Eui based remote database for dynamic device control

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling one or more appliances are provided. One or more appliances ( 150 ), each having one or more unique identifiers and one or more first network adapters can be in communication with one or more first networks ( 140 ). One or more network adapter devices ( 120 ) capable of bi-directional communication on the first network ( 140 ) and on one or more second networks ( 160 ) can be disposed on the first network ( 140 ). One or more appliance databases can be disposed in, on, or about the one or more second networks ( 160 ). One or more handheld controllers ( 110 ) can be in communication with the one or more network adapter devices ( 120 ) and the one or more appliances ( 150 ).

1 . A system for controlling one or more appliances, comprising:
 one or more first networks ( 140 );   one or more appliances ( 150 ), each having one or more unique identifiers and one or more first network adapters disposed therein;   one or more network access devices ( 120 ) capable of bi-directional communication between the first network ( 140 ) and a second network ( 160 ), wherein one or more databases are disposed on the second network; and   one or more handheld controllers ( 110 ) having memory and one or ore first network adapters disposed therein.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more unique identifiers comprise an IEEE Extended Unique Identifier. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the Extended Unique Identifier comprises a 48-bit Extended Unique Identifier (EUI-48), a 60-bit Extended Unique Identifier (EUI-60), a 64-bit Extended Unique identifier (EUI-64), or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more first network adapters comprise: an Ethernet adapter, a Bluetooth® adapter, an 802.11(b) Wi-Fi adapter, an 802.11(g) Wi-Fi adapter, an 802.11(n) Wi-Fi adapter, an RF adapter, an IR adapter, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second network ( 160 ) comprises: the Internet, a corporate intranet, a local area network, a wide area network, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more appliances ( 150 ) comprise one or more devices, systems or combination of systems and/or devices having one or more assigned IEEE Extended Unique Identifiers (“EIUs”). 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more appliances ( 150 ) comprise one or more electrical devices, audio devices, video devices, household appliances, computing devices, computer peripherals, communication devices, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more appliance databases comprise appliance control data indexed or accessed using all or a portion of the appliance's Extended Unique Identifier. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the Extended Unique Identifier comprises an Internet Protocol version 6 IEEE compliant Extended Unique Identifier. 
     
     
         10 . A method for controlling one or more appliances, comprising:
 connecting one or more appliances ( 150 ) having one or more unique identifiers and one or more first network adapters disposed therein to a first network ( 140 );   connecting one or more network access devices ( 120 ) to the first network ( 140 );   connecting the one or more network access devices ( 120 ) to a second network ( 160 ), wherein one or more databases comprising appliance control data is disposed in, on, or about the second network ( 160 );   connecting one or more handheld controllers ( 110 ) having a memory disposed therein to the first network ( 140 );   transferring the one or more unique identifiers from the one or more appliances ( 150 ) to the one or more network access devices ( 120 ) via the first network ( 140 );   transferring the appliance control data from the appliance database disposed in, on, or about the second network ( 160 ) to the one or more network access devices ( 120 ); and   transferring the appliance control data from the one or more network access devices ( 120 ) to the memory in the one or more handheld controllers ( 110 ).   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more appliances ( 150 ) comprise one or more devices, systems or combination of systems and/or devices having one or more assigned IEEE Extended Unique Identifiers (“EUI”). 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more unique identifiers comprise: a 48-bit Extended Unique Identifier (“EUI-48”), a 60-bit Extended Unique Identifier (“EUI-60”), a 64-bit Extended Unique identifier (“EUI-64”), or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more first network adapters comprise: an Ethernet adapter, a Bluetooth® adapter, an 802.11(b) Wi-Fi adapter, an 802.11(g) Wi-Fi adapter, an 802.11(n) Wi-Fi adapter, an RF adapter, an IR adapter, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first network ( 140 ) comprises: a corporate intranet, a wireless local area network, a wired local area network, a wireless wide area network, a wired wide area network, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the second network ( 160 ) comprises: the Internet, a corporate intranet, a local area network, a wide area network, or any combination thereof.