Patent ID: 9202365
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
1. A learning method for a control device for home automation equipment items of a building, comprising: displaying a dynamic equipment icon or an equipment type icon associated with an equipment name for each home automation equipment item of the automation equipment items on a display screen of the control device, wherein the equipment type icon is a schematic representation of a type of a home automation equipment item that can be activated by an actuator or the dynamic equipment icon is a schematic representation of a home automation equipment item that can be activated by an actuator; receiving an information item through an information reception means, wherein the information item is transmitted by a home automation equipment item to the information reception means and contains an equipment item's identifier, wherein each home automation equipment item of the automation equipment items can be controlled by an associated specific control means, and wherein an action on the associated specific control means of a home automation equipment item triggers: setting the control device in a status awaiting new information concerning actual status of each home automation equipment item of the automation equipment items; detecting transmission of control commands or control command execution information over a home automation network by the control device; sending, by the control device to an actuator of a home automation equipment item of the home automation equipment items a request for the actuator to reply with information on its status; and automatically updating the dynamic equipment icon or the equipment type icon by modification of its appearance according to new status of the home automation equipment item of the automation equipment items, wherein the new status of the home automation equipment item of the automation equipment items is based on the reply from the actuator.