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Multi-modal approach to a secure and closed solution for providing scheduled notifications

AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC

InventorNavneeth N. Kannan

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Abstract

A multi-modal portal system provides an authorization prior to establishing a visual interface connection between a support user or caller and a client user or receiving party. Once the caller is authorized, the caller is permitted to drop-in such that a visual interface connection is established with the receiving party. The authorization can be based on a profile configuration that indicates whether the caller has the credentials required for the visual interface. The authorization can require that a notification be sent to a trusted user or primary contact or the caller can be associated with a profile configuration that allows for a pre-authorization without requiring the notification. Also, security is enhanced by validating network devices and providing resiliency in data paths between network devices and data aggregators.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A multi-sensor hub for admitting a sensing device of one or more sensing devices to a network comprising:

a memory storing one or more computer-readable instructions;
and
a processor configured to execute the one or more computer-readable instructions to:
verify a client user associated with the sensing device and the multi-sensor hub based on a profile configuration associated with the client user, wherein verifying the client user comprises requested verification from a multi-modal portal system connected to the multi-sensor hub;
discover a plurality of multi-sensor devices of the network, wherein at least one multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices is associated with the client user, and wherein the multi-sensor hub receives data from the one or more sensing devices directly or indirectly via one or more multi-sensor devices of the plurality of multi-sensor devices;
derive a relationship of the sensing device to the network based on a device identifier, of the profile configuration, associated with the sensing device;
and
validate the sensing device, wherein validating the sensing device comprises:
determining a first multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices as a primary multi-sensor device based on the relationship, wherein the first multi-sensor device is connected to the multi-sensor hub;
associating the sensing device with the primary multi-sensor device via a primary connection so as to provide a first sensor data path for data associated with the sensing device to the multi-sensor hub;
determining a second multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices as a secondary multi-sensor device based on the relationship, wherein the second multi-sensor device is connected to the multi-sensor hub;
associating the sensing device with the secondary multi-sensor device via a secondary connection so as to provide a second sensor data path for data associated with the sensing device to the multi-sensor hub;
and
admitting the sensing device to the network.

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A method for admitting a sensing device of one or more sensing devices to a network by a multi-sensor hub, the method comprising:

verifying a client user associated with the sensing device and the multi-sensor hub based on a profile configuration associated with the client user, wherein verifying the client user comprises requested verification from a multi-modal portal system connected to the multi-sensor hub;
discovering a plurality of multi-sensor devices of the network, wherein at least one multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices is associated with the client user, and wherein the multi-sensor hub receives data from the one or more sensing devices directly or indirectly via one or more multi-sensor devices of the plurality of multi-sensor devices;
deriving a relationship of the sensing device to the network based on a device identifier, of the profile configuration, associated with the sensing device;
and
validating the sensing device, wherein validating the sensing device comprises:
determining a first multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices as a primary multi-sensor device based on the relationship, wherein the first multi-sensor device is connected to the multi-sensor hub;
associating the sensing device with the primary multi-sensor device via a primary connection so as to provide a first sensor data path for data associated with the sensing device to the multi-sensor hub;
determining a second multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices as a secondary multi-sensor device based on the relationship, wherein the second multi-sensor device is connected to the multi-sensor hub;
associating the sensing device with the secondary multi-sensor device via a secondary connection so as to provide a second sensor data path for data associated with the sensing device to the multi-sensor hub;
and
admitting the sensing device to the network.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a multi-sensor hub storing one or more instructions for admitting a sensing device of one or more sensing devices to a network, which when executed by a processor of the multi-sensor hub, cause the multi-sensor hub to perform one or more operations comprising:

verifying a client user associated with the sensing device and the multi-sensor hub based on a profile configuration associated with the client user, wherein verifying the client user comprises requested verification from a multi-modal portal system connected to the multi-sensor hub;
discovering a plurality of multi-sensor devices of the network, at least one multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices is associated with the client user, and wherein the multi-sensor hub receives data from the one or more sensing devices directly or indirectly via one or more multi-sensor devices of the plurality of multi-sensor devices;
deriving a relationship of the sensing device to the network;
and
validating the sensing device, wherein validating the sensing device comprises:
determining a first multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices as a primary multi-sensor device based on the relationship, wherein the first multi-sensor device is connected to the multi-sensor hub;
associating the sensing device with the primary multi-sensor device via a primary connection so as to provide a first sensor data path for data associated with the sensing device to the multi-sensor hub;
determining a second multi-sensor device of the plurality of multi-sensor devices as a secondary multi-sensor device based on the relationship, wherein the second multi-sensor device is connected to the multi-sensor hub;
associating the sensing device with the secondary multi-sensor device via a secondary connection so as to provide a second sensor data path for data associated with the sensing device to the multi-sensor hub;
and
admitting the sensing device to the network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/480,309Filed 21 Sep 2021 · us provisional application
Priority: 23 Dec 2020
Published: US 2022/0201484 A123 Jun 2022
Granted: 15 Oct 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification29 codes

H04L 67/125
Specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or…:…
H04W 12/084
Access security: using delegated authorisation, e.g. open authorisation [OAuth] protocol
A61B 5/0022
Characterised by features of the telemetry system: monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
H04L 67/306
Profiles: user profiles

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Application63/129,779Us provisional application · filed 23 Dec 2020
US 2022/0201484 A1Pre-grant publication · published 23 Jun 2022
US 12,120,514 B2This patent

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