Icontrol Networks Awarded Patents for Delivery of Integrated Home Security and Automation Solutions
Company's expanding intellectual property portfolio reflects continued leadership in smart home innovation
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Icontrol Networks, the company behind the most widely-distributed interactive security and home automation platform in the industry, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the company two new home security and automation patents. These include:
- Patent 8,988,221 covers an integrated security and home automation panel that includes prioritized power management between functions, remote access, multi-network device event transmission, and the creation and management of local networks including Wi-Fi, Z-Wave and ZigBee.
- Patent 8,836,467 defines systems and methods that provide streamlined installation and remote configuration of home security and automation systems.
"The issuance of these new patents is further evidence of Icontrol's position as a leading software innovator in the home security and automation industry. With 41 patents issued and more than 100 pending, we believe Icontrol's patent portfolio is one of the largest and strongest in the connected home space," said Bob Hagerty, CEO of Icontrol Networks. "We believe the inventions embodied in these two new patents are key to today's most popular home security and automation systems, and are foundational to the next generation of smart home technology."
Icontrol is the most widely-distributed connected home platform in the industry. In addition to its all-in-one Piper home security, video monitoring and automation device, Icontrol currently manages more than 26 million sensors and devices as the software behind leading service provider and security dealer solutions.
About Icontrol Networks
Icontrol Networks' vision is to provide a connected home solution for every household, so people worldwide spend less time managing their lives and more time living them. Icontrol is making the connected home a reality through its software platforms, which are deployed by home security companies and service providers, and the all-in-one Piper home security, video monitoring and automation device for consumers. Icontrol is further pioneering the next generation of connected living through its OpenHome™ Developer Program, the first community for application and device makers to partner on a common platform. Venture investors in Icontrol include Charles River Ventures, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers iFund, and Intel Capital, with strategic investments from a variety of service providers including ADT, Comcast Ventures, Comporium and Rogers Communications. For more information about Icontrol Networks and Piper visit icontrol.com and getpiper.com.
SOURCE Icontrol Networks
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