US 11,962,459 B1 · Intelligent traffic control in a bridge using cloud-based control for connected IoT devices

Abstract

Systems and methods for intelligent traffic control within a bridge that allows efficient and timely communication between Internet of Things (IoT) devices and a cloud-based server are disclosed. One method is for adding an IoT device to a cloud-based system for controlling IoT devices. The method includes in response to determining there is a request from a user to add an IoT device, obtaining information pertaining to the IoT device. The method further includes adding the IoT device to the cloud-based system via a bridge installed in the cloud-based system, where adding the IoT device to the cloud-based system includes sending required data to the IoT device via the bridge according to a communication protocol of the IoT device. The method further includes determining whether the IoT device was successfully added to the cloud-based system. The method further includes in response to determining the IoT device was successfully added, updating the bridge with the information pertaining to the IoT device.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for uploading data from a bridge to a cloud-based server, the bridge being coupled to a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the method comprising:

receiving, by the bridge, data from at least one IoT device;
checking, by the bridge, connection attributes received from the cloud-based server wherein the connection attributes include a priority for the received data, a type of connection to use, an indication whether the received data can be aggregated with other data received from the same at least one IoT device, an indication whether the received data can be aggregated with other data received from another IoT device, and a time period the bridge is to wait for aggregation before timing out;
aggregating, by the bridge, the received data from the at least one IoT device based on the connection attributes, the aggregated data being included in an upload packet;
and
sending, by the bridge, the upload packet to the cloud-based server over a network.

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A system comprising one or more processors and one or more storage media storing one or more computer programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more computer programs configured to perform a method for uploading data from a bridge to a cloud-based server, the bridge being coupled to a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the method comprising:

receiving, by the bridge, data from at least one IoT device;
checking, by the bridge, connection attributes received from the cloud-based server, wherein the connection attributes include a priority for the received data, a type of connection to use, an indication whether the received data can be aggregated with other data received from the same at least one IoT device, an indication whether the received data can be aggregated with other data received from another IoT device, and a time period the bridge is to wait for aggregation before timing out;
aggregating, by the bridge, the received data from the at least one IoT device based on the connection attributes, the aggregated data being included in an upload packet;
and
sending, by the bridge, the upload packet to the cloud-based server over a network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Intelligent traffic control in a bridge using cloud-based control for connected IoT devices

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