Method and apparatus for enrolling connected electronic devices in a connected home monitoring-security system
US9992662B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method (10) are provided for enrolling electrical control devices (12) in a system (14) for wirelessly controlling and monitoring a plurality of electrical control devices (12) located throughout a building (16). The system (10) includes a portable electronic control panel (20) that connects wirelessly to the devices (12). The system (10) automatically creates a list of the devices (12) based their wireless signal strength and allows a user to select and operate each of the devices (12) one at a time to thereby verify the identity of each device (12) and input a user created identifier for each device (12) into the system (10).
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