AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS:
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, andlistings, of claims in the
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`application:
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`A control method comprising:
`Claim 1 (currently amended):
`receiving, at a fan device including a fan motor, a radio frequencysignal
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`receiver and a WiFiinterface, a first radio frequency (RF) control signal from a
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`control unit, said fan device and said control unit being located at a customer
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`premises;
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`implementing, at the fan device, an operation in responseto a first command
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`communicated by the first RF control signal; [[and]]
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`operating the fan device to communicate to a server located outside the
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`customer premises, via the WiFi interface, information indicating the operation
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`implemented in responseto the first command;_and
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`wherein said fan device is mounted to a ceiling at the customer premises.
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`Claim 2 (original):|The method of claim 1, wherein said first commandis one of: a
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`fan on command, a fan off command,a fan powerstate change command,a fan speed
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`up command,a fan speed down command,a fan direction change command,a light
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`on command,a light off command, a light powerstate change command,a light
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`increase command, a light decrease command.
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`Claim 3 (original):|The method of claim 1, wherein said RF control signal is sent
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`using an RF frequency whichis not used for WiFi signals.
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`Claim 4 (original):|The methodof claim 3, further comprising:
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`operating a WiFi router located at the customer premisesto receivea first
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`WiFi control signal from a wireless terminal located at the customer premises, said
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`first WiFi control signal communicating a second commandusedto control the fan
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`device;
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`operating the WiFi router to communicate, via a WiFi signal, the second
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`commandto the fan device; and
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`operating the fan device to implement the second command.
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`Claim 5 (original):|The method of claim 4, further comprising:
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`operating the fan device to communicate to the server located outside the
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`customer premises, via the WiFi interface, information indicating the operation
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`implemented in response to the second command.
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`Claim 6 (original):|The method of claim 5 wherein the second commandis
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`communicated from the wireless terminal to the fan device via the WiFi router
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`located in the customer premises without said second commandtraversing a network
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`outside the customer premises.
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`Claim 7 (original):|The method of claim 6, further comprising:
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`operating the server to receive a third commanddirected to the first fan
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`device; and
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`operating the server to communicate the third commandvia the Internet and
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`said WiFi router to the fan device.
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`Claim 8 (original):|The method of claim 7, further comprising:
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`operating the server to update information aboutthe state of one or more
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`devices at the first customer premises based on the third command communicated to
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`the fan device.
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`Claim 9 (original):|The method of claim 8, wherein said updating of the
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`information about the state of one or more devicesat the first customer premisesis
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`performed in responseto transmitting the third commandfrom theserver.
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`Claim 10 (currently amended):
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`A system comprising:
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`a fan device mounted to a ceiling comprising:
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`a fan motor;
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`a radio frequency (RF) signal receiver configured to receive radio
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`frequency (RF) control signals from a control unit, said fan device and said control
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`unit being located at a customer premises;
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`a WiFiinterface;
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`a fan motor control circuit configured to control the fan motorin
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`response to a receivedfirst radio frequency control signal, said first radio frequency
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`control signal communicating a first command; and
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`a first processor configured to communicate to a server, located
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`outside the customer premises, via the WiFi interface, information indicating an
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`operation implemented in responseto the first command.
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`Claim 11 (currently amended):
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`The system of claim [[1,]] 10, wherein said fan
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`device further comprises:
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`a light; and
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`a light control circuit configured to control the light in response to a received
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`second radio frequency control signal, said second radio frequency control signal
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`communicating a second command; and
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`wherein said first processor is further configured to communicate to said
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`server, via the WiFi interface, information indicating an operation implemented in
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`responseto said first command.
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`Claim 12 (original): The system of claim 11,
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`wherein said first RF control signal communicates one of: a fan on
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`command, a fan off command, a fan power state change command,a fan speed up
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`command, a fan speed down command,a fan direction change command; and
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`wherein said second RF control signal communicates oneof: a light
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`on command,a light off command, a light powerstate change command,a light
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`increase command, a light decrease command.
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`Claim 13 (original): The system of claim 11, wherein said first RF control signal
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`and said second RF control signal are sent using RF frequencies which are not used
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`for WiFi signals.
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`Claim 14 (original): The system of claim 13, further comprising:
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`a WiFi router located at the customer premises, said WiFi router comprising:
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`a receiver configured to receive a first WiFi control signal from a
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`wireless terminal located at the customer premises, said first WiFi control signal
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`communicating a third command usedto control the fan device;
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`a transmitter configured to communicate, via a WiFi signal, the third
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`commandto the fan device; and
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`wherein said first processor is configured to control at least one of the fan
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`motor control circuit or the light control circuit to implementthe third command.
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`Claim 15 (original): The system of claim 14, further comprising:
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`wherein said first processor is configured to control the WiFi interface in said
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`fan device to send information indicating the operation implemented in response to
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`the third command.
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`Claim 16 (original): The system of claim 15, further comprising:
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`said wireless terminal, wherein said wireless terminal includes:
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`a WiFiinterface; and
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`a fan device control application configured to generate said third
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`commandin responseto user input; and
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`wherein the third command is communicated from the wireless
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`terminal to the fan device via the WiFi router located in the customer premises
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`without said third commandtraversing a network outside the customer premises.
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`Claim 17 (original): The system of claim 16, further comprising:
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`said server, wherein said server includes a second processor configuredto:
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`operating the server to receive a fourth commanddirected to thefirst
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`fan device; and
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`operating the server to communicate the fourth commandvia the
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`Internet and said WiFi router to the fan device.
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`Claim 18 (original): The system of claim 17, wherein said second processoris
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`further configured to:
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`operating the server to update information aboutthe state of one or
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`more devicesat the first customer premises based on the fourth command
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`communicated to the fan device.
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`Claim 19 (original): The system of claim 18, wherein said updating of the
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`information about the state of one or more devicesat the first customer premisesis
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`performed in responseto transmitting the fourth command from the server.
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`Claim 20 (original): The system of claim 16, wherein said second processoris
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`further configured to:
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`operating the server to generate a proposed normal device control schedule for
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`the first customer premises from stored information indicating the state of one or
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`more devicesat the first customer premises over a period of time;
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`operate the server to send the proposed device control schedule to a device
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`correspondingto the first customer premise;
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`operate the server to receive a message indicating approval of the proposed
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`normal device control schedule for the first customer premises or a revised schedule
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`for the first customer premises; and
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`operate the server to store as an approved normal control schedule for thefirst
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`customer premises the approved proposed normal device control schedule or the
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`revised schedule.
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