Device model templates
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsAlina Mihaela Stanciu, Grégory Christopher John Vandenbrouck, Hubert Van Hoof
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Abstract
Configuring a device. A method includes identifying that a device has been connected to a control network. The method further includes, as a result, identifying characteristics of the device, including identifying at least one control or sensor coupled to the device. The method further includes, as a result, identifying an existing configuration template that applies to the device as identified, including identified characteristics. The method further includes configuring the device using the configuration template.
Claims21
A computer system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to configure the computer system to configure devices, including instructions that are executable to configure the computer system to perform at least the following:
- detecting that a device has been connected to a control network;
- responsive to the detection of the device, identifying characteristics of the device, including identifying at least one sensor coupled to the device;
- based on the identification of the at least one sensor coupled to the device, identifying an existing configuration template from a template store that applies to the device as identified including the identified characteristics, the configuration template being usable to configure the device to interpret data from the at least one sensor;
- and
- configuring the device using the configuration template.
In an equipment control environment, a method of configuring a device, the method comprising:
- detecting that a device has been connected to a control network;
- responsive to the detection of the device, identifying characteristics of the device, including identifying at least one sensor coupled to the device;
- based on the identification of the at least one sensor coupled to the device, identifying an existing configuration template from a template store that applies to the device as identified, including the identified characteristics, the configuration template being usable to configure the device to interpret data from the at least one sensor;
- and
- configuring the device using the configuration template.
A computer system comprising:
- a controller comprising one or more connection points for connecting devices to the controller;
- a template store storing one or more configuration templates used for automatically configuring devices connected to the controller;
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- detect that a device has been connected to a control network;
- responsive to the detection of the device, identify characteristics of the device, including identifying at least one sensor coupled to the device;
- based on the identification of the at least one sensor coupled to the device, identify an existing configuration template from the template store that applies to the device as identified, including identified characteristics, the configuration template being usable to configure the device to interpret data from the at least one sensor;
- and
- configure the device using the configuration template.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.