Patent ID: 11871498
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A method of determining a reachability of an electronic device over a wireless connection, said electronic device being part of a wireless network, said method comprising:
determining, by a processor, whether said electronic device is reachable using a first wireless communication protocol;
determining, by the processor, whether said electronic device is reachable using a second wireless communication protocol; and
providing, on a display, an indication of a status of said electronic device based on said reachability of said electronic device using said first wireless communication protocol and said reachability of said electronic device using said second wireless communication protocol,
wherein said determining, by the processor, whether said electronic device is reachable using a first wireless communication protocol comprises transmitting, via a transmitter, a test message to said electronic device using said first wireless communication protocol and determining, by the processor, that said electronic device is reachable using said first wireless communication protocol upon receipt, via a receiver, of a transmission in response to said test message.