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US 11,399,337 · App. 16/754,063 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Communication mode selection method for multimode IoT device, IoT device and storage medium

Inventor: Haipeng Jin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: TELINK SEMICONDUCTOR (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
H04W48/18G06F9/4418H04W4/80H04W76/15G16Y10/75H04W84/18H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 11,399,337
App. No.
16/754,063
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication mode selection method for a multimode IoT device which includes receiving and responding to a trigger operation for selecting a communication mode and causing a multimode IoT device to enter a multimode broadcast state. In the multimode broadcast state, the multimode IoT device sends, to a network device N, network beacons or connection request messages corresponding to the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device itself. N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. A network connection response message is received from the network device triggering, on the basis of the network connection response message, the multimode IoT device to enter a target communication mode corresponding to the network connection response message. The IoT device is also capable of selecting a communication mode and a computer storage medium.

Claims (39)

1. A communication mode selection method for a multimode IoT device, comprising:

entering, by the multimode IoT device, a multimode advertising state in response to receiving a trigger operation for communication mode selection;

sending, by the multimode IoT device in the multimode advertising state, to a network device N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

receiving a network connection response message from the network device; and

entering, by the multimode IoT device based on the network connection response message, a target communication mode corresponding to the network connection response message,

wherein sending N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device comprises:

sending the N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device sequentially in time via different frequency sets respectively; or

sending at least two of the N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device alternately in time via a shared same frequency set.

2. The communication mode selection method according to claim 1 , wherein the trigger operation comprises:

a trigger operation causing the multimode IoT device to be powered on for the first time after leaving factory; or

a trigger operation causing the multimode IoT device to be powered on for the first time after being reset; or

a trigger operation causing the multimode IoT device to be connected with the network device for the first time; or

a trigger operation causing the multimode IoT device to be connected with the network device for the first time after being reset.

3. The communication mode selection method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device comprise a combination of at least two of: Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or BLE Mesh, Zigbee, Thread, HomeKit, ANT and a private communicate protocol; and

the N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device comprise a combination of at least two of: a Bluetooth Low Energy advertising message, a Zigbee Beacon request message, a Thread Beacon request message or an MLE discovery request message, and a private beacon.

4. The communication mode selection method according to claim 1 , wherein entering, by the multimode IoT device, a target communication mode corresponding to the network connection response message comprises:

triggering a firmware corresponding to the target communication mode among a plurality of firmwares of the multimode IoT device to enter an activated state.

5. A multimode IoT device capable of communication mode selection, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage; and

a computer program stored on the storage, wherein, when executed by the one or more processors, the computer program causes the one or more processors to implement a communication mode selection method for a multimode IoT device according to claim 1 .

6. A multimode IoT device capable of communication mode selection, comprising:

a first receiving means, configured to receive a trigger operation for communication mode selection to cause the multimode IoT device to enter a multimode advertising state in response to the trigger operation;

a sending means, configured to send, in the multimode advertising state, to a network device N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

a second receiving means, configured to receive a network connection response message from the network device; and

an executing means, configured to trigger, based on the network connection response message, the multimode IoT device to enter a target communication mode corresponding to the network connection response message,

wherein the sending means is configured to:

send the N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device sequentially in time via different frequency sets respectively; or

send at least two of the N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device alternately in time via a shared same frequency set.

7. The multimode IoT device according to claim 6 , wherein the trigger operation comprises:

a trigger operation causing the multimode IoT device to be powered on for the first time after leaving factory; or

a trigger operation causing the multimode IoT device to be powered on for the first time after being reset; or

a trigger operation causing the multimode IoT device to be connected with the network device for the first time; or

a trigger operation causing the multimode IoT device to be connected with the network device for the first time after being reset.

8. The multimode IoT device according to claim 6 , wherein:

the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device comprise a combination of at least two of: Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or BLE Mesh, Zigbee, Thread, HomeKit, ANT and a private communicate protocol; and

the N network beacon or connection request messages corresponding to the communication modes supported by the multimode IoT device comprise a combination of at least two of: a Bluetooth Low Energy advertising message, a Zigbee Beacon request message, a Thread Beacon request message or an MLE discovery request message, and a private beacon.

9. The multimode IoT device according to claim 6 , wherein the executing means is configured to trigger a firmware corresponding to the target communication mode among a plurality of firmwares of the multimode IoT device to enter an activated state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2020
From: JIN, HAIPENG
To: TELINK SEMICONDUCTOR (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052323/0137 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711044388.5 · Oct 31, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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