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Power efficient mesh network

  • US 9,438,311 B1
  • Filed: 08/25/2015
  • Issued: 09/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising a first network device that comprises:

  • a processor;

    a first transceiver;

    a second transceiver;

    a non-transitory memory hosting an application, which, when executed by the processor, performs an operation comprising;

    receiving, at the first network device, device information and power information from a second network device, wherein the received device information and power information is transferred over a first communication link on a first network, wherein the first communication link is formed between a first transceiver of the first network device and a first transceiver of the second network device;

    comparing the received power information with power information of the first network device, wherein the power information of the first network device includes information about a first power source used to power the first network device and the received power information includes information about a second power source used to power the second network device; and

    transferring at least a portion of the received device information from the first network device over a second communication link on a second network when it is determined based on the comparison that the first network device is better suited to communicate with the second network than the second network device, wherein the second communication link is formed between the second transceiver of the first network device and a device transceiver of an external electronic device,whereinthe first power source is an on-board power source of the first network device and the power information of the first network device comprises a first state-of-charge of the first power source,the second power source is an on-board power source of the second network device and the power information of the second network device comprises a second state-of-charge of the second power source, andthe first network device is determined to be better suited to communicate on the second network when the first state-of-charge is greater than the second state-of-charge, andwherein the operation performed by the application further comprises;

    upon determining the first state-of-charge is less than the second state-of-charge, transferring additional device information from the second network device over a third communication link formed between a second transceiver of the second network device and the device transceiver of the external electronic device, andwherein transferring the additional device information over the third communication link is performed after terminating the second communication link.

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