Method for establishing communication connection after device is offline and smart home system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12150194-B2
Application number	US-202017620813-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2020
Priority date	Sep 25, 2019
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

The disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular, to a method for establishing a communication connection after a device is offline and a smart home system. The method for establishing the communication connection after the device is offline comprises: whether a first device is in an offline state in a Wi-Fi network under a wireless router is determined; when the first device is in the offline state, the first device is connected to at least one second device in Wi-Fi connection with the wireless router; and the first device establishes a communication connection with the wireless router by means of the second device. According to the method provided by the disclosure, an offline terminal can establish a communication connection with the wireless router by means of other terminals under the wireless router.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for establishing a communication connection after a device is offline, comprising:
determining whether a first device is in an offline state in a Wi-Fi network under a wireless router;
connecting the first device with at least one second device in Wi-Fi connection with the wireless router when the first device is in the offline state; and
establishing a communication connection between the first device and the wireless router through the at least one second device;
wherein the method further comprising:
searching the at least one second device in Wi-Fi connection with the wireless router when the first device is in the offline state in the Wi-Fi network under the wireless router; and
establishing a communication connection between the first device and the at least one second device to make the first device to perform data transmission with the wireless router through the at least one second device, and
wherein searching the at least one second device in Wi-Fi connection with the wireless router, further comprising:
opening a bluetooth module of the first device after the first device is disconnected to Wi-Fi of the wireless router; and
sending offline state information of the first device to the wireless router by means of a bluetooth gateway through the bluetooth module of the first device, so that the wireless router sets all terminals connected with the wireless router as the at least one second device after the wireless router receives the offline state information.

2. The method for establishing a communication connection after a device is offline as claimed in claim 1 , wherein establishing the communication connection between the first device and the at least one second device, further comprising:
sending, through the bluetooth module of the first device, offline state information and bluetooth configuration information of the first device to the bluetooth gateway, which forwards the offline state information and the bluetooth configuration information to the wireless router, so that the wireless router issues the received information to the at least one second device and the at least one second device enables the bluetooth module to open a bluetooth function; and
performing pairing connection on the bluetooth module of the first device and the bluetooth module of the at least one second device.

3. The method for establishing a communication connection after a device is offline as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
issuing the offline state information and bluetooth configuration information of the first device to a plurality of terminals in a current local area network in a manner of Wi-Fi communication by the wireless router;
enabling the bluetooth modules of each of the plurality of terminals to open the respective bluetooth functions; and
detecting signal intensity of other bluetooth modules in a periodic environment by the bluetooth module of the first device, and selecting the terminal with the highest signal intensity as the at least one second device to perform bluetooth pairing connection.

4. The method for establishing a communication connection after a device is offline as claimed in claim 2 , wherein establishing the communication connection between the first device and the at least one second device, further comprising:
transmitting Wi-Fi configuration information of the at least one second device to the bluetooth module of the first device by the bluetooth module of the at least one second device after performing pairing connection on the bluetooth module of the first device and the bluetooth module of the at least one second device;
transmitting the Wi-Fi configuration information of the at least one second device to a Wi-Fi module of the first device by the bluetooth module of the first device; and
connecting to a Wi-Fi module of the at least one second device according to the Wi-Fi configuration information of the at least one second device by the Wi-Fi module of the first device.

5. The method for establishing a communication connection after a device is offline as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the bluetooth modules of all the devices are closed after the Wi-Fi module of the first device is successfully connected to the Wi-Fi module of the at least one second device.

6. The method for establishing a communication connection after a device is offline as claimed in claim 1 , wherein determining whether the first device is in the offline state in the Wi-Fi network under the wireless router, further comprising: performing automatic reconnection after the first device is disconnected to the wireless router, and determining the first device to be in the offline state when connections are failed for a plurality of times.

7. The method for establishing a communication connection after a device is offline as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing a connection with a plurality of terminals by the first device firstly when the first device is in the offline state in the network under the wireless router; and
determining the terminal successfully achieving interaction as the at least one second device when the first device attempts to perform information interaction with the wireless router by means of the terminal connected to the first device.

8. A smart home system, comprising a wireless router and a plurality of terminals in a Wi-Fi network, wherein after first devices in the terminals are offline, the following steps are adopted to establish a communication connection:
determine whether a first device is in an offline state in a Wi-Fi network under a wireless router;
connect the first device with at least one second device in Wi-Fi connection with the wireless router when the first device is in the offline state; and
establish a communication connection between the first device and the wireless router through the at least one second device;
wherein search the at least one second device in Wi-Fi connection with the wireless router when the first device is in the offline state in the Wi-Fi network under the wireless router; and
establish a communication connection between the first device and the at least one second device to make the first device to perform data transmission with the wireless router through the at least one second device; and
open a bluetooth module of the first device after the first device is disconnected to Wi-Fi of the wireless router; and
send offline state information of the first device to the wireless router by means of a bluetooth gateway through the bluetooth module of the first device, so that the wireless router sets all terminals connected with the wireless router as the at least one second device after the wireless router receives the offline state information.

9. The smart home system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the following steps are adopted to establish a communication connection:
send, through the bluetooth module of the first device, offline state information and bluetooth configuration information of the first device to the bluetooth gateway, which forwards the offline state information and the bluetooth configuration information to the wireless router, so that the wireless router issues the received information to the at least one second device and the at least one second device enables the bluetooth module to open a bluetooth function; and
perform pairing connection on the bluetooth module of the first device and the bluetooth module of the at least one second device.

10. The smart home system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the following steps are adopted to establish a communication connection:
issue the offline state information and bluetooth configuration information of th

Assignees

• Gree Electric Appliances Inc Zhuhai
• Zhuhai Leayun Tech Co Ltd
• Leayun Tech Co Ltd Of Zhuhai

Inventors

• Lu Jie
• Bai Jianwei
• Chen Zhiyang
• Jiang Zhuoxin
• Yan Zhangzhang

Classifications

• H04W4/80 Primary

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

• H04W76/14

  Direct-mode setup · CPC title

• H04W76/27

  Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states · CPC title

• H04W92/18

  between terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W88/04

  adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user · CPC title