Method and a device for controlling a home wireless system
US10447502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A home wireless system and a method of controlling it wherein the home wireless system comprises a plurality of wireless peripheral nodes and a first gateway having a wireless communication means for communicating with and controlling wireless peripheral nodes. The method comprises: a) installing at least one second gateway in said home wireless system, b) binding wireless peripheral nodes to said first gateway or anyone of said at least second gateway,c) each wireless peripheral node repeatedly sending messages to the bound gateway, d) said bound gateway sending an acknowledge message as a response to the message received from the wireless peripheral node, e) each wireless peripheral node initiating a searching process for an available gateway among said first and said at least one second gateway if not receiving an acknowledge message from the bound gateway, said searching process including a link establishment process, and f) proceeding said link establishment process in a responding gateway by binding said searching wireless peripheral node to communicate with the responding gateway. The at least one second gateway is provided with wireless communication means for communicating…
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