Patent ID: 9602655
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: F24F,G01D,G05B,G08C,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A base unit configured to communicate with an environmental device and to communicate with a cellular remote unit having wireless connectivity capable of communicating from a geographically remote location, the base unit comprising: a first communication interface configured to receive environmental information from the environmental device and to send a control instruction to the environmental device; a wireless communication interface configured to send a first message to the cellular remote unit via a cellular communications network and to receive a second message from the cellular remote unit via the cellular communications network, wherein the first message is a first digital communications message including a representation of the environmental information, and wherein the second message is a second digital communications message including a command regarding the environmental device; and a microcontroller configured to process the second message, to provide the control instruction based on the command, and to send the control instruction to the environmental device via the first communication interface, and wherein the command is for the base unit initiated by a user from the cellular remote unit, and wherein the control instruction to the environmental device is associated with the command for the base unit, wherein the cellular remote unit is configured to determine position data of the cellular remote unit, and determine when the cellular remote unit is outside a geo-fence, wherein the cellular remote unit is configured to transmit a notification via a simple message service responsive to determining that the cellular remote unit is outside of the geo-fence.