BLE/WIFI BRIDGE THAT DETECTS SIGNAL STRENGTH OF BLUETOOTH LE DEVICES AT AN INTERIOR OF A DWELLING

摘要

A Bluetooth/WiFi bridge system has one or more bridges in a dwelling. Each bridge includes a computing device in an interior of a dwelling with an internet-facing radio, and a second radio communicating with one or more Bluetooth LE devices. The computing device provides for coordination of information flow between the two radios. The computing device is configured to enable the two radios to communicate and take incoming and outgoing information from one radio into a format that the other radio can transmit and receive. One or more Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth peripheral devices, collectively, Bluetooth devices, are in communication with the bridge. An intelligent door lock system is in communication with the bridge and the one or more Bluetooth devices. The bridge uses detection of a Bluetooth device that is associated with a person to track signal strength between the bridge and the Bluetooth device to determine where the person is located in the interior of the dwelling.

主权项

1. A Bluetooth/WiFi bridge system, comprising:
one or more bridges in a dwelling, each of a bridge including a computing device in an interior of a dwelling with an internet-facing radio, and a second radio communicating with one or more Bluetooth LE devices, the computing device providing for coordination of information flow between the two radios, the computing device configured to enable the two radios to communicate and take incoming and outgoing information from one radio into a format that the other radio can transmit and receive; one or more Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth peripheral devices, collectively, Bluetooth devices in communication with the bridge; an intelligent door lock system in communication with the bridge and the one or more Bluetooth devices; and wherein the bridge uses detection of a Bluetooth device that is associated with a person to track signal strength between the bridge and the Bluetooth device to determine where the person is located in the interior of the dwelling.