Multi-device monitoring and control using intelligent device channel sharing
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- translating, in response to receipt of a first data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of a plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices from an application server, the physical network address to a shared logical device physical network address that forms a logical device group and that physically addresses each of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single wireless communication channel;
embedding the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address;
sending the first data packet to the shared logical device physical network address;
embedding the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within a broadcast data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address;
embedding a physical network address of at least one additional wireless customer-premise monitoring device of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the broadcast data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; and
sending the broadcast data packet to the shared logical device physical network address.
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Abstract
A physical network address of one of a set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices is translated to a shared logical device physical network address in response to receipt from an application server of a first data packet addressed to the physical network address. The shared logical device physical network address forms a logical device group and physically addresses each of the set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single wireless communication channel. The physical network address of the one of the set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices is embedded within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address. The first data packet is sent to the shared logical device physical network address.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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translating, in response to receipt of a first data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of a plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices from an application server, the physical network address to a shared logical device physical network address that forms a logical device group and that physically addresses each of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single wireless communication channel; embedding the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; sending the first data packet to the shared logical device physical network address; embedding the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within a broadcast data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; embedding a physical network address of at least one additional wireless customer-premise monitoring device of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the broadcast data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; and sending the broadcast data packet to the shared logical device physical network address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a communication module; and a processor programmed to; translate, in response to receipt of a first data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of a plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices from an application server, the physical network address to a shared logical device physical network address that forms a logical device group and that physically addresses each of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single wireless communication channel; embed the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; send, via the communication module, the first data packet to the shared logical device physical network address; embed the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within a broadcast data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; embed a physical network address of at least one additional wireless customer-premise monitoring device of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the broadcast data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; and send, via the communication module, the broadcast data packet to the shared logical device physical network address. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium including computer readable program code, where the computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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translate, in response to receipt of a first data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of a plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices from an application server, the physical network address to a shared logical device physical network address that forms a logical device group and that physically addresses each of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single wireless communication channel; embed the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; send the first data packet to the shared logical device physical network address; embed the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within a broadcast data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; embed a physical network address of at least one additional wireless customer-premise monitoring device of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the broadcast data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; and send the broadcast data packet to the shared logical device physical network address. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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