User Configuration Mechanism for Internet-of-Things (IOT)

摘要

A client application includes a user interface for creating and editing complex interactions between IoT elements. Users choose from multiple IoT elements, where each element representing an IoT-enabled device or service. Users drag and drop selected IoT elements into a grid and couple them via one or more connectors. Users edit connectors and specify conditional requirements for some IoT devices to perform actions based on information sourced from other IoT devices. Users implement combinational logic by connecting multiple elements in different ways.

主权项

1. A method for configuring operation of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, the method comprising:
displaying, by a first computing device, a user interface including a first graphical user interface element representing a first IoT element; detecting, by the first computing device, an action associated with the first graphical user interface element by a user to create or modify a rule defining an operation or state of the first IoT element relative to at least a second IoT element; sending, by the first computing device, action information indicating the action performed by the user to a second computing device to cause the second computing device to create or modify the rule stored in the second computing device; and displaying, by the first computing device, creating or modifying of the rule.