Device Communication, Monitoring and Control Architecture and Method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a user premises device management system, a first signal from a first user premises device indicative of a condition associated with the first user premises device;
determining, by the user premises device management system, a rule based on the condition associated with the first device, wherein the rule includes modifying an operation parameter of a second user premises device different from the first user premises device; and
automatically transmitting, from the user premises device management system, a second signal to the second user premises device, wherein the second signal includes an instruction to modify the operation parameter of the second user premises device in accordance with the rule.
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Abstract
A communication interface and a device control, management and monitoring system are provided to enable the networking of and communication between a multiple devices operating under different protocols. The communication interface may act as a translator or protocol converter that reformats transmissions from one protocol to another based on protocol compatibility between the recipient and transmitting devices. The device control and monitoring system may store predefined rules that are triggered when specified conditions associated with the networked devices are detected. The rules may specify an action to take such as transmitting a discount offer to a user or turning off a light. According to one or more arrangements, the communication interface may act as an intermediary between the networked devices and the device control system so that the device control system is not required to understand or be compatible with the various other protocols used by the networked devices.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a user premises device management system, a first signal from a first user premises device indicative of a condition associated with the first user premises device; determining, by the user premises device management system, a rule based on the condition associated with the first device, wherein the rule includes modifying an operation parameter of a second user premises device different from the first user premises device; and automatically transmitting, from the user premises device management system, a second signal to the second user premises device, wherein the second signal includes an instruction to modify the operation parameter of the second user premises device in accordance with the rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a user premises device management system, device registration information for a first user premises device; assigning the first user premises device a role comprising at least one of;
a sender device configured to send signals to the user premises device management system and a receiver device configured to receive signals from the user premises device management system; andreceiving a user specified rule defining an action to take upon detection of a condition associated with the first user premises device, wherein the defined action includes transmitting a signal to a second user premises device different from the first user premises device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a communication interface system, a first signal from a first device, wherein the first signal is formatted according to a first protocol; converting the first signal into a second protocol different from the first protocol; transmitting, from the communication interface system, the first signal to a device management system according to the second protocol, wherein the device management system is located remotely from a user premises; receiving a second signal from the device management system in response to the first signal; converting the second signal from the second protocol to a third protocol; and transmitting the second signal to a second device according to the third protocol, wherein the second device comprises a user premises device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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