US 12316706

I will provide a concise summary of US patent 12316706.

Title: System and method for server based control

Assignee: Smart Speaker LLC

Inventors: Yehuda Binder, Benjamin Maytal

Filing Date: May 28, 2024

Issue Date: May 27, 2025

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus and method for control such as in a building or in a vehicle using a server implementing gateway or control functionalities.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Claim 1: This claim describes a control system for an environment (like a building or vehicle). The system includes a field unit with a sensor to measure a physical phenomenon and an actuator to affect a physical phenomenon. This field unit communicates with a router. The router then connects to a remote server via the Internet. The server has control logic that uses the sensor data to determine how to control the actuator. Effectively, the server acts as the "brain" for controlling devices in the environment based on what the sensors detect.

• Claim 10: This claim focuses on a method for controlling an environment. It involves receiving sensor data from a field unit at a server, processing that data using control logic on the server, generating control commands for an actuator based on the processed data, and then sending those commands back to the field unit to adjust the environment. This outlines the step-by-step process of remote, server-based control.

• Claim 19: Similar to Claim 10, this claim details a method for controlling an environment, specifically a building. It emphasizes that the field unit has at least one sensor and at least one actuator. The core of this claim is the server-side processing of sensor data and generation of actuator commands, with communication occurring over the Internet.

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