US2017344703A1PendingUtilityA1

Multi-services application gateway and system employing the same

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Assignee: KIP PROD P1 LPPriority: Dec 29, 2006Filed: Feb 10, 2017Published: Nov 30, 2017
Est. expiryDec 29, 2026(~0.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Amir AnsariGeorge A. CowgillLeon E. NichollsAtousa RaissyanJude P. RamayyaRamprakash MasinaAlvin R. McquartersRobert A. Clavenna
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Abstract

An intelligent gateway device provided at a premise (home or business) for providing and managing application services associated with use and support of a plurality of digital endpoint devices associated with the premises. The device includes a communications and processing infrastructure integrated with a peer and presence messaging based communications protocol for enabling communications between the device and an external support network and between the device and connected digital endpoint devices. A services framework at the gateway device implements the communications and processing infrastructure for enabling service management, service configuration, and authentication of user of services at the intelligent gateway. The framework provides a storage and execution environment for supporting and executing received service logic modules relating to use, management, and support of the digital endpoint devices. Thus, the gateway device provides a network-based services point of presence for a plurality of digital endpoint devices at the premises.

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         60 . A method for managing services, the method comprising:
 identifying, by a communication hub, a plurality of endpoint devices, wherein the communication hub is configured to communicate with a remote server;   establishing a wireless connection to each of the endpoint devices;   retrieving, for each of the endpoint devices, a software module associated with the endpoint device;   generating a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the retrieved software modules, wherein the GUI includes a list of the endpoint devices to which the communication hub is connected;   receiving, through the GUI, configuration settings for a selected endpoint device from the plurality of endpoint devices;   determining, based on communicating with the endpoint device over the wireless connection, status information of the endpoint device;   displaying, via the GUI, the determined status information of the endpoint device; and   managing, via the communication hub, operation of the selected endpoint device based on the received configuration settings and without contemporaneous communication with the remote server.   
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein the communication hub is configured to manage the plurality of endpoint devices located at a user premises based only on communications over the wireless connections. 
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein the endpoint devices are located at a user premises and the remote server is outside of the user premises, and wherein the communications hub is configured to receive software modules from the remote server. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein the configuration settings includes a rule governing the operation of the selected endpoint device at a specified time of day. 
     
     
         64 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein the configuration settings includes a rule governing the operation of the selected endpoint device based on an event. 
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 64 , wherein the event is detected or determined by the communication hub. 
     
     
         66 . The method of  claim 64 , wherein the event is detected by the selected endpoint device. 
     
     
         67 . The method of  claim 60 , further comprising:
 maintaining a list of rooms associated with a location;   assigning each of the plurality of endpoint devices to a room from the list of rooms based on received instructions; and   displaying, via the GUI, the room assignments for each of the endpoint devices.   
     
     
         68 . The method of  claim 60 , further comprising:
 receiving, from a connected endpoint device, alarm information; and   transmitting an alarm notification to a user based on the alarm information.   
     
     
         69 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein at least one of the endpoint devices is connected to the communication hub using Z-Wave or ZigBee. 
     
     
         70 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein at least one of the endpoint devices is a thermostat, a light, a wireless camera, or audio equipment. 
     
     
         71 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein the GUI is generated for display on a mobile device. 
     
     
         72 . A method for managing services through a communication hub, the method comprising:
 identifying, by the communication hub, an endpoint device;   establishing a wireless connection to the endpoint device;   generating a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI includes a list of the endpoint devices to which the communication hub is connected;   determining, based on communication with the endpoint device over the wireless connection, status information of the endpoint device;   displaying, via the GUI, the determined status information of the endpoint device;   receiving, through the GUI, configuration settings for the endpoint device, wherein the configuration settings includes a rule governing operation of the endpoint device based on an event; and   controlling, without communication with the remote server, the operation of the endpoint device based on the received configuration settings and the rule.   
     
     
         73 . The method of  claim 72 , wherein the configuration settings further includes a rule governing the operation of the endpoint device at a specified time of day. 
     
     
         74 . The method of  claim 72 , wherein the event is detected by the communication hub. 
     
     
         75 . The method of  claim 72 , wherein the event is detected by the endpoint device. 
     
     
         76 . The method of  claim 72 , further comprising:
 maintaining a list of rooms associated with a location;   assigning the endpoint device to a room from the list of rooms based on received instructions; and   displaying, via the GUI, the room assignment for the endpoint device.   
     
     
         77 . The method of  claim 72 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the endpoint device, alarm information; and   transmitting an alarm notification to a user based on the alarm information.   
     
     
         78 . The method of  claim 72 , wherein the endpoint device is connected to the communication hub using Z-Wave or ZigBee. 
     
     
         79 . The method of  claim 72 , wherein the endpoint device is a thermostat, a light, a wireless camera, or audio equipment. 
     
     
         80 . The method of  claim 72 , wherein the GUI is generated for display on a mobile device. 
     
     
         81 . A method for managing services through a communication hub, the method comprising:
 identifying, by the communication hub configured to communication with a remote server, an endpoint device;   establishing a wireless connection between the communication hub and the endpoint device;   generating a remote graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI includes a list of the endpoint devices to which the communication hub is connected;   determining, based on communication with the endpoint device over the wireless connection, status information of the endpoint device;   displaying, via the GUI, the determined status information of the endpoint device;   receiving, through the GUI, configuration settings for the endpoint device; and   managing, without concurrent communication with the remote server and via the wireless connection, operation of the endpoint device based on the received configuration settings.   
     
     
         82 . The method of  claim 81 , wherein the configuration settings includes a rule governing the operation of the endpoint device at a specified time of day. 
     
     
         83 . The method of  claim 81 , wherein the configuration settings includes a rule governing the operation of the endpoint device based on the detection of an event. 
     
     
         84 . The method of  claim 83 , wherein the event is detected by the communication hub. 
     
     
         85 . The method of  claim 83 , wherein the event is detected by the endpoint device. 
     
     
         86 . The method of  claim 81 , further comprising:
 maintaining a list of rooms associated with a location;   assigning the endpoint device to a room from the list of rooms based on received instructions; and   displaying, via the GUI, the room assignment for the endpoint device.   
     
     
         87 . The method of  claim 81 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the endpoint device, alarm information; and   transmitting an alarm notification to a user based on the alarm information.   
     
     
         88 . The method of  claim 81 , wherein the endpoint device is connected to the communication hub using Z-Wave or ZigBee. 
     
     
         89 . The method of  claim 81 , wherein the endpoint device is a thermostat, a light, a wireless camera, or audio equipment. 
     
     
         90 . The method of  claim 81 , wherein the GUI is generated for display on a mobile device.

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