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Gateway apparatus, communication method, and recording medium

US11831625B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2020
Grant dateNov 28, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/166
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An identification code (referred to as “original identification code”) in a predetermined application is preset in each of one or more devices not compliant to a predetermined security protocol. A GW determines a new identification code of each of the one or more devices and notifies an HEMS controller of the new identification code. The GW receives a message including the new identification code of a particular device (referred to as “destination device”) and encrypted according to the security protocol. The GW decodes a received message according to the security protocol, converts the new identification code of the destination device included in a decoded message into the original identification code of the destination device, and transfers a converted message to the destination device.

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