Systems and methods for networking consumer devices
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1. A method for enrolling nodes into an ad hoc network associated with a multi-roomed structure, each node comprising a communication module configured to communicate with the ad hoc network using at least one of room-limited communications and room-transparent communications, the method comprising:
- transmitting by a first node in the ad hoc network a first room-limited communication;
determining at a second node in the ad hoc network whether the first room-limited communication was received;
when the first room-limited communication was received, segmenting the first and second nodes into a single room in a room list stored in memory; and
receiving stock keeping unit (SKU) numbers from at least one of the first and second nodes in the ad hoc network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for enrolling nodes into an ad hoc network associated with a multi-roomed structure. Nodes within the ad hoc network comprise a communication module configured to communicate with the ad hoc network using at least one of room-limited communications and room-transparent communications.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for enrolling nodes into an ad hoc network associated with a multi-roomed structure, each node comprising a communication module configured to communicate with the ad hoc network using at least one of room-limited communications and room-transparent communications, the method comprising:
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transmitting by a first node in the ad hoc network a first room-limited communication; determining at a second node in the ad hoc network whether the first room-limited communication was received; when the first room-limited communication was received, segmenting the first and second nodes into a single room in a room list stored in memory; and receiving stock keeping unit (SKU) numbers from at least one of the first and second nodes in the ad hoc network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for enrolling nodes into an ad hoc network associated with a multi-roomed structure, each node comprising a communication module configured to communicate with the ad hoc network using at least one of room-limited communications and room-transparent communications, the method comprising:
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transmitting by a first node in the ad hoc network a first room-limited communication; determining at a second node in the ad hoc network whether the first room-limited communication was received; when the first room-limited communication was received, segmenting the first and second nodes into a single room in a room list stored in memory; receiving stock keeping unit (SKU) numbers from at least two of the nodes in the ad hoc network; and defining at least one circuit based on the received SKU numbers. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for enrolling nodes into an ad hoc network associated with a multi-roomed structure, each node comprising a communication module, the method comprising:
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instructing, through wireless communications, a first node in the ad hoc network to transmit a room-limited communication; receiving from a second node an indication of whether the first room-limited communication was received by the second node; and when the first room-limited communication was received by the second node, segmenting the first and second nodes into a single room in a room list stored in memory. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system, comprising:
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an ad hoc network comprising a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes comprising a bridge node, a first node and a second node, wherein each of the first and second node each comprise a communication module configured to communicate using at least one of a room-limited communications and room-transparent communications, wherein the bridge node comprising a controller and memory, wherein the controller is configured to; instruct, through wireless communications, the first node in the ad hoc network to measure an ambient lighting level; instruct, through wireless communications, the second node in the ad hoc network to transmit a room-limited communication; receive from the first node an indication of whether the first room-limited communication was received by the first node; and when the first room-limited communication was received by the first node, segment the first and second nodes into a single room in a room list stored in the memory.
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