Smart-home environment networking systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12055905
APP PUB NO 20180322405A1
SERIAL NO

16039961

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Various systems and methods related to smart-home networking are presented. A low-power smart home device may be exclusively battery powered. The low-power smart home device may transmit data via a low-power communication protocol to a spokesman smart home device. The spokesman smart home device may receive the data transmitted via the low-power communication protocol. The spokesman smart home device may be a doorbell, a thermostat, a hazard detector, or a wall switch. The spokesman smart home device may connected to household wiring that provides power. The spokesman smart home device may translate the data from the low-power communication protocol to a relatively high-power communication protocol. The spokesman smart home device may transmit the data, via the relatively high-power communication protocol, to a cloud-based server system.

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GOOGLE LLC1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fadell, Anthony M Portola Valley, US 195 18887
Honjo, Shigefumi Santa Cruz, US 70 7176
Matsuoka, Yoky Los Altos Hills, US 255 14363
Rogers, Matthew Lee Los Gatos, US 199 11423
Sloo, David Menlo Park, US 258 18882
Veron, Maxime San Jose, US 70 5511

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