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Granted Patent B2
US 10,681,529 · App. 16/427,082 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

System and method for a dynamic connectivity update system

Inventors: Yasser Khan (Dallas, TX); Mahesh Ramu (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: Plasma Computing Group, Inc.
H04W8/005H04L67/18H04L67/28H04L67/306H04L67/36H04W4/80H04W40/248G06F8/65H04L67/12
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Patent No.
US 10,681,529
App. No.
16/427,082
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a system and method for interacting with low-powered devices. The system includes a 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.

Claims (51)

1. A system for interacting with a low-powered device, comprising:

a server containing at least one processor configured to:

add a low-powered device profile on the 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;

add a software update on the server, wherein the software update is applicable to the low-powered device; and

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 server;

download the software update to the gateway from the 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 commands and receiving responses using information provided by the 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 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;

adding a software update on the server, wherein the software update is applicable to the low-powered device;

downloading the low-powered device profile for the low-powered device to a gateway from the server;

downloading the software update to the gateway from the 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 commands and receiving responses using information provided by the 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 server, wherein the low-powered device profile includes connection information, a device definition, and a set of commands for interacting with a low-powered device;

instructions for adding a software update on the server, wherein the software update is applicable to the low-powered device;

instructions for downloading the low-powered device profile for the low-powered device to a gateway from the server;

instructions for downloading the software update to the gateway from the 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 commands and receiving responses using information provided by the 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.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2020
From: KHAN, YASSER; RAMU, MAHESH
To: PLASMA BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 054003/0036 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15721363 · Sep 29, 2017
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