# US 2019/0244499 A1 · Monitoring smart devices on a wireless mesh communication network

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- Number: US 2019/0244499 A1
- Document ID: US20190244499A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/367,124
- Filed: 2019-03-27
- Published: 2019-08-08
- Earliest claimed: 2004-09-30
- Assignees: Sensomatic Electronics, LLC
- Applicants: Sensomatic Electronics, LLC
- Inventors: Martin A. Renkis
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244499A1

## CPC

- G08B 13/19656: {Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet}
- G08B 13/19619: {Details of casing}
- G08B 13/19621: {Portable camera}
- G08B 13/1966: {Wireless systems, other than telephone systems, used to communicate with a camera}
- G08B 13/19663: {Surveillance related processing done local to the camera}
- G08B 13/19673: {Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream}
- G08B 13/1968: {Interfaces for setting up or customising the system}
- G08B 13/19682: {Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system}
- G08B 25/009: {Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range}
- H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network
- H04N 5/772: {the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure}
- H04N 7/181: {for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources}
- H04N 7/185: {from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control}
- H04N 7/188: {Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position (signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253)}
- H04N 23/661: Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
- H04W 4/14: Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
- H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A surveillance system and method with at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing the base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, and the system providing for input capture and data transmission prioritization, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with prioritization capabilities.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

-9. (canceled)

### Claim 10

A device for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory having instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the device to perform operations comprising:
wirelessly communicating with electronic devices configured to automatically communicate directly with one another via a local network, the electronic devices including a first electronic device and a second electronic device;
controlling operation of one or more of the electronic devices based on one or more signals from a remote server device;
receiving environmental data from the first electronic device; and
automatically controlling, based on the received environmental data, at least one of settings, activities, or functionality of the second electronic device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the local network is a mesh network, and wherein the operations further comprise managing communications between the electronic devices to maintain the mesh network.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein
the electronic devices further include a third electronic device, wherein each of the first electronic device, the second electronic device, and the third electronic device is configured to directly communication with one another; and
the operations further include identifying each of the first electronic device, the second electronic device, and the third electronic device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The device of claim 10, wherein the memory is further configured to cause the device to make available, via a non-mesh network, data from one or more of the electronic devices.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The device of claim 10, wherein one or more of the electronic devices are configured to capture live video.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The device of claim 10, wherein one of the electronic devices is a camera, and wherein the operations further include causing a notification to be sent to a user in response to an event detected by the camera.

### Claim 16

A method, comprising:
automatically controlling operation of wireless electronic devices, wherein each of the wireless electronic devices is programmed to communicate via a wireless mesh network, wherein each wireless electronic device includes
one or more sensors configured to capture data,
at least one processor,
a memory, and
a transmitter; and
receiving data from at least one of the wireless electronic devices; and
controlling at least one of the other wireless electronic devices based on at least a portion of the received data.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein one or more of the wireless electronic devices detect a temperature, moisture, sound, and/or presence of one or more chemicals.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the received data is transmitted via a mesh network managed by a local base station in direct communication with one or more of the wireless electronic devices, wherein the local base station is programmed to locally manage settings, activities, and/or functionality of at least one of the wireless electronic devices.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the wireless electronic devices automatically communicate with one another via a wireless mesh network according to a mesh protocol.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, further comprising establishing communication channels between the wireless electronic devices to form at least a portion of the wireless mesh network.

### Claim 21 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, further comprising sending one or more images to a remote viewing device based on detection of an event or input by at least one of the wireless electronic devices, the remote viewing device is configured to inform an operator associated with the remote viewing device that the event or input was detected.

### Claim 22

A system for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory having instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the system to:
wirelessly communicate with electronic devices configured to automatically communicate wirelessly via a mesh network;
automatically control at least one of the electronic devices based on one or more events detected by one of the electronic devices; and
directly communicate with one or more of the electronic devices to receive environmental data transmitted via the mesh network and independent of any remote server device.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The system of claim 22, wherein the electronic devices are configured to cross-communicate based on relative positions between the electronic devices.

### Claim 24 (depends on 22)

The system of claim 22, wherein the memory is further configured to cause the system to communicate directly with at least one of the electronic devices that receives the environmental data and automatically transmits the received environmental data to a device with the one or more processors and memory.

### Claim 25 (depends on 22)

The system of claim 22, wherein at least one of the electronic devices is a digital input device that includes the one or more processors and the memory, and wherein the digital input device is programmed to enable remote viewing of the environmental data.

### Claim 26 (depends on 22)

The system of claim 22, wherein the memory has instructions that are executable to cause a notification to be sent indicating detection of at least one of an event or input based on the environmental data.

### Claim 27 (depends on 22)

The system of claim 22, wherein the memory has instructions further configured to coordinate operation of the electronic devices based on the received environmental data.

### Claim 28 (depends on 22)

The system of claim 22, wherein the electronic devices are wireless input capture devices.

### Claim 29 (depends on 22)

The system of claim 22, wherein the memory having instructions is further configured to cause the system to send the environmental data via a wide area network to a remote server.