Method and system for controlling gateway, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11979825-B2
Application number	US-202117330306-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2021
Priority date	Nov 6, 2020
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

A method for controlling a gateway, and a system for controlling a gateway implementing the method, comprises: determining a gateway for acting as an agent of a sub-device from at least one gateway as an agent gateway, controlling the agent gateway to act as the agent of the sub-device by sending a first control instruction to the agent gateway and forbidding at least one other gateway to act as the agent of the sub-device by sending a second control instruction to the at least one other gateway.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a gateway, comprising:
receiving sub-device information sent by at least one gateway, wherein the sub-device information includes status information broadcasted by a sub-device and received by the at least one gateway;
determining a gateway for acting as an agent of the sub-device from the at least one gateway as an agent gateway; and
controlling the agent gateway to act as the agent of the sub-device by sending a first control instruction to the agent gateway and forbidding at least one other gateway to act as the agent of the sub-device by sending a second control instruction to the at least one other gateway; wherein the agent gateway processes all related information of the sub-device and the at least one other gateway does not process the related information of the sub-device;
wherein, when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in both a BLE broadcast mode and a Mesh broadcast mode, determining the gateway for acting as the agent of the sub-device from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway comprises:
selecting a gateway receiving the status information broadcasted by the sub-device in the BLE broadcast mode from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sub-device information comprises at least one of:
position status information of the sub-device,
switch status information of the sub-device, and
on/off-line status information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcast mode, the sub-device information further includes a signal intensity of the status information;
wherein determining the gateway for acting as the agent of the sub-device from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway comprises:
selecting a strongest signal intensity from all signal intensities; and
determining a gateway sending the strongest signal intensity as the agent gateway.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in a Mesh broadcast mode, determining the gateway for acting as the agent of the sub-device from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway comprises:
selecting any gateway from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcast mode, the sub-device information further includes a signal intensity of the status information;
wherein selecting the gateway receiving the status information broadcasted by the sub-device in the BLE broadcast mode from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway comprises:
selecting a strongest signal intensity from all signal intensities; and
determining a gateway sending the strongest signal intensity as the agent gateway.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a gateway for acting as the agent of the sub-device from the at least one other gateway as a new agent gateway when receiving an abnormal message from the agent gateway.

7. A system for controlling a gateway, comprising at least one gateway and a server;
wherein, the at least one gateway is configured to receive status information broadcasted by a sub-device and forward the status information to the server;
the server is configured to:
receive sub-device information sent by the at least one gateway, wherein the sub-device information includes status information broadcasted by the sub-device and received by the at least one gateway;
determine a gateway for acting as an agent of the sub-device from the at least one gateway as an agent gateway, control the agent gateway to act as the agent of the sub-device by sending a first control instruction to the agent gateway and forbid at least one other gateway to act as the agent of the sub-device by sending a second control instruction to the at least one other gateway; wherein the agent gateway processes all related information of the sub-device and the at least one other gateway does not process the related information of the sub-device;
wherein, when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in both a BLE broadcast mode and a Mesh broadcast mode, the server is configured to:
select a gateway receiving the status information broadcasted by the sub-device in the BLE broadcast mode from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcast mode, the sub-device information further includes a signal intensity of the status information;
wherein the server is configured to:
select a strongest signal intensity from all signal intensities; and
determine a gateway sending the strongest signal intensity as the agent gateway.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in a Mesh broadcast mode, the server is configured to:
select any gateway from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the server is further configured to:
determine a gateway for acting as the agent of the sub-device from the at least one other gateway as a new agent gateway when receiving an abnormal message from the agent gateway.

11. An electronic device, comprising:
a processor;
a memory; and
computer program stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
receiving sub-device information sent by at least one gateway, wherein the sub-device information includes status information broadcasted by a sub-device and received by the at least one gateway;
determining a gateway for acting as an agent of a sub-device from the at least one gateway as an agent gateway; and
controlling the agent gateway to act as the agent of the sub-device by sending a first control instruction to the agent gateway and forbidding at least one other gateway to act as the agent of the sub-device by sending a second control instruction to the at least one other gateway; wherein the agent gateway processes all related information of the sub-device and the at least one other gateway does not process the related information of the sub-device;
wherein, when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in both a BLE broadcast mode and a Mesh broadcast mode, determining the gateway for acting as the agent of the sub-device from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway comprises:
selecting a gateway receiving the status information broadcasted by the sub-device in the BLE broadcast mode from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcast mode, the sub-device information further includes a signal intensity of the status information;
wherein determining the gateway for acting as the agent of the sub-device from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway comprises:
selecting a strongest signal intensity from all signal intensities; and
determining a gateway sending the strongest signal intensity as the agent gateway.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein when the sub-device broadcasts the status information in a Mesh broadcast mode, determining the gateway for acting as the agent of the sub-device from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway comprises:
selecting any gateway from the at least one gateway as the agent gateway.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
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Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Bing

Classifications

• H04W48/20 Primary

  Selecting an access point · CPC title

• H04B17/318

  Received signal strength · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04L12/66 Primary

  Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways · CPC title

• H04L41/0806 Primary

  for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play · CPC title