IP Library Granted Patent US 11,212,876
Granted Patent B2
US 11,212,876 · App. 16/697,775 · Granted Dec 28, 2021

Home power distribution with multiphase bridging

Inventors: Kevin A. Shelby (Austin, TX); Michael B. Doerr (Dripping Springs, TX); Michael B. Solka (Austin, TX); Yama Yasha (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Coherent Logix, Incorporated
H04W88/08H02J1/02H04W4/80H04W84/12H04W88/06H04W88/16H04W92/02
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Patent No.
US 11,212,876
App. No.
16/697,775
Granted
Dec 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and devices for a home power networking system including a first wireless access point (AP) configured to perform wired communications over a first circuit connected to the first wireless AP. The first wireless AP further performs wireless communications with a second wireless AP, wherein the second wireless access point is connected to a second circuit and is not connected to the first circuit. The first wireless AP provides wireless transport through the second wireless AP to bridge communications between the first circuit and the second circuit.

Claims (58)

1. A home power distribution system, comprising:

a primary power drop branching into a plurality of circuits, wherein each of the plurality of circuits powers one or more entities in a home, and wherein each of the plurality of circuits operates according to a distinct power phase; and

a plurality of wireless access points each associated with a respective circuit of the plurality of circuits, wherein each wireless access point of the plurality of wireless access points provides wireless transport to bridge between its respective circuit and one or more other circuits of the plurality of circuits, wherein in bridging between the respective circuit and a respective second circuit, each wireless access point is configured to provide a respective alien bridge from a wired domain associated with the respective circuit and a wireless domain associated with a respective second wireless access point of the respective second circuit, and wherein providing wireless transport to bridge between circuits enables internetworking between disparate power phases.

2. The home power distribution system of claim 1 ,

wherein each wireless access point further provides wireless communication services to one or more wireless devices.

3. The home power distribution system of claim 1 ,

wherein each wireless access point is configured to automatically detect a phase of a power distribution of its respective circuit.

4. The home power distribution system of claim 1 ,

wherein each wireless access point operates according to one or more of:

WiFi;

Bluetooth;

Z-Wave;

Zigbee; or

Wi-SUN.

5. The home power distribution system of claim 1 ,

wherein each wireless access point is configured to advertise its availability to a wireless access point designated as domain master, and

wherein the wireless access point designated as domain master is configured to route traffic based at least in part on the advertised availability to accomplish one or both of reduced internetworking latency and increased overall system throughput.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a first wireless access point to:

perform wired communications over a first circuit connected to the first wireless access point, wherein the first circuit operates according to a first power phase;

perform wireless communications with a second wireless access point, wherein the second wireless access point is connected to a second circuit and is not connected to the first circuit, wherein the second circuit operates according to a second power phase different from the first power phase; and

provide wireless transport through the second wireless access point to bridge communications between the first circuit and the second circuit, wherein in bridging communications between the first and second circuits, the first wireless access point is configured to provide an alien bridge from a wired domain of the first circuit and a wireless domain of the second wireless access point, wherein providing wireless transport to bridge communications between the first and second circuits enables internetworking between the first and second power phases.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 6 ,

wherein each of the first and second wireless access points further provide wireless communication services to one or more respective wireless devices.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 6 , wherein the program instructions are further executable to cause the first wireless access point to:

automatically detect a phase of a power distribution of the first circuit.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 6 ,

wherein each of the first and second wireless access points operate according to one or more of:

WiFi;

Bluetooth;

Z-Wave;

Zigbee; or

Wi-SUN.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 6 ,

wherein the first wireless access point is designated as domain master,

wherein the program instructions are further executable to cause the wireless access point to:

receive an advertised availability from the second access point; and

route traffic based at least in part on the advertised availability to accomplish one or both of reduced internetworking latency and increased overall system throughput.

11. A home power distribution system, comprising:

a circuit configured to power one or more entities in a home;

a first wireless access point wired to the circuit;

a second wireless access point wired to the circuit, wherein the first wireless access point is out of wireless communication range with the second wireless access point; and

an alien bridge comprised within the first wireless access point, wherein the alien bridge is configured to establish communication between the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point through a wired domain associated with the circuit, wherein in establishing communication between the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point through the wired domain associated with the circuit, the alien bridge is provided from the wired domain associated with the circuit to a wireless domain associated with the second wireless access point.

12. The home power distribution system of claim 11 ,

wherein the first and second wireless access points are configured to provide wireless communication services to one or more respective wireless devices.

13. The home power distribution system of claim 11 ,

wherein each of the first and second wireless access points operate according to one or more of:

WiFi;

Bluetooth;

Z-Wave;

Zigbee; or

Wi-SUN.

14. The home power distribution system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a primary power drop branching into a plurality of circuits including the circuit,

wherein each circuit of the plurality of circuits operates according to a separate power phase.

15. The home power distribution system of claim 11 ,

wherein the first wireless access point is designated as domain master, wherein the first wireless access point is further configured to:

receive an advertised availability from the second access point; and

route traffic based at least in part on the advertised availability to accomplish one or both of reduced internetworking latency and increased overall system throughput.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2025
From: PACIFIC CAP ACQUISITION FUND, LLC
To: HYPERX HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 072342/0090 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2025
From: COHERENT LOGIX, INC.
To: PACIFIC CAP ACQUISITION FUND, LLC
Reel/Frame 072370/0394 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2024
From: COHERENT LOGIX, INCORPORATED
To: ACP POST OAK CREDIT I LLC
Reel/Frame 067097/0363 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2020
From: SHELBY, KEVIN A.; DOERR, MICHAEL B.; SOLKA, MICHAEL B.; YASHA, YAMA
To: COHERENT LOGIX, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 051558/0188 →