Method and system for remotely controlling a plurality of electrical switches
First Claim
1. A system for signaling a plurality of remotely located wireless switching devices via a wireless network, the system comprising:
- a switching control system configured to receive switch registration and switch scheduling information from a plurality of users;
a database associating each registered switch with a respective user and containing the switch scheduling information;
an event processor configured to send a message to designated switches in response to switching events defined in accordance with the scheduling information.
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Abstract
A method and system for signaling wireless switching devices on behalf of a plurality of users via a cellular network includes a switch control system which is coupled to the cellular network mobile switching center. Users register switches with the system by providing the switch ID and the geographic location where the switch is installed. The system registers the switch as a wireless device present in a cell that serves the specified location. The user can then define a switching schedule for the registered the switches. Upon the occurrence of a scheduled switching event, a switching message is generated for the appropriate switch and is routed, via the cellular network, to the appropriate transmitter for subsequent broadcast.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for signaling a plurality of remotely located wireless switching devices via a wireless network, the system comprising:
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a switching control system configured to receive switch registration and switch scheduling information from a plurality of users;
a database associating each registered switch with a respective user and containing the switch scheduling information;
an event processor configured to send a message to designated switches in response to switching events defined in accordance with the scheduling information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for signaling wireless switching devices via a wireless network on behalf of a plurality of users, each switching device having a switch ID, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of switch registrations, each registration associating at least one switch ID with a particular user;
receiving switch schedule information from a user setting a switching time for a designated switch ID associated with the user;
at least approximately at each defined switching time for a given switch;
generating a switch message for the given switch; and
sending the switch message to a transmitter;
wherein the transmitter broadcasts the message via a wireless communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for signaling wireless switching devices on behalf of a plurality of users via a cellular network having a plurality of cells, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving switching unit information for a plurality of switching units, the information specifying for each switching unit a switch ID and a geographic region where the switching unit is located;
identifying a cell which covers the geographic region associated with a particular switching unit;
registering the particular switching unit with the cellular network as a wireless device which is present in the identified cell;
receiving switch schedule information indicating that the particular switching unit should be switched at a designated time;
at approximately the designated time;
generating a switch message including the switch ID for the particular switching unit; and
passing the switch message to the cellular network, wherein the cellular network will route the message to a base station transmitter serving the identified cell for subsequent transmission.
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