UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. &
`CENTRAL SECURITY GROUP – NATIONWIDE, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`UBIQUITOUS CONNECTIVITY, LP,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case: IPR2021-01355
`U.S. Patent No. 10,344,999
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`DECLARATION OF KEVIN JEFFAY
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`LIST OF EXHIBITS .................................................................................................. 1
`Professional Background ........................................................................................... 5
`Scope of the Engagement ........................................................................................... 7
`Legal Understandings ................................................................................................ 9
`A.
`Claim Interpretation .............................................................................. 9
`B.
`Prior Art ...............................................................................................10
`C.
`Anticipation .........................................................................................11
`D.
`Obviousness .........................................................................................11
`i.
`Motivation to Combine .............................................................13
`Date of Invention .................................................................................15
`E.
`Technical Background .............................................................................................16
`F.
`Overview of Cellular Networks ..........................................................16
`G.
`Data Transmission in Cellular Networks ............................................17
`Overview of the 999 Patent ......................................................................................21
`H.
`Challenged Claims of the 999 Patent ..................................................21
`I.
`Priority Date of the 999 Patent ............................................................30
`File History ..............................................................................................................30
`A.
`Provisional App. No. 60/522,887 ........................................................30
`B.
`U.S. Patent No. 6,990,335 ...................................................................32
`C.
`U.S. Patent No. 7,257,397 ...................................................................35
`D.
`U.S. Patent No. 7,668,532 ...................................................................41
`E.
`U.S. Patent No. 7,643,823 ...................................................................42
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,064,935 ...................................................................45
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,602,655 ...................................................................53
`G.
`U.S. Patent No. 10,344,999 .................................................................72
`H.
`Application No. 16/503,883 ................................................................82
`I.
`Application No. 17/183,782 ................................................................84
`J.
`Litigation related to the 999 Patent ..........................................................................86
`J.
`Litigation of related patents .................................................................86
`i.
`Declaration of Ivan Zatkovich ..................................................87
`IPRs of related patents .........................................................................93
`K.
`Litigation regarding the 999 Patent .....................................................93
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`Claim Construction ..................................................................................................94
`A.
`Environmental Device .........................................................................94
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`Base Unit .............................................................................................96
`C.
`Cellular Remote / Remote Unit ...........................................................98
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`Digital Communications Message ......................................................99
`E. Microcontroller ..................................................................................103
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`Energy Conservation Mode ...............................................................107
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`Communications Interface ................................................................108
`H.
`Environmental Information ...............................................................110
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`Other terms ........................................................................................110
`Overview of the Prior Art ......................................................................................111
`A.
`Oinonen .............................................................................................111
`B. Whitley ..............................................................................................112
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`Bielski ................................................................................................114
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`D. Wu .....................................................................................................116
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`Suzuki ................................................................................................119
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`Ehlers .................................................................................................121
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`Yamashita ..........................................................................................122
`H. Menard ...............................................................................................124
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`Tessier................................................................................................125
`Invalidity of the Challenged Claims of the 999 Patent in Light of the Prior
`Art ................................................................................................................126
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`Count 1A: Oinonen, Whitley, and Tessier ........................................126
`i.
`Motivation to combine Oinonen, Whitley, and Tessier ..........126
`ii.
`Claim 1: [1Pre] A system configured to communicate
`with a cellular remote unit, the system comprising: ...............134
`Claim 1: [1A] an environmental device configured to
`control an environmental characteristic; .................................138
`Claim 1: [1B] a communication interface configured to
`communicate with the environmental device; ........................141
`Claim 1: [1C] a wireless circuit configured to send a first
`message to the cellular remote unit via a cellular
`communications network and to receive a second
`message from the cellular remote unit via the cellular
`communications network; .......................................................145
`Claim 1: [1D] wherein the first message is a first digital
`communications message including a representation of
`environmental information, the environmental
`information being received from the environmental
`device via the communication interface and indicative of
`a measurement of the environmental characteristic; ..............151
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`vii. Claim 1: [1E] wherein the second message is a second
`digital communications message including a command
`for the environmental device, the command being
`initiated by a user via the cellular remote unit and
`indicating to change the environmental characteristic; ..........155
`viii. Claim 1: [1F] a microcontroller configured to generate a
`control instruction from the command included in the
`second message and to send the control instruction to the
`environmental device via the communication interface; ........159
`Claim 1: [1G] wherein the environmental device is
`configured to change the environmental characteristic
`responsive to the control instruction; and ...............................164
`Claim 1: [1H] a housing configured to mount to a wall of
`a building, the housing physically supporting the
`environmental device, the communication interface, the
`wireless circuit, and the microcontroller. ................................168
`Claim 4: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`environmental device is configured to turn on or off
`responsive to the control instruction. ......................................172
`Claim 5: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`environmental device is configured to raise or lower a
`setting associated with the environmental device
`responsive to the control instruction. ......................................172
`Claim 6: The system of claim 1, wherein the cellular
`communications network includes a data bearer service. .......173
`Claim 7: The system of claim 1, wherein the cellular
`remote unit is a mobile remote unit. .......................................175
`vii. Claim 9: [9A] The system of claim 1, wherein the
`cellular communications network includes a data bearer
`service; and .............................................................................176
`viii. Claim 9: [9B] wherein the cellular remote unit is a
`mobile remote unit. .................................................................176
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`Claim 10: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`microcontroller is configured to process the
`environmental information into the representation. ................176
`Claim 11: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`environmental device comprises a thermostat. .......................178
`Claim 12: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`environmental device comprises at least one of a light or
`an alarm system. ......................................................................179
`Count 1B: Oinonen, Whitley, Tessier, and Ehlers ............................181
`i.
`Motivation to Combine Oinonen, Whitley, Tessier, and
`Ehlers.......................................................................................181
`Claim 2: The system of claim 1, wherein the command
`indicates to enter an energy conservation mode, and the
`energy conservation mode is associated with multiple
`environmental devices that are in communication with
`the communication interface, the multiple environmental
`devices including the environmental device. ..........................184
`Claim 3: The system of claim 1, wherein the command is
`associated with an icon stored on the cellular remote unit. ....190
`Claim 8: The system of claim 1, wherein the command is
`an energy conservation command associated with
`multiple environmental devices that are in
`communication with the communication interface, the
`multiple environmental devices including the
`environmental device. .............................................................194
`Claim 13: The system the of claim 1, wherein the
`wireless circuit is configured to receive a third message
`from an external web service, the third message including
`another command for the environmental device; and
`wherein the microcontroller is configured to generate
`another control instruction from the another command
`included in the third message and to send the another
`control instruction to the environmental device via the
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`communication interface to change an operation of the
`environmental device. .............................................................194
`Claim 14: The system of claim 1, wherein the first
`message, upon receipt by the cellular remote unit, causes
`the cellular remote unit to display one or more icons
`stored on the cellular remote unit. ..........................................197
`Count 1C: Oinonen, Whitley, and Suzuki .........................................202
`i.
`Motivation to Combine Oinonen, Whitley, and Suzuki .........202
`ii.
`Claim 15: [15Pre] A base unit comprising: ............................204
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`Claim 15: [15A] a communication interface configured to
`communicate with an environmental device; .........................207
`Claim 15: [15B] a wireless circuit configured to: ..................207
`Claim 15: [15C] send a first message to a first cellular
`remote unit via a cellular communications network, the
`first message including a first representation of first
`environmental information, the first environmental
`information being received from the environmental
`device via the communication interface, ................................207
`Claim 15: [15D] receive a second message from the first
`cellular remote unit via the cellular communications
`network, the second message including a first command
`for the environmental device, the first command
`indicating to change an environmental characteristic
`controlled by the environmental device, .................................207
`vii. Claim 15: [15E] send a third message to a second cellular
`remote unit via the cellular communications network, the
`third message including a second representation of
`second environmental information, the second
`environmental information being received from the
`environmental device via the communication interface,
`and ...........................................................................................208
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`viii. Claim 15: [15F] receive a fourth message from the
`second cellular remote unit via the cellular
`communications network, the fourth message including a
`second command for the environmental device, the
`second command indicating to change the environmental
`characteristic; and ...................................................................210
`Claim 15 [15G] a microcontroller configured to: ...................212
`Claim 15 [15H] determine that the first cellular remote
`unit is authorized to change the environmental
`characteristic and that the second cellular remote unit is
`unauthorized to change the environmental characteristic, ......212
`Claim 15 [15I] responsive to determining that the first
`cellular remote unit is authorized to change the
`environmental characteristic, generate a control
`instruction from the first command included in the
`second message and send the control instruction to the
`environmental device via the communication interface to
`cause the environmental device to change the
`environmental characteristic, and ...........................................216
`xii. Claim 15 [15J] responsive to determining that the second
`cellular remote unit is unauthorized to change the
`environmental characteristic, not provide any control
`instructions to the environmental device based on the
`second command included in the fourth message. .................219
`xiii. Claim 16: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the
`microcontroller is configured to: determine from a first
`class in which the first cellular remote unit is assigned
`that the first cellular remote unit is authorized to change
`the environmental characteristic, and determine from a
`second class in which the second cellular remote unit is
`assigned that the second cellular remote unit is
`unauthorized to change the environmental characteristic,
`the second class being different from the first class. ..............222
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`xiv. Claim 17: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the control
`instruction causes the environmental device to raise or
`lower a setting associated with the environmental device. .....223
`xv. Claim 18: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the first
`command indicates to perform the same operation to
`change the environmental characteristic as the second
`command. ................................................................................224
`Claim 19: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the first
`environmental information is indicative of a first
`measurement of the environmental characteristic, and the
`second environmental information is indicative of a
`second measurement of the environmental characteristic. .....225
`xvi. Claim 20: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the
`communication interface is configured to communicate
`wirelessly with the environmental device. ..............................226
`xvii. Claim 21: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the
`environmental device comprises at least one of a light, a
`thermostat, or an alarm system. ..............................................226
`Claim 22: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the second
`message is received from the first cellular remote unit
`using a data bearer service. .....................................................226
`Count 1D: Oinonen, Whitley, and Menard .......................................227
`i.
`Motivation to Combine Oinonen, Whitley, and Menard ........227
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`Claim 23: [23Pre] A base unit comprising: ............................231
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`Claim 23: [23A] a communication interface configured to
`communicate with an environmental device; .........................231
`Claim 23: [23B] a wireless circuit configured to: ..................231
`Claim 23: [23C] send a first message to a first cellular
`remote unit via a cellular communications network, the
`first message including a representation of environmental
`information, the environmental information being
`received from the environmental device via the
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`communication interface and indicative of a
`measurement of an environmental characteristic
`controlled by the environmental device, .................................232
`vii. Claim 23: [23D] receive a second message from the first
`cellular remote unit via the cellular communications
`network, the second message including a command for
`the environmental device, the command indicating to
`change the environmental characteristic, and .........................232
`viii. Claim 23: [23E] send a third message to a second cellular
`remote unit via the cellular communications network, the
`third message indicating receipt of the command from
`the first cellular remote unit; and ............................................232
`Claim 23: [23F] a microcontroller configured to: ..................235
`Claim 23: [23G] determine that the command from the
`first cellular remote unit should be reported to the second
`cellular remote unit, ................................................................236
`Claim 23: [23H] responsive to determining that the
`command from the first cellular remote unit should be
`reported to the second cellular remote unit, initiate
`sending of the third message to the second cellular
`remote unit using the wireless circuit, and .............................237
`Claim 23: [23I] generate a control instruction from the
`command included in the second message and send the
`control instruction to the environmental device via the
`communication interface to cause the environmental
`device to change the environmental characteristic. ................240
`Claim 24: The base unit of claim 23, wherein the
`microcontroller is configured to determine from a first
`class in which the first cellular remote unit is assigned
`and a second class in which the second cellular remote
`unit is assigned that the command from the first cellular
`remote unit should be reported to the second cellular
`remote unit, the first class being different from the
`second class. ............................................................................240
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`Count 1E Oinonen, Whitley, and Yamashita ....................................243
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`Motivation to Combine Oinonen, Whitley, and
`Yamashita ................................................................................243
`Claim 25: [25Pre] A base unit comprising: ............................246
`Claim 25: [25A] a communication interface configured to
`communicate with an environmental device; .........................246
`Claim 25: [25B] a wireless circuit configured to: ..................247
`Claim 25: [25C] send a first message to a first cellular
`remote unit via a cellular communications network, the
`first message including a representation of environmental
`information, the environmental information being
`received from the environmental device via the
`communication interface and indicative of a
`measurement of an environmental characteristic
`controlled by the environmental device, .................................247
`Claim 25: [25D] receive a second message from the first
`cellular remote unit via the cellular communications
`network, the second message including a single character
`or a single word; and ...............................................................247
`vii. Claim 25: [25E] a microcontroller configured to: ..................250
`viii. Claim 25: [25F] activate a plurality of commands
`according to the single character or the single word in the
`second message, the plurality of commands including a
`first command indicating to change the environmental
`characteristic; and ...................................................................250
`Claim 25: [25G] generate a control instruction from the
`first command and send the control instruction to the
`environmental device via the communication interface to
`cause the environmental device to change the
`environmental characteristic. ..................................................254
`Count 2A: Bielski and Wu ................................................................254
`i.
`Motivation to Combine Bielski and Wu .................................254
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`Claim 1: [1Pre] A system configured to communicate
`with a cellular remote unit, the system comprising: ...............259
`Claim 1: [1A] an environmental device configured to
`control an environmental characteristic; .................................264
`Claim 1: [1B] a communication interface configured to
`communicate with the environmental device; ........................268
`Claim 1: [1C] a wireless circuit configured to send a first
`message to the cellular remote unit via a cellular
`communications network and to receive a second
`message from the cellular remote unit via the cellular
`communications network; .......................................................273
`Claim 1: [1D] wherein the first message is a first digital
`communications message including a representation of
`environmental information, the environmental
`information being received from the environmental
`device via the communication interface and indicative of
`a measurement of the environmental characteristic; ..............282
`vii. Claim 1: [1E] wherein the second message is a second
`digital communications message including a command
`for the environmental device, the command being
`initiated by a user via the cellular remote unit and
`indicating to change the environmental characteristic; ..........286
`viii. Claim 1: [1F] a microcontroller configured to generate a
`control instruction from the command included in the
`second message and to send the control instruction to the
`environmental device via the communication interface; ........290
`Claim 1: [1G] wherein the environmental device is
`configured to change the environmental characteristic
`responsive to the control instruction; and ...............................294
`Claim 1: [1H] a housing configured to mount to a wall of
`a building, the housing physically supporting the
`environmental device, the communication interface, the
`wireless circuit, and the microcontroller. ................................297
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`Claim 3: The system of claim 1, wherein the command is
`associated with an icon stored on the cellular remote unit. ....300
`xii. Claim 4: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`environmental device is configured to turn on or off
`responsive to the control instruction. ......................................303
`xiii. Claim 5: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`environmental device is configured to raise or lower a
`setting associated with the environmental device
`responsive to the control instruction. ......................................304
`xiv. Claim 6: The system of claim 1, wherein the cellular
`communications network includes a data bearer service. .......306
`xv. Claim 7: The system of claim 1, wherein the cellular
`remote unit is a mobile remote unit. .......................................309
`xvi. Claim 9: [9A] The system of claim 1, wherein the
`cellular communications network includes a data bearer
`service; and .............................................................................310
`xvii. Claim 9: [9B] wherein the cellular remote unit is a
`mobile remote unit. .................................................................311
`xviii. Claim 10: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`microcontroller is configured to process the
`environmental information into the representation. ................311
`xix. Claim 11: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`environmental device comprises a thermostat. .......................313
`xx. Claim 12: The system of claim 1, wherein the
`environmental device comprises at least one of a light or
`an alarm system. ......................................................................315
`Count 2B: Bielski, Wu, and Ehlers ...................................................316
`i.
`Motivation to combine Bielski, Wu, and Ehlers .....................316
`ii.
`Claim 2: The system of claim 1, wherein the command
`indicates to enter an energy conservation mode, and the
`energy conservation mode is associated with multiple
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`environmental devices that are in communication with
`the communication interface, the multiple environmental
`devices including the environmental device. ..........................319
`Claim 8: The system of claim 1, wherein the command is
`an energy conservation command associated with
`multiple environmental devices that are in
`communication with the communication interface, the
`multiple environmental devices including the
`environmental device. .............................................................326
`Claim 13: The system the of claim 1, wherein the
`wireless circuit is configured to receive a third message
`from an external web service, the third message including
`another command for the environmental device; and
`wherein the microcontroller is configured to generate
`another control instruction from the another command
`included in the third message and to send the another
`control instruction to the environmental device via the
`communication interface to change an operation of the
`environmental device. .............................................................327
`Claim 14: The system of claim 1, wherein the first
`message, upon receipt by the cellular remote unit, causes
`the cellular remote unit to display one or more icons
`stored on the cellular remote unit. ..........................................329
`Count 2C: Bielski, Wu, and Suzuki ..................................................334
`i.
`Motivation to Combine Bielski, Wu, and Suzuki ...................334
`ii.
`Claim 15: [15Pre] A base unit comprising: ............................336
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`Claim 15: [15A] a communication interface configured to
`communicate with an environmental device; .........................339
`Claim 15: [15B] a wireless circuit configured to: ..................339
`Claim 15: [15C] send a first message to a first cellular
`remote unit via a cellular communications network, the
`first message including a first representation of first
`environmental information, the first environmental
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`information being received from the environmental
`device via the communication interface, ................................339
`Claim 15: [15D] receive a second message from the first
`cellular remote unit via the cellular communications
`network, the second message including a first command
`for the environmental device, the first command
`indicating to change an environmental characteristic
`controlled by the environmental device, .................................339
`vii. Claim 15: [15E] send a third message to a second cellular
`remote unit via the cellular communications network, the
`third message including a second representation of
`second environmental information, the second
`environmental information being received from the
`environmental device via the communication interface,
`and ...........................................................................................340
`viii. Claim 15: [15F] receive a fourth message from the
`second cellular remote unit via the cellular
`communications network, the fourth message including a
`second command for the environmental device, the
`second command indicating to change the environmental
`characteristic; and ...................................................................342
`Claim 15 [15G] a microcontroller configured to: ...................344
`Claim 15 [15H] determine that the first cellular remote
`unit is authorized to change the environmental
`characteristic and that the second cellular remote unit is
`unauthorized to change the environmental characteristic, ......344
`Claim 15 [15I] responsive to determining that the first
`cellular remote unit is authorized to change the
`environmental characteristic, generate a control
`instruction from the first command included in the
`second message and send the control instruction to the
`environmental device via the communication interface to
`cause the environmental device to change the
`environmental characteristic, and ...........................................348
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`cellular remote unit is unauthorized to change the
`environmental characteristic, not provide any control
`instructions to the environmental device based on the
`second command included in the fourth message. .................351
`xiii. Claim 16: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the
`microcontroller is configured to: determine from a first
`class in which the first cellular remote unit is assigned
`that the first cellular remote unit is authorized to change
`the environmental characteristic, and determine from a
`second class in which the second cellular remote unit is
`assigned that the second cellular remote unit is
`unauthorized to change the environmental characteristic,
`the second class being different from the first class. ..............354
`xiv. Claim 17: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the control
`instruction causes the environmental device to raise or
`lower a setting associated with the environmental device. .....355
`xv. Claim 18: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the first
`command indicates to perform the same operation to
`change the environmental characteristic as the second
`command. ................................................................................355
`Claim 19: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the first
`environmental information is indicative of a first
`measurement of the environmental characteristic, and the
`second environmental information is indicative of a
`second measurement of the environmental characteristic. .....357
`xvi. Claim 20: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the
`communication interface is configured to communicate
`wirelessly with the environmental device. ..............................358
`xvii. Claim 21: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the
`environmental device comprises at least one of a light, a
`thermostat, or an alarm system. ..............................................358
`Claim 22: The base unit of claim 15, wherein the second
`message is received from the first cellular remote unit
`using a data bearer service. .....................................................358
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`Motivation to Combine Bielski, Wu, and Menard .................359
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`Claim 23: [23Pre] A base unit comprising: ............................363
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`Claim 23: [23A] a communication interface configured to
`communicate with an environmental device; .........................363
`Claim 23: [23B] a wireless circuit configured to: ..................363
`Claim 23: [23C] send a first message to a first cellular
`remote