IP Library Granted Patent US 8,983,542
Granted Patent B2
US 8,983,542 · App. 13/443,798 · Granted Mar 17, 2015

Control systems having a SIM for controlling a computing device

Inventors: Roger D. Dewey (Raleigh, NC); Michael C. Heath (Cary, NC); Ian L. Johnson (Apex, NC)
Assignee: Able Device, Inc.
H04L12/6418H04W4/003H04W4/005H04W4/001
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Patent No.
US 8,983,542
App. No.
13/443,798
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and associated method are provided. The system includes a subscriber identification module (SIM) including a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the one or more executable instructions for controlling a device, a device configured for being controlled by the SIM, and a SIM interface configured to communicate the instructions from the SIM to control the device. The SIM interface includes a processor configured to communicate the commands from the SIM to control the device.

Claims (27)

1. A system comprising:

a subscriber identification module (SIM) comprising a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the one or more executable instructions to generate one or more commands for controlling a device;

a SIM interface configured to communicate the one or more commands from the SIM to the device for controlling the device, and

wherein the SIM interface comprises a processor configured to:

communicate the commands from the SIM to control the device; and

to provide power to the SIM at predetermined intervals, and

wherein the one or more executable instructions comprise one or more instructions for determining the predetermined intervals.

2. The system of claim 1 , further including a device configured for being controlled by the SIM.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the device is a machine-to-machine (M2M) device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more executable instructions comprise one or more executable instructions for determining whether a message has been received from the SIM interface, and

wherein the SIM is configured to execute the one or more executable instructions for determining whether the message has been received from the SIM.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the message is a text message.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the message comprises a binary format.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the SIM is configured to execute the executable instructions to generate one or more commands to control the device in response to determining whether a message has been received from the SIM interface.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the message is a text message.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the SIM interface is configured to receive additional executable instructions from a network for updating the instructions of the SIM, and

wherein the SIM interface is configured to communicate the additional executable instructions to the SIM.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the SIM interface comprises an input/output (I/O) module configured to communicate the commands from the SIM to control the device.

11. The system of claim 10 , comprising lines communicatively connecting the I/O module and the device.

12. The system of claim 10 , comprising lines communicatively connecting the I/O module and the SIM.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the SIM interface is communicatively coupled to the SIM via a cellular network.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions comprise computer-executable instructions.

15. A system comprising:

a subscriber identification module (SIM) comprising a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor that executes the one or more executable instructions to generate one or more commands for controlling a device;

a SIM interface that communicates the one or more commands from the SIM to the device for controlling the device, and

wherein the SIM interface comprises a processor that communicates the commands from the SIM to control the device, and provides power to the SIM at predetermined intervals, and

wherein the one or more executable instructions comprise one or more instructions for determining the predetermined intervals.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2015
From: DEWEY, ROGER D.; HEATH, MICHAEL C.; JOHNSON, IAN L.
To: ABLE DEVICE, LLC
Reel/Frame 036771/0258 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 19, 2015
From: ABLE DEVICE, LLC
To: ABLE DEVICE, INC.
Reel/Frame 036605/0776 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13047612 · Mar 14, 2011
Provisional Application 61313722 · Mar 13, 2010
Related Publication 20120196656A1 · Aug 2, 2012