Patent ID: 11962672
Assignee: ICONTROL NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A gateway device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
receive, at a premises, a command to generate a virtual device instance representing a premises device located at the premises, wherein the gateway device is configured to communicate with a premises management system located at the premises;
store, based on the command, data indicative of the virtual device instance, wherein the virtual device instance facilitates integration of the premises device into the premises management system, and wherein the virtual device instance configures the gateway device to virtually manage the premises device via communication with a device server, located external to the premises, which manages the premises device; and
update the data indicative of the virtual device instance to indicate a change in state of the premises device.