IP Library Granted Patent US 9,654,614
Granted Patent B1
US 9,654,614 · App. 15/414,895 · Granted May 16, 2017

Secure remote actuation system with operable cloud-based network

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Patent No.
US 9,654,614
App. No.
15/414,895
Granted
May 16, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

A secure remote actuation system with a cloud-based network that performs a remotely-initiated operation is described herein. The system may comprise a remote input receptor and a network. The remote input receptor may comprise a user interface for receiving user inputs from a user. The network may comprise a combination of computer systems interconnected by telecommunications equipment or cables allowing information to be exchanged. The network may also comprise a network device for obtaining the user inputs from the remote input receptor. One or more acceptable inputs may be stored on the network. In the present invention, the network device obtains the user inputs from the remote input receptor while the user is using the user interface, compares the user inputs to the acceptable inputs, and performs an operation.

Claims (24)

1. A secure remote actuation system, comprising:

a remote input receptor comprising a user interface for receiving one or more user inputs from a user;

a cloud-based network storing one or more acceptable inputs and comprising a network device for obtaining said one or more user inputs from the remote input receptor;

wherein the network device obtains said one or more user inputs from the remote input receptor while the user is using the user interface; and

wherein the cloud-based network compares said one or more user inputs to said one or more acceptable inputs and performs one or more operations as the one or more user inputs correspond with the one or more acceptable inputs.

2. The secure remote actuation system of claim 1 , wherein the remote input receptor sends to the cloud-based network a succession of signals, each signal representing one of the one or more user inputs, as the user supplies each of the one or more user inputs.

3. The secure remote actuation system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more operations comprises one or more responses to the succession of signals.

4. The secure remote actuation system of claim 3 , wherein the response comprises performing the one or more operations upon receipt of a correct succession of user inputs.

5. The secure remote actuation system of claim 3 , wherein the response comprises denying performing at least one of the one or more operations upon receipt of an incorrect succession of user inputs.

6. The secure remote actuation system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more acceptable inputs comprises a list of acceptable inputs.

7. The secure remote actuation system of claim 1 , wherein the operation comprises opening an access barrier of an enclosure.

8. The secure remote actuation system of claim 1 , wherein the operation comprises closing an access barrier of an enclosure.

9. The secure remote actuation system of claim 1 , wherein the operation comprises engaging a lock on an access barrier of an enclosure.

10. The secure remote actuation system of claim 1 , wherein the operation comprises disengaging a lock on an access barrier of an enclosure.

11. The secure remote actuation system of claim 1 , wherein a user gains access to a secure area by supplying inputs to the remote input that match one or more of the one or more acceptable inputs.

12. The secure remote actuation system of claim 1 , further comprising an enclosed area with an access barrier.

13. The secure remote actuation system of claim 12 , wherein the enclosed area comprises a room.

14. The secure remote actuation system of claim 12 , wherein the enclosed area comprises a building.

15. The secure remote actuation system of claim 12 , wherein the enclosed area comprises a delivery box.

16. The secure remote actuation system of claim 12 , wherein the access barrier comprises an actionable device.

17. The secure remote actuation system of claim 16 , wherein the actionable device comprises a garage door motor.

18. The secure remote actuation system of claim 16 , wherein the actionable device comprises a garage door opener.

19. The secure remote actuation system of claim 16 , wherein the actionable device comprises an electromechanical locking mechanism.

20. The secure remote actuation system of claim 16 , wherein the actionable device comprises a door lock.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2024
From: HALL LABS LLC
To: RICHMOND VALLEY LLC
Reel/Frame 066071/0107 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2018
From: HALL, DAVID R.
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 047132/0022 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2018
From: HALL, DAVID R.
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 047058/0053 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2018
From: BOSWELL, CRAIG
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 046433/0447 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2018
From: HALL, MARK
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 046219/0105 →