Patent ID: 11968598
Assignee: THL HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A mobile communication device comprising:
a plurality of wireless transceivers coupled to two or more antennas, the plurality of wireless transceivers including a Bluetooth transceiver, a long-range transceiver configured to send and receive telephone calls via a telephony network, and a Wi-Fi transceiver configured to communicate via an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 compatible network;
a memory that stores operational instructions;
a touch screen;
a camera configured to generate still and video images; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the camera and to the touch screen, wherein the processor is configured to execute the operational instructions, which upon execution, cause the processor to:
present a graphical user interface via the touch screen; and
generate pairing signals in response to interactions of a user via the graphical user interface to pair the mobile communication device to each of a plurality of home automation devices, wherein at least one of the plurality of wireless transceivers responds to the pairing signals by pairing the mobile communication device with each of the plurality of home automation devices, wherein the plurality of home automation devices are each configured to control one of a plurality of auxiliary devices, wherein the plurality of home automation devices includes a thermostat, wherein the plurality of auxiliary devices includes a heat and cooling system, and wherein the thermostat is configured to control the heating and cooling system;
select, in response to interactions of the user via the graphical user interface, names associated with corresponding ones of the plurality of auxiliary devices;
display, via the graphical user interface, a menu that includes the names associated with the corresponding ones of the plurality of auxiliary devices;
determine a selected home automation device of the plurality of home automation devices in response to selection from the menu via the graphical user interface, of one of the names associated with the corresponding ones of the plurality of auxiliary devices;
generate first control data associated with the selected home automation device in response to interactions of the user via the graphical user interface, wherein at least one of the plurality of wireless transceivers transmits the first control data to the selected home automation device, wherein, responsive to the first control data, the selected home automation device controls one of the plurality of auxiliary devices coupled thereto, and wherein when the selected home automation device is the thermostat and the first control data indicates at least one temperature; and
generate a task to control one or more of the plurality of home automation devices based on a log of operations of the one or more of the plurality of home automation devices that is generated over time.