Smart gateway devices, systems and methods for providing communication between HVAC system networks
US11637720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/2847
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A smart gateway device for a first network associated with a building management system (BMS) is configured to discover a physical device and generate a new virtual device responsive to a determination that a device identifier of the physical device does not match any device identifiers in a virtual device registry. The virtual device registry provides mapping between the new virtual device and the physical device. One or more data points of the new virtual device correspond to one or more data points of the physical device. The smart gateway device is configured to receive data values for the one or more data points of the physical device and update the one or more data points of the new virtual device with the data values for the one or more data points of the physical device. The virtual device is configured to represent the physical device on the first network.
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