DEVICE AUTOMATION USING NETWORKED DEVICE CONTROL HAVING A WEB SERVICES FOR DEVICES STACK

• US 20070225865A1
• Filed: 03/15/2007
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Exceptional Innovation, Inc. (ST Holdings Topco LLC)
• Original Assignee: Exceptional Innovation, LLC (ST Holdings Topco LLC)
• Inventors: MOORER, Seale, EICHENSEHR, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 7,587,464 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/276
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

Automation system and process of operating an automation system in a Web Service environment includes providing at least one automation client and at least one automation device, the at least one automation client and the at least one automation device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol, connecting a network including at least one server with the web services for devices to the at least one automation client and the at least one automation device, and transmitting automation-based control and communication between the at least one automation client and at least one automation device. The at least one automation client includes one of a TV, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a control panel, and a game controller and the at least one automation device comprises an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, and a HVAC system.

Claims

1. A process of operating an automation system in a Web Service environment, comprising the steps of:

providing at least one automation client and at least one automation device, the at least one automation client and the at least one automation device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol;

connecting a network comprising at least one server with the web services for devices to the at least one automation client and the at least one automation device; and

transmitting automation-based control and communication between the at least one automation client and at least one automation device,

wherein the at least one automation client comprises one of a TV, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a control panel, and a game controller and the at least one automation device comprises an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, and a HVAC system.

2. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a logical interface with the at least one automation client, and the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a web service for each at least one automation device.

3. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a services tier that provides communication via at least one of HTTP and UDP wherein the communication via HTTP and UDP comprises information contained in SOAP packets.

4. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a service provider configured as a generic host for web services.

5. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol further comprises an automation device bridge configured to translate commands for the automation devices.

6. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol further comprises a component configured to host multiple services, and a controller configured to communicate with the at least one automation device.

7. The process according to claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to send feedback from the at least one automation device to the at least one automation client.

8. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol is configured to communicate with the at least one automation device in a native format and the native format comprises at least one of HTTP, TCP, UDP, and serial protocols.

9. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured to discover the at least one automation client and the discovery comprises one of multicast announcements, multicast query requests, and unicast responses.

10. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured for description and the description comprises at least one of WS-Metadata exchange, web services description language, and simple object access protocol/XML protocol.

11. The process according to claim 1 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured for eventing and wherein the eventing comprises at least one of web services description language for detailed events, a configuration for automation client subscription to events, and a configuration for the at least one automation device to push events to the at least one automation client.

12. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therewith, which, when executed by a processor cause the processor to establish an automation system in a Web Service environment, the machine-reachable medium comprising:

instructions for providing automation-based control and communication between at least one automation client and at least one automation device, the at least one automation client and the at least one automation device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol configured to the at least one automation client and at least one automation device; and

instructions for configuring a network comprising at least one server to be connected to the at least one automation client and the at least one automation device with the web services for devices,

wherein the at least one automation client comprises one of a TV, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a control panel, and a game controller and the at least one automation device comprises an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, and a HVAC system.

13. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a logical interface with the at least one automation client, and the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a web service for each at least one automation device.

14. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a services tier that provides communication via at least one of HTTP and UDP wherein the communication via HTTP and UDP comprises information contained in SOAP packets.

15. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a service provider configured as a generic host for web services.

16. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol further comprises an automation device bridge configured to translate commands for the automation devices.

17. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol further comprises a component configured to host multiple services, and a controller configured to communicate with the at least one automation device.

18. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the controller is configured to send feedback from the at least one automation device to the at least one automation client.

19. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol is configured to communicate with the at least one automation device in a native format and the native format comprises at least one of HTTP, TCP, UDP, and serial protocols.

20. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured to discover the at least one automation client and the discovery comprises one of multicast announcements, multicast query requests, and unicast responses.

21. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured for description and the description comprises at least one of WS-Metadata exchange, web services description language, and simple object access protocol/XML protocol.

22. The machine-readable medium according to claim 12 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured for eventing and wherein the eventing comprises at least one of web services description language for detailed events, a configuration for automation client subscription to events, and a configuration for the at least one automation device to push events to the at least one automation client.

23. An automation system operating in a Web Service for Devices environment, comprising:

at least one automation client and at least one automation device, the at least one automation client and the at least one automation device configured with a web services for devices stack protocol configured to provide automation-based control and communication between the at least one automation client and at least one automation device; and

a network comprising at least one server configured to be connected to the at least one automation client and the at least one automation device with the web services for devices,

wherein the at least one automation client comprises one of a TV, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, a control panel, and a game controller and the at least one automation device comprises an audio system, a video system, an intercom system, a lighting system, a security system, and a HVAC system.

24. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a logical interface with the at least one automation client, and the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a web service for each at least one automation device.

25. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a services tier that provides communication via at least one of HTTP and UDP wherein the communication via HTTP and UDP comprises information contained in SOAP packets.

26. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol comprises a service provider configured as a generic host for web services.

27. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol further comprises an automation device bridge configured to translate commands for the automation devices.

28. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol further comprises a component configured to host multiple services, and a controller configured to communicate with the at least one automation device.

29. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the controller is configured to send feedback from the at least one automation device to the at least one automation client.

30. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices stack protocol is configured to communicate with the at least one automation device in a native format and the native format comprises at least one of HTTP, TCP, UDP, and serial protocols.

31. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured to discover the at least one automation client and the discovery comprises one of multicast announcements, multicast query requests, and unicast responses.

32. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured for description and the description comprises at least one of WS-Metadata exchange, web services description language, and simple object access protocol/XML protocol.

33. The automation system according to claim 23 wherein the web services for devices protocol is configured for eventing and wherein the eventing comprises at least one of web services description language for detailed events, a configuration for automation client subscription to events, and a configuration for the at least one automation device to push events to the at least one automation client.