Cloud-based bi-directional messaging system for home appliance control

A home appliance control device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• send a requesting message in a first format to a cloud-based service via a bi-directional asynchronous messaging protocol, wherein the requesting message comprises information related to at least one home appliance,
• receive a responding message in a second format from the cloud-based service via the bi-directional asynchronous messaging protocol, and
• execute a home appliance control process contained in the responding message.

A method of using bi-directional messaging for home appliance control, comprising:

• sending a requesting message in a first format via a bi-directional asynchronous messaging protocol, wherein the requesting message comprises information related to at least one home appliance;
• transforming the requesting message from the first format to a second format;
• processing the requesting message;
• generating a responding message in the second format, wherein the responding message comprises information related to the at least one home appliance;
• transforming the responding message from the second format to the first format;
• and
• receiving the responding message via the bi-directional asynchronous messaging protocol.