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Patent Inventor Names
Timothy E. Woods0
Maureen E. Carroll0
Mike Swieboda0
Stephen J. Zwonitzer0
Evan T. Ward0
Glen Cunningham0
Jim Montagnino0
JoAnne Lala0
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Date of Patent
September 19, 2006
0Patent Application Number
108716150
Date Filed
June 17, 2004
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A system of intelligent appliances coupled by common household power lines or wireless links. One or more of the appliances serves as a system controller and may include a further communications interface for coupling to an external communications network, such as the telephone network. The system can thus be accessed and controlled remotely. The system can also communicate with and obtain information from remote sources such as Internet-based facilities.
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