Patent ID: 11909686
Assignee: YONOMI, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A virtual gateway software application executed on a hardware device and configured to control functions of at least one connected device that is local to a particular building environment, the virtual gateway software application configured to:
receive immediate command instructions for the at least one connected device from each of:
a user of the hardware device; and
a remote server on the Internet via a WAN or satellite connection;

relay the immediate command instructions once they are received by the hardware device to the at least one connected device via a wireless LAN or a short-range communication protocol while the hardware device is within the particular building environment;
store delayed command instructions for the at least one connected device from each of:
the user of the hardware device; and
the remote server on the Internet via the WAN or the satellite connection;

relay one or more of the delayed command instructions from the hardware device to the at least one connected device via the wireless LAN or the short-range communication protocol at a predetermined time specified by the one or more delayed command instructions while the hardware device is within the particular building environment;
gather a received signal strength indication (RSSI) from the at least connected device; and
determine an approximate position of the hardware device relative to the particular building environment.