Vivint Assigned Patent

Vivint, Inc., Provo, UT, has been assigned a patent (9,851,924) developed by Hwang, Jungtaik, Draper, UT, Eyring, Matthew J., Provo, UT, Warren, Jeremy B., Draper, UT, and Nye, James Ellis, Alpine, UT, for an “using hard drive on panels for data storage.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Methods and systems are described for controlling an automation and security system. According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for data storage in an automation and security system includes a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executable by a processor to receive data at a first device, store a copy of the data on the first device, fragment the data into a plurality of data fragments, transmit the plurality of data fragments to a plurality of remote devices, and store some of the plurality of data fragments on each of the plurality of remote devices.”

The patent application was filed on February 6, 2017 (15/425,378)