Controlling Device Participation in Wireless Sensing Systems

A system comprising:

• a first access point (AP) device and a second AP device in a multiple-access point (multi-AP) wireless communication network;
• and
• a controller configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving first motion detection output data representing motion detected by a wireless sensing system based on wireless signals exchanged in the multi-AP wireless communication network;
• identifying a network topology of the multi-AP wireless communication network;
• based on the first motion detection output data, generating a control signal configured to change a characteristic of the network topology;
• and
• receiving second motion detection output data representing motion detected by the wireless sensing system based on wireless signals exchanged in the multi-AP wireless communication network after the characteristic of the network topology has changed in response to the control signal.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of access points devices, the plurality of access point devices including a first access point device comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the first access point device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving first motion detection output data representing a degree of motion detected by a wireless sensing system based on wireless signals communicated in a wireless communication network, wherein the wireless signals are communicated on one or more wireless communication links in the wireless communication network;
• receiving network information indicative of a network topology of the wireless communication network;
• generating a first control signal configured to change a characteristic of a first wireless communication link in the wireless communication network based on the first motion detection output data and the network information;
• and
• receiving second motion detection output data representing a degree of motion detected by the wireless sensing system based on wireless signals exchanged in the wireless communication network after the characteristic of the first wireless communication link has changed in response to the first control signal.

A method comprising:

• receiving first motion detection output data representing motion detected by a wireless sensing system based on wireless signals exchanged in a multi-AP wireless communication network, the multi-AP wireless communication network comprising a first access point (AP) device and a second AP device;
• identifying a network topology of the multi-AP wireless communication network;
• based on the first motion detection output data, generating a control signal configured to change a characteristic of the network topology;
• and
• receiving second motion detection output data representing motion detected by the wireless sensing system based on wireless signals exchanged in the multi-AP wireless communication network after the characteristic of the network topology has changed in response to the control signal.