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System and method for intelligent automated remote management of electromechanical devices

  • US 9,210,220 B2
  • Filed: 09/27/2009
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for two-way communication between a data center and a first electromechanical device and a second electromechanical device that are located at a remote site, the system comprising:

  • a first device firmware disposed within the first electromechanical device, the first device firmware being adapted to receive and process device control directives;

    a second device firmware disposed within the second electromechanical device, the second device firmware being adapted to receive and process device control directives;

    a gateway disposed at the remote site, the gateway including a gateway firmware in communication with the device firmware and adapted to initiate a plurality of data exchange communications with the data center, each data exchange communication executed according to a call-home schedule and including a data exchange request transmitted from the gateway and a data exchange response transmitted from the data center, the data exchange response including a control directive received from the data center, each data exchange communication adapted to be closed immediately upon receipt of the corresponding data exchange response, wherein the gateway firmware is further adapted to derive a device control directive from the control directive and transmit the device control directive to at least one of the electromechanical devices, the plurality of data exchange communications including;

    a first data exchange communication including a first data exchange request transmitted from the gateway and a first data exchange response transmitted from the data center, the first data exchange response including a first control directive received from the data center, anda second data exchange communication including a second data exchange request transmitted from the gateway and a second data exchange response transmitted from the data center, the second data exchange response including a second control directive received from the data center,wherein the gateway firmware is adapted to derive a first device control directive from the first control directive and transmit the first device control directive to the first electromechanical device and to derive a second device control directive from the second control directive and transmit the second device control directive to the second electromechanical device; and

    a server hosted on the data center, the server in communication with the gateway firmware and adapted to respond to the plurality of data exchange communications, adapted to determine the call home schedule, and adapted to create the control directives and transmit the data exchange response including the control directives and the call home schedule to the gateway.

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