Remote control of internet-of-things devices
AssigneeThirdwayv, Inc.
InventorsMichael Atef Ayoub, Nabil Wasily
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for remote control of IoT devices include a gateway device providing interconnection between a remote gateway device and an embedded device. The embedded device may be a device with short-range or peer-to-peer communication capabilities and the gateway device may provide interconnection of the embedded device to a communication network such as the internet. Commands may be provided remotely over the communication network to the gateway device for execution by the embedded device.
Claims30
A system for remote control of an embedded device, the system comprising:
- a gateway device including:
- a gateway network access device configured to use a first network protocol and a second network protocol;
- and
- a gateway device processor coupled to the gateway network access device and configured to relay communications;
- the embedded device wirelessly coupled to the gateway device and including:
- an embedded device memory;
- an embedded network access device configured to support peer-to-peer communication with the gateway network access device using the first network protocol;
- and
- an embedded device processor configured to:
- determine that the gateway device is in a first threshold distance of the embedded device;
- establish a connection with a remote device via the gateway device using the first network protocol and the second network protocol;
- and
- disconnect from the gateway device when the remote device does not establish a secure communication channel within a predefined period with the gateway device.
A system for remote control of an embedded device, the system comprising:
- a gateway device including:
- a gateway network access device configured to use a first network protocol and a second network protocol;
- and
- a gateway device processor coupled to the gateway network access device and configured to relay communications;
- the embedded device wirelessly coupled to the gateway device and including:
- an embedded device memory;
- an embedded network access device configured to support peer-to-peer communication with the gateway network access device using the first network protocol;
- and
- an embedded device processor configured to:
- determine that the gateway device is in a first threshold distance of the embedded device;
- and
- establish a connection with a remote device via the gateway device using the first network protocol and the second network protocol,
- wherein the embedded device disconnects from the gateway device when the remote device does not exchange a periodic status or keep-alive message with the embedded device over the established connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.