Home network of connected consumer devices

摘要

A method of associating a function to a room within a home, includes forming a mesh network in the structure with a plurality of nodes, each node having a communication module, segmenting the nodes into rooms based upon the time of flight, obtaining an identity for at least one node in a room; and using the identity to assign a function to the room.

主权项

1. A method of associating a function to a room within a home, comprising:
forming a mesh network in the structure with a plurality of nodes, each node having both a room-transparent communication module and a room-limited communication module; determining a time of flight and signal strength for signals between nodes; segmenting the nodes into rooms based upon the time of flight and signal strength; obtaining an identity for at least one node in a room; and using the identity to assign a function to the room based on one or more of a current room list, a historical room list, a current node function list, a historical node function list, current node location data, historical node location data, current sensor data, historical sensor data, user preference data, a external database of room functions, blueprints of the home, and external data related to the home.