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Patent US8196064 - Method, system, and computer program product for managing controlled ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8196064?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8196064 - Method, system, and computer program product for managing controlled residential or non-residential environmentsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8196064 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/826,126Publication dateJun 5, 2012Filing dateJul 12, 2007Priority dateJun 27, 2002Also published asCA2624250A1, CN101583931A, CN101583931B, EP1934759A2, EP1934759A4, EP2629207A2, EP2629207A3, US8116889, US20060053447, US20100031295, WO2007041284A2, WO2007041284A3Publication number11826126, 826126, US 8196064 B2, US 8196064B2, US-B2-8196064, US8196064 B2, US8196064B2InventorsPaul Krzyzanowski, Wayzen Lin, Michael Pitts, Justin FloresOriginal AssigneeId8 Group R2 Studios, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (89), Referenced by (6), Classifications (20), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod, system, and computer program product for managing controlled residential or non-residential environmentsUS 8196064 B2Abstract A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as well as household appliances (such as, lighting, ovens, alarm clocks, etc.). The control server supports video/audio serving, telephony, messaging, file sharing, internetworking, and security. A portable controller allows a user to access and control the network devices from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas. The controllers are enhanced to support location-awareness and user-awareness functionality.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Divisional of U.S. Application Ser. No. 11/238,160, filed Sep. 29, 2005 (now allowed), which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/897,410, filed Jul. 23, 2004 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,184,848), which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/382,897, filed Mar. 7, 2003 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,792,323), which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/180,500, filed Jun. 27, 2002 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,933,945), all of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
As such, the present invention can integrate legacy devices (e.g., consumer electronic devices that rely on infrared/serial communication protocols), as well as UPnP� devices and applications defined by the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Forum, as system components. An example of a controlled environment implementing an IEEE 802.11(b) infrared/serial bridge is described in the application entitled �Legacy Device Bridge for Residential or Non-Residential Networks� (U.S. Patent App. Ser. No. 60/438,296; filed Jan. 7, 2003), which is incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in its entirety.
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