Patent ID: 9705962
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: F24F,H04L

Claim:
1. A gateway control system for residential equipment comprising: a gateway device; heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment connected to the gateway device; a remote access mechanism connected to the gateway device and an internet cloud; a two-way synchronous connection between the remote access mechanism and the gateway device; and an asynchronous reporting mechanism which provides a one-way connection from the gateway device to the remote access mechanism; the HVAC equipment is monitored remotely and receives commands from the gateway device; the gateway device is configured to communicate with a server via the remote access mechanism and the internet cloud using messages sent during a data session within a round robin sequence of data sessions and using asynchronous messages sent outside of a data session; an asynchronous message is sent by the reporting mechanism without user intervention or request; wherein: the server comprises a database, a web application and communication layers; a web interface module interacts with the web application to display information and receive action from button events; and the communication layers are instanced in the server when user activity opens a data session on the web interface module.