Network switch device with battery powered back-up modem and remote device power supply
AssigneeMetropolitan Industries, Inc.
InventorsJames Andrew Nimmer, John R. Kochan, Jr.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a device for network switching. The device includes an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) configured to provide electrical power from a power grid to a battery and a modem. The device further includes the battery configured to provide electrical power to a cellular modem. The device also includes the cellular modem configured to provide internet connection to a remote device. The device in addition includes a network switch configured to switch internet connectivity between the modem and the cellular modem. The network switch, when the power grid is interrupted, switches from the modem to the cellular modem to provide internet connectivity to the remote device.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) configured to provide electrical power from a power grid to a battery and a modem;
- the battery configured to provide electrical power to a cellular modem;
- the cellular modem configured to provide a back-up network connection to a remote device, wherein the remote device comprises a fluid pump;
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- a network switch that determines that a default network connection provided to the fluid pump by the modem is interrupted, switches network connectivity to the back-up network connection and transmits an electronic reporting notification to a user electronic device through the cellular modem, the electronic reporting notification identifying the default network connection provided to the fluid pump by the modem as being interrupted.
A method for switching network connection comprising:
- providing a default network connection to a remote device using a modem connected to a power grid, wherein the remote device comprises a fluid pump;
- determining that the default network connection provided by the modem is interrupted;
- establishing a back-up network connection between a cellular modem and the remote device:
- switching network connectivity of the remote device from the modem to the cellular modem through the back-up network connection;
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- reporting to a user electronic device through the cellular modem that the default network connection provided by the modem is interrupted.
A computing device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
- provide a default network connection to a remote device using a modem connected to a power grid, wherein the remote device comprises a fluid pump;
- determine that the default network connection provided by the modem is interrupted;
- establish a back-up network connection between a cellular modem and the remote device:
- switch network connectivity of the remote device from the modem to the cellular modem through the back-up network connection;
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- report to a user electronic device through the cellular modem that the default network connection provided by the modem is interrupted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.