Patent ID: 11871222
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A first device comprising:
one or more processor; and
one or more memories storing computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, cause the first device to:
send, to a plurality of devices of a mesh network that includes the first device, a first message requesting an action directed to a second device of the mesh network, the plurality of devices including the second device, and the second device being multiple hops away from the first device;
determine, based at least in part on data about the mesh network and prior to receiving a second message from the second device in response to the first message, a network path of a plurality of network path between the first device and the second device, the network path including a third device that is a single hop away from the first device;
establish, after the first message is sent and prior to receiving the second message, a peer-to-peer connection between the first device and the third device based at least in part on the network path; and
receive, over the peer-to-peer connection, the second message.