HOME ELECTRICAL DEVICE CONTROL WITHIN A WIRELESS MESH NETWORK

• US 20080170511A1
• Filed: 10/21/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Johansen, Niels Thybo, Sigfredsson, Johann, Shorty, Peter, Midtgaard, Jacob, Christensen, Tommas Jess
• Application Number:
  US11/875,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20080170511A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/189 Transmission or retransmission of more than one copy of a message
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2001/0093 Point-to-multipoint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/062 Pre-authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/22 Negotiating communication rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for associating a first node in a mesh network with an electrical device, wherein the electrical device comprises a home control device, enabling the mesh network to perform channel adjustment, transmitting data through the mesh network between the first node and a second node in the mesh network, wherein the transmission utilizes channel adjustment; and performing an action based at least in part on the transmitted data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

associating a first node in a mesh network with an electrical device, wherein the electrical device comprises a home control device;

enabling the mesh network to perform channel adjustment;

transmitting data through the mesh network between the first node and a second node in the mesh network, wherein the transmission utilizes channel adjustment; and

performing an action based at least in part on the transmitted data.