Home system and method of determining if a fob is in range or out of range of wireless communication with a server
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a server comprising a first wireless communication port;
at least one fob, each of said at least one fob comprising a second wireless communication port adapted to communicate with the first wireless communication port of said server; and
at least one node different than said at least one fob, each of said at least one node being a sensor node or a device node and comprising a third wireless communication port adapted to send information to or receive information from the first wireless communication port of said server,wherein said server is adapted to determine if at least one of said at least one fob is out of range of wireless communication with said server and to responsively send predetermined information from the first wireless communication port of said server to at least one of said at least one node;
wherein said at least one fob is a single fob which is adapted to periodically send a message from the second wireless communication port of said single fob to the first wireless communication port of said server;
wherein said server is adapted to determine that said single fob is out of range by detecting whether said periodically sent message was received in a predetermined time interval;
wherein said server further comprises a first non-wireless communication port;
wherein said server is adapted to send alert messages responsive to receiving information from said at least one node on the first wireless communication port of said server; and
wherein said server sends said alert messages to said single fob from the first wireless communication port of said server if said server receives said periodically sent message from the second wireless communication port of said single fob at the first wireless communication port of said server in said predetermined time interval and, otherwise, sends said alert messages from the first non-wireless communication port of said server.
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Abstract
A home system includes a server having a first wireless communication port and a first non-wireless communication port. One or more fobs include a second wireless communication port adapted to communicate with the first wireless communication port of the server. One or more sensor nodes or device nodes different than the fobs include a third wireless communication port adapted to send information to or receive information from the first wireless communication port of the server. The server is adapted to determine if at least one of the fobs is out of range of wireless communication with the server and to responsively send information from the first non-wireless communication port of the server or to responsively send information from the first wireless communication port of the server to at least one of the sensor or device nodes.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a server comprising a first wireless communication port; at least one fob, each of said at least one fob comprising a second wireless communication port adapted to communicate with the first wireless communication port of said server; and at least one node different than said at least one fob, each of said at least one node being a sensor node or a device node and comprising a third wireless communication port adapted to send information to or receive information from the first wireless communication port of said server, wherein said server is adapted to determine if at least one of said at least one fob is out of range of wireless communication with said server and to responsively send predetermined information from the first wireless communication port of said server to at least one of said at least one node;
wherein said at least one fob is a single fob which is adapted to periodically send a message from the second wireless communication port of said single fob to the first wireless communication port of said server;
wherein said server is adapted to determine that said single fob is out of range by detecting whether said periodically sent message was received in a predetermined time interval;
wherein said server further comprises a first non-wireless communication port;
wherein said server is adapted to send alert messages responsive to receiving information from said at least one node on the first wireless communication port of said server; and
wherein said server sends said alert messages to said single fob from the first wireless communication port of said server if said server receives said periodically sent message from the second wireless communication port of said single fob at the first wireless communication port of said server in said predetermined time interval and, otherwise, sends said alert messages from the first non-wireless communication port of said server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a server comprising a first wireless communication port and a first non-wireless communication port; at least one fob, each of said at least one fob comprising a second wireless communication port adapted to communicate with the first wireless communication port of said server; and at least one node different than said at least one fob, each of said at least one node being a sensor node or a device node and comprising a third wireless communication port adapted to send information to or receive information from the first wireless communication port of said server, wherein said server is adapted to determine if at least one of said at least one fob is out of range of wireless communication with said server and to responsively send information from the first non-wireless communication port of said server or to responsively send predetermined information from the first wireless communication port of said server to at least one of said at least one node, wherein said server is adapted to send alert messages responsive to receiving information from said at least one node on the first wireless communication port of said server; and
wherein said server sends said alert messages to said at least one fob from the first wireless communication port of said server if said at least one of said at least one fob is in range of wireless communication with said server and, otherwise, sends said alert messages from the first non-wireless communication port of said server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of wireless communication, said method comprising:
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employing a server including a first wireless communication port; employing a fob including a second wireless communication port adapted to communicate with the first wireless communication port of said server; employing at least one sensor node or device node, said at least one sensor node or device node being different than said fob and including a third wireless communication port; sending information to the third wireless communication port of said device node from the first wireless communication port of said server or receiving information at the first wireless communication port of said server from the third wireless communication port of said sensor node; and determining if said fob is out of range of wireless communication with said server and responsively sending predetermined information from the first wireless communication port of said server to at least one of said at least one sensor node or device node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a server comprising a first wireless communication port; at least one fob, each of said at least one fob comprising a second wireless communication port adapted to communicate with the first wireless communication port of said server; and at least one node different than said at least one fob, each of said at least one node being a sensor node or a device node and comprising a third wireless communication port adapted to send information to or receive information from the first wireless communication port of said server, wherein said server is adapted to responsively enable a first system function if at least one of said at least one fob is out of range of wireless communication with said server and, otherwise, to responsively disable said first system function and to enable a different second system function, wherein said first system function sends predetermined information from the first wireless communication port of said server to at least one of said at least one node, and wherein said different second system function sends alert messages to said at least one fob from the first wireless communication port of said server responsive to receiving information from at least one of said at least one node on the first wireless communication port of said server. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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