Patent ID: 9730144
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A mixed mesh networking method, comprising a mixed network communications device searching for a path to the Internet; when the path to the Internet is found, the mixed communications device self-configuring as an Internet access point; when the path to the Internet is not found, the mixed communications device scanning via Wi-Fi communication for another mixed communications device serving as the Internet access point and configuring itself as an Wi-Fi gateway; the mixed communications devices self-configuring as a ZigBee coordinator or a ZigBee gateway after identifying one or more ZigBee end devices that are connected to the mixed communications device via ZigBee communication; from the mixed network communications device, receiving or transmitting Wi-Fi signals via a Wi-Fi transceiver and PCB; from the mixed network communications device, receiving or transmitting ZigBee signals via a ZigBee transceiver and PCB from or to a ZigBee end device; and communicating the Wi-Fi signals and ZigBee signals via an antenna including an antenna connector, wherein the ZigBee end device comprises at least one member of the group consisting of a thermostat, a switch, a meter, and an appliance, and wherein the mixed network communications device is a separate device relative to the plurality of ZigBee end devices.