Business method for premises management

• US 20050216302A1
• Filed: 03/16/2005
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc. (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc. (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Stevens, Chris, Raji, Reza
• Application Number:
  US11/084,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20050216302A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/314
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 11/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 11/012 details of the transmission means
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/15052 Communication processor, link interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/08 Construction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2834 Switching of information between an external network and a home network access arrangements H04L12/2856
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2843 Mains power line
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0853 by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 : Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 : Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 : comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 : Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 : for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 : for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 : involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 : Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 : Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 : Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 : with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/12 : Application layer protocols, e.g. WAP [Wireless Application Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

Some embodiments of a method for premises management networking include monitoring premises management devices connected to a gateway at a premises; controlling premises management devices connected to the gateway at the premises; receiving, at the premises, an uplink-initiation signal associated with a network operations center server; and in response to the uplink-initiation signal, initiating, from the gateway at the premises, communications between the gateway and the network operations center server; and communicating, during the communications between the gateway and the network operations center server, information associated with the premises management devices.

Claims

1. A business method for premises management, comprising:

making an Internet portal available for access to a premises vendee; and

at least after a transaction for a premises between a premises vendor and the premises vendee, providing premises management services via the Internet portal to the premises vendee.

2. The business method of claim 1, further comprising:

branding the Internet portal with a brand of the premises vendor.

3. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises vendor is a home builder.

4. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises vendee is a home buyer.

5. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises vendor is a premises builder.

6. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises vendee is a premises buyer.

7. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises vendor is a premises manager.

8. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises vendee is a premises tenant.

9. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises management services manage energy of the premises.

10. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises management services manage security of the premises.

11. The business method of claim 1, wherein the premises management services manage safety of the premises.

12. A business method for premises management, comprising:

making an Internet portal available for access to a communication service vendee; and

at least after a transaction for communication services to a premises between a communication service vendor and the communication service vendee, providing premises management services via the Internet portal to the communication service vendee.

13. The business method of claim 12, further comprising:

branding the Internet portal with a brand of the communication service vendor.

14. The business method of claim 12, wherein the communication service vendor is an Internet service provider.

15. The business method of claim 12, wherein the communication service vendee is a customer of the Internet service provider.

16. The business method of claim 12, wherein the communication service vendor is a telephone company.

17. The business method of claim 12, wherein the communication service vendee is a customer of the telephone company.

18. The business method of claim 12, wherein the communication service vendor is a satellite television company.

19. The business method of claim 12, wherein the communication service vendee is a customer of the satellite television company.

20. The business method of claim 12, wherein the communication service vendor is a cable television company.

21. The business method of claim 12, wherein the communication service vendee is a customer of the cable television company.

22. The business method of claim 12, wherein the premises management services manage energy of the premises.

23. The business method of claim 12, wherein the premises management services manage security of the premises.

24. The business method of claim 12, wherein the premises management services manage safety of the premises.

25. A business method for premises management, comprising:

making an Internet portal available for access to an Internet portal vendee; and

at least after a transaction for Internet portal services to a premises between an Internet portal vendor and the Internet portal vendee, providing premises management services via the Internet portal to the Internet portal vendee.

26. The business method of claim 25, further comprising:

branding the Internet portal with a brand of the Internet portal vendor.

27. The business method of claim 25, wherein the premises management services manage energy of the premises.

28. The business method of claim 25, wherein the premises management services manage security of the premises.

29. The business method of claim 25, wherein the premises management services manage safety of the premises.