Smart building integration and device hub

Abstract

Embodiments are generally directed to systems, devices, methods, and techniques to control devices via a mobile device platform in a smart building system. Embodiments further include techniques to determine a device of the smart building system and an action to perform by the device. The techniques include establishing, a connection with a smart lock of the smart system, and communicating a request to perform the action to the smart lock of the smart system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving, by a mobile device from a beacon device of a smart building system comprising a plurality of access control devices, a uniform resource identifier (URI);   launching, on the mobile device based on the URI, a web-based virtual intercom comprising a virtual intercom interface;   processing, by the virtual intercom, a request to contact a first recipient device that is authorized to unlock a subset of the plurality of access control devices of the smart building system using a mobile application installed on the first recipient device;   establishing, by the mobile device, a video communication session between the mobile device and the first recipient device, wherein the mobile application displays a video of a user of the mobile device;   receiving, by the mobile device from a server based on input provided in the mobile application, a credential to unlock a first access control device, wherein a link between the beacon device and the first access control device is created when the beacon device is provisioned; and   transmitting, by the mobile device, the credential to the first access control device to unlock the first access control device.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the beacon device comprises one of a near field communication (NFC) tag, a matrix barcode, a Bluetooth device, or a Bluetooth low energy BLE device. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the first recipient device is one of a plurality of recipient devices associated with the smart building system, wherein the virtual intercom interface comprises a virtual directory, wherein the virtual directory comprises a plurality of identifiers, each respective identifier associated with a respective one of the plurality of recipient devices. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein the video communication session is established based on selection of a first identifier of the plurality of identifiers associated with the first recipient device. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising prior to receiving the credential:
 receiving, by the mobile device from the server based on the video communication session, another credential to unlock a second access control device of the plurality of access control devices, wherein access to the second access control device is required to access the first access control device.   
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 transmitting, by the mobile device, the another credential to the second access control device to unlock the second access control device.   
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the URI is received via one of: a Bluetooth interface of the mobile device, a Near-Field Communication (NFC) interface of the mobile device, a WiFi interface of the mobile device, or an image capture device of the mobile device. 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a processor of a mobile device, cause the processor to:
 receive, from a beacon device of a smart building system comprising a plurality of access control devices, a uniform resource identifier (URI);   launch, based on the URI, a web-based virtual intercom comprising a virtual intercom interface;   process, by the virtual intercom, a request to contact a first recipient device that is authorized to unlock a subset of the plurality of access control devices of the smart building system using a mobile application installed on the first recipient device;   establish a video communication session between the mobile device and the first recipient device, wherein the mobile application displays a video of a user of the mobile device;   receive, from a server based on input provided in the mobile application, a credential to unlock a first access control device, wherein a link between the beacon device and the first access control device is created when the beacon device is provisioned; and   transmit the credential to the first access control device to unlock the first access control device.   
     
     
         9 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 8 , wherein the beacon device comprises one of a near field communication (NFC) tag, a matrix barcode, a Bluetooth device, or a Bluetooth low energy BLE device. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 8 , wherein the first recipient device is one of a plurality of recipient devices associated with the smart building system, wherein the virtual intercom interface comprises a virtual directory, wherein the virtual directory comprises a plurality of identifiers, each respective identifier associated with a respective one of the plurality of recipient devices. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 10 , wherein the video communication session is established based on selection of a first identifier of the plurality of identifiers associated with the first recipient device. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to, prior to receiving the credential:
 receive, from the server based on the video communication session, another credential to unlock a second access control device of the plurality of access control devices, wherein access to the second access control device is required to access the first access control device.   
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
 transmit the another credential to the second access control device to unlock the second access control device.   
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 8 , wherein the URI is received via one of: a Bluetooth interface of the mobile device, a Near-Field Communication (NFC) interface of the mobile device, a WiFi interface of the mobile device, or an image capture device of the mobile device. 
     
     
         15 . A computing apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive, from a beacon device of a smart building system comprising a plurality of access control devices, a uniform resource identifier (URI); 
 launch, based on the URI, a web-based virtual intercom comprising a virtual intercom interface; 
 process, by the virtual intercom, a request to contact a first recipient device that is authorized to unlock a subset of the plurality of access control devices of the smart building system using a mobile application installed on the first recipient device; 
 establish a video communication session between the apparatus and the first recipient device, wherein the mobile application displays a video of a user of the apparatus; 
 receive, from a server based on input provided in the mobile application, a credential to unlock a first access control device, wherein a link between the beacon device and the first access control device is created when the beacon device is provisioned; and 
 transmit the credential to the first access control device to unlock the first access control device. 
   
     
     
         16 . The computing apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the first recipient device is one of a plurality of recipient devices associated with the smart building system, wherein the virtual intercom interface comprises a virtual directory, wherein the virtual directory comprises a plurality of identifiers, each respective identifier associated with a respective one of the plurality of recipient devices. 
     
     
         17 . The computing apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the video communication session is established based on selection of a first identifier of the plurality of identifiers associated with the first recipient device. 
     
     
         18 . The computing apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to, prior to receiving the credential:
 receive, from the server based on the video communication session, another credential to unlock a second access control device of the plurality of access control devices, wherein access to the second access control device is required to access the first access control device.   
     
     
         19 . The computing apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
 transmit the another credential to the second access control device to unlock the second access control device.   
     
     
         20 . The computing apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the URI is received via one of: a Bluetooth interface of the apparatus, a Near-Field Communication (NFC) interface of the apparatus, a WiFi interface of the apparatus, or an image capture device of the apparatus.