Communication and energy control system for houses
US4899217A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S20/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated system for providing different services within a house includes an appliance coordination data network for communicating relatively low speed appliance digital data within a house, a high capacity data network for transferring high speed digital data within the house, an energy distribution system for distributing energy throughout the house, an analog services distribution system for distributing conventional analog signals throughout the house and a video services distribution network for distributing video services throughout the house. The appliance coordination network interfaces with the energy distribution system to control the flow of energy to appliances throughout the house responsive to a digital request or interrogation signal that is emitted from the appliance itself.
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