Re: Z-Wave, an interesting note

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:58:23 -0600, Neil Cherry <njc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message  <slrnfkv2iv.aig.njc@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

>On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:02:42 GMT, Dave Houston wrote:
>> Neil Cherry <njc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>>Right now another gentleman (also a David but not ours :-), the
>>>author of the Misterhouse Perl module, and I are playing with the
>>>Levition Vizia RS232 interface. What I noticed was that the
>>>Intermatic Z-Wave module I'm using needs to be polled to find out
>>>there have been any changes to the module such as a command sent by
>>>a remote. David has found that the Vizia modules report changes
>>>unlike the Intermatic modules. That's very interesting. I don't know
>>>what remote(s) he has/may have but I'll ask.
>
>> Lutron says the two-way RF operation of the Vizia dimmers infringes
>> on their patents and is one of the reasons Lutron sued Leviton.
>>
>>
http://www.digitalhomeonline.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=0&articleID=451584
>>
http://www.cepro.com/article/lutron_sues_leviton_over_rf_lighting_controls/
>
>Oh, that's not nice. Looks like Z-Wave is in for some trouble. Too bad
>I was hoping for a wide range of products for the DIY community to
>challenge X10 and each other.

The news is that Leviton and Lutron have already settled the parts of the
trademark and patent lawsuit dealing with the two-way RF control in Vizia,
Vizia-RF, Acenti, and IlluminEssence = Monster) lines. Leviton has agreed
to pay a licensing fee.

http://resmagonline.com/articles/publish/article_2186.shtml


... Marc
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