Interconnecting electronic devices for reporting device status
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, with a first electronic device, an identifying signal broadcast from a second electronic device;
establishing, in response to the receiving the identifying signal, a first electronic communication path between the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
receiving, at the first electronic device, a second set of status data of the second electronic device, the second set of status data transmitted from the second electronic device over the first electronic communication path;
establishing a second electronic communication path between the first electronic device and a remote server;
transmitting, over the second electronic communication path, from the first electronic device to the remote server, a first set of status data of the first electronic device and the second set of status data;
setting, in response to the transmitting, a first transmission indictor associated with the first set of status data and a second transmission indictor associated with the second set of status data; and
resetting, in response to a change of at least one of the first set of status data and the second set of status data, at least one transmission indictor corresponding to the at least one set of changed status data.
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Abstract
A first electronic device can receive an identifying signal broadcast from a second electronic device located within a wireless communication range of the first electronic device, and in response, establish a first, local electronic communication path between the first and second electronic devices. The first electronic device can then receive a set of status data from the second electronic device over the local electronic communication path. The first electronic device can then establish a second, remote electronic communication path to a remote server and subsequently transmit, over the remote electronic communication path, the status data from the second electronic device along with status data from the first electronic device.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, with a first electronic device, an identifying signal broadcast from a second electronic device; establishing, in response to the receiving the identifying signal, a first electronic communication path between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; receiving, at the first electronic device, a second set of status data of the second electronic device, the second set of status data transmitted from the second electronic device over the first electronic communication path; establishing a second electronic communication path between the first electronic device and a remote server; transmitting, over the second electronic communication path, from the first electronic device to the remote server, a first set of status data of the first electronic device and the second set of status data; setting, in response to the transmitting, a first transmission indictor associated with the first set of status data and a second transmission indictor associated with the second set of status data; and resetting, in response to a change of at least one of the first set of status data and the second set of status data, at least one transmission indictor corresponding to the at least one set of changed status data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A first electronic device comprising:
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a transmitting element configured to broadcast a first identifying signal; a receiving element configured to receive a second identifying signal broadcast from a second electronic device; at least one processor circuit configured to; establish, in response to receiving the second identifying signal broadcast from the second electronic device, a first electronic communication path between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; receive, at the first electronic device, a second set of status data of the second electronic device, the second set of status data transmitted from the second electronic device over the first electronic communication path; establish a second electronic communication path between the first electronic device and a remote server; transmit, over the second electronic communication path, from the first electronic device to the remote server, a first set of status data of the first electronic device and the second set of status data; set, in response to the transmitting, a first transmission indictor associated with the first set of status data and a second transmission indictor associated with the second set of status data; and reset, in response to a change of at least one of the first set of status data and the second set of status data, at least one transmission indictor corresponding to the at least one set of changed status data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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