Universal gateway

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A universal gateway is a device that transacts data between two or more data sources using communication protocols specific to each. Sometimes called a universal protocol gateway, this class of product is designed as a computer appliance, and is used to connect data from one automation system to another. [1][2][3]

An early (or perhaps the earliest) invention of a device which specifically facilitates "universal" inter-device communication was 2010 within AT&T. [4]

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References

  1. "Universal Industrial Gateway Product Description". Allient. https://www.spectrumcontrols.com/product/universal-industrial-gateway/universal-industrial-gateway/. "Industrial environments generate vast amounts of valuable operational data, but that data is often locked inside disconnected systems like modern Ethernet-based equipment, legacy serial devices, and proprietary controllers that were never designed to communicate with one another. - Universal Industrial Gateway solves this problem by creating a unified communication layer across an array of industrial systems." 
  2. "Salus Universal Gateway Control UG600". kiasa. https://kiasa.co.uk/products/salus-universal-gateway-control-ug600?srsltid=AfmBOoqf4-Cn4M939zVxiAVA7aOwNz7dvyZCLG84KsiVmCSJEvni7Yho. "This enables you to connect devices so that they can link up and communicate with one another." 
  3. "Universal Gateway – Solution to enable IoT in Building Automation". Arrow Electronics: einfochips; San Jose. https://www.einfochips.com/blog/universal-gateway-solution-to-enable-iot-in-building-automation/. "a device that transacts data between two or more data sources using communication protocols specific to each of them. The Universal gateway is also termed as a universal protocol gateway." 
  4. Andrew C. Fuller. "Advanced gateway device US10785225B2". patents.google.com. https://patents.google.com/patent/US10785225B2/en?q=(Universal+gateway)&oq=Universal+gateway&page=4. "BACKGROUND Many devices are specially designed to communicate with proprietary networks, servers, portals, or nodes to provide various services or functionality. Each electronic device in a home, office, or other location may communicate using varied protocols or standards that are incompatible"