CONTROLLING SETTINGS AND ATTRIBUTES RELATED TO OPERATION OF DEVICES IN A NETWORK

• US 20150319046A1
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Belkin International Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Belkin International Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kim, Ryan Yong, Pathuri, Venkata Subba Rao, Glidden, Matt, Plummer, Jon Robertsen, Mitchell, Sarah Gallivan, McLaughlin, Douglas Edward
• Granted Patent: US 10,554,439 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2807 Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2834 Switching of information between an external network and a home network access arrangements H04L12/2856
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

Techniques are described for controlling attributes and/or settings related to operation of devices via a wireless network. An access device can determine a status of a configurable attribute/setting related to operation of a device (e.g., a home automation network device that can control a home appliance) connected to the network. The computing device can execute an application that can generate and display a graphical interface including an interactive area or an interactive element to control the device. The interactive element or the graphical interface can indicate a current value for the setting/attribute. The interactive area or element can be adjustable to adjust the setting/attribute. An adjusted value of the setting/attribute can be communicated to the network which can cause operation of the device to be controlled based on the adjusted value. The computing device can modify the graphical interface to indicate the adjusted value of the setting/attribute.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining, by a computing device, a current status associated with a device on a network, wherein the current status indicates a current value of a setting related to operation of the device;

generating a graphical interface, wherein the graphical interface includes an interactive area corresponding to the device, and wherein the graphical interface indicates the current status associated with the device;

displaying the graphical interface;

determining an updated status of the device using input received from the interactive area, wherein the input corresponds to an adjustment of the current value to an adjusted value of the setting, and wherein the updated status includes the adjusted value;

transmitting the updated status, wherein operation of the device is controlled using the updated status;

updating the graphical interface to display an indication of the updated status;

receiving a message indicating that the device received the updated status; and

updating the graphical interface to display an indication that the updated status has been received.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the message includes a result, and wherein the result indicates whether operation of the device has been adjusted based on the transmitted updated status.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein updating the graphical interface includes modifying the graphical interface using the result.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the result indicates a status of settings related to operation of the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the graphical interface includes modifying the graphical interface when the updated status is determined.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the graphical interface includes displaying the indication in the interactive area.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is received in a communication from the device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is received with an updated status from the device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein devices are coupled to network devices capable of controlling device operations.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is included in an access device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting related to operation of the device is adjustable between a plurality of values.

12. A system, comprising:

one or more data processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which when executed on the one or more data processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including;

determining a current status associated with a device on a network, wherein the current status indicates a current value of a setting related to operation of the device;

generating a graphical interface, wherein the graphical interface includes an interactive area corresponding to the device, and wherein the graphical interface indicates the current status associated with the device;

displaying the graphical interface;

determining an updated status of the device using input received from the interactive area, wherein the input corresponds to an adjustment of the current value to an adjusted value of the setting, and wherein the updated status includes the adjusted value;

transmitting the updated status, wherein operation of the device is controlled using the updated status;

updating the graphical interface to display an indication of the updated status;

receiving a message indicating that the device received the updated status; and

updating the graphical interface to display an indication that the updated status has been received.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the message is received from a device that is different from a device to which the updated status is transmitted.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the message includes a result, wherein the result indicates whether operation of the device has been adjusted based on the transmitted updated status, and wherein updating the graphical interface includes modifying the graphical interface using the result.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein updating the graphical interface includes modifying the graphical interface when the updated status is determined.

16. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:

determine, by a computing device, a current status associated with a device on a network, wherein the current status indicates a current value of a setting related to operation of the device;

generate a graphical interface, wherein the graphical interface includes an interactive area corresponding to the device, and wherein the graphical interface indicates the current status associated with the device;

display the graphical interface;

determine an updated status of the device using input received from the interactive area, wherein the input corresponds to an adjustment of the current value to an adjusted value of the setting, and wherein the updated status includes the adjusted value;

transmit the updated status, wherein operation of the device is controlled using the updated status;

update the graphical interface to display an indication of the updated status;

receive a message indicating that the device received the updated status; and

update the graphical interface to display an indication that the updated status has been received.

17. The computer-program product of claim 16, wherein the message includes a result, and wherein the result indicates whether operation of the device has been adjusted based on the transmitted updated status.

18. The computer-program product of claim 16, wherein updating the graphical interface includes modifying the graphical interface when the updated status is determined.

19. The computer-program product of claim 16, wherein the message is received in a communication from the device.

20. The computer-program product of claim 16, wherein the computing device is included in an access device.