Monitoring wireless nodes using portable device

摘要

Technologies are generally described for a portable device capable of monitoring wireless nodes and reporting to a wireless node management system is described. The portable device may be used to receive a transmission from the wireless node, which may send the transmission periodically or upon receiving a beacon signal from the portable device. If the wireless node is unable to communicate with its access point, the portable device may interrogate the wireless node to determine its status or retrieve status information from the received transmission. The portable device may record the wireless node information contained in the transmission and provide to a wireless node controller such as an access point along with location information. The portable device may also provide direct information associated with the wireless node's status through a display or similar output device to a user.

主权项

1. A method for monitoring wireless nodes using a portable device, the method comprising:
receiving a signal from a wireless node at a portable device, wherein the portable device is a robotic device moving on a predetermined route; adjusting the predetermined route dynamically based on the wireless node; recording information associated with the received signal and a location and/or identity associated with the wireless node, wherein the recorded information includes a status of the wireless node; and providing the recorded information and the location and/or identity to a wireless node manager for determining the status of the wireless node.