bi-directional low-power wide area network (LPWAN) communication interface in the housing and configured to communicatively couple the one or more processors to the property management platform via a LPWAN communication link; and
a second bi-directional non-LPWAN communication interface in the housing and configured to communicatively couple the one or more processors to the plurality of smart devices via a non-LPWAN communication link,
where the one or more processors are configured to:
receive, from the property management platform via the LPWAN communication link, a request for status of a smart device comprising an electronic door lock,
request status of the electronic door lock via the non-LPWAN communication link, and
transmit, in response to the received request for status, the status of the electronic door lock to the property management platform via the LPWAN communication link.