Wireless environmental data capture system and method for mesh networking

A control device for controlling one or more electronic devices, the control device comprising:

• one or more environment sensors configured to acquire environment data from a target environment;
• one or more input capture sensors configured to acquire event trigger input that includes motion and/or a physical presence of at least one person at the target environment;
• one or more processors in communication with the one or more environment sensors and the one or more input capture sensors and configured to receive user input for controlling one or more settings and/or functionalities of the control device;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the control device to:
• detect an event based, at least in part, on the event trigger input acquired by the one or more input capture sensors;
• control a first electronic device based on the detected event, wherein the first electronic device is associated with the target environment;
• wirelessly transmit, via a first communication channel using a first protocol, at least a portion of the environment data acquired by the one or more environment sensors, for viewing of at least a portion of a representation of the environment data on a remote mobile device;
• and
• wirelessly receive, via a second communication channel using a second protocol different from the first protocol, from a second electronic device associated with the target environment, at least an instruction, a status, a setting, and/or environment data for controlling one or more settings or functionalities of the control device.

A method, comprising:

• acquiring, via one or more environment sensors, environment data from a target environment;
• acquiring, via one or more input capture sensors, event trigger input that includes motion and/or a physical presence of at least one person at the target environment;
• detecting an event based, at least in part, on the event trigger input acquired by the one or more input capture sensors;
• controlling a first electronic device based on the detected event, wherein the first electronic device is associated with the target environment;
• wirelessly transmitting, via a first communication channel, at least a portion of the environment data, acquired via the one or more environment sensors, for viewing of at least a portion of a representation of the environment data on a remote mobile device;
• wirelessly receiving, via the first communication network channel using a first protocol, at least one operational command from the remote mobile device;
• and
• wirelessly receiving, via a second communication channel using a second protocol different from the first protocol, from a second electronic device associated with the target environment, at least an instruction, a status, a setting, and/or environment data for controlling one or more settings or functionalities of the control device.

A computer-readable storage device storing content that, when executed by a computing system including at least one processor, causes the computing system to perform actions including:

• acquiring, via one or more environment sensors, environment data from a target environment;
• acquiring, via one or more input capture sensors, event trigger input that includes motion and/or a physical presence of at least one person at the target environment;
• detecting an event based, at least in part, on the event trigger input acquired by the one or more input capture sensors;
• controlling a first electronic device based on the detected event, wherein the first electronic device is associated with the target environment;
• wirelessly transmitting, via an encrypted first communication channel, at least a portion of the environment data, acquired via the one or more environment sensors, for viewing of at least a portion of a representation of the environment data on a remote mobile device;
• wirelessly receiving, via the first communication network channel using a first protocol, at least one operational command from the remote mobile device;
• and
• wirelessly receiving, via a second communication channel using a second protocol different from the first protocol, from a second electronic device associated with the target environment, at least an instruction, a status, a setting, and/or environment data for controlling one or more settings or functionalities.