US 11,671,274 B2
Building with Wi-Fi mesh network
Timothy C. Gamroth, Dousman, WI (US); Nicholas J. Schaf, Hartland, WI (US); and Robert C. Hall, Jr., Brown Deer, WI (US)
Assigned to Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/246,080.
Prior Publication US 2020/0228367 A1, Jul. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 88/10 (2009.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/88 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 12/2816 (2013.01) [F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/88 (2018.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2841 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A building network system for a building, the system comprising:
a plurality of network devices forming a network for the building, wherein each of the plurality of network devices comprise:
a communications processing circuit comprising an access point configured to communicate with any of the plurality of network devices to form the network; and
a second processing circuit removably communicably connected to the communications processing circuit;
wherein the communications processing circuit is configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of network devices without requiring power input from the second processing circuit and without requiring data input from the second processing circuit;
wherein the access point is a wireless radio configured to wirelessly communicate with access points of any of the plurality of network devices.