INTERNET APPLIANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20110156896A1
• Filed: 03/07/2011
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hoffberg Family Trust 2, Blanding Hovenweep LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC), STEVEN M. HOFFBERG 2004-1 GRAT
• Original Assignee: STEVEN M. HOFFBERG 2004-1 GRAT
• Inventors: Hoffberg-Borghesani, Linda I., Hoffberg, Steven M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,369,967 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/506
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/025 Extracting rules from data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0248 Avoiding fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2005/91328 the copy protection signal being a copy management signal, e.g. a copy generation management signal [CGMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2005/91364 the video signal being scrambled
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/913 for scrambling ; for copy protection

Abstract

An Internet appliance, comprising, within a single housing, packet data network interfaces, adapted for communicating with the Internet and a local area network, at least one data interface selected from the group consisting of a universal serial bus, an IEEE-1394 interface, a voice telephony interface, an audio program interface, a video program interface, an audiovisual program interface, a camera interface, a physical security system interface, a wireless networking interface; a device control interface, smart home interface, an environmental sensing interface, and an environmental control interface, and a processor, for controlling a data transfer between the local area network and the Internet, and defining a markup language interface communicated through a packet data network interface, to control a data transfer or control a remote device.

Claims

1. An alarm system controller comprising:

(a) a packet data network interface;

(b) a security alarm system interface configured to communicate with security alarm sensors; and

(c) a controller configured to receive at least one input from the security alarm system interface, to process the at least one input to determine an alarm condition, and to communicate the alarm condition and a markup language interface through the packet data network interface.

2. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, wherein the packet data network interface is configured to communicate with the Internet.

3. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, further comprising an environmental control system interface configured to communicate with an environmental control system and to communicate the markup language interface through the packet data network interface, wherein the packet data network interface is configured to control the environmental control system.

4. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, wherein the markup language interface comprises XML.

5. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, wherein the markup language interface comprises HTML.

6. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to support execution of JAVA code.

7. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to execute a real time operating system.

8. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to communicate with a browser human user interface using the markup language interface.

9. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to automatically communicate with an automated device using the markup language interface.

10. The alarm system controller according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to communicate voice communications through the packet data network interface.

11. A method for controlling an alarm system, comprising:

providing a packet data network interface;

communicating, by an automated controller, with security alarm sensors through a security alarm system interface;

receiving, by the automated controller, at least one input from the security alarm system interface;

processing, by the automated controller, the at least one input to determine an alarm condition; and

communicating, by the automated controller, the alarm condition and a markup language interface through the packet data network interface.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the packet data network interface is configured to communicate with the Internet.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising communicating an environmental system control markup language interface through the packet data network interface, for controlling an environmental control system.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the markup language interface comprises XML.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the markup language interface comprises HTML.

16. The method according to claim 11, further comprising communicating with a browser human user interface using the markup language interface.

17. The method according to claim 11, further comprising communicating with an automated device using the markup language interface.

18. The method according to claim 11, further comprising communicating voice through the packet data network interface.

19. A controller for an alarm system, comprising:

a security alarm system interface configured to communicate with security alarm sensors;

a packet data network interface; and

a controller configured to act as an embedded web server which communicates a markup language interface through the packet data network interface, to receive at least one input from the security alarm system interface, to process the at least one input to determine an alarm condition, and to communicate the alarm condition through the packet data network interface.

20. The controller according to claim 19, wherein the markup language interface comprises HTML, and the controller is further configured to communicate with a browser human user interface using the markup language interface, and the security alarm system interface comprises a wireless interface configured to communicate with security alarm sensors.