REMOTE CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL OF LOCAL DEVICES VIA A BROADBAND ACCESS GATEWAY
First Claim
1. A system supporting remote configuration and control of a plurality of access devices via a broadband access gateway, the system comprising:
- a gateway communicatively coupled to a broadband network and at least one wireless interface, the gateway capable of selectively communicating multimedia information among the at least one wireless interface and the broadband network, and of communicating with the plurality of access devices via the at least one wireless interface;
the gateway capable of collecting, from at least a portion of the plurality of access devices, information identifying each access device and a corresponding set of services that may be remotely initiated;
the gateway capable of transmitting at least a portion of the collected information to a first one of the plurality of access devices, when the first one of the plurality of access devices is detected to be communicatively coupled to the gateway;
the gateway capable of receiving, from the first one of the plurality of access devices, a user selection of a second one of the plurality of access devices;
the gateway capable of providing to the first one of the plurality of access devices, responsive to the user selection of the second one of the plurality of access devices, a set of instructions executed on the first one of the plurality of access devices to produce a user interface appropriate for configuration/control of the second one of the plurality of access devices;
the gateway capable of receiving, from the first one of the plurality of access devices, a first message requesting that the second one of the plurality of access devices perform an identified service;
the gateway capable of adapting the first message to a second message compatible with the second one of the plurality of access devices based upon the first message and the collected information; and
the gateway capable of delivering the second message to the second one of the plurality of access devices.
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Abstract
A system and method for the remote configuration and control of a access devices via a broadband access gateway is disclosed. The broadband access gateway may comprise a wireless interface and a broadband network connection for exchanging information via, for example, a digital subscriber loop, a cable connection, a T1 connection, and T3 network connection. A user using any of a plurality of access devices may communicate with the broadband access gateway via the wireless interface or the broadband network connection to make remote requests of another of the access devices. Such requests may comprise, for example, accessing, recording, playing, exchanging, transmitting, receiving, converting, translating of multimedia information. The remote requests may include enabling, disabling, configuring, monitoring, administering, and scheduling of smart appliances and premise systems such as, for example, security, heating, and cooling systems.
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56 Claims
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1. A system supporting remote configuration and control of a plurality of access devices via a broadband access gateway, the system comprising:
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a gateway communicatively coupled to a broadband network and at least one wireless interface, the gateway capable of selectively communicating multimedia information among the at least one wireless interface and the broadband network, and of communicating with the plurality of access devices via the at least one wireless interface; the gateway capable of collecting, from at least a portion of the plurality of access devices, information identifying each access device and a corresponding set of services that may be remotely initiated; the gateway capable of transmitting at least a portion of the collected information to a first one of the plurality of access devices, when the first one of the plurality of access devices is detected to be communicatively coupled to the gateway; the gateway capable of receiving, from the first one of the plurality of access devices, a user selection of a second one of the plurality of access devices; the gateway capable of providing to the first one of the plurality of access devices, responsive to the user selection of the second one of the plurality of access devices, a set of instructions executed on the first one of the plurality of access devices to produce a user interface appropriate for configuration/control of the second one of the plurality of access devices; the gateway capable of receiving, from the first one of the plurality of access devices, a first message requesting that the second one of the plurality of access devices perform an identified service; the gateway capable of adapting the first message to a second message compatible with the second one of the plurality of access devices based upon the first message and the collected information; and the gateway capable of delivering the second message to the second one of the plurality of access devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 54)
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18. A method for supporting remote configuration and control of a plurality of access devices via a broadband access gateway, the method comprising:
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collecting, from at least a portion of the plurality of access devices, information identifying each access device and a corresponding set of services that may be remotely initiated; transmitting at least a portion of the collected information to a first one of the plurality of access devices, when the first one of the plurality of access devices is detected to be communicatively coupled to the broadband access gateway; receiving, from the first one of the plurality of access devices, a user selection of a second one of the plurality of access devices; providing to the first one of the plurality of access devices, responsive to the user selection of the second one of the plurality of access devices, a set of instructions executed on the first one of the plurality of access devices to produce a user interface appropriate for configuration/control of the second one of the plurality of access devices; receiving, from the first one of the plurality of access devices, a first message requesting that the second one of the plurality of access devices perform an identified service; adapting the first message to a second message compatible with the second one of the plurality of access devices based upon the first message and the collected information; and delivering the second message to the second one of the plurality of access devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 55)
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36. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections for operating a gateway supporting remote configuration and control of a plurality of access devices, the code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the operations comprising:
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collecting, from at least a portion of the plurality of access devices, information identifying each access device and a corresponding set of services that may be remotely initiated; transmitting at least a portion of the collected information to a first one of the plurality of access devices, when the first one of the plurality of access devices is detected to be communicatively coupled to the gateway; receiving, from the first one of the plurality of access devices, a user selection of a second one of the plurality of access devices; providing to the first one of the plurality of access devices, responsive to the user selection of the second one of the plurality of access devices, a set of instructions executed on the first one of the plurality of access devices to produce a user interface appropriate for configuration/control of the second one of the plurality of access devices; receiving, from the first one of the plurality of access devices, a first message requesting that the second one of the plurality of access devices perform an identified service; adapting the first message to a second message compatible with the second one of the plurality of access devices based upon the first message and the collected information; and delivering the second message to the second one of the plurality of access devices. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56)
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