System and method for providing services to devices via a common interface

Abstract

Embodiments are directed to using a cloud-based control center to provide services to wireless remote client devices through a common interface. The wireless remote client devices communicate with a bridge over a wireless link. The bridge communicates with the control center via a wired or wireless link via an interface that is common to all bridges. The bridge is configured with applications that operate in a “cloud” configuration that provide the data to each of one or more the wireless remote client devices as is necessary for the wireless remote client to perform the functionality assigned to it. In an embodiment, a client is a smart object, such as a printer, a clock, or a radio that receives data and instructions from a control center. The control center obtains the data from other sources and provides to the client via the bridge.

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