Method of registering a device at a remote site featuring a client application capable of detecting the device and transmitting registration messages between the device and the remote site
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08G-001/00
H04L-012/24
G06F-021/31
G06Q-010/06
G06Q-020/36
G06Q-050/18
H04L-012/28
H04L-029/06
H04L-029/12
H04L-012/26
H04W-060/00
H04L-029/08
G08C-017/02
H04M-001/725
H04W-024/00
H04W-028/04
출원번호
US-0481903
(2014-09-09)
등록번호
US-9191277
(2015-11-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Rezvani, Babak
Kalin, Edward B.
Chen, Jack L.
Jalili, Reza
출원인 / 주소
Google Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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초록▼
Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration
Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration process. The monitoring module may gather and generate various identification information to be included in the registration protocol messages. The registration information provided by the monitoring module maybe stored at the remote site in a database server having a database. A confirmation message may be communicated from the remote site to the monitoring module that may either acknowledge successful registration or report that an error occurred during the registration process.
대표청구항▼
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a client application running on a client device, registration information for registering a device at a remote site, the registration information including user account information, wherein the device is configured to perform a function at a location, wherein t
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a client application running on a client device, registration information for registering a device at a remote site, the registration information including user account information, wherein the device is configured to perform a function at a location, wherein the client application receives the registration information via user input to the client device during installation of the device at the location, wherein the device is configured to wirelessly transmit a string of identification data, wherein the wirelessly transmitted string of identification data causes the device to be detectable by the client device, wherein the device transmits the string of identification data responsive to user input received by a user-interface component of the device;causing a device identifier that identifies the device to be communicated to the remote site that is located remote from the location of the device;transmitting, by the client application running on the client device, to the remote site the registration information, wherein the remote site did not have the registration information before, wherein the remote site is configured to:use the account information included in the registration information to locate or create a user account at the remote site; andregister the device at the remote site to the user account, wherein being configured to register the device at the remote site to the user account includes being configured to associate the device identifier with the user account in a data store remote from the location of the device. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting, by the client device, the device being installed at the location by detecting the string of identification data that is wirelessly transmitted by the device;establishing, by the client application running on the client device, a wireless connection that enables the client application to communicate with the device, wherein the client application establishes the wireless connection by instructing the client device to wirelessly connect with the device;generating, by the client application running on the client device, a user interface including one or more selectable components for inputting a plurality of parameter settings to be implemented by the device at the location;receiving, by the client application running on the client device via the user interface, user input specifying the plurality of parameter settings to be transmitted to the device; andwirelessly transmitting, by the client device via the wireless connection, from the client application to the device the plurality of parameter settings, wherein device is configured to operate in accordance with at least some of the plurality of parameter settings. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: establishing, by the client application, a second wireless connection that enables communication between the device at the location and the remote site via the Internet, wherein the client application establishes the second wireless connection by facilitating connection of the device to a wireless local-area network that is connected to the Internet, wherein the second wireless connection enables the remote site to send commands to the device via the Internet and the wireless local-area network, wherein the second wireless connection enables the device to send requests to the remote site via the wireless local-area network and the Internet. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the client device wirelessly transmits a handshake periodically, wherein the device transmits the string of identification data responsive to the handshake. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the device at the location is a thermostat. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the client application running on the client device is configured to generate a user interface including a virtual representation of the thermostat. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the client device on which the client application runs is a cellular mobile device. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the client device on which the client application runs is a system controller, wherein the system controller is located at the location of the device. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is a camera, a radio, a smoke or fire detector, a contact sensor, a light switch, an audio device, a video device, a display device, a washer, a dryer, a microwave oven, a cooking range, a car alarm, a plant watering device, a sprinkler, a carbon monoxide detector, a humidistat, or a rain gauge. 10. The method of claim 3, wherein the remote site is configured to: transmit an unsolicited command to the device at the location, wherein the unsolicited command is a command to download a software update, a command to synchronize polling intervals, a command to change a state of the device, or a command to transmit the information related to a condition of the location. 11. Non-transitory machine-readable storage medium for use in a system, wherein the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium is encoded with machine-readable instructions for performing a method comprising: receiving registration information for registering a device at a remote site, the registration information including user account information, wherein the device is configured to perform a function at a location, wherein the registration information is received via user input provided during installation of the device at the location, wherein the device is configured to wirelessly transmit a string of identification data, wherein the wirelessly transmitted string of identification data causes the device to be detectable, wherein the device transmits the string of identification data responsive to user input received by a user-interface component of the device;causing a device identifier that identifies the device to be communicated to the remote site that is located remote from the location of the device;transmitting to the remote site the registration information, wherein the remote site did not have the registration information before, wherein the remote site is configured to:use the account information included in the registration information to locate or create a user account at the remote site; andregister the device at the remote site to the user account, wherein being configured to register the device at the remote site to the user account includes being configured to associate the device identifier with the user account in a data store remote from the location of the device. 12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises: detecting the device being installed at the location by detecting the string of identification data that is wirelessly transmitted by the device;establishing a wireless connection with the device, wherein the wireless connection enables communication with the device;generating a user interface including one or more selectable components for inputting a plurality of parameter settings to be implemented by the device at the location;receiving, via the user interface, user input specifying the plurality of parameter settings to be transmitted to the device; andwirelessly transmitting, via wireless connection, to the device the plurality of parameter settings, wherein device is configured to operate in accordance with at least some of the plurality of parameter settings. 13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: establishing a second wireless connection that enables communication between the device at the location and the remote site via the Internet, wherein the second wireless connection is established by facilitating connection of the device to a wireless local-area network that is connected to the Internet, wherein the second wireless connection enables the remote site to send commands to the device via the Internet and the wireless local-area network, wherein the second wireless connection enables the device to send requests to the remote site via the wireless local-area network and the Internet. 14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises: wirelessly transmitting a handshake on a periodic basis, wherein the device transmits the string of identification data responsive to the handshake. 15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the device is a thermostat. 16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises: generating a user interface including a virtual representation of the thermostat. 17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium is disposed on a cellular mobile device and the encoded machine-readable instructions cause a processor of the cellular mobile device to execute the method. 18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium is disposed on a system controller and the encoded machine-readable instructions cause a processor of the system controller to execute the method, wherein the system controller is located at the location of the device. 19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the device is a camera, a radio, a smoke or fire detector, a contact sensor, a light switch, an audio device, a video device, a display device, a washer, a dryer, a microwave oven, a cooking range, a car alarm, a plant watering device, a sprinkler, a carbon monoxide detector, a humidistat, or a rain gauge. 20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the remote site is configured to: transmit an unsolicited command to the device at the location, wherein the unsolicited command is a command to download a software update, a command to synchronize polling intervals, a command to change a state of the device, or a command to transmit the information related to a condition of the location.
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