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Title: Communicating with residential electrical devices via a vehicle telematics unit

Abstract

A method of communicating with residential electrical devices using a vehicle telematics unit includes receiving information identifying a residential electrical device to control; displaying in a vehicle one or more controlled features of the identified residential electrical device; receiving from a vehicle occupant a selection of the displayed controlled features of the residential electrical device; sending an instruction from the vehicle telematics unit to the residential electrical device via a wireless carrier system in response to the received selection; and controlling the residential electrical device using the sent instruction.

Inventors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1332113
Patent Number(s):
9,495,866
Application Number:
13/803,217
Assignee:
General Motors LLC (Detroit, MI)
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0002628
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

Citation Formats

Roth, Rebecca C., and Pebbles, Paul H. Communicating with residential electrical devices via a vehicle telematics unit. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Roth, Rebecca C., & Pebbles, Paul H. Communicating with residential electrical devices via a vehicle telematics unit. United States.
Roth, Rebecca C., and Pebbles, Paul H. 2016. "Communicating with residential electrical devices via a vehicle telematics unit". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1332113.
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title = {Communicating with residential electrical devices via a vehicle telematics unit},
author = {Roth, Rebecca C. and Pebbles, Paul H.},
abstractNote = {A method of communicating with residential electrical devices using a vehicle telematics unit includes receiving information identifying a residential electrical device to control; displaying in a vehicle one or more controlled features of the identified residential electrical device; receiving from a vehicle occupant a selection of the displayed controlled features of the residential electrical device; sending an instruction from the vehicle telematics unit to the residential electrical device via a wireless carrier system in response to the received selection; and controlling the residential electrical device using the sent instruction.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2016}
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