System and method for optimized appliance control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9942509
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15626357

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A device receives a request from a controlling device, such as a remote control, smart phone, or the like, where the request is intended to have one or more target devices perform one or more functional operations. The device responds to the request by applying the optimum methodology to propagate one or more commands to each intended target appliance to cause each intended target appliance to perform the intended one or more functional operations.

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC15147 N SCOTTSDALE RD SUITE H300 SCOTTSDALE AS 85254

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Ammari, Ramzi Newport Coast, US 22 355
Arling, Paul D Irvine, US 174 4951
Hatambeiki, Arsham Irvine, US 126 1109
Williams, Graham Corona Del Mar, US 32 1079

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