Transducer access point
OwnerChristopher S. Gough, Devon M. Welles +2inventors
InventorsChristopher S. Gough, Devon M. Welles, William C. DeLeeuw, Nandakishore Kushalnagar
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for exposing (i.e. bridging) data and services offered by low power, low duty cycle transducers (e.g. sensors and actuators) in a standardized format over existing and established home networking technologies. A transducer access point is a functional component that serves as a proxy for health devices and sensors that are off/asleep the majority of the time to conserver power (e.g. battery life). The transducer access point may be implemented as a stand alone device or embedded within a computing device such as a home PC.
Claims14
A transducer access device configured to:
- communicate with a transducer device through a first communications protocol;
- communicate with a control device through a second communications protocol;
- control the transducer device according to a signal received through the second communications protocol from the control device;
- pass to the control device an event notification received from the transducer device;
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- initiate an action based on a signal received from the control device, the signal having been generated in response to the event notification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.