Internet of things (IoT) system and method for selecting a secondary communication channel
US10178579B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An IoT system and method for selecting a secondary communication channel. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: one or more primary communication interfaces to establish a connection between an Internet of Things (IoT) device and an IoT service over one or more primary communication channels; one or more secondary communication interfaces to establish a connection between the IoT device and the IoT service over one or more secondary communication channels; a communication interface selection module to determine whether a primary threshold related to connection attempts over the one or more primary communication channels has been reached; in response to detecting that the primary threshold has been reached, the communication interface selection module to attempt to establish a connection between the IoT device and the IoT service over one of the secondary communication channels; the secondary communication interface to exchange data between the IoT device and the IoT service over the secondary communication channel.
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