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

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a gateway device located at a premises and configured to communicate with a premises management system located at the premises, a command to generate a virtual device instance representing a premises device located at the premises;
storing, by the gateway device and 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
updating, by the gateway device, the data indicative of the virtual device instance to indicate a change in state of the premises device.