Message server
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
an interface affixed to the housing and configured for coupling to a cellular wireless network,the interface including at least one of a 1-port cellular modem, a 4-port cellular modem, and an 8-port cellular modem;
a processor affixed to the housing and coupled to the interface; and
a memory affixed to the housing and coupled to the processor and wherein the memory is configured to store a set of instructions, and wherein the processor is configured to receive a first trigger message corresponding to a first trigger event from a trigger device coupled to the processor and,in response to receiving the first trigger message, for causing the processor to broadcast a second message using a communication network coupled to the processor andthe set of instructions for causing the processor to receive a first message using the interface, the first message having a first message protocol and,in response to receiving the first message, for causing the processor to broadcast a second message using the communication network andwherein the second message having has addressing information determined by the first message and wherein the second message includes message information determined by the first message and wherein the message information is configured to control an external device and control an executable algorithm of at least one of the external device and the processor, the second message having a second message protocol different than the first message protocol, and wherein the external device comprises an alert device and wherein the trigger device comprises a sensor device.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing, an interface, a processor and a memory. The interface is affixed to the housing and is configured for coupling to a cellular wireless network. The processor is affixed to the housing and is coupled to the interface. The memory is affixed to the housing and is coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store a set of instructions for causing the processor to receive a first message using the interface and, in response thereto, for causing the processor to broadcast a second message using the cellular wireless network and using the interface, the second message having a transmission parameter determined by the first message and wherein the second message is compatible with a messaging service protocol.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing; an interface affixed to the housing and configured for coupling to a cellular wireless network, the interface including at least one of a 1-port cellular modem, a 4-port cellular modem, and an 8-port cellular modem; a processor affixed to the housing and coupled to the interface; and a memory affixed to the housing and coupled to the processor and wherein the memory is configured to store a set of instructions, and wherein the processor is configured to receive a first trigger message corresponding to a first trigger event from a trigger device coupled to the processor and, in response to receiving the first trigger message, for causing the processor to broadcast a second message using a communication network coupled to the processor and the set of instructions for causing the processor to receive a first message using the interface, the first message having a first message protocol and, in response to receiving the first message, for causing the processor to broadcast a second message using the communication network and wherein the second message having has addressing information determined by the first message and wherein the second message includes message information determined by the first message and wherein the message information is configured to control an external device and control an executable algorithm of at least one of the external device and the processor, the second message having a second message protocol different than the first message protocol, and wherein the external device comprises an alert device and wherein the trigger device comprises a sensor device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 23, 24)
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7. A system comprising:
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a message server having a processor, a cellular interface including at least one of a 1-port cellular modem, a 4-port cellular modem, and an 8-port cellular modem, and having a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store a set of instructions, and wherein the processor is configured to receive a first trigger message corresponding to a first trigger event from a trigger device coupled to the processor and, in response to receiving the first trigger message, for causing the processor to broadcast a second message using a communication network, and the set of instructions for causing the processor to receive a first message using the interface, the first message having a first message protocol and, in response to receiving the first message, for causing the processor to broadcast a second message using the communication network and wherein the second message has a second message protocol and having addressing information determined by the first message and the second message having message information determined by the first message and configured to control an external device and control an executable algorithm of at least one of the external device and the processor and wherein the second message protocol differs from the first message protocol; and a housing to which the message server is affixed, and wherein the external device comprises an alert device and wherein the trigger device comprises a sensor device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving a first message encoded in a first protocol, the first message including at least one of a trigger event from a trigger device and a message received using a first communication network; providing a signal to the processor coupled to the first communication network, the signal generated using the first message; executing an algorithm using the processor, the algorithm stored in a memory coupled to the processor wherein the memory and the processor are enclosed in a housing, the housing having an interface to the first communication network, the interface including at least one of a 1-port cellular modem, a 4-port cellular modem, and an 8-port cellular modem, and wherein the algorithm is configured to generate a second message, the second message generated using the first message, and in response to receiving the first message, the second message having a message content configured to control an external device and control an executable algorithm of at least one of the external device and the processor, the second message having addressing information; and sending the second message using a second communication network coupled to the processor, and in response to receiving the first message, the second message having a second protocol different than the first protocol, wherein the housing includes an interface to the second communication network, and wherein the external device comprises an alert device and wherein the trigger device comprises a sensor device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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