# US 12,190,718 B2 · Wireless control of electronic devices of multi-tenant structures > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,190,718 B2 - Document ID: US12190718B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/827,066 - Filed: 2020-03-23 - Published: 2020-09-24 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-22 - Assignees: Xiber, LLC - Applicants: Xiber, LLC - Inventors: Stephen Hon; Timothy Hon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12190718B2 ## CPC - G08C 17/02: using a radio link - G05B 15/02: electric - H04L 63/10: {for controlling access to devices or network resources} - H04L 63/107: {wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals} - H04L 63/108: {when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time} - G05B 2219/2642: Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Systems and methods include providing a user with wireless control of electronic devices associated with a multi-tenant structure to enable a user to engage in wireless control of the electronic devices associated with permissions granted to the user. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to receiving associated permissions granting wireless control of partitioned electronic devices to the user from a central aggregation control system. The partitioned electronic devices are associated with the multi-tenant structure that are under wireless control and have the associated permissions granting wireless control to the user. The electronic devices to provide the user with wireless control of the partitioned electronic devices are determined based on the associated permissions granted to the user. Wireless control of the partitioned electronic devices is automatically activated when the associated permissions for the user grant the user with the wireless control of the partitioned electronic devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communications device for providing a user with wireless control of a plurality of partitioned electronic devices associated with a multi-tenant structure to enable a user to engage in wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices associated with a plurality of permissions granted to the user, comprising: at least one processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory including instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: receive an identification, prior to a trigger date identified by an agreement entered into by the user, of a tenant structure of a plurality of tenant structures in the multi-tenant structure for which the user is to, upon the trigger date, inhabit, the tenant structure being uniquely identified in the agreement relative to other tenant structures of the plurality of tenant structures; receive in response to the agreement and prior to the trigger date, associated permissions, based at least in part on the identification of the tenant structure identified by the agreement, the associated permissions being stored for a future granting of wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices to the user from a central aggregation control system associated with the tenant structure, wherein the plurality of partitioned electronic devices are a set of electronic devices included in a plurality of electronic devices associated with the plurality of tenant structures of the multi-tenant structure that are under wireless control and have the associated permissions granting wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices to the user based on the associated permissions granted to the user via an agreement that the user entered to inhabit the tenant structure included in the multi-tenant structures; determine, prior to the trigger date, an identification of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices to provide the user with wireless control based on the associated permissions granted to the user that are to be aggregated from the central aggregation control system and permissions that are not granted to the user by the central aggregation control system, wherein the associated permissions are aggregated based on the agreement entered into by the user to inhabit the tenant structure upon satisfaction of the trigger date, the identification of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices being stored by the system prior to trigger date; automatically activate wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices when the associated permissions for the user grant the user with the wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices and prevent the user from having wireless control of the electronic devices that do not have the associated permissions, wherein automatic activation of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices with the associated permissions are triggered in response to a satisfaction of the trigger date for the user to inhabit the tenant structure; and wirelessly control each partitioned electronic device based on each corresponding service template associated with each partitioned electronic device thereby enabling the user to have wireless control of each partitioned electronic device based on the service template associated with each partitioned electronic device, wherein the service template associated with each partitioned electronic device provides a plurality of features that the user has wireless control of for each corresponding partitioned electronic device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive user data associated with the user from the central aggregation control system when the user is granted associated permissions by the central aggregation control system, wherein the user data is specific to the user that identifies the user and a location of the multi-tenant structure that the user is granted access; verify an identification of the user and the location of the multi-tenant structure that the user is granted access based on the user data; and automatically activate wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices to the user when the user data is verified and the associated permissions for the user grant the user with the wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The communications device of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to: establish an authenticated wireless connection to the central aggregation control system when the identification of the user and the location of the multi-tenant structure that the user is granted access based on the user data is verified, wherein the authenticated wireless connection is a wireless connection to the central aggregation control system that is unique to the user data associated with the user to prevent the user from having wireless control of the electronic devices that do not have the associated permissions granted to the user; and determine the associated permissions granted to the user for the user to have wireless control over the plurality of partitioned electronic devices when the authenticated wireless connection is established, wherein access to the associated permissions from the central aggregation control system is granted when the user data is verified. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to wirelessly control each of the partitioned electronic devices associated with the multi-tenant structure that includes a unique identifier that corresponds to the associated permissions granted to the user and prevent wireless control of the electronic devices that include unique identifiers that are not associated with the associated permissions granted to the user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: wirelessly control a plurality of common electronic devices based on the associated permissions granted to the user, wherein the plurality of common electronic devices is accessible to the user and other users that have the associated permissions to wirelessly control the plurality of common electronic devices. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: wirelessly control a plurality of unit devices with unique identifiers that correspond to the unit of the multi-tenant structure that the user has access, wherein the plurality of unit devices is associated with the unit included in the multi-unit structure that the user has access. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: wirelessly control a plurality of locksets associated with the multi-tenant structure that the user has access when the associated permissions for the user grant the user with the wireless control of the plurality of locksets and prevent the user from having wireless control of locksets that do not have the associated permissions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: display a plurality of video streams as captured by a plurality of imaging devices associated with the multi-tenant structure to the user when the associated permissions for the user grant the user with access to the plurality of video streams as captured by the plurality of imaging devices and prevent the user from having access to video streams captured by imaging devices that do not have the associated permissions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: automatically terminate wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices when the associated permissions for the wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices is terminated thereby preventing the user from having wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The communications device of claim 1, further comprising automatically deactivate, for a second user, wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices upon the satisfaction of the trigger date, the second user having had wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices for a time period immediately preceding the trigger date, and wherein the plurality of partitioned electronic devices comprises a plurality of electronic devices for a home automation system for the tenant space. ### Claim 11 A method for providing a user with wireless control of a plurality of partitioned electronic devices associated with a multi-tenant structure to enable a user to engage in wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices associated with a plurality of permissions granted to the user, comprising: receiving an identification, prior to a trigger date identified by an agreement entered into by the user, of a tenant structure of a plurality of tenant structures in the multi-tenant structure for which the user is to, upon the trigger date, inhabit, the tenant structure being uniquely identified in the agreement relative to other tenant structures of the plurality of tenant structures; receiving associated permissions, based at least in part on the identification of the tenant structure identified by the agreement, granting wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices to the user from a central aggregation control system associated with the tenant structure, wherein the plurality of partitioned electronic devices are a set of electronic devices included in a plurality of electronic devices associated with the plurality of tenant structures of the multi-tenant structure that are under wireless control and have the associated permissions granting wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices to the user based on the associated permissions granted to the user via an agreement that the user entered to inhabit the tenant structure included in the multi-tenant structure; determining, prior to the trigger date, an identification of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices to provide the user with wireless control based on the associated permissions granted to the user that are aggregated from the central aggregation control system and permissions that are not granted to the user by the central aggregation control system, wherein the associated permissions are aggregated based on the agreement entered into by the user to inhabit the tenant structure; storing the identification of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices prior to trigger date; automatically activating wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices when the associated permissions for the user grant the user with the wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices and prevent the user from having wireless control of the electronic devices that do not have the associated permissions, wherein automatic activation of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices with the associated permissions are triggered in response to a satisfaction of the trigger date for the user to inhabit the tenant structure; and wirelessly controlling each partitioned electronic device based on each corresponding service template associated with each partitioned electronic device thereby enabling the user to have wireless control of each partitioned electronic devices based on the service template associated with each partitioned electronic device, wherein the service template associated with each partitioned electronic device provides a plurality of features that the user has wireless control for each corresponding partitioned electronic device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: receiving user data associated with the user from the central aggregation control system when the user is granted associated permissions by the central aggregation control system, wherein the user data is specific to the user that identifies the user and a location of the multi-tenant structure that the user is granted access; verifying an identification of the user and the location of the multi-tenant structure that the user is granted access based on the user data; and automatically activating wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices to the user when the user data is verified and the associated permissions for the user grant the user with the wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: establishing an authenticated wireless connection to the central aggregation control system when the identification of the user and the location of the multi-tenant structure that the user is granted access based on the user data is verified, wherein the authenticated wireless connection is a wireless connection to the central aggregation control system that is unique to the user data associated with the user to prevent the user from having wireless control of the electronic devices that do not have the associated permissions to the user; and determining the associated permissions granted to the user for the user to have wireless control over the plurality of partitioned electronic devices when the authenticated wireless connection is established, wherein access to the associated permissions from the central aggregation control system is granted when the user data is verified. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: wirelessly controlling each of the partitioned electronic devices associated with the multi-tenant structure that includes a unique identifier that corresponds to the associated permissions granted to the user and prevent wireless control of the electronic devices that include unique identifiers that are not associated with the associated permissions granted to the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: wirelessly controlling a plurality of common electronic devices based on the associated permissions granted to the user, wherein the plurality of common electronic devices is accessible to the user and other users that have the associated permissions to wirelessly control the plurality of common electronic devices. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: wirelessly controlling a plurality of unit devices with unique identifiers that correspond to the unit of the multi-tenant structure that the user has access, wherein the plurality of unit devices is associated with the unit included in the multi-unit structure that the user has access, wherein the plurality of unit devices is associated with the unit included in the multi-unit structure that the user has access. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: wirelessly controlling a plurality of locksets associated with the multi-tenant structure that the user has access when the associated permissions for the user grant the user with the wireless control of the plurality of locksets and prevent the user from having wireless control of locksets that do not have the associated permissions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: displaying a plurality of video streams as captured by a plurality of imaging devices associated with the multi-tenant structure to the user when the associated permissions for the user grant the user with access to the plurality of video streams as captured by the plurality of imaging devices and prevent the user from having access to video streams captured by imaging devices that do not have the associated permissions. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: automatically terminating wireless control of the plurality of partitioned electronic devices when the associated permissions for the wireless control of the partitioned electronic devices is terminated thereby preventing the user from having wireless control of the partitioned electronic devices.