Patent ID: 8380359
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G05B,G08C

Abstract:
1. Method of operating a home automation system comprising: several home automation equipment items of a building, the home automation equipment items including at least one mobile product, the home automation equipment items being associated with one or several specific equipment control means, a device for controlling these home automation equipment items, comprising a display and control screen on which a portion of the screen is assigned to the display of a first graphic representation, associated with these equipment items, the control device being separate from the specific control means, which method comprises the following steps: switching the home automation system to a mode for configuring a scenario; carrying out a first setting of one first value of a parameter of a first home automation equipment item involved in the definition of a scenario, the first value being the desired setting value on a subsequent execution of the scenario, the first setting step being implemented by action on the specific control means so as to cause a phase for modification of the state of the first home automation equipment item; carrying out a second setting of one second value of a parameter of a second home automation equipment item involved in the definition of a scenario, the second value being the desired setting value on a subsequent execution of the scenario, the second setting step being implemented by action on the control device so as to cause a phase for modification of the appearance of the first graphic representation of the second home automation equipment item; and recording the first setting and the second setting in a scenario.