Patent ID: 8223777

Claim:
A method for interfacing a first network using a first protocol with a second network using a second protocol, comprising: receiving, by a device, an event in the form of a first message from the first network, wherein the first message is encoded using the first protocol; translating, by the device, the first message into a second message, wherein the second message is encoded using the second protocol; transmitting, by the device, the second message to the second network; if a response to the second message is received from the second network within a configurable interval, transmitting, by the device, a third message to the first network, wherein the third message is based on the response to the second message received from the second network, and wherein the third message is encoded in the first protocol; and if a response to the second message is not received from the second network within a configurable interval: processing, by the device, the event based on at least one rule that is responsive to the event; and transmitting, by the device, a fourth message to the first network, wherein the fourth message is based on the processing of the event performed by the device, and wherein the fourth message is encoded in the first protocol.