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

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a first device in a Bluetooth mesh network; and
a plurality of other devices in the Bluetooth mesh network, the plurality of the other devices comprising a second device that is multiple hops away from the first device,
the 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:
broadcast a first message to the plurality of the other devices, the first message requesting an action directed to the second device;
determine, based at least in part on data about the Bluetooth 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 paths between the first device and the second device, the network path including a third device of the Bluetooth mesh network, the third device being a single hop away from the first device and part of the plurality of other devices;
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.