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Automatic creation and management of a community of things for Internet of Things (IoT) applications

US10476743B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 2014
Grant dateNov 12, 2019
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/70
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Presented herein are techniques for automatically creating communities of network-connected devices, i.e., Internet of Thing (IoT) devices. One or more of a plurality of network-connected devices are identified based on one or more policies that define one or more communities of network-connected devices. A community of network-connected devices includes network-connected devices that share common functional, physical or relational attributes. Information is stored that indicates the one or more communities of which each of the one or more of the plurality of network-connected devices is a member based on the policies that define the one or more communities and functional, physical or relational attributes of the one or more of the plurality of network-connected devices.

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