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Device centric controls for a device controlled through a web portal

US8086678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 23, 2008
Grant dateDec 27, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F15/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system controls computer network communication devices in a background session in accordance with a control database. The system includes a computer network communication device having a non-volatile memory containing a unique device identifier and a communication module for communicating with a control site, the communication module being configured to generate monitor messages containing the unique device identifier and data corresponding to entry of a command by a user and to parse command messages received from the control site, and a control site comprising a device database and a control database, the control site being configured to compare data in the monitor message to control data stored in the control database in response to the monitor message having a unique device identifier that is also stored in the device database.

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