Home Automation Innovations and Patents


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Recent U.S. patents related to Home Automation :

6,374,079: Modular RF communication module for automated home and vehicle systems
6,373,428: Self locking dual frequency clock system
6,370,890: Refrigerator and its method for controlling the same
6,363,449: Method and apparatus for providing interchassis communication and management
6,363,335: Communications bridge for circuit switched data transfer simulation
6,356,426: Residential circuit breaker with selectable current setting, load control and power line carrier signaling
6,353,444: User interface apparatus and broadcast receiving apparatus
6,349,111: Circuit for allocating a transmission channel on the electric network
6,347,308: Method for the processing of information by fuzzy logic
6,339,798: Process for hooking up a group control module with a control module and/or an action module and/or a measurement module
6,331,813: Multiparameter device control apparatus and method
6,326,754: Wireless operating system utilizing a multi-functional wall station transmitter for a motorized door or gate operator
6,320,957: Telephone dialler with easy access memory
6,307,930: Method for providing telephone access to an internet user connected to plural bonded telephone lines
6,297,746: Centralized apparatus control system for controlling a plurality of electrical apparatuses
6,297,724: Lighting control subsystem for use in system architecture for automated building
6,285,751: PBX system having line cards and phone cards which exhibit reciprocal relationships
6,281,784: Information and control communication over power lines
6,275,922: Method and apparatus for remotely managing multiple appliance control configurations
6,275,847: Distributed processing systems incorporating processing zones which communicate according to both streaming and event-reaction protocols
6,272,527: Distributed processing systems incorporating nodes having processing cells which execute scripts causing a message to be sent internodally
6,272,526: Distributed processing systems having self-advertising cells
6,272,525: Distributed processing systems including processing zones which subscribe and unsubscribe to mailing lists
6,272,524: Distributed processing systems incorporating a plurality of cells which process information in response to single events
6,271,757: Satellite animal containment system with programmable Boundaries
6,263,324: Method and apparatus for the use of a fuzzy logic processor in a network
6,263,260: Home and building automation system
6,256,011: Multi-function control device with force feedback
6,253,184: Interactive voice controlled copier apparatus
6,252,754: Surge suppressor
6,243,707: Method and apparatus for creating home network macros
6,243,468: Software anti-piracy system that adapts to hardware upgrades
6,240,520: Power on/off control device for computer
6,239,722: System and method for communication between remote locations
6,237,647: Automatic refueling station
6,236,398: Media selecting device
6,229,433: Appliance control
6,226,368: System and method for automatically updating a clock using caller ID information
6,225,938: Universal remote control system with bar code setup
6,225,915: Device for transmitting commands to the equipment of an installation, especially of an electrical installation and installation controlled by such a device
6,219,164: Device and method of communication by infrared between a user and a remotely controllable apparatus
6,218,931: Home-appliance network with nodes identified by direct-sequence spreading codes
6,216,956: Environmental condition control and energy management system and method
6,212,658: Method for the correction of a message in an installation
6,211,870: Computer programmable remote control
6,208,905: System and method for controlling conditions in a space
6,199,136: Method and apparatus for a low data-rate network to be represented on and controllable by high data-rate home audio/video interoperability (HAVi) network
6,198,479: Home network, browser based, command and control
6,192,282: Method and apparatus for improved building automation
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