Fixed mobile convergence home control system
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1. A system comprising:
- a building control system;
a first gateway;
a second gateway; and
a cellular device, wherein the building control system communicates on a fixed network,wherein the first gateway is coupled to the fixed network,wherein the cellular device is capable of controlling the building control system by interfacing with the fixed network via the first gateway,wherein the cellular device is capable of controlling the building control system by interfacing with the fixed network via the second gateway,wherein the first gateway includes a femtocell base station, andwherein the second gateway includes a macrocell base station that is coupled to the fixed network via a Generic Access Network/Unlicensed Mobile Access (GAN/UMA) interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a building automation system with an FMC cellular device are provided. The FMC cellular device can locally interface with a building automation system via a femtocell base station or a wireless access point, remotely interface with a building automation system over a wide area network via a macrocell base station, or remotely interface with a building automation system via a GAN enabled wireless access point.
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1. A system comprising:
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a building control system; a first gateway; a second gateway; and a cellular device, wherein the building control system communicates on a fixed network, wherein the first gateway is coupled to the fixed network, wherein the cellular device is capable of controlling the building control system by interfacing with the fixed network via the first gateway, wherein the cellular device is capable of controlling the building control system by interfacing with the fixed network via the second gateway, wherein the first gateway includes a femtocell base station, and wherein the second gateway includes a macrocell base station that is coupled to the fixed network via a Generic Access Network/Unlicensed Mobile Access (GAN/UMA) interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a building control system; a first gateway; a second gateway; and a cellular device, wherein the building control system communicates on a fixed network, wherein the first gateway is coupled to the fixed network, wherein the cellular device is capable of controlling the building control system by interfacing with the fixed network via the first gateway, wherein the second gateway is coupled to the fixed network, wherein the cellular device is capable of controlling the building control system by interfacing with the fixed network via the second gateway, wherein the first gateway includes a femtocell base station, and wherein the second gateway includes a macrocell base station that is coupled to the fixed network via a Generic Access Network/Unlicensed Mobile Access (GAN/UMA) interface. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method comprising:
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monitoring data transmitted from a first gateway to a building control system; and responsive to any transmitted data, transmitting an alert signal from the building control system to the first gateway, wherein the first gateway is coupled to a cellular device, wherein the first gateway sends and receives commands to and from, respectively, the cellular device, wherein the first gateway includes a macrocell base station that is coupled to the fixed network via a Generic Access Network/Unlicensed Mobile Access (GAN/UMA) interface. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method comprising:
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dialing a phantom number from a cellular device, the cellular device coupled to a first gateway; transmitting data from the cellular device to the first gateway, the first gateway coupled to a building automation system; transmitting the data from the first gateway to the building automation system; monitoring the data transmitted from the first gateway to the building automation system; and responsive to the data transmitted from the first gateway to the building automation system, the building automation system executing a command carried in the data, wherein the first gateway includes a macrocell base station that is coupled to the fixed network via a Generic Access Network/Unlicensed Mobile Access (GAN/UMA) interface. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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