Home automation system including cloud and home message queue synchronization and related methods

• US 10,200,208 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2016
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: K4Connect, Inc.
• Original Assignee: K4Connect, Inc.
• Inventors: Gould, Jonathan Andrew, Adams, Mark Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilles, Jude Jean
• Application Number:
  US15/196,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20170005817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 709221
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002

Abstract

A home automation (HA) system may include addressable HA devices each having associated therewith a respective device capability, device configuration, and device state. The HA system may also include a cloud message queue controller and a cloud message queue memory coupled thereto in the cloud for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the addressable HA devices. The HA system may also include a home device message queue controller and a home device message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the addressable HA devices. The cloud message queue controller and the home device message queue controller may synchronize device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the addressable HA devices.

Claims

1. A home automation (HA) system comprising:

a plurality of addressable HA devices each having associated therewith a respective device capability, device configuration, and device state;

a cloud message queue controller and a cloud message queue memory coupled thereto in the cloud for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices; and

a home device message queue controller and a home device message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices;

said cloud message queue controller and said home device message queue controller synchronizing device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices.

2. The HA system according to claim 1 wherein said cloud message queue controller exchanges messages with said local message queue controller relating to said plurality of addressable HA devices.

3. The HA system according to claim 1 comprising a local client device comprising a local client device controller and local client device memory coupled thereto for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices upon synchronization with said local message queue controller.

4. The HA system according to claim 3 wherein said local client device controller exchanges messages with said local message queue controller relating to said plurality of addressable HA devices.

5. The HA system according to claim 1 comprising a cloud client device comprising a cloud client device controller and cloud client device memory coupled thereto for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices upon synchronization with said cloud message queue controller.

6. The HA system according to claim 5 wherein said cloud client device controller exchanges messages with said cloud message queue controller relating to said plurality of addressable HA devices.

7. The HA system according to claim 1 wherein each device configuration comprises at least one of a device address, a device location, and a device identifier.

8. The HA system according to claim 1 wherein each device capability comprises at least one of a sensing function and an output function.

9. The HA system according to claim 1 wherein each device state comprises a current state from among a plurality of possible states.

10. An electronic device for a home automation (HA) system comprising a plurality of addressable HA devices each having associated therewith a respective device capability, device configuration, and device state, the electronic device comprising:

a cloud message queue controller and a cloud message queue memory coupled thereto in the cloud for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices; and

a home device message queue controller and a home device message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices;

said cloud message queue controller and said home device message queue controller synchronizing device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 wherein said cloud message queue controller exchanges messages with said local message queue controller relating to said plurality of addressable HA devices.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10 wherein each device configuration comprises at least one of a device address, a device location, and a device identifier.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10 wherein each device capability comprises at least one of a sensing function and an output function.

14. The electronic device according to claim 10 wherein each device state comprises a current state from among a plurality of possible states.

15. A method of communicating with a plurality of addressable HA devices each having associated therewith a respective device capability, device configuration, and device state, the method comprising:

using a cloud message queue controller and a cloud message queue memory coupled thereto in the cloud for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices; and

using a home device message queue controller and a home device message queue memory coupled thereto for storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices;

the cloud message queue controller and the home device message queue controller synchronizing device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices.

16. The method according to claim 15 wherein the cloud message queue controller exchanges messages with the local message queue controller relating to the plurality of addressable HA devices.

17. The method according to claim 15 wherein a local client device exchanges messages with the local message queue controller relating to the plurality of addressable HA devices, the local client device storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices upon synchronization with the local message queue controller.

18. The method according to claim 15 wherein a cloud client device controller exchanges messages with the cloud message queue controller relating to the plurality of addressable HA devices, the cloud client controller storing the device configurations, device capabilities, and device states for the plurality of addressable HA devices upon synchronization with the cloud message queue controller.

19. The method according to claim 15 wherein each device configuration comprises at least one of a device address, a device location, and a device identifier.

20. The method according to claim 15 wherein each device capability comprises at least one of a sensing function and an output function.

21. The method according to claim 15 wherein each device state comprises a current state from among a plurality of possible states.