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US 2012/0260166 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for creating and modifying graphical schedules
AssigneeSavant Systems, LLC
InventorsNicholas J. Cipollo, Michael C. Silva, Timothy R. Locascio
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Abstract
A graphical user interface enables a user to create and modify graphical schedules for a wide variety of devices that may be controlled by a programmable multimedia controller. A graphical schedule graphically depicts a relationship between time and at least one user-selected condition to be satisfied or at least one user-selected action to be taken. The user may create or modify graphical schedules using familiar techniques such as taps and swipes, drag and drop and the like.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing a graphical user interface operable to
- receive user input to create or modify one or more presets, each preset representing a user-selected environmental state for a predetermined physical space, said environmental state caused by a plurality of different types of devices taking actions defined by the preset,
- enable a user to create a graphical schedule, said graphical schedule reflecting a relationship between time and said one or more presets;
- providing said graphical schedule and presets to a programmable multimedia controller which includes a general purpose computer and an interface for said plurality of different types of devices;
- and
- using said programmable multimedia controller to control said plurality of different types of devices in accordance with at least one associated graphical schedule.
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An apparatus comprising
- a scheduler process configured to issue commands to a plurality of devices of different types in accordance with one or more presets and a graphical schedule, each preset representing a user-selected environmental state for a predetermined physical space caused by devices taking actions defined by said preset;
- and
- a user interface device that includes a screen with a graphical user interface, said graphical user interface operable to
- receive user input to create or modify said one or more presets,
- display said graphical schedule to a user, and
- receive graphical manipulations from the user that indicate modifications to said graphical schedule.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a general purpose computer configured to execute software processes;
- means for issuing commands to a plurality of devices of different types in accordance with one or more presets and a graphical schedule, each preset representing a user-selected environmental state for a predetermined physical space caused by devices taking actions defined by the preset, said graphical schedule indicating a relationship between time and the one or more presets;
- means for providing a graphical user interface operable to receive user input to create or modify the one or more presets, display the graphical schedule to the user, and receive graphical manipulations from the user that indicate modifications to said graphical schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.