US 11,917,535 B2
Network edge controller and remote field service system
Ralph McCoy, Irving, TX (US); and Tim Garcia, Colleyville, TX (US)
Assigned to Apptricity Corporation, Irving, TX (US)
Filed by Apptricity Corporation, Irving, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/953,729.
Application 17/953,729 is a continuation of application No. 17/212,989, filed on Mar. 25, 2021.
Application 17/212,989 is a continuation of application No. 16/490,007, granted, now 10,979,971, issued on Apr. 13, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2018/041142, filed on Jul. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/641,627, filed on Mar. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/529,894, filed on Jul. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0021807 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04L 12/12 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04L 12/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system supporting processing of communications regarding field assets, comprising:
a first computer server on a home network, said first computer server having processors with functionality to process information signals relating to field assets, said first computer server coupled to a home agent and a first gateway server for communication outside the home network;
a second computer server on a foreign network, said second computer server being coupled to a controller unit, said controller unit being coupled to a second gateway server for communication outside the foreign network and said controller unit being coupled to one or more antennas that receive radio transmitted signals from radio tags, said radio tags being associated with said field assets and said controller unit using said radio transmitted signals received by said antennas to produce information signals that are communicated to the first computer server on the home network,
said controller unit having functional capabilities that include a data collection engine that supports collection of data by and through the controller unit, a data communication engine that supports communication operations by and through the controller unit; a smartpower engine that manages power consumption of the controller unit, a radio reader that manages communications with multiple radio signals; a geolocation and tracking engine that supports geolocation, tracking, and status of the field assets associated with said radio tags; and a controller device management engine that manages operational support components associated with the controller unit.