Robert Earl Anton

Author:

Robert Anton

ISBN #:

3927698008

US Patent:

20060288101, Dec 21, 2006

Filed:

Jun 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/421635

Inventors:

George Mastrodonato - Rochester NY, US
Robert Anton - Penfield NY, US
Benjamin Morley - Rochester NY, US
Thomas Rockwell - Rochester NY, US
James Arrow - Webster NY, US
George Eckerdt - Fishers NY, US

Assignee:

KEY SYSTEMS, INC. - Fishers NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224000

Abstract:

A multipurpose interface and control system includes a managing and/or monitoring device (an “effectuator”) capable of monitoring parameter(s) and/or controlling function(s) of an apparatus, and a server system coupled to a communication medium, where the server system allows the effectuator (and via it the apparatus it monitors and/or controls) to be accessed remotely via the communication medium. The communication medium allows the effectuator to be accessed from remote locations by other devices capable of accessing the communications medium and thereby accessing the effectuator(s). The communications medium can take numerous forms, such as a direct connection, ethernet connection, internet connection, intranet connection, and/or phone connection. Preferably, the system includes at least one remote device capable of communicating with at least one effectuator via the communications medium (generally a network). The remote network enabled device(s) can include at least one of: telephones, computers, PDAs, and Kiosks. Further, the web server based firmware of the system ideally allows programming of the effectuator via the remote network enabled device(s) without software other than said server based firmware. However, software based in computer(s) constituting at least one of the web enabled device(s) can also be used to manage said effectuator(s).