System and method for remote control of home appliances without infrastructure changes
AssigneeSwitchbee Ltd.
InventorAmichai Ziv
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling a plurality of appliances, which may be part of a smart home or environment. The method and system according to embodiments of the invention enable using a single easily programmable controller to control a plurality of appliances, each appliance using its own pre-existing control application, with no changes of infrastructure required. Additionally, a single controller, according to embodiments of the invention may enable remote control of appliances over a wide area.
Claims31
A system for remote control of appliances, the system comprising
- a central unit to accept a command and to generate a control signal based on the command;
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- a transceiver in wireless communication with the central unit and in wireless communication with an end device to receive the control signal from the central unit and to transmit to the end device an operating signal according to the control signal.
A transceiver for remote control of end devices, the transceiver comprising a receiver to receive a command and an array of transmitters, each transmitter configured to be individually controlled, to transmit an operating signal to an end device.
A method for remote control of appliances, the method comprising receiving a command from a control unit;
- generating a control signal based on the received command;
- transmitting the control signal to a remote wireless transceiver, the control signal to generate in the transceiver an operational signal to control an electrical appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.