Controlling a remote device over a network

• US 10,382,531 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2016
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sure-Fi Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sure-Fi Inc.
• Inventors: Hall, David R., Hall, Mark, Boswell, Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): Qin, Zhiren
• Application Number:
  US15/362,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20180007141A1
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/283 Power depending on the position of the mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/343 taking into account loading or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/367 Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range

Abstract

A system for extending the range of a wireless signal is disclosed. A typical or near typical IP packet may be used to establish a connection between a server and a sending device. A server receives the payload of a packet for which delivery information has been removed. The server may package the data into a full IP packet and then communicate with a smart device, such as a door lock.

Claims

1. A device for communicating a request from a smart appliance to a control server, the device comprising:

a processor;

memory, communicatively connected to the processor; and

a non-transitory data storage medium, the non-transitory data storage medium storing instructions that are executable by the processor to;

receive, from a remote device, a communication packet;

add first header information to the communication packet to create a device state network packet, the first header information comprising networking data, the networking data controlling the transmission of the device state network packet to a device state server;

transmit, to the device state server, the device state network packet;

receive, from the device state server, a control packet, the control packet responding to the device state network packet;

remove second header information from the control packet to create a device state change packet; and

send, to the remote device, the device state change packet to inform the remote device of a request to change state to a new state.

2. The device in claim 1, wherein the networking data includes an identification of the device state server.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the first header information comprises authentication data, the authentication data identifying the remote device to the device state server.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the device state change packet comprises a time length for the remote device to remain in the new state.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the device state change packet comprises a delay indicator, the delay indicator indicating a time the remote device is to change state.