METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AUTONOMOUS DEVICES VIA A WIDE AREA NETWORK
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1. A controller for providing autonomous control of an electro-mechanical device, said controller comprising:
- a processing device;
a memory associated with said processing device;
at least one input/output (I/O) interface associated with said processing device;
said controller configured to operate at least one electromechanical device connected thereto and to maintain proper operation of the controller and the electromechanical device by reporting activity to a server and requesting configuration updates from the server.
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Abstract
A controller for providing autonomous control of an electro-mechanical device is described. The controller includes a processing device, a memory associated with the processing device, and at least one input/output (I/O) interface associated with said processing device. The controller is configured to operate at least one electromechanical device connected thereto and to maintain proper operation of the controller and the electromechanical device by reporting activity to a server and requesting configuration updates from the server.
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1. A controller for providing autonomous control of an electro-mechanical device, said controller comprising:
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a processing device;
a memory associated with said processing device;
at least one input/output (I/O) interface associated with said processing device;
said controller configured to operate at least one electromechanical device connected thereto and to maintain proper operation of the controller and the electromechanical device by reporting activity to a server and requesting configuration updates from the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling an electromechanical device, said system comprising:
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at least one server, positioned outside of at least one security feature; and
at least one controller, positioned inside at least one security feature and coupled to an electromechanical device, said at least one controller configured to initiate communications with said at least one server over a network, said at least one controller comprising a processing device and a memory associated with said processing device, said controller configured to operate the electromechanical device independent of said server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of configuring a controller to provide autonomous control of an electromechanical device, said method comprising:
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configuring the controller to perform at least one of a monitoring and a control application, the application comprising an electro-mechanical device;
configuring the controller to initiate communications with a server; and
configuring the controller to report activity and request updated configurations from the server. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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