Control device comprising an interface capable of proposing the next control command to be transmitted to a home-automation appliance

US8972030B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8972030-B2
Application numberUS-201213407276-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 28, 2012
Priority dateFeb 28, 2011
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Method of operation of a control device for a home-automation appliance, wherein the method comprises at least one step of selecting a possible control command from among a plurality of predefined control commands, that may be sent by the control device and at least one step of displaying the command selected by this control device.

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The invention claimed is: 1. Method of operation of a device for controlling an electromechanically actuated home-automation appliance, wherein the method comprises the control device selecting a single proposed possible control command from among a plurality of predefined control commands that may be sent by the control device, and the control device displaying the single proposed command selected by the control device; wherein the device controls the electromechanically actuated…

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What does patent US8972030B2 cover?
Method of operation of a control device for a home-automation appliance, wherein the method comprises at least one step of selecting a possible control command from among a plurality of predefined control commands, that may be sent by the control device and at least one step of displaying the command selected by this control device.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cavarec Pierre-Emmanuel, Mignot Pierre, Somfy Sas
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G08C17/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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