Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electronic devices using wired and wireless protocols are disclosed. The systems and apparatus may monitor their environment for signals from electronic devices. The systems and apparatus may take and disambiguate the signals that are received from the devices in their environment to identify the devices and associate control signals with the devices. The systems and apparatus may use communication means to send control signals to the identified electronic devices. Multiple apparatuses or systems may be connected together into networks, including mesh networks, to make for a more robust architecture.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electronic devices using wired and wireless protocols are disclosed. The systems and apparatus may monitor their environment for signals from electronic devices. The systems and apparatus may take and disambiguate the signals that are received from the devices in their environment to identify the devices and associate control signals with the devices. The systems and apparatus may use communication means to send control signals to the identified electronic devices. Multiple apparatuses or systems may be connected together into networks, including mesh networks, to make for a more robust architecture.

A phenothiazine derivative represented by the general formula:

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(wherein R.sup.1 is a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2.Ar is an aralkyl group, wherein R.sup.2 is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and Ar is a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms), and
a carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber: (A) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of the phenothiazine derivative represented by the formula [I]; (B) 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent for carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber; and (C) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a crosslinking accelerator for carboxyl group-containing acrylic rubber.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electronic devices using wired and wireless protocols are disclosed. The systems and apparatus may monitor their environment for signals from electronic devices. The systems and apparatus may take and disambiguate the signals that are received from the devices in their environment to identify the devices and associate control signals with the devices. The systems and apparatus may use communication means to send control signals to the identified electronic devices. Multiple apparatuses or systems may be connected together into networks, including mesh networks, to make for a more robust architecture.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electronic devices using wired and wireless protocols are disclosed. The systems and apparatus may monitor their environment for signals from electronic devices. The systems and apparatus may take and disambiguate the signals that are received from the devices in their environment to identify the devices and associate control signals with the devices. The systems and apparatus may use communication means to send control signals to the identified electronic devices. Multiple apparatuses or systems may be connected together into networks, including mesh networks, to make for a more robust architecture.

The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, in which the anodic component thereof includes an anodic component anion selected from at least one anodic component anion represented by the following Formulas (I) or (II),

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With reference to Formulas (I) and (II), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently selected from divalent linear or branched alkane linking group. With reference to Formula (II), R.sup.3 is selected from fluorine, linear or branched fluorinated alkyl, or linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl. The present invention also relates to salts including an anion represented by Formula (II). The present invention further relates to a neutral compound corresponding to Formula (II), in which hydrogen (H) is bonded to the nitrogen anion.

The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, in which the anodic component thereof includes an anodic component anion selected from at least one anodic component anion represented by the following Formulas (I) or (II),

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With reference to Formulas (I) and (II), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently selected from divalent linear or branched alkane linking group. With reference to Formula (II), R.sup.3 is selected from fluorine, linear or branched fluorinated alkyl, or linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl. The present invention also relates to salts including an anion represented by Formula (II). The present invention further relates to a neutral compound corresponding to Formula (II), in which hydrogen (H) is bonded to the nitrogen anion.

The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, in which the cathodic component has cationic charge and includes counter-anions, where each counter-anion of the cathodic component is an anodic component having an anion covalently bonded thereto.

The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, in which the cathodic component has cationic charge and includes counter-anions, where each counter-anion of the cathodic component is an anodic component having an anion covalently bonded thereto.

The present invention relates to electrochromic devices and compositions, which include a cathodic component that includes cathodic zwitterions, where an anion is covalently bonded by a divalent linking group to a pyridinium nitrogen of the cathodic component. Each covalently bonded anion is independently represented by the following Formula (III) or Formula (IV):

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With reference to Formula (III) and Formula (IV), R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are in each case independently selected from divalent linear or branched alkane linking group, and for Formula (IV), R.sup.8 is selected from fluorine, linear or branched fluorinated alkyl, or linear or branched perfluorinated alkyl.