Battery management in wireless mesh networks
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a plurality of wireless devices in a security system having a controller, wherein each of the plurality of wireless devices registers with the controller, and wherein a first of the plurality of wireless devices operating as a child device registers with the controller through a second of the plurality of wireless devices operating as a parent device;
a first processor of the controller monitoring a respective charge state of a respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices;
the first processor of the controller determining a respective percent of total remaining charge for the respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices based on the respective charge state of the respective battery that powers a respective one of the plurality of wireless devices and a respective battery type of the respective battery that powers the respective one of the plurality of wireless devices; and
a second processor of the controller dynamically adjusting an electrical load within the second of the plurality of wireless devices based upon the respective percent of total remaining charge for the respective battery that powers the second of the plurality of wireless devices in order to delay a low battery warning from any of the plurality of wireless devices,wherein adjusting the electrical load within the second of the plurality of wireless devices includes setting up a connection between the first of the plurality of wireless devices and the controller through a third of the plurality of wireless devices to reduce the electrical load on the second of the plurality of wireless devices, andwherein the second processor of the controller selects the third of the plurality of wireless devices because the third of the plurality of wireless devices consumes less power while performing an operation other than network communication than the second of the plurality of wireless devices.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method including the steps of providing a plurality of wireless devices in a security system having a controller wherein each of the plurality of wireless devices registers with the controller and wherein at least one of the plurality of wireless devices operating as a child device registering with the controller through another of the plurality of wireless devices operating as a parent device, a processor of the security system monitoring a charge state of a respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices and a processor dynamically adjusting an electrical load within the plurality of wireless devices based upon the monitored charge state of the respective battery of the wireless devices in order to delay a first low battery warning from any of the plurality of wireless devices as much as possible thereby reducing site visits by a battery installer.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of wireless devices in a security system having a controller, wherein each of the plurality of wireless devices registers with the controller, and wherein a first of the plurality of wireless devices operating as a child device registers with the controller through a second of the plurality of wireless devices operating as a parent device; a first processor of the controller monitoring a respective charge state of a respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices; the first processor of the controller determining a respective percent of total remaining charge for the respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices based on the respective charge state of the respective battery that powers a respective one of the plurality of wireless devices and a respective battery type of the respective battery that powers the respective one of the plurality of wireless devices; and a second processor of the controller dynamically adjusting an electrical load within the second of the plurality of wireless devices based upon the respective percent of total remaining charge for the respective battery that powers the second of the plurality of wireless devices in order to delay a low battery warning from any of the plurality of wireless devices, wherein adjusting the electrical load within the second of the plurality of wireless devices includes setting up a connection between the first of the plurality of wireless devices and the controller through a third of the plurality of wireless devices to reduce the electrical load on the second of the plurality of wireless devices, and wherein the second processor of the controller selects the third of the plurality of wireless devices because the third of the plurality of wireless devices consumes less power while performing an operation other than network communication than the second of the plurality of wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a controller of a security system; a plurality of wireless devices of the security system, wherein each of the plurality of wireless devices registers with the controller, and wherein a first of the plurality of wireless devices operating as a child device registers with the controller through a second of the plurality of wireless devices operating as a parent device; a first processor of the controller that monitors a respective charge state of a respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices and determines a respective percent of total remaining charge for the respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices based on the respective charge state of the respective battery that powers a respective one of the plurality of wireless devices and a respective battery type of the respective battery that powers the respective one of the plurality of wireless devices; and a second processor of the controller that dynamically adjusts an electrical load within the second of the plurality of wireless devices based upon the respective percent of total remaining charge for the respective battery that powers the second of the plurality of wireless devices in order to delay a low battery warning from any of the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the second processor of the controller dynamically adjusting the electrical load within the second of the plurality of wireless devices includes setting up a connection between the first of the plurality of wireless devices and the controller through a third of the plurality of wireless devices to reduce the electrical load on the second of the plurality of wireless devices, and wherein the second processor of the controller selects the third of the plurality of wireless devices because the third of the plurality of wireless devices consumes less power while performing an operation other than network communication than the second of the plurality of wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a security system; a controller of the security system; a plurality of wireless devices of the security system, wherein each of the plurality of wireless devices registers with the controller, and wherein a first of the plurality of wireless devices operates as a child device that registers with the controller through a second of the plurality of wireless devices; a first processor of the controller that monitors a respective charge state of a respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices and determines a respective percent of total remaining charge for the respective battery that powers each of the plurality of wireless devices based on the respective charge state of the respective battery that powers a respective one of the plurality of wireless devices and a respective battery type of the respective battery that powers the respective one of the plurality of wireless devices; and a second processor of the controller that dynamically adjusts an electrical load within the second of the plurality of wireless devices based upon a parent-child relationship and the respective percent of total remaining charge for the respective battery that powers the second of the plurality of wireless devices in order to delay a low battery warning from any of the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the second processor of the controller dynamically adjusting the electrical load within the second of the plurality of wireless devices includes setting up a connection between the first of the plurality of wireless devices and the controller through a third of the plurality of wireless devices to reduce the electrical load on the second of the plurality of wireless devices, and wherein the second processor of the controller selects the third of the plurality of wireless devices because the third of the plurality of wireless devices consumes less power while performing an operation other than network communication than the second of the plurality of wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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