Edward C Hill

US Patent:

20190028338, Jan 24, 2019

Filed:

Aug 23, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/111082

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Jeff Mathews - Boulder CO, US
Andrew Zimmer - Boulder CO, US
Haley A. Taylor - Boulder CO, US
Edward Hill - Boulder CO, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04L 29/06
H04L 12/28

Abstract:

This application discloses a method for commissioning an electronic device in a smart home environment. The electronic device receives from a client device signals that are encoded with communication data. The client device executes a client-side application associated with a user account that generates the encoded signals. The encoded communication data includes at least one or more network credentials of a local area network, and an authentication token that provides sufficient information to identify the user account. The electronic device generates a link approval request including the authentication token, and device identification information that identifies the electronic device. The electronic device then accesses the local area network using the network credentials provided by the client device, and sends the link approval request to a server via the local area network for association with the user account and addition to the smart home environment.

US Patent:

20160132031, May 12, 2016

Filed:

Nov 11, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/938806

Inventors:

- MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, US
HALEY A. TAYLOR - BOULDER CO, US
JEFF MATHEWS - BOULDER CO, US
EDWARD HILL - BOULDER CO, US

International Classification:

G05B 15/02
H04L 12/28

Abstract:

A first device receives a first command for performing a first functionality on at least a second device, the first functionality comprising a plurality of constituent functionalities, wherein the second device is not configured to execute the first command. The first command is translated into a plurality of sub-commands for execution by respective devices. Each of the plurality of sub-commands, when executed, performs a respective constituent functionality of the plurality of constituent functionalities, and execution of any one of the sub-commands individually does not perform the entire first functionality. The first device manages execution of the plurality of sub-commands by the respective devices, wherein execution of the plurality of sub-commands by the respective devices emulates performance of the first functionality on at least the second device.