Method of enabling a foolproof home energy device control network including human language catchphrases

摘要

A foolproof method of adding network-enabled energy control devices to a home energy device control network by associating an easy-to-remember catchphrase composed of ordinary words with a unique MAC address or EUI identifier of the network-enabled device. The device manufacturer associates a unique catchphrase with each device and stores the catchphrases and associated MAC addresses in a database along with the device information required to commission the device onto the user's network. When the user enters the catchphrase, the catchphrase is sent to the manufacturer's server for retrieving the MAC address and corresponding device information. When a valid catchphrase is entered and accepted, the device can be commissioned onto the user's network.

主权项

1. A method of adding an energy device to an energy management network, comprising:
causing, by a manufacturer of the energy device, a human-language phrase composed of at least two ordinary human-spoken words, to be published to an end user of the energy device, wherein the human-language phrase is associated with, and unique to, the energy device; storing a machine-readable code composed of a plurality of machine-readable numbers and associated with the published human-language phrase; receiving over a computer network a user-inputted phrase from a computing device operated by an end user of the energy device; comparing the user-inputted phrase with the published human-language phrase associated with the energy device to be added to the energy management network; if the user-inputted phrase matches the published human-language phrase, communicating to the computing device over the computer network the machine-readable code associated with the published human-language phrase; and causing the computing device to indicate to the end user that the energy device is added to the energy management network such that the energy device is operable to communicate data over the energy management network relative to other added energy devices on the energy management network.