A technique for compressing and transmitting data without hampering real-time performance can be offered. In a data compression transmission system for collecting data generated by a plurality of devices at a central server via a network, an intermediate server is arranged between the devices and the central server. Each of the devices includes a packet cache processing unit for converting the generated data to a hash value based on a cache. The intermediate server includes a packet cache processing unit for decoding the hash value to original data based on the cache, a buffering unit for aggregating the data and outputting the data as a long packet, and a compression encoding unit for compressing the data and generating encoded data.

An apparatus for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load may include a controllably conductive device. The apparatus may also include a first wireless communication circuit that may be operable to communicate on a first wireless communication network via a first protocol and the first communication circuit may be in communication with the controller. The apparatus may also include a second communication circuit that may be operable to communicate on a second communication network via a second protocol. The controller may be further operable to control the first wireless communication circuit to communicate configuration data with the first wireless communication network via the first protocol. The controller may also be operable to control the second wireless communication circuit to communicate operational data with the second communication network via the second protocol.

Some embodiments are directed to a communication box, connected to a first device and to a second device, the first device communicating with the box via a first protocol, the second device communicating with the box via a second protocol, the communication box hosting for each device respectively at least one first service and one second service, the communication box comprising an OSGi software platform, this platform being configured to isolate each service of each device in a leaktight container and to implement a structure for unified access allowing access to the devices.

An electronic control unit (ECU) is provided. The ECU is connected to a first network in an onboard network system. The onboard network system includes the first network and a second network. In the first network, first-type frames are transmitted following a first communication protocol. In the second network, second-type frames are transmitted following a second communication protocol. The first-type frame includes first information serving as a base for the second-type frame to be transmitted to the second network, and second information indicating that the first-type frame includes information that is to be transmitted to the second network. The ECU includes a generator that generates the first-type frame following the first communication protocol, and a transmitter that transmits, to the first network, the first-type frame generated by the generator.

The present invention relates to a method for configuring home automation equipment, which comprises at least one It home automation device (D1, D2) likely to communicate with a central control unit (U) via at least one first local protocol (P1), the method comprising the following steps: receiving at least one configuration message relative to a location identifier (P1AD1, P1AD2) of at least one home automation device (D1, D2) according to the first local communication protocol (P1); obtaining a location identifier (P2AD1, P2AD2) of the at least one home automation device (D1, D2) according to a second target communication protocol (P2); recording (ECfU7) the correspondence between the location identifier (P1AD1, P1AD2) of the at least one home automation device (D1, D2) according to the first communication protocol and the location identifier (P2AD1, P2AD2) of the at least one home automation device (D1, D2) according to the second communication protocol (P2); recording (EcfU7) the at least one type (P2TD1, P2TD2) of the at least one home automation device (D1, D2) and/or the at least one definition of a function or a group of functions of the at least one home automation device (D1, D2) and/or the at least one definition of a status variable or a group of status variables of the at least one home automation device (D1, D2) and/or a function conversion rule. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling and monitoring said equipment.

Audio-derived information is provided to a vehicle control system of a vehicle by attaching a microphone externally to a vehicle to generate an analog signal in response to sound waves external to the vehicle. An enclosure containing sound-attenuating material mechanically filters low frequency sounds from reaching the microphone transducer. An analog-to-digital converter converts the analog signal to a digital signal. A vehicle data bus transfers the digital signal to the vehicle control system.

A smart home service which is capable of providing an environment in which calling a control command for a device is available via a user terminal protocol to control between the device and a user terminal based on different type of protocol and a control method for the same. The smart home service server connecting at least one device operated based on a first protocol to at least one user terminal operated based on a second protocol, includes an application programming interface (API) controller configured to allow a control command for the at least one device to be called via the second protocol of the at least one user terminal; a filter configured to convert the called control command according to the first protocol; and a control command transmitter configured to transmit the control command converted according to the first protocol, to the at least one device.

Methods and systems for sharing data among multiple services are described herein. Multiple services may access data from a shared data source. The services may subscribe to data sharing events. A data sharing service may iterate through the shared data source and transmit data retrieved from the shared data source in data sharing events. When the data sharing service reaches the end of the shared data source, the data sharing service may begin iterating through the shared data source again from the beginning. The data sharing events may be transmitted at a predetermined frequency. The services may subscribe to or unsubscribe from the data sharing events.

A system for use in controlling operating functions of a controllable device includes a hand-held device and an intermediate device in communication with the hand-held device and the controllable device. The hand-held device is adapted to receive a gesture based input and to transmit a signal having data representative of the gesture based input. The intermediate device has programming for translating the data representative of the gesture based input in a signal received from the hand-held device into a command signal to be communicated to the controllable device wherein the command signal has a format appropriate for controlling an operating function of the controllable device that is associated with the gesture based input.

A signal converter, including: a power circuit, a microprocessor, a plurality of input signal interface circuits, a first multiplexer switch, and an output signal interface circuit. The power circuit supplies power for each circuit of the signal converter. The plurality of input signal interface circuits is disposed side by side, and in operation, one of the plurality of input signal interface circuits is connected to the first multiplexer switch to work. The plurality of input signal interface circuits includes input terminals and output terminals. The input terminals receive corresponding input signals, and the output terminals are connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor includes an output terminal which is connected to the output signal interface circuit. The microprocessor controls the first multiplexer switch to connect to one of the plurality of input signal interface circuits.