Patent ID: 7882275

Claim:
A communication system, comprising: a plurality of module units, wherein individual of the plurality of module units further comprises at least one processing device; at least one system level unit connected to the plurality of module units via a system connection and connected to at least one device that is configured to provide system rules for controlling functioning of the system; and a plurality of connection facilities, comprising a first contact unit and a second contact unit, wherein individual of the second contact units comprises at least one processing device; wherein at least one of the plurality of module units comprising at least one processing device are connected to the system connection via at least one of the plurality of connection facilities comprising at least one processing device, wherein the at least one of the plurality of connection facilities are configured to be compatible with signals associated with the system connection according to the system rules and compatible with a system function associated with the at least one of the plurality of module units; wherein the at least one of the plurality of connection facilities is configured to monitor the at least one of the plurality of module units including analyzing data from the at least one of the plurality of module units to determine a state of operation of the at least one of the plurality of module units.