FUNCTIONALITY INOPERABLE UNLESS NODE REGISTERED AT REMOTE SITE

• US 20170257418A1
• Filed: 04/05/2017
• Published: 09/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Rezvani, Babak, Kalin, Edward, Chen, Jack L., Jalili, Reza
• Granted Patent: US 10,122,784 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
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• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3672 initialising or reloading thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/02 Mechanical actuation of the alarm, e.g. by the breaking of a wire
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2801 Broadband local area networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2807 Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50
• 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 12/2836 Protocol conversion between an external network and a home network controlling appliance services of a home automation network from a device located outside the home and the home network H04L12/2818; protocol conversion H04L69/08; adaptation of digital video signals for transport over a specific home network H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2845 : Telephone line
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 : Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 : Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 : Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 : for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 : characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 : comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 : by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 : Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 : Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 : providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4541 : Directories for service discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 : based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 : Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 : Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 : Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 : for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 : Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 : Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web 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 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 : for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 : Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 : Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 : Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 : Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/04 : Error control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 : Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 : Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 : using triggered events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 : Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 : Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration process. The monitoring module may gather and generate various identification information to be included in the registration protocol messages. The registration information provided by the monitoring module maybe stored at the remote site in a database server having a database. A confirmation message may be communicated from the remote site to the monitoring module that may either acknowledge successful registration or report that an error occurred during the registration process.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A system comprising:

a node configured to;

monitor a security sensor device that is interfaced to the node;

receive an event from the monitored security sensor device;

communicate an event notification for the received event to a remote service;

the remote service comprising a server and configured to;

receive the communicated event notification; and

notify a user device of the received event notification.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the remote service is configured to;

receive, from the user device, a command to control a setting of the security sensor device; and

communicate the received command to the node;

the node is configured to;

receive the communicated command; and

transmit the received command to the security sensor device, effective to control the setting of the security sensor device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the setting configures how the security sensor device responds to events.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the security sensor device is one of:

a contact sensor, a camera, a motion sensor, an audio detector, a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a light switch, or a thermostat.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the node is disposed at a location;

the remote service and the user device are remote from the location; and

the node, the remote service, and the user device communicate via an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the remote service is configured to:

determine, based on the received event notification, a type of the event;

identify a notification action assigned to the type of the event; and

transmit the identified notification to the user device as the received event notification.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the notification action assigned to the type of the event is configurable by a user.

9. A method of notification to a user device of an event detected by a security sensor, the method comprising:

receiving, at a remote service via a node, the event from the security sensor;

determining a type of the event;

identifying a notification action assigned to the type of the event; and

communicating a notification of the event to the user device, using the identified notification action.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving, by the remote service, a command from the user device to control a setting of the security sensor; and

transmitting the received command to the security sensor, effective to control the setting of the security sensor.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the setting configures how the security sensor responds to events.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the security sensor is one of:

a contact sensor, a camera, a motion sensor, an audio detector, a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a light switch, or a thermostat.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the node is disposed at a location;

the remote service and the user device are remote from the location; and

the node, the remote service, and the user device communicate via an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the notification action assigned to the type of event is configurable by a user.

15. A remote service comprising:

a processor; and

memory comprising instructions that are executable to configure the remote service to;

receive an event notification from a monitored security sensor that forwards the event notification of an event via a node;

determine, based on the received event notification, a type of the event;

identify a notification action assigned to the type of the event; and

transmit a notification to a user device using the identified notification action.

16. The remote service of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to configure the remote service to:

receive, from the user device, a command to control a setting of the monitored security sensor; and

communicate the received command to the node, effective to cause the node to transmit the received command to the monitored security sensor to control the setting of the monitored security sensor.

17. The remote service of claim 16, wherein the setting configures how the security sensor responds to events.

18. The remote service of claim 15, wherein the notification action assigned to the type of event is configurable by a user.

19. The remote service of claim 15, wherein:

the node is disposed at a location;

the remote service and the user device are remote from the location; and

the node, the remote service, and the user device communicate via an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

20. The remote service of claim 15, wherein the security sensor is one of:

a contact sensor, a camera, a motion sensor, an audio detector, a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a light switch, or a thermostat.

21. The remote service of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to configure the remote service to:

register the node at the remote service by associating, in the memory of the remote service, identifying information for the node and location identifying information that identifies a location where the node is disposed; and

causing remote access to the node to be inoperable if the node has not been registered at the remote service.