Communication method, apparatus, and system, storage medium, and terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11711870-B2
Application number	US-202117221887-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2021
Priority date	Apr 3, 2020
Publication date	Jul 25, 2023
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023

Abstract

The application relates to a communication method, apparatus, and system, a storage medium, and a terminal. The method includes: receiving first data from a first receiving device in multiple first devices of a first device type through a first network of a first network type, wherein the first data is received from a first client device by the first receiving device through a second network of a second network type, the first data is configured to control a first target device in multiple second devices of a second device type, and the first client device is beyond a communication range of the second devices; and sending the first data to a relay device in the second devices through a third network of a second network type, wherein the relay device is connected to the first target device through a fourth network of a third network type, and the first data is sent to the first target device by the relay device. The technical solution of the application allows a communication connection to be established between different types of Bluetooth network devices without updating an old type of network devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method, comprising:
receiving first data from a first receiving device in a plurality of first devices of a first device type through a first network of a first network type, wherein the first data is received from a first client device by the first receiving device through a second network of a second network type, the first data is configured to control a first target device in a plurality of second devices of a second device type;
sending the first data to a relay device in the plurality of second devices through a third network of the second network type, wherein the relay device is connected to the first target device through a fourth network of a third network type, and the first data is sent to the first target device by the relay device; and
receiving second data from a second client device by a second receiving device in the plurality of second devices through a fifth network of the second network type, the second data being sent from the second receiving device to the relay device, the second client device being beyond a communication range of the plurality of first devices.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the second data from the relay device through the third network of the second network type, wherein the second data is configured to control a second target device in the plurality of first devices.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
sending the second data to the second target device through the first network of the first network type.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first client device is beyond a communication range of the plurality of second devices.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a second device having a best signal strength with a first device of the plurality of first devices in the plurality of second devices as the relay device.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein
the first network type is a SIG mesh;
the first device is a SIG network device;
the second network type is a GATT mesh;
the third network type is a private mesh; and
the second device is a private network device.

7. A non-transitory storage medium, comprising a stored program, wherein when the stored program is run, a device where the non-transitory storage medium is located is controlled to perform the method according to claim 1 .

8. A terminal, comprising: one or more processors, a memory, a display device, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory, and configured to be run by the one or more processors, the one or more programs being configured to perform the method according to claim 1 .

9. A communication apparatus, comprising:
a first network type receiving module, configured to receive first data from a first receiving device in a plurality of first devices of a first device type through a first network of a first network type, wherein the first data is received from a first client device by the first receiving device through a second network of a second network type, the first data is configured to control a first target device in a plurality of second devices of a second device type; and

a second network type sending module, configured to send the first data to a relay device in the plurality of second devices through a third network of the second network type, wherein the relay device is connected to the first target device through a fourth network of a third network type, and the first data is sent to the first target device by the relay device;
wherein (i) second data is received from a second client device by a second receiving device in the plurality of second devices through a fifth network of the second network type, (ii) the second data is sent from the second receiving device to the relay device; and
(iii) the second client device is beyond a communication range of the plurality of first devices.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a second network type receiving module, configured to receive the second data from the relay device through the third network of the second network type, wherein the second data is configured to control a second target device in the plurality of first devices.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a first network type sending module, configured to send the second data to the second target device through the first network of the first network type.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first client device is beyond a communication range of the plurality of second devices.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a signal detection module, configured to detect a second device having a best signal strength with a first device of the plurality of first devices in the plurality of second devices as the relay device.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the communication apparatus is a first device in the plurality of first devices.

15. A communication system, comprising:
a plurality of first devices, each comprising:
a first network type receiving module, configured to receive first data from a first receiving device in the plurality of first devices of a first device type through a first network of a first network type, wherein the first data is received from a first client device by the first receiving device through a second network of a second network type, the first data is configured to control a first target device in a plurality of second devices of a second device type; and
a second network type sending module, configured to send the first data to a relay device in the plurality of second devices through a third network of the second network type, wherein the relay device is connected to the first target device through a fourth network of a third network type, and the first data is sent to the first target device by the relay device; and
the plurality of second devices;
wherein (i) second data is received from a second client device by a second receiving device in the plurality of second devices through a fifth network of the second network type, (ii) the second data is sent from the second receiving device to the relay device; and
(iii) the second client device is beyond a communication range of the plurality of first devices.

16. The communication system according to claim 15 , wherein the first client device is beyond a communication range of the plurality second devices.

Assignees

• Savant Tech Llc

Inventors

• Wang Yiming
• Luo Xin

Classifications

• H04W84/18 Primary

  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title

• H04B7/15507

  Relay station based processing for cell extension or control of coverage area, (network planning with network coordinated processing with regard to cell extension H04W16/26; network topologies using dedicated repeater stations H04W84/047; terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from an other terminal H04W88/04) · CPC title

• H04B17/318

  Received signal strength · CPC title

• H04W4/023

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• H04W24/02

  Arrangements for optimising operational condition · CPC title