Patent ID: 9414180
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G05B,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a building control system of a building; a femtocell cellular base station located within the building; a wireless access point (WAP) located within the building operating under an IEEE 802.11 protocol; and a cellular device, wherein the building control system communicates on a fixed local network, wherein the femtocell cellular base station and the WAP are coupled directly to the fixed local network via a local router, wherein the cellular device controls the building control system by interfacing with the fixed local network via the femtocell cellular base station, wherein the cellular device alternatively controls the building control system by interfacing with the fixed local network via the WAP, and wherein data transmitted from the femtocell cellular base station and the WAP is monitored by the building control system and responsive thereto, the building control system transmits commands to the cellular device via the femtocell cellular base station or the WAP.