Platform for Controlling and Operating Network Connected Devices

A computing device for operating Internet of things (IoT) elements connected by a network, comprising:

• a processor;
• a rule management module configured to:
• receive a request to generate a flow including a suite of rules for coordinating operation of a plurality of IoT elements;
• determine whether the request satisfies restrictions as described in descriptions of interface components of the plurality of IoT elements in the computing device by referencing descriptions of interface components, the interface components corresponding to the plurality of IoT elements;
• and
• generate the flow responsive to determining that the request satisfies the restrictions;
• and
• an translation layer configured to:
• send an action signal over the network based on the flow to operate one or more of the plurality of IoT elements.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions of operating Internet of things (IoT) elements connected by a network thereon, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive a request to generate a flow for coordinating operation of a plurality of IoT elements;
• determine whether the request satisfies restrictions as described in descriptions of interface components of the plurality of IoT elements in the computing device by referencing descriptions of interface components, the interface components corresponding to the plurality of IoT elements;
• generate the flow responsive to determining that the request satisfies the restrictions;
• and
• send an action signal over the network based on the flow to operate one or more of the plurality of IoT elements.