Behavior driven digital twin for Internet of Things devices

A method for communicating with connected devices, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more traits for a connected device;
• receiving, from a first computing device, an action request, wherein the action request corresponds to a first desired state of the connected device;
• receiving, via an internet or cellular data connection, a trait configuration for the one or more traits corresponding to the connected device;
• calculating, at a controller, a second desired state for the connected device, wherein the second desired state is calculated based on the action request and the trait configuration for the connected device, and the second desired state differs from the first desired state;
• transmitting a first message to the connected device, the first message including an indication of the second desired state;
• transmitting a second message to the first computing device, the second message including an indication of an estimated state of the connected device;
• receiving a traits payload for the connected device, the traits payload comprising the trait configuration and a state snapshot;
• parsing the traits payload, based at least in part on sourcing one or more data contracts, the one or more data contracts selected from a group consisting of configuration property definitions, state property definitions, and action definitions;
• receiving additional trait data for the connected device, the additional trait data including information pertaining to one or more validation sources, trait constraints, and action validations;
• and
• validating one or more of a pending state update and a pending property update for the connected device based on the parsed traits payload and the additional trait data.

A system configured for communicating with connected devices, the system comprising:

• one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
• identify one or more traits for a connected device;
• receive, from a first computing device, an action request, wherein the action request corresponds to a first desired state of the connected device;
• receive, via an internet or cellular data connection, a trait configuration for the one or more traits corresponding to the connected device;
• calculate a second desired state for the connected device, wherein the second desired state is calculated based on the action request and the trait configuration for the connected device, and the second desired state differs from the first desired state;
• calculate an expected state for the connected device, the expected state based upon one or more of the action request, a behavior model, and the trait configuration for the connected device;
• transmit a first message to the connected device, the first message including an indication of the second desired state;
• receive, from the connected device, a reported state;
• determine at least one error or issue for the connected device based on identifying a discrepancy between the reported state and the expected state;
• and
• transmit a second message to the first computing device, the second message including an indication of an estimated state of the connected device and an indication of the error or the issue.

A non-transient computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform a method for communicating with connected devices, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more traits for a connected device;
• receiving, from a first computing device, an action request, wherein the action request corresponds to a first desired state of the connected device;
• receiving, via an internet or cellular data connection, a trait configuration for the one or more traits corresponding to the connected device;
• calculating, at a controller, a second desired state for the connected device, wherein the second desired state is calculated based on the action request and the trait configuration for the connected device, and the second desired state differs from the first desired state;
• calculating an expected state for the connected device, the expected state based upon one or more of the action request, a behavior model, and the trait configuration for the connected device;
• transmitting a first message to the connected device, the first message including an indication of the second desired state;
• receiving, from the connected device, a reported state;
• determining at least one error or issue for the connected device based on identifying a discrepancy between the reported state and the expected state;
• and
• transmitting a second message to the first computing device, the second message including an indication of an estimated state of the connected device and an indication of the error or the issue.

A non-transient computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform a method for communicating with connected devices, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more traits for a connected device;
• receiving, from a first computing device, an action request, wherein the action request corresponds to a first desired state of the connected device;
• receiving, via an internet or cellular data connection, a trait configuration for the one or more traits corresponding to the connected device;
• calculating, at a controller, a second desired state for the connected device, wherein the second desired state is calculated based on the action request and the trait configuration for the connected device, and the second desired state differs from the first desired state;
• transmitting a first message to the connected device, the first message including an indication of the second desired state;
• transmitting a second message to the first computing device, the second message including an indication of an estimated state of the connected device;
• receiving a traits payload for the connected device, the traits payload comprising the trait configuration and a state snapshot;
• parsing the traits payload, based at least in part on sourcing one or more data contracts, the one or more data contracts selected from a group consisting of configuration property definitions, state property definitions, and action definitions;
• receiving additional trait data for the connected device, the additional trait data including information pertaining to one or more validation sources, trait constraints, and action validations;
• and
• validating one or more of a pending state update and a pending property update for the connected device based on the parsed traits payload and the additional trait data.