Patent ID: 9445248
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G06F,H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of communications by an apparatus, the method comprising: establishing a connection with a first device using a network interface compatible with a first communications technology that has a limited transmission range; receiving a first command message directed to a plurality of target devices from a first client through a connection established on a communications network, wherein the first client is separated from the first device by a distance that is greater than the limited transmission range of the first communications technology; based on a content of the first command message, translating the first command message to obtain a different second command message for each of the plurality of target devices, wherein the translating comprises converting the first command message from a first transmission format to a second transmission format; transmitting the second command message to the first device using the first communications technology when the first device is one of the plurality of target devices; and transmitting the second command message to a second device using a second communications technology that has a limited transmission range, when the second device is one of the plurality of target devices.