IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,374,918
Granted Patent B2
US 11,374,918 · App. 16/651,727 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Smart gateway enabled low cost smart building solution

Inventors: Feng Mi (Beijing, CN); Wei Luo (Beijing, CN); Gao Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
H04L63/0815H04L12/06H04L12/66H04L63/0853H04L67/01H04L67/02H04L67/12
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Patent No.
US 11,374,918
App. No.
16/651,727
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus are described including logging on to an account on the shared server based on credentials, transmitting a request to the shared server for a list of smart devices registered to the account, receiving the list of smart devices from the shared server, linking to a selected one of the smart devices from the list of smart devices received from the shared server; and transmitting a smart device command to the selected smart device. Also described are a method and apparatus including receiving credentials from a client device to log-on to an account, receiving a request from the client device for a list of smart devices registered to the account and transmitting the list of smart devices to the client device.

Claims (42)

1. A method, comprising:

logging on to an account on a shared server based on credentials;

transmitting a request to the shared server for a list of smart devices registered to said account;

receiving said list of smart devices from the shared server;

linking to a selected one of said smart devices from said list of smart devices received from said shared server; and

transmitting a smart device command to said selected smart device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a request to a gateway with said credentials for user authentication; and

receiving said user authentication from said gateway.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising receiving a response from said gateway redirecting a client device to a uniform resource locator for said smart device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a response to said logon is received through a local area network and an Internet or through said Internet.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein said list of smart devices is received through said local area network and the Internet or through said Internet.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said smart device command is transmitted though said uniform resource locator or to said gateway.

7. A method, comprising:

establishing a connection with a shared server to register a smart device;

receiving a request from a client device with credentials for user authentication; transmitting a response for said user authentication to said client device to enable said client device to transmit a command to said registered smart device;

establishing a connection to link to a uniform resource locator for a smart device;

receiving a command for said smart device from said client device;

forwarding said command to said smart device;

receiving a response to said command for said smart device from said smart device; and

transmitting said response to said command for said smart device to said client device.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said response for said user authentication redirects said client device to a uniform resource locator for said client device.

9. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving a dynamic host configuration protocol request for an Internet protocol address from a smart device including information about said smart device;

providing said smart device with said Internet protocol address;

determining if said smart device is a computer or user interface device;

requesting a uniform resource locator, said uniform resource locator including a local area network side Internet protocol address of said smart device responsive to said determination; and

receiving a hypertext transfer protocol page for said uniform resource locator including said local area network side Internet protocol address of said smart device.

10. A method, comprising:

transmitting a dynamic host configuration protocol request packet to a gateway including information related to a smart device, said dynamic host configuration protocol request packet is to request an Internet protocol address for said smart device;

receiving a request for a uniform resource locator including a local area network side Internet protocol address of said smart device;

receiving a hypertext transfer protocol command from a client device; and

transmitting a response to said hypertext transfer protocol command to said client device.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein said hypertext transfer protocol command is through a gateway.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein said response to said hypertext transfer protocol command is through said gateway.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising transmitting a web page to said gateway.

14. A method, said method comprising:

receiving credentials from a client device to log-on to an account;

receiving a request from said client device for a list of smart devices registered to said account; and

transmitting said list of smart devices to said client device.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein a response to said log-on is transmitted through a gateway or through an Internet.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said list of smart devices is transmitted through said gateway or through the Internet.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR'S NAME IS GAO ZHANG NOT GEO ZHANG AND ASSIGNEE IS THOMSON LICENSING NOT INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 052401 FRAME 0978. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNOR'S NAME IS GAO ZHANG AND ASSIGNEE IS THOMSON LICENSING. Recorded Nov 13, 2020
From: MI, FENG; LUO, WEI; ZHANG, GAO
To: THOMSON LICENSING
Reel/Frame 054405/0163 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2020
From: THOMSON LICENSING
To: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
Reel/Frame 054005/0293 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2020
From: ZHANG, GEO; LUO, WEI; MI, FENG
To: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
Reel/Frame 052401/0978 →
Continuity (1)
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