MULTI-DEVICE MONITORING AND CONTROL USING INTELLIGENT DEVICE CHANNEL SHARING

摘要

A physical network address of one of a set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices is translated to a shared logical device physical network address in response to receipt of a data packet addressed to the physical network address. The shared logical device physical network address forms a logical device group and physically addresses each of the set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single communication channel of a wireless cellular network. The wireless customer-premise monitoring devices are configured with each of a shared-identity subscriber identity module (SIM) that uses the shared logical device physical network address and an individual-identity SIM that uses the physical network address. The physical network address of the one of the set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices is embedded within the data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address. The data packet is sent to the shared logical device physical network address.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
translating, in response to receipt of a first data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of a plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices from an application server, the physical network address to a shared logical device physical network address that forms a logical device group and that physically addresses each of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single wireless communication channel of a wireless cellular network, and where wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices are configured with each of:
a shared-identity subscriber identity module (SIM) that operates to communicate via the shared logical device physical network address; andan individual-identity SIM that operates to communicate via the physical network address of the respective one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices; and where the method further comprises:
receiving wireless session information for cellular communication with the logical device group from the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices;storing the wireless session information;embedding the physical network address of the one of the plurality of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address; andsending the first data packet to the shared logical device physical network address.