NETWORKING CORE DEVICE, WIRELESS NETWORKING METHOD, AND INTELLIGENT NETWORK SYSTEM, BASED ON ELECTRONIC MODULE

• US 20180192454A1
• Filed: 01/02/2018
• Published: 07/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meike Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Microduino, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Meike Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Microduino, Inc.
• Application Number:
  US15/859,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20180192454A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/00 Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cells structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/20 between access points

Abstract

A networking core device, a wireless networking method and an intelligent network system, based on an electronic module are provided. The networking core device includes a function-module processor configured to identify and control at least one functional electronic module electrically connected to the networking core device; an in-group networking member configured to establish a wireless connection between the networking core device and at least one other networking core device based on a first communication protocol; and a controller configured to establish a connection between the networking core device and an intelligent terminal based on a second communication protocol, and receive and process a control signal of the intelligent terminal.

Claims

1. A networking core device, comprising:

a function-module processor configured to identify and control at least one functional electronic module electrically connected to the networking core device;

an in-group networking member configured to establish a wireless connection between the networking core device and at least one other networking core device based on a first communication protocol, and after establishing the wireless connection, communicate with the at least one other networking core device, wherein the networking core device and the at least one other networking core device form a wireless network based on the first communication protocol, and each networking core device is a node of the wireless network; and

a controller configured to establish a connection between the networking core device and an intelligent terminal based on a second communication protocol, and receive and process a control signal from the intelligent terminal.

2. The networking core device according to claim 1, wherein the function-module processor is further configured to:

automatically identify the at least one functional electronic module loaded on a bus of the networking core device, assign a unique communication address to each functional electronic module, and control each functional electronic module by an adequate communication speed according to a load rate on the bus.

3. The networking core device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication protocol is a wireless personal area network protocol, and the wireless network is a mesh network.

4. The networking core device according to claim 3, wherein:

the function-module processor is further configured to acquire data information of the at least one functional electronic modules;

the in-group networking member is further configured to acquire a node information of each node of the wireless network, the node information comprises a network configuration information based on the first communication protocol of the networking core device corresponding to the node, and the data information of the functional electronic module corresponding to the node; and

the controller is further configured to send the node information of each node in the wireless network to the intelligent terminal.

5. The networking core device according to claim 4, wherein:

the control signal of the intelligent terminal comprises a control instruction for each node in the wireless network; and

the in-group networking member is further configured to send the control instruction to a corresponding node in the wireless network.

6. The networking core device according to claim 1, wherein:

the second communication protocol is used for supporting one or more of bluetooth communication, infrared communication and WiFi communication.

7. A wireless networking method, comprising:

electrically connecting a first networking device and at least one functional electronic module to form a first system;

establishing a wireless connection between the first networking core device and at least one second networking core device based on a first communication protocol to form a first network, wherein each networking core device in the first network is a node, and the first networking core device acquires a node information of each node in the first network;

connecting the first system and an intelligent terminal based on a second communication protocol;

sending, by the first system, the node information of each node in the first network to the intelligent terminal through a connection path between the intelligent terminal and the first networking core device established based on the second communication protocol;

receiving, by the first system, a control instruction of each node in the first network sent by the intelligent terminal; and

sending, by the first system, the control instruction to a corresponding node through the first network.

8. The wireless networking method according to claim 7, wherein connecting the first system and the intelligent terminal based on the second communication protocol further comprises:

connecting the first networking core device and the intelligent terminal based on the second communication protocol.

9. The wireless networking method according to claim 7, wherein:

the second communication protocol supports a WiFi communication;

the at least one functional electronic module comprises a first functional electronic module supporting the second communication protocol;

connecting the first system and the intelligent terminal based on the second communication protocol further comprises;

connecting the first functional electronic module and the intelligent terminal based on the second communication protocol; and

the first functional electronic module sends the node information of each node in the first network obtained by the first networking core device to the intelligent terminal.

10. The wireless networking method according to claim 7, wherein the first communication protocol is a wireless personal area network protocol, and the first network is a mesh network.

11. The wireless networking method according to claim 7, wherein:

the control instruction comprises a node identifier and configuration information of a corresponding node; and

the configuration information of the corresponding node comprises;

at least one of an operation parameter configuration information of the functional electronic module connected with the node and a networking configuration information based on the first communication protocol of the node.

12. The wireless networking method according to claim 11, wherein the control instruction further comprises an operation coordination logic of the functional electronic module connected with at least two nodes.

13. The wireless networking method according to claim 11, wherein:

the first system is disconnected from the intelligent terminal; and

each node in the first network operates according to the configuration information contained in the control instruction.

14. An intelligent network system based on an electronic module, comprising:

at least two networking core devices, and at least two functional electronic modules;

wherein;

each networking core device is configured to;

identify and control the functional electronic module electrically connected to the networking core device;

establish a wireless connection between the networking core device and at least one other networking core device based on a first communication protocol to form a first network, wherein each networking core device in the first network is a node; and

acquire a node information of each node in the first network;

the at least two networking core devices comprise a first networking core device, the at least two functional electronic modules comprise a first functional electronic module, and the first networking core device is electrically connected to the first functional electronic module to form a first system;

the first system is connected to an intelligent terminal based on a second communication protocol;

the first system sends the node information of each node in the first network to the intelligent terminal through a connection path between the intelligent terminal and the first networking core device established based on the second communication protocol;

the first system receives a control instruction of each node in the first network sent by the intelligent terminal; and

the first system sends the control instruction to a corresponding node through the first network.

15. The intelligent network system according to claim 14, wherein the first networking core device and the intelligent terminal are connected based on the second communication protocol.

16. The intelligent network system according to claim 14, wherein:

the first functional electronic module supports the second communication protocol;

the first functional electronic module and the intelligent terminal are connected based on the second communication protocol; and

the first functional electronic module sends the node information of each node in the first network obtained by the first networking core device to the intelligent terminal.

17. The intelligent network system according to claim 14, wherein the first communication protocol is a wireless personal area network protocol, and the first network is a mesh network.

18. The intelligent network system according to claim 14, wherein:

the control instruction comprises a node identifier and a configuration information of a corresponding node; and

the configuration information of the corresponding node comprises;

at least one of an operation parameter configuration information of the functional electronic module connected with the node and a networking configuration information based on the first communication protocol of the node.

19. The intelligent network system according to claim 18, wherein the control instruction further comprises an operation coordination logic of the functional electronic module connected with at least two nodes.

20. The intelligent network system according to claim 14, wherein the at least two functional electronic modules comprise one or more than one of a display module, a media playing module, a motor driving module, a temperature sensing module, a humidity sensing module, an illumination sensing module, an air quality sensing module, a human body sensing module, a color recognition sensing module, a proximity sensing module, a collision sensing module, an attitude sensing module, a heart rate sensing module, a gesture sensing module, an ultrasonic sensing module, a communication module, a voice acquisition module, and an image acquisition module.