Method and apparatus of remote configuration and management of wireless nodes
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a transport medium usable for communication of a discovery message via a wireless network, wherein the discovery message is formatted according to a protocol;
transmitting one or more discovery messages using the determined transport medium;
receiving one or more response messages associated with the one or more discovery messages via a second transport medium that is different from the transport medium used to transmit the one or more discovery messages formatted according to the protocol, wherein each of the one or more response messages is formatted according to the protocol and includes information indicating a wireless association between a wireless device corresponding to one of the one or more response messages and at least one other wireless device accessible via the wireless network, and wherein the wireless device accesses the wireless network via a bridge in response to the wireless device being out of range of the wireless network;
determining a network topology of the wireless network based on the one or more response messages;
generating a graphical user interface based on the determined network topology; and
remotely controlling the wireless device using the graphical user interface by transmitting a control message to the wireless device via the bridge in response to the wireless device being out of range of the wireless network, wherein the control message is formatted according to the protocol.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques relating to wireless networking systems and techniques, namely remotely managing, configuring, visualizing, and interacting with wireless nodes, include: determining a transport medium usable for communication of a discovery message via a wireless network, wherein the discovery message is formatted according to a protocol; transmitting one or more discovery messages using the determined transport medium; receiving one or more response messages associated with the one or more discovery messages, wherein each of the one or more response messages includes (i) information indicating the wireless association, wherein the wireless association is between a wireless device corresponding to the response message and at least one other wireless device accessible via the wireless network, and (ii) triangulation parameters; and determining a network topology of the wireless network based on the one or more response messages.
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15 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a transport medium usable for communication of a discovery message via a wireless network, wherein the discovery message is formatted according to a protocol; transmitting one or more discovery messages using the determined transport medium; receiving one or more response messages associated with the one or more discovery messages via a second transport medium that is different from the transport medium used to transmit the one or more discovery messages formatted according to the protocol, wherein each of the one or more response messages is formatted according to the protocol and includes information indicating a wireless association between a wireless device corresponding to one of the one or more response messages and at least one other wireless device accessible via the wireless network, and wherein the wireless device accesses the wireless network via a bridge in response to the wireless device being out of range of the wireless network; determining a network topology of the wireless network based on the one or more response messages; generating a graphical user interface based on the determined network topology; and remotely controlling the wireless device using the graphical user interface by transmitting a control message to the wireless device via the bridge in response to the wireless device being out of range of the wireless network, wherein the control message is formatted according to the protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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one or more wireless devices communicatively coupled with a wireless local area network (WLAN); and a remote controller device communicatively coupled with the one or more wireless devices, wherein the remote controller device is programed to; determine a transport medium usable for communication of a discovery message, wherein the discovery message is formatted according to a protocol; transmit, to the one or more wireless devices, one or more discovery messages using the determined transport medium; receive one or more response messages associated with the one or more discovery messages;
from the one or more wireless devices via a second transport medium that is different from the transport medium used to transmit the one or more discovery messages,wherein each of the one or more response messages is formatted according to the protocol and includes information indicating a wireless association between a wireless device from the one or more wireless devices corresponding to one of the one or more response messages and at least one other wireless device accessible via the WLAN, and wherein the wireless device accesses the WLAN via a bridge in response to the wireless device being out of range of the WLAN; determine a network topology of the WLAN based on the one or more response messages; generate a graphical user interface based on the determined network topology; and remotely control the wireless device using the graphical user interface by transmitting a control message to the wireless device via the bridge in response to the wireless device being out of range of the WLAN, wherein the control message is formatted according to the protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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