ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTED ENVIRONMENT

• US 20180007648A1
• Filed: 07/21/2017
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
• Inventors: Wylie, Hunter, Blaser, Robert Logan
• Application Number:
  US15/656,520
• Publication Number:
  US 20180007648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0025 synchronizing potentially movable access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for an electronically connected environment, such as implemented in connection with one or more computing and/or communication networks, devices, and/or protocols, for example.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. A method comprising:

communicating electronically with a lock node on a network associated with a connected environment regarding at least one of the following;

an instruction to said lock node;

status information of said lock node;

statistical information of said lock node;

identifying information of said lock node;

or any combination thereof,

at least one communication of said communicating electronically occurring, at least in part, through use of a digital identity of said lock node.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said instruction to said lock node comprises at least one of the following:

an electronic instruction to lock a locking device associated with said lock node or said connected environment;

an electronic instruction to unlock a locking device associated with said lock node or said connected environment;

or any combination thereof.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein said status information comprises at least one of the following:

security-related status;

operation-related status;

access-related status;

activity-related status;

or any combination thereof.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein said statistical information comprises at least one of the following:

security-related statistical information;

operation-related statistical information;

access-related statistical information;

activity-related statistical information;

or any combination thereof.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein said identifying information comprises at least one of the following:

user-related identifying information;

entity-related identifying information;

node-related identifying information;

or any combination thereof.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein said communicating electronically is implemented in connection with at least one of the following:

an access control entity;

a global view entity;

an identification entity;

a network device;

a wireless transceiver;

a database;

one or more nodes on said network associated with said connected environment;

or any combination thereof.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein said connected environment comprises at least one of the following:

a retail environment;

an assisted living environment;

a health care environment;

or any combination thereof.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein said retail environment comprises a retail consumer electronics environment.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein said retail consumer electronics environment comprises at least one of the following:

a retail consumer electronics store;

a retail consumer electronics display;

or any combination thereof.

32. The method of claim 23, wherein said communicating electronically is implemented in connection with one or more levels.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein said one or more levels comprises at least one of the following:

an employee-type level;

a manager-type level;

an administrator-type level;

a master-administrator-type level;

or any combination thereof.

34. The method of claim 23, wherein said instruction to said lock node comprises an electronic instruction for at least one of the following:

powering on said lock node;

powering off said lock node;

providing information regarding said lock node;

or any combination thereof.

35. The method of claim 23, wherein said network comprises at least one of the following:

a peer-to-peer-type network;

a cellular network;

a distributed network;

a wireless communications network;

a wired communications network;

or any combination thereof.

36. The method of claim 23, wherein said network comprises a mesh-type network.

37. The method of claim 23, wherein said digital identity of said lock node comprises or represented via at least one of the following:

an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI);

an Integrated Circuit Card Identity (ICCID);

an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI);

a Mobile Station Integrated Services for Digital Network number (MSISDN);

a model;

a type;

a make;

a barcode;

a universal product code (UPC);

a serial number;

software parameters;

hardware parameters;

a location;

or any combination thereof.

38. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors coupled to a memory to;

communicate electronically with a lock node on a network associated with a connected environment regarding at least one of the following;

an instruction to said lock node;

status information of said lock node;

statistical information of said lock node;

identifying information of said lock node;

or any combination thereof,

at least one communication of said electronic communications to occur, at least in part, through use of a digital identity of said lock node.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein said instruction to said lock node comprises at least one of the following:

an electronic instruction to lock a locking device associated with said lock node or said connected environment;

an electronic instruction to unlock a locking device associated with said lock node or said connected environment;

an electronic instruction to power on said lock node;

an electronic instruction to power off said lock node;

an electronic instruction to provide information regarding said lock node;

or any combination thereof.

40. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein said at least one communication of said electronic communications is implemented in connection with at least one of the following:

an access control entity;

a global view entity;

an identification entity;

a network device;

a wireless transceiver;

a database;

one or more nodes on said network associated with said connected environment;

or any combination thereof.

41. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein said connected environment comprises at least one of the following:

a retail environment;

an assisted living environment;

a health care environment;

or any combination thereof.

42. An article comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium having instructions stored thereon executable by a special purpose computing platform to;

communicate electronically with a lock node on a network associated with a connected environment regarding at least one of the following;

an instruction to said lock node;

status information of said lock node;

statistical information of said lock node;

identifying information of said lock node;

or any combination thereof,

at least one communication of said electronic communications to occur, at least in part, through use of a digital identity of said lock node.