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Determining operational status of internet of things devices

US10897413B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2020
Grant dateJan 19, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are various examples for offline detection of Internet of Things (IoT) devices or any type of devices that report a heartbeat or status indication. A linked hash map be utilized as a data structure in which heartbeat message are stored. The oldest heartbeat message is stored at the head of the data structure so that only the head of the data structure requires checking if the oldest node is designated as online.

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