Patents
US 10063641 B2: Systems and methods for finding wireless signals sufficient for installation of wireless home automation devices
- Granted
- 2018-08-28
- Filed
- 2016-09-29 application 15280804
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a systems and methods for finding wireless signals sufficient for installation of wireless home automation devices. Before such home automation devices are installed, or during the process of installing such home automation devices, the remote-control device of a wireless home automation hub may detect whether a suitable wireless signal is able to be received from the home automation hub or from a wireless repeater device at various locations on the customer premises and indicate that on the remote-control device. The remote control device may continue to display such an indication regarding the signal, or lack thereof, as the user moves about the customer premises with the remote control. In this manner, the user may find what locations on the customer premises are suitable for installation of home automation devices to communicate wirelessly with the home automation hub.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180828.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 40 patents | US company or organization | Englewood, CO | EchoStar Technologies International Corporation State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard A. McCarthy, III | Sandy Springs, GA | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David B. Lett | Duluth, GA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| George Horkan Smith | Brookhaven, GA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Allan Richard Bly, Jr. | Marietta, GA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L67/125 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/80 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2017-02-14 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ENGLEWOOD, CO | 41735/861 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-12-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LETT, DAVID B. signed 2016-09-16 MCCARTHY, BERNARD A., III signed 2016-09-16 SMITH, GEORGE HORKAN signed 2016-09-27 BLY, ALLAN RICHARD, JR signed 2016-11-14 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 40521/78 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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