公开(公告)号：US11096111B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16555161

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Inventor： Jake G. Wood

IPC: H04W48/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: A system and method of allowing a new device to join an existing network are disclosed. The new device comprises a non-RF-based transmitter, such as a light, a speaker or haptic generator, which emits a sequence that can be received by a facilitator device that is already part of the network. The sequence contains the device specific information associated with the new device. This facilitator device may be a mobile phone, a tablet or other component. The facilitator device then provides this device specific information to the gateway. The gateway then uses this device specific information as it performs a joining process with the new device.

公开(公告)号：US20210029638A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：US16520924

申请日：2019-07-24

Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Inventor： Jake G. Wood ,  Bryan K. Murawski ,  Guner Arslan ,  Logan A. Lucas ,  Charles A. Weinberger

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04B17/318

Abstract: A system and method for detecting and receiving packets that are transmitted over a network that utilizes a plurality of channels is disclosed. The system includes a radio circuit, which can be configured to receive packets over a plurality of channels, a processing unit, and a memory in communication with the processing unit. The processing unit loads a set of operating parameters in the radio circuit, which enables the radio circuit to detect and receive packets on a particular channel. If a preamble is not detected within a predetermined time period, the system hops to a different channel by loading a second set of operating parameters in the radio circuit. This process can be repeated for an arbitrary number of channels.

公开(公告)号：US11363529B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16520924

申请日：2019-07-24

Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Inventor： Jake G. Wood ,  Bryan K. Murawski ,  Guner Arslan ,  Logan A. Lucas ,  Charles A. Weinberger

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04B17/318

Abstract: A system and method for detecting and receiving packets that are transmitted over a network that utilizes a plurality of channels is disclosed. The system includes a radio circuit, which can be configured to receive packets over a plurality of channels, a processing unit, and a memory in communication with the processing unit. The processing unit loads a set of operating parameters in the radio circuit, which enables the radio circuit to detect and receive packets on a particular channel. If a preamble is not detected within a predetermined time period, the system hops to a different channel by loading a second set of operating parameters in the radio circuit. This process can be repeated for an arbitrary number of channels.

公开(公告)号：US20210068035A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16555161

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Inventor： Jake G. Wood

IPC: H04W48/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: A system and method of allowing a new device to join an existing network are disclosed. The new device comprises a non-RF-based transmitter, such as a light, a speaker or haptic generator, which emits a sequence that can be received by a facilitator device that is already part of the network. The sequence contains the device specific information associated with the new device. This facilitator device may be a mobile phone, a tablet or other component. The facilitator device then provides this device specific information to the gateway. The gateway then uses this device specific information as it performs a joining process with the new device.