Patent ID: 11956095
Assignee: OVERKIZ
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for configuring a second home automation device belonging to a home automation installation, in a context of a replacement of a first home automation device, the method being implemented by a central control unit of the home automation installation or by a remote management unit and comprising the following steps:
reception of a replacement request in connection with an identifier of the first home automation device and an identifier of the second home automation device;
registration of at least one set of configuration data or instructions associated to the identifier of the first home automation device;
reception of a configuration request linked to the identifier of the second home automation device;
determination of an association between the second home automation device or its identifier on one hand and the first home automation device or its identifier on an other hand;
registration in a configuration repository of an association between the first home automation device or its identifier on the one hand and the second home automation device or its identifier on the other hand;
determination of at least one set of configuration data or instructions associated to the identifier of the second home automation device from the at least one set of configuration data or instructions associated to the identifier of the first home automation device; and
sending at least one configuration message comprising the at least one set of configuration data or instructions associated to the identifier of the second home automation device to the second home automation device, wherein the at least one set of configuration data or instructions associated to the identifier of the second home automation device comprises at least one datum or instruction for configuring at least one emission and/or reception address of the second home automation device used for a communication interface with a third home automation device of the home automation installation or the central control unit.