Abstract: Disclosed systems, methods and components or features thereof generally enable redesign of a legacy non-IoT device or appliance into an IoT device and incorporation into an IoT system. A communication module receives from an appliance a message with which the IoT system identifies the appliance. The communication module is provided with appliance-specific data with which it can control the appliance as an IoT device. A parser in an IoT platform uses rules and a schema to parse the appliance messages. New rules can be added for handling new communication modules for new appliances. Other features are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed systems, methods and components or features thereof generally enable redesign of a legacy non-IoT device or appliance into an IoT device and incorporation into an IoT system. A communication module receives from an appliance a message with which the IoT system identifies the appliance. The communication module is provided with appliance-specific data with which it can control the appliance as an IoT device. A parser in an IoT platform uses rules and a schema to parse the appliance messages. New rules can be added for handling new communication modules for new appliances. Other features are also described.

Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein utilize virtual native technology to allow for the fluid interoperability of incompatible Internet of Things (IOT) cloud platforms and the services and devices administrated thereby. Virtual native technology allows a platform to function just as if the virtual native devices it serves were native to the platform. Virtual native devices and services are treated by their host platforms just like devices that are specifically designed for those platforms. Thereby, the complexity of network interoperability for the devices is pushed permanently into the upfront development of an adapter and server that can communicate with another cloud via their specific APIs, while the platform can focus on facilitating the functional interoperability of the devices required by end users and the applications developers working to fulfill those requirements.