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US 12,542,692 B2Granted
General systems controller gateway
AssigneegEncompass, LLC
InventorDean E. Byrd
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Abstract
The disclosed invention relates to a general systems controller gateway. More particularly, the invention relates to a general systems controller gateway that allows equipment such as fossil fuel and electrical generators, refrigeration units, water pumps, engines and the like to be remotely started, stopped, monitored, controlled and located by a technician.
Claims18
A general systems controller gateway that provides remote monitoring and control of an electrical machine, comprising:
- a processor;
- a digital data input communication interface for directly connecting the processor to a control unit of the electrical machine, to obtain data pertaining to operating parameters of the electrical machine;
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- a digital data output communication interface for directly connecting the processor to the control unit of the electrical machine, to convey signals for controlling the operation of the electrical machine;
- wherein:
- in response to receiving operating parameter data via the digital data input communication interface, the processor autonomously operates to:
- (i) determine whether the received operating parameter data is within specified limits, and
- (ii) in response to receipt of data indicating that an operating parameter is outside a specified limit, send commands via the digital data output communication interface to the control unit of the electrical machine, to perform an operation for correcting the value of the parameter;
- further comprising a wireless communication interface via which the processor communicates with one or more remote servers to provide status information pertaining to the electrical machine, and receive setting data from a remote server for configuring the operation of the machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.