10, such as mobile device 12 and controller 14 via one or more wireless communication protocols such as, for example, a BLE communication protocol and Z-WAVE communication protocol. For example, communication interface 160 may comprise a BLE radio and a Z-WAVE radio for communicating using two different communication protocols.

End device 16 further has software 180 (which may include one or more software applications) stored internally in, for example, memory 156, or stored in external memory (e.g., database, storage array, network storage devices, etc.) accessible by the end device 16 via an external connection. Software 180 may include any software or program that configures processing circuitry 152 to perform the steps or processes of the present disclosure.

The processing circuitry 152 may be configured to control any of the methods and/or processes described herein and/or to cause such methods, and/or processes to be performed, e.g., by end device 16. Processing circuitry 152 may include one or more processors 154 for performing end device 16 functions described herein. The memory 156 is configured to store data, such as files and/or other information. In some embodiments, the software 180 may include instructions that, when executed by the processor 154 and/or processing circuitry 152, causes the processor 154 and/or processing circuitry 152 to perform the processes described herein with respect to end device 16. Accordingly, by having computer instructions stored in memory 156 accessible to the processor 154, the processor 154 may be configured to perform the actions described herein.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example remote monitoring system 36 of computing environment 34. The remote monitoring system 36 may be provided by one or more servers. According to various embodiments, the servers can be located in a single geographical location (e.g., a datacenter) or distributed across multiple geographic locations. In some embodiments, the servers can operate as part of an elastic computing resource in which the allotted capacity of computing-related resources may vary over time.

As shown, remote monitoring system 36 comprises hardware 200. The hardware 200 may include processing circuitry 202. The processing circuitry 202 may include one or more processors 204 and one or more memories 206. Each processor 204 may include and/or be associated with one or more central processing units, data buses, buffers, and interfaces to facilitate operation. In addition to or instead of a processor 204 and memory 206, the processing circuitry 202 may comprise other types of integrated circuitry that performs various functionality. Integrated circuitry may include one or more processors 204, processor cores, FPGAs, ASICs, GPUs, SoCs, or other components configured to execute instructions. The processor 204 may be configured to access (e.g., write to and/or read from) the memory 206, which may comprise any kind of volatile and/or nonvolatile memory, e.g., cache, buffer memory, RAM, ROM, optical memory, and/or EPROM. Further, memory 206 may be embodied in the form of one or more storage devices. The processing circuitry 202 may be configured to perform various functionality described herein. For example, computer instructions may be stored in memory 206 and/or another computer-readable medium that, when executed by processor 204, causes the processor 204 to perform various functionality.

Hardware 200 may include communication interface 210 enabling remote monitoring system 36 to communicate with one or more elements in system 10. For example, communication interface 210 may be configured for establishing and maintaining at least a wireless or wired connection with one or more elements of system 10 such as mobile device 12, controller 14, end device 16, etc.

Remote monitoring system 36 further has software 230 (which may include one or more software applications) stored internally in, for example, memory 206, or stored in external memory (e.g., database, storage array, network storage devices, etc.) accessible by the remote monitoring system 36 via an external connection. Software 230 may include any software or program that configures processing circuitry 202 to perform the steps or processes of the present disclosure.

The processing circuitry 202 may be configured to control any of the methods and/or processes described herein and/or to cause such methods, and/or processes to be performed, e.g., by remote monitoring system 36. The processing circuitry 202 may include one or more processors 204 for performing remote monitoring system 36 functions described herein. The memory 206 is configured to store data, such as files and/or other information.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of an example method performed by components of system 10 (e.g., mobile device 12 and/or any of its components, controller 14 and/or any of its components, and end device 16 and/or any of its components, etc.). Mobile device 12 establishes (Block S100) a first communication link 24 with the end device 16 using a first communication protocol. In some embodiments, the first communication protocol is one or more of a point-to-point wireless communication protocol, low-range wireless communication protocol, or low-power wireless communication protocol, such as, for example, a BLE communication protocol. In addition, using the first communication protocol of the first communication link 24, mobile device 12 receives (Block S102) a DSK associated with the end device 16 and transmits (Block S104) the DSK to the controller 14 via a second communication link 20 that uses a second communication protocol. In one or more embodiments, the second communication protocol may be one of a Z-WAVE communication protocol, a WI-FI communication protocol or an Ethernet communication protocol. The first communication link 24 and the second communication link 20 are different, and the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol are different. Mobile device 12, using the first communication protocol of the first communication link 24, transmits (Block S106) to the end device 16 a trigger message that triggers the end device 16 to transmit a priming message. The end device 16, in response to the trigger message, transmits (Block S108) the priming message to the controller 14 via a third communication link 22 that uses a third communication protocol. For example, the third communication protocol may be a Z-WAVE communication protocol. The controller 14, in response to the priming message, adds (Block S110) the end device 16 to a network 26 usable for communication between the controller 14 and the end device 16.

In some embodiments, mobile device 12 receives confirmation from the controller 14 that the controller 14 received the DSK. The controller 14 transmits the trigger message in response to the confirmation. The confirmation may be received in a confirmation message or signaling that indicates the confirmation. The signaling may be radio signaling, infrared signaling, optical signaling, or any other type of signaling and may carry data indicating the confirmation that the controller