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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1999
Christopher A. Fitzgerald, Boulder, CO (US);
Avaya Technology Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
An intelligent device controller (hub ) for communications-enabled (“intelligent”) devices ( ) implements a private network ( ) of the devices, facilitating communications to and from only those devices that have been registered with the controller. Each device comes with a memory card ( ) that stores interface programs for and information-including a unique device ID-about the device. A card reader ( ) of the controller reads the memory card to register the device. Communications between the controller and the device are encrypted using the device ID as the encryption key. The private network is either based on standard building wiring or preferably is wireless to enable deployment and relocation of devices easily and,without need for a special infrastructure. The controller has at least one network port ( ) to connect to an external network ( ), thereby enabling a user on the external network to communicate with the controller and with the devices as well as enabling the devices to communicate with external service providers.
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