Home automation system including encrypted device connection based upon publicly accessible connection file and related methods
US10630649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A home automation (HA) system may include addressable HA devices that are not publicly accessible via the Internet and a remote user device configured to generate a connection request to communicate with a given addressable HA device. The HA system may also include a cloud server configured to cooperate with the remote user device to generate a connection file based upon the connection request, and store the connection file so that the connection file is publicly accessible via the Internet. The connection file may include instructions for establishing an encrypted connection to the given addressable HA device. The given addressable HA device may be configured to retrieve the connection file and establish the encrypted connection with the remote user device via the cloud server.
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