Patent ID: 11902278

Abstract:
The disclosure related to methods and associated devices and/or systems for authorising at least one operation associated with a device, the device operating in a communication network, such as a user network, that comprises a plurality of devices communicatively coupled to a server computer, such as a control server. The disclosed method comprises generating a data model based on a plurality of patterns of actions for one or more devices among the plurality of devices. The data model is configured to detect and/or store at least one regular pattern of actions for each device among the one or more devices, each action corresponding to an operating state of the device. The disclosed method comprises receiving a request for an operation associated with a first device among the plurality of devices and determining if the received request satisfies a first criterion, the first criterion being based on or associated with the data model. Then, based on a determination that the first criterion is not satisfied, the disclosed method comprises generating at least one query based on a regular pattern of actions of at least one device among the one or more devices and sending the at least one query to a user interface. The disclosed method comprises determining if a response to the at least one query received from the user interface satisfies a second criterion. The second criterion is based on a comparison of the response received with the regular pattern of actions associated with the query in the data model. Then, based on a determination that the second condition is satisfied, the disclosed method comprises authorising the received request for the operation and providing a setting for the first device and/or control server based on the authorisation.