US 12,348,331 B2
Internet-of-things module
Karsten Walther, Königs Wusterhausen (DE)
Assigned to Perinet GmbH, Berlin (DE)
Appl. No. 17/765,324
Filed by Perinet GmbH, Berlin (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 30, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/077345
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/064008, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 126 341.7 (DE), filed on Sep. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0337450 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01); G16Y 40/00 (2020.01)
CPC H04L 12/40045 (2013.01) [H04L 12/10 (2013.01); G16Y 40/00 (2020.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An Internet-of-Things module for a device, the Internet-of-Things module comprising:
a first interface configured to couple the Internet-of-Things module to a hybrid single pair Ethernet line for exchanging data and/or commands and for supplying voltage,
a voltage regulator for converting the first voltage applied at the first interface into a second voltage for supplying the Internet-of-Things module,
a controller for IP-based communication via the hybrid single pair Ethernet line which is configured to be coupled to the first interface,
a second interface configured to couple the Internet-of-Things module to the device for exchanging data, signals, and/or commands and for supplying voltage, wherein the second interface is releasably and interchangeably pluggable to a plurality of devices including the device and switchable between the plurality of devices, and the Internet-of-Things module is interoperable with the plurality of devices, wherein the Internet-of-Things module and the device are separate devices, and
a carrier circuit board,
wherein the first and second interfaces, the voltage regulator, and the controller are coupled to the carrier circuit board,
wherein the Internet-of-Things module is implemented as a system-in-package or a system-on-chip,
wherein the device has no keyboard, display, or other human-machine interface for configuration by a user, and
wherein parameters of the device can be configured via the second interface, the Internet-of-Things module, the first interface, and an external web-based user interface.