Control system for providing cloud based commands to control operation of internet connected devices

• US 9,933,763 B1
• Filed: 05/19/2015
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jolly Seven, Series 70 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: Menklab, LLC
• Inventors: Menkveld, Justin, O'Dell, Dana, Pitman, Tony
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/715,939
• Time in Patent Office: 1,050 Days
• Field of Search: 340 57, 340 571
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/668 for overhead wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/77 using wireless control
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/79 using time control
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/106 for garages
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

A control system for providing Cloud based commands to an Internet connected device that includes one or more Cloud servers for receiving commands from at least one mobile web enabled user device. A load balancer is used for receiving communication from a server for distributing commands from at least one web enabled device to the Cloud. A server based Internet connected device activator is used for receiving commands and controlling operation of an Internet connected device from the server. The state of the Internet connected device is determined by information local to the Internet connected device such that is communicated to the server for determining the state of the Internet connected device before activation.

Claims

1. A control system for providing Cloud based commands to an Internet connected device comprising:

at least one server for receiving commands from at least one web enabled user device and at least one web enabled controlling device;

an Internet connected device command device for receiving commands and controlling operation of an Internet connected device from at least one Cloud server; and

wherein the state of the Internet connected device is determined by using information provided by the Internet connected device to a server where business logic is processed and can be changed from a cloud based server based on the user'"'"'s position that is based upon a global positioning system (GPS) reported to the server.

2. A control system as in claim 1, further comprising:

a load balancer for receiving communication from at least one controlling device for distribution of the communication to the Cloud server.

3. A control system as in claim 1, wherein the Cloud server will automatically activate the Internet connected device after a predetermined amount of time if the present state determines the Internet connected device needs to be activated by the Cloud server.

4. An Internet connected device control system comprising:

at least one server for receiving commands in a first mode from a portable communications device and converting the commands to a second mode;

a load balancer for sending and receiving commands from at least one server and communicating the commands in the second mode to a Cloud server; and

a Wi-Fi transceiver for receiving the commands in the second mode from the Cloud and wirelessly communicating the commands in the second mode to a server based Internet connected device command device; and

wherein the state of the Internet connected device can be changed based on the user'"'"'s geographic location determined using a global positioning system (GPS).

5. An Internet connected device control system as in claim 4, wherein the state of the Internet connected device can be determined by information processed from the at least one server where data was transmitted by the Internet connected device.

6. An Internet connected device control system as in claim 4, wherein the portable communications device is a smart phone, tablet, laptop, PC or any other Internet enabled device.

7. An Internet connected device control system comprising:

an Internet enabled mobile device;

a control operator using a command device for controlling activation of an Internet connected device based on commands received from the Internet enabled mobile device in communication with at least one server;

a network interface electronically connected to the command device for enabling the command device to communicate with a Cloud based network where the Cloud based network responds to requests received by the Internet enabled mobile device in a first mode by sending the state of the Internet connected device over the Cloud based network from at least one server in a second mode; and

wherein the network interface receives a state change request from at least one server over the Cloud based network and the command device responds to the state change request by activating the Internet connected device and where the state of the Internet connected device is changed based on a user'"'"'s geographic location determined using a global positioning system (GPS).

8. An Internet connected device control system as in claim 7, wherein the state of the Internet connected device is determined by at least one server.

9. An Internet connected device control system as in claim 7, wherein the state of the Internet connected device is determined based upon Internet connected device local information provided by the Internet connected device.

10. An Internet connected device control system as in claim 7, wherein the state of the Internet connected device is determined before it is activated.

11. An Internet connected device control system as in claim 7, wherein at least one server will automatically activate the Internet connected device after a predetermined amount of time if the at least one server indicates a change of state should be activated.

12. An Internet connected device control system as in claim 7, wherein a user of the Internet connected device control system communications with at least one server for activating the Internet connected device using a cellular, Wi-Fi, or wired networked communications network.