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MODULARIZED CONTROL SYSTEM TO ENABLE NETWORKED CONTROL AND SENSING OF OTHER DEVICES

  • US 20120303768A1
  • Filed: 05/25/2012
  • Published: 11/29/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of adding a network interface to an arbitrary non-network connected device (arbitrary device), said arbitrary device having electrical circuitry to implement its functionality, said method comprising:

  • providing a slot in said arbitrary device to accommodate a communications module;

    said slot in said arbitrary device additionally having a communications module interface that can interact with said communications module and carry control signals to at least some of said electrical circuitry;

    said arbitrary device additionally having a unique ID storage memory device capable of transmitting unique identification data from said arbitrary device to said communications module;

    said communications module having a communications interface capable of establishing a communications session with a computer network;

    said communications module having internal solid state memory capable of storing code and data;

    said communications module having at least one internal processor, said at least one internal processor configured to at least execute said code when said communications processor is connected to said slot in said arbitrary device;

    inserting said communications module into said slot;

    providing a network connection to said communications module; and

    if the code to operate said arbitrary device using said communications module has not been previously loaded into the communications module, then using the network connection to load the code to operate the communications module;

    wherein commands or data to said arbitrary device are transmitted through said network, to said communications module, and are interpreted by said at least one processor running said code, and wherein said at least one processor in turn sends control signals to said electrical circuitry;

    or wherein commands or data from said electrical circuitry are transmitted to said communications module, are interpreted by said at least one processor running said code, and transmitted using said communications interface to said network.

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