US 12,035,194 B2
Automatically switching communication pathways between connected devices
Puneet Shivam, Schaumburg, IL (US); Angel Fernando Favila, Lake in the Hills, IL (US); and Nicholas James Shuttleworth, Schaumburg, IL (US)
Assigned to TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC, Hoffman Estates, IL (US)
Filed by Transform SR Brands LLC, Hoffman Estates, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/139,510.
Application 18/139,510 is a continuation of application No. 17/943,264, filed on Sep. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,678,241.
Application 17/943,264 is a continuation of application No. 16/542,226, filed on Aug. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,490,309, issued on Nov. 1, 2022.
Application 16/542,226 is a continuation of application No. 15/667,514, filed on Aug. 2, 2017, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262560 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 36/16 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2023.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 40/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 76/23 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/165 (2013.01) [H04W 28/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/03 (2018.08); H04W 40/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 76/23 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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11. A system for communication comprising:
a mobile device configured to:
store a list of one or more WiFi access points that the mobile device has connected to; and
determine an optimal pathway between the mobile device and a controlled device, wherein:
the optimal pathway comprises at least one hop from the controlled device,
the controlled device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device, and
the optimal pathway is determined according to a distance between the IoT device and an IoT cloud server.