SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DYNAMIC CONNECTIVITY UPDATE SYSTEM
The present disclosure provides a system and method for interacting with low-powered devices. The system includes a remote server and a gateway device that connect and communicate with low-powered devices. The system and method connects a user through a gateway device to a low-powered device by temporarily loading a profile for the low-powered device onto the gateway device. The profile of the low-powered device contains the necessary connection information to facilitate a connection. The profile of the low-powered device is only temporarily stored on the gateway device and is deleted from the memory of the gateway device after a connection is established.
1 . A system for interacting with a low-powered device, comprising:
a remote server containing at least one processor configured to:
add a low-powered device profile on the remote server, wherein the low-powered device profile includes connection information, a device definition, and a set of commands for interacting with the low-powered device, wherein the set of commands includes instructions for how the low-powered device may be used by the remote server;
add a software update on the remote server, wherein the software update is applicable to the low-powered device, and wherein the software update comprises an updated device profile;
a gateway containing at least one processor configured to:
download the low-powered device profile for the low-powered device to the gateway from the remote server;
download the software update to the gateway from the remote server;
store the low-powered device profile for the low-powered device in a memory portion of the gateway;
search a zone within connectivity range of the gateway to detect the low-powered device;
validate that the low-powered device detected corresponds to the low-powered device profile stored on the gateway;
connect the gateway to the low-powered device based on the connection information and the device definition within the low-powered device profile;
interact with the low-powered device by issuing instructions generated by the set of commands provided by the remote server;
install the software update onto the low-powered device; and
delete the low-powered device profile stored in the memory portion of the gateway.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the connection information is temporarily stored in the memory portion of the gateway and deleted each time the gateway is shut-down.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the device definition of the low-powered device comprises a friendly name, a friendly channel, and a media access control address.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the gateway is further configured to pair the gateway with the low-powered device.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the gateway includes a graphical user interface for performing the connection, identification, issuance of commands, and data mapping to a low-powered device.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a connection interface for enabling connection to the low-powered device.
7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the graphical user interface includes an identification interface for setting up how to identify the low-powered device by using a device identifier, a definition of the data type, and an IMEI of the data type.
8 . A method for interacting with a low-powered device, comprising:
adding a low-powered device profile on a remote server located on a cloud computing system, wherein the low-powered device profile includes connection information, a device definition, and a set of commands for interacting with the low-powered device, wherein the set of commands includes instructions for how the low-powered device may be used by the remote server;
adding a software update on the remote server, wherein the software update is applicable to the low-powered device, and wherein the software update comprises an updated device profile;
downloading the low-powered device profile for the low-powered device to a gateway from the remote server;
downloading the software update to the gateway from the remote server;
storing the low-powered device profile for the low-powered device in a memory portion of the gateway;
searching a zone within connectivity range of the gateway to detect the low-powered device;
validating that the low-powered device detected corresponds to the low-powered device profile stored on the gateway;
connecting the gateway to the low-powered device based on the connection information and the device definition within the low-powered device profile;
interacting with the low-powered device by issuing instructions generated by the set of commands provided by the remote server;
installing the software update onto the low-powered device; and
deleting the low-powered device profile stored in the memory portion of the gateway.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the connection information is temporarily stored in the memory portion of the gateway and deleted each time the gateway is shut-down.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the device definition of the low-powered device comprises a friendly name, a friendly channel, and a media access control address.
11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising pairing the gateway with the low-powered device.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the gateway includes a graphical user interface for performing the connection, identification, issuance of commands, and data mapping to a low-powered device.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a connection interface for enabling connection to the low-powered device.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the graphical user interface includes an identification interface for setting up how to identify the low-powered device by using a device identifier, a definition of the data type, and an IMEI of the data type.
15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
instructions for adding a low-powered device profile on a remote server located on a cloud computing system, wherein the low-powered device profile includes connection information, a device definition, and a set of commands for interacting with a low-powered device, wherein the set of commands includes instructions for how the low-powered device may be used by the remote server;
instructions for adding a software update on the remote server, wherein the software update is applicable to the low-powered device, and wherein the software update comprises an updated device profile;
instructions for downloading the low-powered device profile for the low-powered device to a gateway from the remote server;
instructions for downloading the software update to the gateway from the remote server;
instructions for storing the low-powered device profile for the low-powered device in a memory portion of the gateway;
instructions for searching a zone within connectivity range of the gateway to detect the low-powered device;
instructions for validating that the low-powered device detected corresponds to the low-powered device profile stored on the gateway;
instructions for connecting the gateway to the low-powered device based on the connection information and the device definition within the low-powered device profile;
instructions for interacting with the low-powered device by issuing instructions generated by the set of commands provided by the remote server;
instructions for installing the software update onto the low-powered device; and
instructions for deleting the low-powered device profile stored in the memory portion of the gateway.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions for pairing the gateway with the low-powered device.