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US 12,729,582 B2Granted
Smart door, system and method for configuring door and system peripheral devices
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsAlex Bodurka, Ben Docksteader, Paul Summerson
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure describe a door, system and method providing a configured smart door platform with plural smart devices provided in one or more of a door slab, an outer door frame and trim or brickmold.
Claims19
A door, comprising:
- a door slab,
- wherein the door slab includes at least one hollow cavity housing a plurality of at least partially internal devices or components, the devices or components including plural electrical devices or components, and
- wherein a process operatively connected to a controller is configured to provide a first user interface configured to provide selectable settings for at least one device or component configured to provision at least one hardware component for at least one ecosystem partner and allowing for customization thereof according to the requirements of the at least one ecosystem partner or a user,
- wherein the controller is configured to switch the at least one hardware component from a first ecosystem partner to a second ecosystem partner by updating firmware of the at least one hardware component without replacing the at least one hardware component, and
- wherein the first user interface provides a centralized door system interface that allows a user to interact with plural devices provisioned for plural ecosystem partners without requiring separate applications for each of the plural ecosystem partners.
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