Wireless Internet Product System

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . An wireless internet product comprising:

a microcontroller;

a radio transceiver that communicates with a program using a protocol in accordance with instructions from the microcontroller; and

a nonvolatile memory storing a device identifier and a plurality of instructions;

wherein the instructions enable the microcontroller to identify a plurality of commands sent from the program which are: (i) sent from the program to a proxy server via a web service protocol; (ii) addressed by the proxy server using the device identifier;

wherein the instructions enable the microcontroller to address a packet to be sent through a firewall via the protocol using the radio transceiver; and

wherein the packet has a packet length and said packet length is shorter than a web service protocol packet length having corresponding information content.

22 . The wireless internet product of claim 21 , wherein:

the program identifies the wireless internet product to the proxy server using the device identifier; and

the device identifier is independent of any IP address that may temporarily identify the wireless internet product.

23 . The wireless internet product of claim 21 , wherein the instructions further enable the microcontroller to execute a communication method, the method comprising:

sending a message from the wireless internet product to the proxy server through a firewall using the radio transceiver;

subsequent to sending the message, determining and storing a collection of firewall transversal information using the radio transceiver;

sending the device identifier from the wireless internet product to the proxy server through the firewall using the radio transceiver; and

subsequent to sending the device identifier, communicating through the proxy server to the program using the collection of transversal information.

24 . The wireless internet product of claim 21 , wherein the instructions further enable the microcontroller to execute a firewall timeout measurement method, the method comprising:

sending a plurality of packets from the radio transceiver to the proxy server according to a period;

while sending the plurality of packets according to the period, if a corresponding matching return packet is received for each packet: (i) saving the period as a last period; (ii) increasing the period; and (iii) restarting the sending step;

while sending the plurality of packets according to the period, if the corresponding matching return packet is not received for each packet: (i) setting the period to less than the last period; and

continuing to send packets from the radio transceiver to the proxy server according to the period;

wherein the firewall has a table entry for allowing communication with the wireless internet product;

wherein the table entry has a timeout period; and

wherein the method sets the period to less than the timeout period.

25 . The wireless internet product of claim 21 , wherein the instructions further enable the microcontroller to execute a direct device communication method, the method comprising:

addressing the packet for a second wireless internet product using a second device identifier; and

sending the packet from the first wireless internet product through the firewall to the proxy server;

wherein the proxy server routes the packet using the second device identifier and a table that matches the second device identifier with a matching IP address; and

wherein the second device identifier is not itself an IP address.

26 . The wireless internet product of claim 21 , wherein:

the microcontroller configures the packet to be sent by the radio transceiver to a gateway via a compact radio protocol; and

the gateway sends the packet to the proxy server through the firewall via the protocol.

27 . The wireless internet product of claim 21 , wherein:

the web service protocol is XML over HTTP.

28 . A network system comprising:

a wireless internet product having a microcontroller, a radio transceiver, and a memory storing a device identifier;

a program which sends a command to the wireless internet product via a web service protocol;

a proxy server that receives the command from the program and routes the command to the wireless internet product using the device identifier; and

a gateway that transmits a packet to the wireless internet product via a compact radio protocol;

wherein the packet represents at least a portion of the command;

wherein the wireless internet product communicates with the proxy server using a protocol; and

wherein the packet has a packet length and said packet length is shorter than a web service protocol packet length having corresponding information content.

29 . The network system of claim 28 wherein:

the proxy server stores a set of key value pairs associated with a state of the wireless internet product; and

the program can retrieve a value for a property of the wireless internet product from the proxy server using the set of key value pairs.

30 . The network system of claim 28 , wherein:

the program identifies the wireless internet product to the proxy server using the device identifier; and

the device identifier is independent of any IP address that may temporarily identify the wireless internet product.

31 . The network system of claim 28 , wherein:

the wireless internet product sends a message to the proxy server through a firewall using the radio transceiver;

the wireless internet product, subsequent to sending the message, determines and stores a collection of firewall transversal information;

the wireless internet product, sends the device identifier to the proxy server through the firewall using the radio transceiver; and

the wireless internet product, subsequent to sending the device identifier, communicates with the program through the proxy server using the collection of firewall transversal information.

32 . The network system of claim 28 , wherein the wireless internet product stores instructions for executing a method comprising:

sending a plurality of packets from the radio transceiver to the proxy server through a firewall according to a period;

while sending the plurality of packets according to the period, if a corresponding matching return packet is received for each of the plurality of packets: (i) saving the period as a last period; (ii) increasing the period; and (iii) restarting the sending step;

while sending the plurality of packets according to the period, if the corresponding matching return packet is not received for each of the plurality of packets: (i) setting the period to less than the last period; and

continuing to send a second plurality of packets from the radio transceiver to the proxy server according to the period;

wherein the firewall has a table entry for allowing communication with the wireless internet product;

wherein the table entry has a timeout period; and

wherein the method sets the period to less than the timeout period.

33 . The network system of claim 28 , further comprising a second wireless internet product wherein:

the wireless internet product addresses a packet for the second wireless internet product using a second device identifier;

the wireless internet product sends the message through a firewall to the proxy server;

the proxy server routes the packet using the second device identifier and a table that matches the second device identifier with a matching IP address; and

the second device identifier is not itself an IP address.

34 . The network system of claim 8 wherein:

the web service protocol is XML over HTTP.

35 . A method for communicating with a wireless internet product, wherein the wireless interned product has a microcontroller, a radio transceiver, and a memory storing a device identifier, and wherein the method comprises:

receiving a command from a program via a web service protocol using a proxy server;

routing the command to the wireless internet product with the proxy server using the device identifier; and

translating the command into a protocol downstream from the proxy server;

wherein the packet has a packet length and said packet length is shorter than a web service protocol packet length having corresponding information content.

36 . The method of claim 35 wherein:

the proxy server stores a set of key value pairs associated with a state of the wireless internet product; and

the program can retrieve a value for a property of the wireless internet product from the proxy server using the set of key value pairs.

37 . The method of claim 35 wherein:

the program identifies the wireless internet product to the proxy server using the device identifier; and

the device identifier is independent of any IP address that may temporarily identify the wireless internet product.

38 . The method of claim 35 , further comprising:

sending a plurality of packets from the radio transceiver to the proxy server through a firewall according to a period;

while sending the plurality of packets according to the period, if a corresponding matching return packet is received for each of the plurality of packets: (i) saving the period as a last period; (ii) increasing the period; and (iii) restarting the sending step;

while sending the plurality of packets according to the period, if the corresponding matching return packet is not received for each of the plurality of packets: (i) setting the period to less than the last period; and

continuing to send a second plurality of packets from the radio transceiver to the proxy server according to the period;

wherein the firewall has a table entry for allowing communication with the wireless internet product;

wherein the table entry has a timeout period; and

wherein the method sets the period to less than the timeout period.

39 . The method of claim 35 , further comprising:

addressing a packet for a second wireless internet product using a second device identifier; and

sending the packet from the wireless internet product through the firewall to the proxy server;

wherein the proxy server routes the packet using the second device identifier and a table that matches the second device identifier with a matching IP address; and

wherein the second device identifier is not itself an IP address.

40 . The method of claim 35 , wherein:

the web service protocol is XML over HTTP.