Smart-Home Management Runtime
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsDavid Matthew Anthony Putzolu, Micah Lemonik
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Abstract
Techniques and devices for a smart-home management runtime by a hub in a home network are described in which the hub discovers if other hubs are present on the home network. If one or more other hubs are discovered, the hub connects with the one or more other hubs, partitions smart-home hub functions between the hub and the one or more other hubs, and based on the partitioning, provides at least some of the smart-home functions to devices on the home network. If no other hubs are present on the home network, the hub provides the smart-home functions to devices on the home network.
Claims20
A method of a smart-home management runtime by a hub in a home network, the method comprising the hub:
- discovering if other hubs are present on the home network;
- if one or more other hubs are discovered:
- connecting with the one or more other hubs;
- and
- partitioning smart-home hub functions between the hub and the one or more other hubs;
- and
- based on the partitioning, providing at least some of the smart-home functions to devices on the home network.
An electronic device comprising:
- a network interface;
- a processor;
- and
- computer-readable storage media comprising instructions that, responsive to execution by the processor, direct the electronic device to:
- discover if other hubs are present on a home network;
- if one or more other hubs are discovered:
- connect with the one or more other hubs;
- and
- partition smart-home hub functions between the hub and the one or more other hubs;
- and
- based on the partitioning, provide at least some of the smart-home functions to devices on the home network.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for a hub node, the instructions executable by one or more processors, to:
- discover if other hubs are present on a home network;
- if one or more other hubs are discovered:
- connect with the one or more other hubs;
- and
- partition smart-home hub functions between the hub and the one or more other hubs;
- and
- based on the partitioning, provide at least some of the smart-home functions to devices on the home network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.