Methods and systems for wireless to power line communications
AssigneeCrius Technology Group, LLC
InventorPhillip Bogdanovich
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electronic devices using wired and wireless protocols are disclosed. The systems and apparatus may monitor their environment for signals from electronic devices. The systems and apparatus may take and disambiguate the signals that are received from the devices in their environment to identify the devices and associate control signals with the devices. The systems and apparatus may use communication means to send control signals to the identified electronic devices. Multiple apparatuses or systems may be connected together into networks, including mesh networks, to make for a more robust architecture.
Claims21
A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- connecting a first control apparatus to a circuit;
- pinging an available input of the first control apparatus to the circuit;
- identifying, in response to the pinging, other control apparatus in the circuit;
- identifying a one of a set of control apparatus comprising the first control apparatus and the other control apparatus in the circuit having a strongest signal strength to a remote device;
- and
- routing, to the remote device, data from the set of control apparatus intended for the remote device through the control apparatus having the strongest signal strength to the remote device.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code, the computer program code when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations, the computer program code comprising instructions to:
- connect a first control apparatus to a circuit;
- ping an available input of the first control apparatus to the circuit;
- identify, in response to the pinging, other control apparatus in the circuit;
- identify a one of a set of control apparatus comprising the first control apparatus and the other control apparatus in the circuit having a strongest signal strength to a remote device;
- and
- route, to the remote device, data from the set of control apparatus intended for the remote device through the control apparatus having the strongest signal strength to the remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.