Communicating through a server between appliances and applications

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8588990
APP PUB NO 20130006400A1
SERIAL NO

13173038

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A method and apparatus for communicating between electrical appliances (e.g. smoke detectors, thermostats, refrigerators, TV program recorders, lawn/garden sprinkler systems, irrigation control systems, etc.) and cloud-based applications (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, email, SMS, etc.) includes a server that translates communications between the communication protocols used by the appliances and applications. The electrical appliances include a minimum complexity necessary to perform their primary functions and to communicate with the server. Additional complexity necessary for the electrical appliances to communicate with the cloud-based applications is enabled by the server remote from the electrical appliances.

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  • AYLA NETWORKS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Caceres, Adrian Los Gatos, US 18 474
Friedman, David R Menlo Park, US 8 427

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