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US 12,621,764 · App. 18/183,211 · Granted May 5, 2026

Mesh network management systems and method based on wireless sensing

Inventors: Chui-Chu Cheng (Hsinchu, TW); Yi-An Chen (Hsinchu, TW); Horen Chen (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
H04W52/0203H04W24/08H04W84/18Y02D30/70
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Patent No.
US 12,621,764
App. No.
18/183,211
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mesh network management system based on wireless sensing and a method thereof are provided. The mesh network management system includes a master wireless router and at least one slave wireless router signally connected to the mater wireless router. The master wireless router and the slave wireless router are in a normal mode. At least one wireless sensing detection zone is formed between the master wireless router and the slave wireless router. The master wireless router senses a radio frequency signal in the wireless sensing detection zone and confirms whether the wireless sensing detection zone meets an unmanned environment condition according to the radio frequency signal to generate an unmanned environment confirmation result. The master wireless router sets at least one of the master wireless router and the slave wireless router from the normal mode to an energy-saving mode according to the unmanned environment confirmation result.

Claims (38)

1 . A mesh network management system based on wireless sensing, comprising:

a master wireless router, operating in a normal mode; and

at least one slave wireless router, signally connected to the master wireless router and operating in the normal mode, wherein at least one wireless sensing detection zone is formed between the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router;

wherein the master wireless router senses a radio frequency signal in the at least one wireless sensing detection zone and confirms whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone meets an unmanned environment condition according to the radio frequency signal to generate an unmanned environment confirmation result, and the master wireless router sets at least one of the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router from the normal mode to an energy-saving mode according to the unmanned environment confirmation result;

wherein the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router form a plurality of wireless routers, each of the plurality of wireless routers comprises a fronthaul interface and a backhaul interface, and when the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router are in the normal mode, the fronthaul interface and the backhaul interface of each of the plurality of wireless routers are set to be turned on;

wherein a number of the at least one slave wireless router is plural, the slave wireless routers are divided into a first slave wireless router and a plurality of second slave wireless routers, the backhaul interface of the first slave wireless router is signally connected to the backhaul interface of the master wireless router, and according to the unmanned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets the plurality of second slave wireless routers from the normal mode to a sleep mode of the energy-saving mode.

2 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 1 , wherein the radio frequency signal is generated by the master wireless router or one of the slave wireless routers, and the master wireless router captures a channel state information from the radio frequency signal.

3 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 1 , wherein, according to the unmanned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets at least one of the master wireless router and the first slave wireless router from the normal mode to a fronthaul-off mode of the energy-saving mode, and the at least one of the master wireless router and the first slave wireless router turns off its fronthaul interface according to the fronthaul-off mode.

4 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 1 , wherein the master wireless router confirms whether another wireless sensing detection zone formed between the master wireless router and the first slave wireless router meets a manned environment condition according to another radio frequency signal to generate a manned environment confirmation result, and according to the manned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets the plurality of second slave wireless routers from the sleep mode to the normal mode to wake up the plurality of second slave wireless routers.

5 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 1 , wherein the backhaul interface of each of the slave wireless routers is signally connected to the backhaul interface of the master wireless router, the master wireless router sets each of the plurality of wireless routers from the normal mode to a fronthaul-off mode of the energy-saving mode according to the unmanned environment confirmation result, and each of the plurality of wireless routers turns off its fronthaul interface according to the fronthaul-off mode.

6 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 5 , wherein the master wireless router confirms whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone formed between the master wireless router and the slave wireless routers meets a manned environment condition according to another radio frequency signal to generate a manned environment confirmation result, and according to the manned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets each of the plurality of wireless routers from the fronthaul-off mode to the normal mode to turn on the fronthaul interface of each of the plurality of wireless routers.

7 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 1 , wherein the master wireless router confirms whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone meets a manned environment condition according to the radio frequency signal to generate a manned environment confirmation result.

8 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 7 , wherein, according to the manned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets the at least one of the master wireless router and the slave wireless routers to continue operating in the normal mode.

9 . A method of managing a mesh network based on wireless sensing, wherein the mesh network comprises a master wireless router and at least one slave wireless router, the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless routers are in a normal mode, and the method comprising:

performing a signal sensing step comprising configuring the master wireless router to sense a radio frequency signal in at least one wireless sensing detection zone, wherein the at least one wireless sensing detection zone is formed between the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router;

performing a zone confirming step comprising configuring the master wireless router to confirm whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone meets an unmanned environment condition according to the radio frequency signal to generate an unmanned environment confirmation result; and

performing a mode setting step comprising configuring the master wireless router to set at least one of the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router from the normal mode to an energy-saving mode according to the unmanned environment confirmation result;

wherein the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router form a plurality of wireless routers, each of the plurality of wireless routers comprises a fronthaul interface and a backhaul interface, and when the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router are in the normal mode, the fronthaul interface and the backhaul interface of each of the plurality of wireless routers are set to be turned on;

wherein a number of the at least one slave wireless router is plural, the slave wireless routers are divided into a first slave wireless router and a plurality of second slave wireless routers, the backhaul interface of the first slave wireless router is signally connected to the backhaul interface of the master wireless router, and according to the unmanned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets the plurality of second slave wireless routers from the normal mode to a sleep mode of the energy-saving mode.

10 . The method of managing the mesh network based on wireless sensing of claim 9 , wherein the radio frequency signal is generated by the master wireless router or one of the slave wireless routers, and the master wireless router captures a channel state information from the radio frequency signal.

11 . The method of managing the mesh network based on wireless sensing of claim 9 , wherein the master wireless router sets at least one of the master wireless router and the first slave wireless router from the normal mode to a fronthaul-off mode of the energy-saving mode according to the unmanned environment confirmation result, and the at least one of the master wireless router and the first slave wireless router turns off its fronthaul interface according to the fronthaul-off mode.

12 . The method of managing the mesh network based on wireless sensing of claim 9 , wherein the master wireless router confirms whether another wireless sensing detection zone formed between the master wireless router and the first slave wireless router meets a manned environment condition according to another radio frequency signal to generate a manned environment confirmation result, and according to the manned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets the plurality of second slave wireless routers from the sleep mode to the normal mode to wake up the plurality of second slave wireless routers.

13 . The method of managing the mesh network based on wireless sensing of claim 9 , wherein the backhaul interface of each of the slave wireless routers is signally connected to the backhaul interface of the master wireless router, the master wireless router sets each of the plurality of wireless routers from the normal mode to a fronthaul-off mode of the energy-saving mode according to the unmanned environment confirmation result, and each of the plurality of wireless routers turns off its fronthaul interface according to the fronthaul-off mode.

14 . The method of managing the mesh network based on wireless sensing of claim 13 , wherein the master wireless router confirms whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone formed between the master wireless router and the slave wireless routers meets a manned environment condition according to another radio frequency signal to generate a manned environment confirmation result, and according to the manned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets each of the plurality of wireless routers from the fronthaul-off mode to the normal mode to turn on the fronthaul interface of each of the plurality of wireless routers.

15 . The method of managing the mesh network based on wireless sensing of claim 9 , wherein the zone confirming step further comprises:

configuring the master wireless router to confirm whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone meets a manned environment condition according to the radio frequency signal to generate a manned environment confirmation result.

16 . The method of managing the mesh network based on wireless sensing of claim 15 , wherein the mode setting step further comprises:

configuring the master wireless router to set the at least one of the master wireless router and the slave wireless routers to continue operating in the normal mode according to the manned environment confirmation result.

17 . A mesh network management system based on wireless sensing, comprising:

a master wireless router, operating in a normal mode; and

at least one slave wireless router, signally connected to the master wireless router and operating in the normal mode, wherein at least one wireless sensing detection zone is formed between the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router;

wherein the master wireless router senses a radio frequency signal in the at least one wireless sensing detection zone and confirms whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone meets an unmanned environment condition according to the radio frequency signal to generate an unmanned environment confirmation result, and the master wireless router sets at least one of the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router from the normal mode to an energy-saving mode according to the unmanned environment confirmation result;

wherein the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router form a plurality of wireless routers, each of the plurality of wireless routers comprises a fronthaul interface and a backhaul interface, and when the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router are in the normal mode, the fronthaul interface and the backhaul interface of each of the plurality of wireless routers are set to be turned on;

wherein the backhaul interface of the at least one slave wireless router is signally connected to the backhaul interface of the master wireless router, the master wireless router sets each of the plurality of wireless routers from the normal mode to a fronthaul-off mode of the energy-saving mode according to the unmanned environment confirmation result, and each of the plurality of wireless routers turns off its fronthaul interface according to the fronthaul-off mode;

wherein the master wireless router confirms whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone formed between the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router meets a manned environment condition according to another radio frequency signal to generate a manned environment confirmation result, and according to the manned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets each of the plurality of wireless routers from the fronthaul-off mode to the normal mode to turn on the fronthaul interface of each of the plurality of wireless routers.

18 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 17 , wherein the radio frequency signal is generated by one of the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router, and the master wireless router captures a channel state information from the radio frequency signal.

19 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 17 , wherein the master wireless router confirms whether the at least one wireless sensing detection zone meets the manned environment condition according to the radio frequency signal to generate another manned environment confirmation result.

20 . The mesh network management system based on wireless sensing of claim 19 , wherein, according to the another manned environment confirmation result, the master wireless router sets the at least one of the master wireless router and the at least one slave wireless router to continue operating in the normal mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: CHENG, CHUI-CHU; CHEN, YI-AN; CHEN, HOREN
To: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062970/0736 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 111115671 · Apr 25, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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