Designer interface for control systems

A method comprising:

• providing, by a computing device, one or more input blocks, an input block representing a first Internet of Things (IoT) device, a first third-party messaging account, or a first computing device, wherein the first IoT device, the first third-party messaging account, or the first computing device is identified using a first UUID;
• providing, by the computing device, one or more output blocks, an output block representing a second IoT device, a second third-party messaging account, or a second computing device, wherein the second IoT device, the second third-party messaging account, or the second computing device is identified using a second UUID, and wherein an IoT device includes sensing or control functionality;
• providing, by the computing device, one or more function blocks, a function block representing a function configured to process at least a portion of information received from at least one of the one or more input blocks, wherein the first UUID is used to determine the first IoT device, the first third-party messaging account, or the first computing device from which to receive the information, the one or more function blocks being further configured to provide a command to at least one of the one or more output blocks, wherein the second UUID is used to determine the second IoT device, the second third-party messaging account, or the second computing device to provide the command;
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• presenting, by the computing device, an interface for designing a control system, wherein the one or more input blocks, the one or more output blocks, and the one or more function blocks are positionable in the interface to form the control system, and wherein the control system is dynamically configurable to customize an output of the control system using a position of the one or more input blocks, the one or more output blocks, and the one or more function blocks within the control system.

A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable medium of a computing device, including instructions configured to cause one or more processors instructions to:

• provide one or more input blocks, an input block representing a first IoT device, a first third-party messaging account, or a first computing device, wherein the first IoT device, the first third-party messaging account, or the first computing device is identified using a first UUID;
• provide one or more output blocks, an output block representing a second IoT device, a second third-party messaging account, or a second computing device, wherein the second IoT device, the second third-party messaging account, or the second computing device is identified using a second UUID, and wherein an IoT device includes sensing or control functionality;
• provide one or more function blocks, a function block representing a function configured to process at least a portion of information received from at least one of the one or more input blocks, wherein the first UUID is used to determine the first IoT device, the first third-party messaging account, or the first computing device from which to receive the information, the one or more function blocks being further configured to provide a command to at least one of the one or more output blocks, wherein the second UUID is used to determine the second IoT device, the second third-party messaging account, or the second computing device to provide the command;
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• present an interface for designing a control system, wherein the one or more input blocks, the one or more output blocks, and the one or more function blocks are positionable in the interface to form the control system, and wherein the control system is dynamically configurable to customize an output of the control system using a position of the one or more input blocks, the one or more output blocks, and the one or more function blocks within the control system.