US 10,320,763 B2 · Efficient communication for devices of a home network

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for efficient communication through a fabric network of devices in a home environment or similar environment. For example, an electronic device may efficiently control communication to balance power and reliability concerns, may efficiently communicate messages to certain preferred networks by analyzing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet headers that use an Extended Unique Local Address (EULA), may efficiently communicate software updates and status reports throughout a fabric network, and/or may easily and efficiently join a fabric network.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method of joining a first device and a second device in a fabric network, the method comprising:

creating, by the first device, a first joining network, the first joining network having a network name comprising an identifier of the first device that includes a string identifying the first joining network as a joining network and a flag indicating whether the first device is part of the fabric network;
scanning for a second joining network;
in response to the scanning, detecting the second joining network, the second joining network having been created by the second device, the second joining network having a network name comprising an identifier of the second device;
and
determining, by the first device, whether to join the second joining network, or to join the second device to the first joining network.

2 more elements

An electronic device configured to join an additional device in a fabric network, the electronic device comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory comprising instructions executable by the processor that configure the electronic device to:
create a joining network, the joining network having a network name comprising an identifier of the electronic device that includes a string identifying the joining network as a joining network and a flag indicating whether the electronic device is part of the fabric network;
scan for another joining network;
in response to the scan, detect the other joining network, the other joining network having been created by the additional device, the other joining network having a network name comprising an identifier of the additional device;
and
determine whether to join the other joining network, or to join the additional device to the joining network.

5 more elements

A system for creating a fabric network, the system comprising:

an electronic device configured to:
create a joining network, the joining network having a network name comprising an identifier of the electronic device that includes a string identifying the joining network as a joining network and a flag indicating whether the electronic device is part of the fabric network;
scan for another joining network;
in response to the scan, detect the other joining network;
and
determine whether to join the other joining network, or to join an additional device to the joining network;
and
the additional device configured to:
create the other joining network, the other joining network having a network name comprising an identifier of the additional device.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/612,823Filed 2 Jun 2017 · continuation

Priority

25 Jun 2013

Published

US 2017/0272416 A121 Sep 2017

Granted

11 Jun 2019

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification57 codes

H04W 52/0212
In terminal devices: managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower
G06F 8/65
Software deployment: updates
G08B 21/0415
Based on behaviour analysis: detecting absence of activity per se
H04L 9/0861
Key distribution or management, e.g. generation, sharing or updating, of cryptographic keys or passwords: generation of secret information…

Family

Application13/926,335Parent of this continuation · filed 25 Jun 2013

Application14/885,739Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Oct 2015

US 9,191,209 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 17 Nov 2015

US 2017/0272416 A1Pre-grant publication · published 21 Sep 2017

US 9,674,885 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2014/0376405 A1Published application

US 2016/0041821 A1Published application

US 10,320,763 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Efficient communication for devices of a home network

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Abstract

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