1. A method of a network node joining a desired wireless mesh network in a multi-network environment, comprising:
searching for a compatible mesh network;
finding a compatible mesh network;
joining the found compatible mesh network without user intervention upon finding a compatible mesh network;
indicating whether the joined mesh network is the desired mesh network; and
receiving input causing the network node to withdraw from the joined mesh network and search for other mesh networks to join if desired network has not been joined.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein indicating whether the joined mesh network is the desired mesh network comprises indicating a network identifier to an installer, and wherein the installer provides the input causing the network node to withdraw from the joined mesh network and search for other mesh networks to join if desired network has not been joined.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the network identifier comprises at least one of a radio frequency channel and a network identifier.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein search for other mesh networks to join if desired network has not been joined comprises at least one of searching other radio frequency channels and searching for other network identifiers.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving input causing the network node to withdraw from the joined mesh network and search for other mesh networks to join if desired network has not been joined comprises at least one of receiving input via a switch, a computer interface, or a software command.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein joining the found compatible mesh network comprises sending a message via the joined wireless mesh network to a coordinating node.
7. A method of a network node joining a desired wireless mesh network in a multi-network environment, comprising:
searching for a compatible mesh network;
finding a compatible mesh network;
joining the found compatible mesh network without user intervention upon finding a compatible mesh network;
determining whether the joined mesh network is the desired mesh network; and
withdrawing from the joined mesh network and searching for another mesh network to join if desired network has not been joined.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein determining whether the joined mesh network is the desired mesh network comprises determining whether at least one of a desired network node radio frequency channel and a network identifier matches the radio frequency channel and network identifier of the desired wireless mesh network.
9. A method of a network node joining a desired wireless mesh network in a multi-network environment, comprising:
searching for a compatible mesh network;
finding the compatible mesh network;
joining the found compatible mesh network without user intervention upon finding a compatible mesh network;
determining whether the joined mesh network is the desired mesh network;
receiving an indication if the joined mesh network is not the desired mesh network; and
upon receiving an indication that the joined mesh network is not the desired mesh network, automatically withdrawing from the joined mesh network and searching for and joining another mesh network.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein determining whether the joined mesh network is the desired mesh network includes displaying a network identifier to an installer, wherein the network identifier identifies the mesh network the node has joined; and
wherein receiving an indication that the joined mesh network is not the desired mesh network includes receiving, from the installer, a signal indicating that the joined mesh network is not the desired mesh network.
11. A wireless mesh node, comprising:
a wireless transceiver;
a processor;
a joined network indicator connected to the processor; and
a user interface connected to the processor;
wherein the processor searches for and joins a compatible mesh network;
wherein the joined network indicator is configured to identify to a user the mesh network that has been joined;
wherein the user interface is operable by a user to indicate that the joined mesh network is not the desired mesh network; and
wherein, when the user interface indicates that the joined mesh network is not the desired mesh network, the processor searches for and joins another compatible mesh network.
12. The wireless mesh node of claim 11, wherein the joined network indicator is a display.
13. The wireless mesh node of claim 11, wherein the joined network indicator is one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs).
14. The wireless mesh node of claim 11, wherein the joined network indicator includes an audio source.
15. The wireless mesh node of claim 11, wherein the user interface is a button.
16. The wireless mesh node of claim 11, wherein the user interface is a microphone and wherein the user provides an audible action to indicate that the joined mesh network is not the desired mesh network.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
an antenna;
an interface circuit coupled to the antenna, the interface circuit comprising a radio; and
control logic coupled to the interface circuit,
wherein the control logic and the interface circuit are configured to:
activate the radio to monitor for an advertising frame from an other electronic device during a scan window; and
when the advertising frame is received from the other electronic device before the scan window has expired,
terminate the monitoring before the scan window has expired; and
use the radio to transmit a connect request to the other electronic device.
2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a connection has previously been established with the other electronic device.
3. The electronic device of claim 1,
wherein the advertising frame includes an encoded address; and
wherein the control logic is further configured to determine an actual address of the other electronic device.
4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the encoding is based at least in part on a pseudorandom number.
5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the interface circuit in the electronic device is configured to perform the monitoring and transmitting in accordance with a Bluetooth\u2122 standard.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connect request is transmitted before an initiation state of the electronic device.
7. An integrated circuit, comprising:
an interface circuit comprising a radio; and
control logic;
wherein the control logic and the interface circuit are configured to:
activate the radio to monitor for an advertising frame from an other electronic device during a scan window; and
when the advertising frame is received from the other electronic device before the scan window has expired,
terminate the monitoring before the scan window has expired; and
use the radio to transmit a connect request to the other electronic device.
8. The integrated circuit of claim 7, wherein a connection has previously been established with the other electronic device.
9. The integrated circuit of claim 7,
wherein the advertising frame includes an encoded address; and
wherein the control logic is further configured to determine an actual address of the other electronic device.
10. The integrated circuit of claim 9, wherein the encoding is based at least in part on a pseudorandom number.
11. The integrated circuit of claim 7, wherein the interface circuit in the electronic device is configured to perform the monitoring and transmitting in accordance with a Bluetooth\u2122 standard.
12. The integrated circuit of claim 7, wherein the connect request is transmitted before an initiation state of the electronic device.
13. A method for operating an electronic device that comprises control logic and an interface circuit comprising a radio, the method comprising:
by the control logic and the interface circuit, performing operations for:
activating the radio to monitor for an advertising frame from an other electronic device during a scan window; and
when the advertising frame is received from the other electronic device before the scan window has expired,
terminating the monitoring before the scan window has expired; and
using the radio to transmit a connect request to the other electronic device.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein a connection has previously been established with the other electronic device.
15. The method of claim 13,
wherein the advertising frame includes an encoded address; and
wherein the method further comprises determining an actual address of the other electronic device.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the encoding is based at least in part on a pseudorandom number.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein the monitoring and transmitting are performed in accordance with a Bluetooth\u2122 standard.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein the connect request is transmitted before an initiation state of the electronic device.