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US 10,181,988 B1Granted
Systems and methods for monitoring a network device
AssigneeControl4 Corporation
InventorMina Farah
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a network device is described. The method includes analyzing a traffic log that records network activity between the network device and a cloud server. The method also includes determining that the network device is offline based on the traffic log analysis. The method further includes sending an alert to a user device indicating that the network device is offline.
Claims20
A method for monitoring a network device, comprising:
- analyzing a traffic log that records network activity between the network device and a cloud server, wherein analyzing the traffic log comprises checking whether the network device generated one or more packets that start from a local area network (LAN) of the network device and go to the cloud server via a wide area network (WAN);
- determining that the network device is offline based on the traffic log analysis, wherein determining that the network device is offline comprises:
- detecting a pattern of when the network device generates network traffic;
- and
- determining that the network device stopped generating the network traffic according to the pattern;
- and
- sending an alert to a user device indicating that the network device is offline.
4 more elements
A router configured for monitoring a network device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein instructions stored in the memory are executable to:
- generate a traffic log that records network activity of the network device;
- analyze the traffic log for the network activity between the network device and a cloud server, wherein the instructions executable to analyze the traffic log comprise the instructions executable to check whether the network device generated one or more packets that start from a local area network (LAN) of the network device and go to the cloud server via a wide area network (WAN);
- determine that the network device is offline based on the traffic log analysis, wherein the instructions executable to determine that the network device is offline comprise instructions executable to:
- detect a pattern of when the network device generates network traffic;
- and
- determine that the network device stopped generating the network traffic according to the pattern;
- and
- send an alert to a user device indicating that the network device is offline.
8 more elements
A management server configured for monitoring a network device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein instructions stored in the memory are executable to:
- receive, from a router, a traffic log that records network activity of the network device;
- analyze the traffic log for the network activity between the network device and a cloud server, wherein the instructions executable to analyze the traffic log comprise the instructions executable to check whether the network device generated one or more packets that start from a local area network (LAN) of the network device and go to the cloud server via a wide area network (WAN);
- determine that the network device is offline based on the traffic log analysis, wherein the instructions executable to determine that the network device is offline comprise instructions executable to:
- detect a pattern of when the network device generates network traffic;
- and
- determine that the network device stopped generating the network traffic according to the pattern;
- and
- send an alert to a user device indicating that the network device is offline.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.