US 10,382,452 B1Granted

Communication protocols in integrated systems

AssigneeiControl Networks, Inc.

InventorsPaul Dawes, Micah Koch, David Proft, Kun Xu

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Abstract

A system and methods comprise a touchscreen at a premises. The touchscreen includes a processor coupled to a security system at the premises. User interfaces are presented via the touchscreen. The user interfaces include a security interface that provides control of functions of the security system and access to data collected by the security system, and a network interface that provides access to network devices. Network devices at the premises are coupled to the touchscreen. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are coupled to the processor and provide access to the plurality of network devices. A security server at a remote location is coupled to the touchscreen. The security server comprises a client interface through which remote client devices exchange data with the touchscreen and security system, a web application that accesses a first set of the APIs, and a server application that accesses a second set of the APIs.

Claims25

Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a touchscreen device, located at a premises, that is configured to communicate with a security system, located at the premises, that comprises a plurality of network devices,
wherein the touchscreen device comprises an application programming interface (API) configured to enable communication with the plurality of network devices, and
wherein the touchscreen device is configured to output a plurality of user interfaces comprising:
a security user interface configured to enable access to data associated with the security system, and
a network user interface configured to enable access to the plurality of network devices;
and
a security server, located external to the premises, configured to communicate with the touchscreen device, wherein the security server comprises:
a client user interface configured to enable communication of data between at least one remote client device, the touchscreen device, and the security system, and
a web application configured to communicate, to the API of the touchscreen device, one or more calls to the API that are associated with at least one network device of the plurality of network devices,
wherein the touchscreen device is further configured to:
receive the one or more calls to the API and transmit, to the security server and based on the one or more calls to the API, data associated with the at least one network device, and
wherein the security server is configured to output, via the client user interface, the data associated with the at least one network device.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:

outputting, via a touchscreen device located at a premises, a plurality of user interfaces, wherein the touchscreen device is configured to communicate with a security system, located at the premises, that comprises a plurality of network devices, wherein the touchscreen device comprises an application programming interface (API) configured to enable communication with the plurality of network devices, and wherein the plurality of user interfaces comprises:
a security user interface configured to enable access to data associated with the security system, and
a network user interface configured to enable access to the plurality of network devices;
receiving, by the touchscreen device and from a web application of a security server, one or more calls to the API that are associated with at least one network device of the plurality of network devices, wherein the security server is located external to the premises and configured to communicate with the touchscreen device, and wherein the security server comprises a client user interface configured to enable communication of data between at least one remote client device, the touchscreen device, and the security system;
and
transmitting, to the security server and based on the one or more calls to the API, data associated with the at least one network device, wherein the security server is configured to output, via the client user interface, the data associated with the at least one network device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/203,128Filed 10 Mar 2014 · continuation in part
Priority: 12 Jun 2007
Granted: 13 Aug 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04L 63/1408
For detecting or protecting against malicious traffic: by monitoring network traffic
G05B 15/02
Systems controlled by a computer: electric
G06F 3/041
Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form: digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads,…
H04L 63/02
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls

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