Patent ID: 9166870
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of remotely monitoring an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), the method comprising: detecting, by a management device implemented in hardware and included within the UPS, an operational condition of the UPS; generating, by the management device, status update information using a self-describing computer language, the status update information describing the operational condition of the UPS and including at least one of a load percentage, a temperature, and a humidity; sending, by the management device, the status update information to a first remote computer via a communication network; receiving, by the management device, at least one command for the UPS via the communication network, the at least one command being configured to change at least one characteristic of the UPS; and changing the at least one characteristic of the UPS based on the at least one command and configuration information associated with the UPS.