US 11,115,168 B2Granted

Virtual gateway for a connected device

AssigneeYonomi, Inc.

InventorsJoss Scholten, Kent Dickson, Garett Madole

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Abstract

A virtual gateway software application may be configured to receive immediate command instructions for local connected devices from each of: a user and a remote server on the Internet; via a wireless LAN or a short-range communication protocol. The application may relay the immediate command instructions to one or more of the connected devices via the wireless LAN or the short-range communication protocol while the device on which the application resides is within the particular building environment. It may store delayed command instructions for the local connected devices from each of: the user, and the remote server on the Internet; and relay one or more of the delayed command instructions from the mobile communication device to one or more of the connected devices via the wireless LAN or the short-range protocol.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A virtual gateway software application executed on a communication device and configured to control functions of at least one connected device that is local to a particular building environment, the virtual gateway software application configured to:

receive immediate command instructions for the at least one connected device from each of:
a user of the communication device;
and
a remote server on the Internet via a WAN or a cellular data connection;
relay the immediate command instructions once they are received by the communication device to the at least one connected device via wireless LAN or a short-range communication protocol while the communication device is within the particular building environment;
store delayed command instructions for the at least one connected device from each of:
the user of the communication device and;
the remote server on the internet via the WAN or cellular data connection;
relay one or more of the delayed command instructions from the communication device to the at least one connected device via the wireless LAN or the short-range communication protocol at a predetermined time specified by the one or more delayed command instructions while the communication device is within the particular building environment;
set permission access levels to other instances of the virtual gateway software application executed on other communication devices within the particular building environment;
and
allow a user to program a related set of delayed command instructions to be relayed to the at least one connected device.

9 more elements

A virtual gateway software application executed on a hardware device for displaying television content from the internet and configured to control functions of a at least one connected device that is local to a particular building environment, wherein the virtual gateway software application is downloadable, the virtual gateway software application configured to:

receive immediate command instructions for the at least one connected device from each of:
a user of the hardware device for displaying television content from the internet;
and
a remote server on the Internet via a WAN or satellite connection;
relay the immediate command instructions once they are received by the hardware device to the at least one connected device via wireless LAN or a short-range communication protocol while the hardware device is within the particular building environment;
store delayed command instructions for the at least one connected device from each of:
the user of the hardware device;
and
the remote server on the internet via the WAN or satellite connection;
relay one or more of the delayed command instructions from the hardware device to the at least one connected device via the wireless LAN or the short-range communication protocol at a predetermined time specified by the one or more delayed command instructions while the hardware is within the particular building environment;
and
allow a user to program a related set of delayed command instructions to be relayed to the at least one connected device at the same time.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/711,847Filed 12 Dec 2019 · continuation
Priority: 13 Jun 2014
Published: US 2020/0177343 A14 Jun 2020
Granted: 7 Sep 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04L 5/0053
Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path: allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
H04B 7/15507
Ground-based stations: relay station based processing for cell extension or control of coverage area,
H04W 88/04
Terminal devices: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
H04L 45/125
Shortest path evaluation: based on throughput or bandwidth

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Application62/011,804Us provisional application · filed 13 Jun 2014
Application62/020,550Us provisional application · filed 3 Jul 2014
Application14/737,578Parent of this continuation · filed 12 Jun 2015
Application15/393,000Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Dec 2016
US 9,544,120 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 10 Jan 2017
Application15/918,954Parent of this continuation · filed 12 Mar 2018
US 9,985,766 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 29 May 2018
US 2020/0177343 A1Pre-grant publication · published 4 Jun 2020
US 10,541,801 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0365217 A1Published application
US 2017/0111153 A1Published application
US 2018/0205521 A1Published application
US 11,115,168 B2This patent

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