Patent ID: 8145748
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a remote monitoring service to a customer, the method comprising: providing an hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) interface to a remote monitoring system, the interface being available over a network, the remote monitoring system including a computer readable medium and being located at a first geographic location; receiving, from the customer via the interface, registration information via an HTTP post including a company profile and an identifier of at least one monitored device, the at least one monitored device being located at a second geographic location remote from the first geographic location; storing, on the computer readable medium, an association of the at least one monitored device with the company profile; validating the registration information; providing, via the interface, a result of validating the registration information to the customer; receiving, at the remote monitoring system, status information associated with the at least one monitored device, the status information describing an operational condition of the at least one monitored device; storing the status information on the computer readable medium; providing, by the remote monitoring system, the status information to a first user at a third geographic location remote from the first geographic location and the second geographic location, wherein providing the status information includes: