CN108923988B - Equipment grouping method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device grouping method and device. The method includes: when detecting a grouping instruction for dividing the mesh device into a mesh device group, sending a grouping request to the mesh device, and starting a grouping timer for timing, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group; When the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, a grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device is performed, and the grouping operation is used for grouping mesh devices with recoverable faults. The technical solution can realize the successful grouping of mesh devices with recoverable faults, overcome the problem of low grouping efficiency caused by not grouping non-responsive mesh devices in related technologies, and improve the grouping efficiency of mesh devices , Improve equipment management efficiency.

Description

Equipment grouping method and device

technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a device grouping method and device.

Background technique

Bluetooth technology supports a mesh network structure. The Bluetooth mesh network can provide many-to-many Bluetooth communication capabilities between devices. It can realize the formation of mesh devices into a large network, conveniently realize unified control and synchronous control, and improve the construction of large-scale Communication capabilities covered by the network. A Bluetooth mesh network can contain dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of mesh devices, and these mesh devices can transmit information to each other.

In related technologies, the mesh devices in the Bluetooth mesh network can be grouped and managed to facilitate user operation and management.

Contents of the invention

In order to overcome the problems existing in the related technologies, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device grouping method and device. Described technical scheme is as follows:

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device grouping method is provided, including:

When a grouping instruction for dividing a mesh device into a mesh device group is detected, a grouping request is sent to the mesh device, and a grouping timer is started for timing, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group;

When the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches a first preset duration, perform a grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device, and the grouping operation is used for resumable response to occurrence Faulty mesh devices are grouped together.

In one embodiment, the grouping operation includes: periodically resending the grouping request to the mesh device until a grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of retransmissions reaches a preset number of retransmissions .

In one embodiment, the grouping operation also includes:

When the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the packet response sent by the mesh device is not received, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, the The mesh device sends the grouping request;

The above steps are repeatedly executed until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries.

In one embodiment, the grouping operation includes:

Start a timing query timer, and send the grouping request to the mesh device when the timing of the timing query timer reaches a second preset duration;

The above steps are repeatedly executed until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries.

In one embodiment, the recoverable faults include at least any one or combination of the following fault types:

Software abnormality that can be restored to normal working state by itself within a specified time, software abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the software, hardware abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the device, power off the device and wait for a predetermined time A hardware abnormality that restores the normal working state by powering on the device again afterwards.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received, outputting a grouping failure message, wherein the grouping failure message is used to notify that the grouping operation for the mesh device fails.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus for grouping devices is provided, including:

A sending module, configured to send a grouping request to the mesh device when detecting a grouping instruction for dividing the mesh device into a mesh device group, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group;

A timing module is used to start a grouping timer for timing;

A grouping module, configured to perform a grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches a first preset duration, the grouping operation uses Used to group mesh devices with recoverable failures.

In one embodiment, the grouping operation includes: periodically resending the grouping request to the mesh device until a grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of retransmissions reaches a preset number of retransmissions .

In one embodiment, the grouping operation also includes:

When the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the packet response sent by the mesh device is not received, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, the The mesh device sends the grouping request;

The above steps are repeatedly executed until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries.

In one embodiment, the grouping operation includes: starting a timing query timer, and sending the grouping request to the mesh device when the timing of the timing query timer reaches a second preset duration; repeatedly performing the above steps , until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries.

In one embodiment, the recoverable failures include at least any of the following failure types or combinations: software abnormalities that can recover to normal working conditions within a specified time, software that can recover to normal working conditions after restarting the software Abnormal, hardware abnormality in which the device can be restored to normal working state after restarting the device, hardware abnormality in which the device can be restored to normal working state after powering off the device and waiting for a predetermined time and then powering on the device again.

In one embodiment, the device also includes:

An output module, configured to output a grouping failure message when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received, wherein the grouping failure message is used to notify that the grouping operation for the mesh device fails.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus for grouping devices is provided, including:

processor;

memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

Wherein, the processor is configured as:

When a grouping instruction for dividing a mesh device into a mesh device group is detected, a grouping request is sent to the mesh device, and a grouping timer is started for timing, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group;

When the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches a first preset duration, perform a grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device, and the grouping operation is used for resumable response to occurrence Faulty mesh devices are grouped together.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium, on which computer instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the above-mentioned first aspect are implemented.

The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: In the process of grouping mesh devices, the technical solution performs grouping operations on mesh devices that do not respond, so that mesh devices with recoverable faults can be grouped together. The successful grouping overcomes the problem of low grouping efficiency caused by not grouping mesh devices that do not respond in the related art, and can improve the grouping efficiency of mesh devices and improve device management efficiency.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing a method for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing a method for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed ways

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numerals in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with aspects of the present disclosure as recited in the appended claims.

In related technologies, in order to facilitate user's operation and management, the mesh devices in the Bluetooth mesh network can be grouped and managed. However, in the process of grouping mesh devices, the related technology does not group all mesh devices that do not respond, and the grouping efficiency is low, resulting in low device management efficiency.

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device grouping method, the method includes: when detecting a grouping instruction for dividing a mesh device into a mesh device group, sending a grouping request to the mesh device, and starting a grouping timer for timing , wherein the grouping request includes the group identifier of the mesh device group; when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, the grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device is performed, and the grouping operation Used to group mesh devices with recoverable failures. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the process of grouping mesh devices, grouping operations are performed on mesh devices that do not respond, so that mesh devices with recoverable faults can be successfully grouped, and overcome the problem of mesh devices that do not respond in the related art. The problem of low grouping efficiency caused by not performing grouping can improve the grouping efficiency of mesh devices and improve device management efficiency.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to scenarios where mesh devices in a Bluetooth mesh network need to be grouped and managed or sub-networks are established. User differentiated control. Wherein, each mesh device in the Bluetooth mesh network can communicate through the Bluetooth technology. It should be noted that the mesh device involved in this disclosure refers to a Bluetooth device supporting the Bluetooth mesh technology.

Based on the above analysis, the following specific embodiments are proposed.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing a method for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment. The execution subject of this method can be the master Bluetooth mesh device in the Bluetooth mesh network. For example, the master Bluetooth mesh device can be a terminal supporting Bluetooth technology, and the terminal can be a smart phone, a Bluetooth mesh gateway, a tablet computer, a notebook, a desktop computer or a wearable device. equipment, etc. As shown in Figure 1, the method includes the following steps 101-102:

In step 101, when a grouping instruction for dividing mesh devices into mesh device groups is detected, a grouping request is sent to the mesh devices, and a grouping timer is started for timing, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group.

For example, in the scenario where mesh devices in a Bluetooth mesh network need to be managed in groups or subnets are formed, first, the master Bluetooth mesh device in the Bluetooth mesh network discovers and finds all mesh devices in the Bluetooth mesh network, and the master Bluetooth mesh The device assigns each mesh device a unique device identifier in the Bluetooth mesh network, and sends the device identifier to the corresponding mesh device one by one, and waits for the response of each mesh device to ensure that the device identifier is assigned successfully. Taking mesh device a as an example, the master Bluetooth mesh device assigns a unique device identifier A in the Bluetooth mesh network to mesh device a, and sends the device identifier A to the corresponding mesh device a, and then waits for the response of mesh device a ; When receiving the assignment response returned by the mesh device a, it is determined that the device identifier assignment process for the mesh device a is successful.

For example, when the user needs to group the mesh devices in the Bluetooth mesh network or form a subnet, the user can send a grouping command to the main Bluetooth mesh device through the user device, and the grouping command includes more than two mesh devices that need to be grouped ;User devices such as smartphones, Bluetooth mesh gateways, tablet computers, notebooks, desktops, or wearable devices; or, users can also directly input grouping instructions on the main Bluetooth mesh device and specify two or more meshes that need to be grouped equipment. When the master bluetooth mesh device detects the grouping instruction that divides more than two mesh devices into the same mesh device group, it obtains the group identifier of the mesh device group; wherein, the group identifier of the mesh device group can be determined by the master bluetooth mesh device according to the preset Assuming that the algorithm is generated in real time, the user can also send the group identifier of the mesh device group to the main Bluetooth mesh device through the user equipment; the group identifier of each mesh device group is unique in the same Bluetooth mesh network. Then, the main bluetooth mesh device sends grouping requests to the two or more mesh devices that are grouped, wherein the grouping requests include the group identifier of the mesh device group; respectively start the grouping timers corresponding to the grouping requests sent to each mesh device. Timing, waiting for the response of each mesh device to its respective grouping request to ensure that the device grouping is successful; if the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received before the grouping timer reaches the first preset The device grouping of the mesh device is successful; if the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received before the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, it is determined that the device grouping for the mesh device is successful; if the timing of the grouping timer When the first preset time period is reached and no packet response sent by the mesh device is received, it may be determined that the state of the mesh device is abnormal.

In step 102, when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, the grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device is executed, and the grouping operation is used for recoverable faults Mesh devices are grouped together.

For example, after the master bluetooth mesh device sends a grouping request to the mesh device and starts the grouping timer for timing, when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, it can It is determined that the state of the mesh device is abnormal; however, this disclosure does not determine that the device grouping of the mesh device with the abnormal state has failed, but executes the grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device, which is used to achieve recovery for the occurrence of recoverable faults. The mesh devices are grouped together.

For example, recoverable failures include at least any of the following failure types or combinations: software abnormalities or hardware abnormalities that can be restored to normal working conditions within a specified time, software abnormalities that can be restored to normal working conditions by restarting the software, Restart the device to return to the normal working state of the hardware abnormality, power off the device and wait for a predetermined period of time and then power on the device again to return to the hardware abnormality of the normal working state. A software abnormality or hardware abnormality that can be restored to a normal working state within a specified time, that is, a temporary software abnormality or hardware abnormality. It should be noted that some mesh devices that are judged to be abnormal due to no response may just have a recoverable software failure or hardware failure during the grouping process. For these mesh devices, a recoverable software failure or hardware failure has occurred The mesh device can be restored to normal working state through specific operations or processing. After these recoverable faulty mesh devices return to the normal working state, the master Bluetooth mesh device groups these mesh devices again, for example, the master Bluetooth mesh device performs the grouping operation corresponding to the mesh devices to implement Restored failed mesh devices are grouped.

Exemplarily, the grouping operation includes at least any of the following operations:

Operation a. Resend the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals, that is, repeatedly send the grouping request. The time interval between two consecutive grouping requests can be equal or not, until the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the grouping request is resent. The number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions.

Operation b. Start the timing query timer, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, send a grouping request to the mesh device; repeat the above steps until receiving the grouping response sent by the mesh device, or until the number of queries Reached the preset number of queries.

Operation c. Resend the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals, that is, repeatedly send the grouping request. The time interval between two consecutive grouping requests can be equal or not, until the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the grouping request is resent. The number of transmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions; when the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the packet response sent by the mesh device is not received, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches When the second preset duration, send the grouping request to the mesh device; repeat the above steps until receiving the grouping response sent by the mesh device, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries.

It should be noted that the second preset duration in operation b may be much longer than the time interval in operation a. For example, when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, the grouping operation a corresponding to the mesh device is performed, and the grouping request is periodically resent to the mesh device to realize Group the mesh devices with temporary software or hardware abnormalities; if the grouping response sent by the mesh device has not been received when the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions, it can be determined that the device grouping for the mesh device has failed; Or, if the packet response sent by the mesh device has not been received when the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions, you can set a timing query, start the timing query timer, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration , send a grouping request to the mesh device; repeat the above steps until the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries, since the second preset duration in operation b can be much longer than that in operation a time interval, which can realize the software abnormal mesh device that can be restored to normal working state after restarting the software, the mesh device with hardware abnormality that can be restored to normal working state after restarting the device, or the device is powered off and After waiting for a predetermined period of time, the mesh devices with hardware abnormalities that can be restored to normal working status can be grouped by powering on the device again.

For example, after performing the grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device, the master Bluetooth mesh device still does not receive the grouping response sent by the mesh device, it will determine that the device grouping of the mesh device with an abnormal state has failed, and output a grouping failure message, wherein the grouping The failure message is used to report the failure of the grouping operation for the mesh device.

In the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, in the process of grouping mesh devices, the grouping operation is performed on mesh devices that do not respond, so that mesh devices with recoverable faults can be successfully grouped, which overcomes the problems in related technologies. Due to the problem of low grouping efficiency caused by not grouping mesh devices that do not respond, the grouping efficiency of mesh devices can be improved, and device management efficiency can be improved.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing a method for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, on the basis of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the device grouping method involved in the present disclosure may include the following steps 201-208:

In step 201, when a grouping instruction for dividing mesh devices into mesh device groups is detected, a grouping request is sent to the mesh devices, and a grouping timer is started for timing, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group.

In step 202, it is detected whether the group response sent by the mesh device is received: when the group response sent by the mesh device is received and the timing of the group timer does not exceed the first preset duration, go to step 208; When the packet response sent by the mesh device and the timing of the packet timer reaches the first preset duration, go to step 203 .

In step 203, the grouping request is periodically resent to the mesh device until a grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of resending times reaches a preset number of times of resending.

In step 204, check whether the packet response sent by the mesh device is received: when the packet response sent by the mesh device is received and the number of retransmissions does not exceed the preset number of retransmissions, go to step 208; When the sent packet responds and the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions, go to step 205 .

In step 205, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, a grouping request is sent to the mesh device; when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset Repeat this step until the number of queries is reached.

In step 206, check whether the group response sent by the mesh device is received: when the group response sent by the mesh device is received and the number of queries does not exceed the preset number of queries, go to step 208; if the group response sent by the mesh device is not received When the response is grouped and the number of inquiries reaches the preset number of inquiries, go to step 207.

In step 207, a grouping failure message is output, wherein the grouping failure message is used to notify that the grouping operation for the mesh device fails; the process ends.

In step 208, a grouping success message is output, wherein the grouping success message is used to notify that the grouping operation for the mesh device is successful; the process ends.

Exemplarily, the grouping failure message includes: the identifier of the mesh device, the group identifier of the mesh device group, the number of retransmissions, and the number of queries.

In the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, during the process of grouping mesh devices, the method of intermittently resending grouping requests, timing query, etc. for mesh devices that do not respond, realizes that recoverable failures will occur Successful grouping of faulty mesh devices overcomes the problem of low grouping efficiency due to non-responsive mesh devices not being grouped in related technologies, and can increase the grouping efficiency of mesh devices and improve device management efficiency.

The following are device embodiments of the present disclosure, which can be used to implement the method embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment. The apparatus can be implemented in various ways, for example, implementing all components of the apparatus in the master Bluetooth mesh device, or on the side of the master Bluetooth mesh device The components in the device are implemented in a coupled manner; the device can implement the above-mentioned methods involved in the present disclosure through software, hardware or a combination of the two. As shown in FIG. 3 , the device grouping device includes: a sending module 301, a timing module 302 and Grouping module 303, wherein:

The sending module 301 is configured to send a grouping request to the mesh device when detecting a grouping instruction for dividing the mesh device into a mesh device group, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group;

The timing module 302 is configured to start a packet timer for timing;

The grouping module 303 is configured to execute a grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, and the grouping operation is used for recoverable faults The mesh devices are grouped together.

The apparatus for grouping devices provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure sends a grouping request to the mesh devices when the configuration sending module 301 detects a grouping instruction for dividing mesh devices into mesh device groups, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group; The timing module 302 is configured to start a grouping timer for timing; the grouping module 303 performs a grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches a first preset duration, The grouping operation is used to group the mesh devices with recoverable faults, realize the successful grouping of the mesh devices with recoverable faults, and overcome the grouping problem caused by not grouping the mesh devices with no response in the related technology. The problem of low power can improve the grouping power of mesh devices and improve device management efficiency.

In a possible implementation manner, the grouping operation includes: resending the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals until a grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of resending times reaches a preset number of times of resending.

In a possible implementation manner, the grouping operation further includes:

When the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the packet response sent by the mesh device is not received, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, the The mesh device sends the grouping request; repeat the above steps until the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries.

In a possible implementation manner, the grouping operation includes: starting a timing query timer, and sending a grouping request to the mesh device when the timing of the timing query timer reaches a second preset duration; repeating the above steps until receiving the mesh The packet response sent by the device, or until the number of inquiries reaches the preset number of inquiries.

In a possible implementation manner, recoverable faults include at least any of the following fault types or combinations:

Software abnormality that can be restored to normal working state by itself within a specified time, software abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the software, hardware abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the device, power off the device and wait for a predetermined time A hardware abnormality that restores the normal working state by powering on the device again afterwards.

In a possible implementation manner, as shown in FIG. 4 , the apparatus for grouping devices shown in FIG. 3 may further include: an output module 401 configured to output a grouping failure message when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received , wherein the grouping failure message is used to notify that the grouping operation for the mesh device fails.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing a device grouping apparatus 500 according to an exemplary embodiment, and the device grouping apparatus 500 includes:

Processor 501;

memory 502 for storing processor-executable instructions;

Wherein, the processor 501 is configured as:

When a grouping instruction for dividing the mesh device into a mesh device group is detected, a grouping request is sent to the mesh device, and a grouping timer is started for timing, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group;

When the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, the grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device is executed, and the grouping operation is used to group the mesh devices with recoverable faults.

In one embodiment, the grouping operation includes: periodically resending the grouping request to the mesh device until receiving a grouping response sent by the mesh device, or until the number of retransmissions reaches a preset number of retransmissions.

In one embodiment, the grouping operation also includes:

When the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the packet response sent by the mesh device is not received, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, the The mesh device sends the grouping request; repeat the above steps until the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries.

In one embodiment, grouping operations include:

Start a timing query timer, and send a grouping request to the mesh device when the timing of the timing query timer reaches a second preset duration;

The above steps are repeated until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of inquiries reaches the preset number of inquiries.

In one embodiment, recoverable faults include at least any one or combination of the following fault types:

Software abnormality that can be restored to normal working state by itself within a specified time, software abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the software, hardware abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the device, power off the device and wait for a predetermined time A hardware abnormality that restores the normal working state by powering on the device again afterwards.

In an embodiment, the above-mentioned processor 501 may also be configured to: output a grouping failure message when no grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, where the grouping failure message is used to notify that the grouping operation for the mesh device fails.

The device grouping device provided by the above-mentioned embodiment of the present disclosure implements the successful grouping of mesh devices with recoverable faults by performing a grouping operation on mesh devices that do not respond during the process of grouping mesh devices, and overcomes the problems of related technologies. In this method, the grouping efficiency is low due to the non-responsive mesh devices not being grouped, which can improve the grouping efficiency of the mesh devices and improve device management efficiency.

Regarding the apparatus in the foregoing embodiments, the specific manner in which each module executes operations has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be described in detail here.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the device grouping apparatus 600 may be a master Bluetooth mesh device in a Bluetooth mesh network, such as a terminal supporting Bluetooth technology, and the terminal may be a smart phone, a Bluetooth mesh gateway, a tablet computer, a notebook, a desktop or a wearable device, etc. Referring to FIG. 6, the device grouping apparatus 600 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 602, a memory 604, a power supply component 606, a multimedia component 608, an audio component 610, an input/output (I/O) interface 612, and a sensor component 614, and a communication component 616.

The processing component 602 generally controls the overall operations of the device grouping apparatus 600, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 602 may include one or more processors 620 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above method. Additionally, processing component 602 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 602 and other components. For example, processing component 602 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 608 and processing component 602 .

The memory 604 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the device grouping apparatus 600 . Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device grouping apparatus 600, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 604 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or their combination, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Magnetic Memory, Flash Memory, Magnetic or Optical Disk.

The power supply component 606 provides power to various components of the device grouping apparatus 600 . Power components 606 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for device grouping apparatus 600 .

The multimedia component 608 includes screens that provide an output interface between the device grouping apparatus 600 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense a boundary of a touch or a swipe action, but also detect duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 608 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. When the device grouping apparatus 600 is in an operation mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 610 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 610 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the device grouping apparatus 600 is in operation modes, such as call mode, recording mode and voice recognition mode. Received audio signals may be further stored in memory 604 or sent via communication component 616 . In some embodiments, the audio component 610 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 612 provides an interface between the processing component 602 and a peripheral interface module. The peripheral interface module may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, start button, and lock button.

Sensor component 614 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for device grouping apparatus 600 . For example, the sensor component 614 can detect the open/closed state of the device grouping device 600, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of the device grouping device 600, the sensor component 614 can also detect the device grouping device 600 or the device grouping device 600 a component's position change, presence or absence of user contact with device grouping device 600 , device grouping device 600 orientation or acceleration/deceleration and device grouping device 600 temperature change. The sensor assembly 614 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects in the absence of any physical contact. Sensor assembly 614 may also include optical sensors, such as CMOS or CCD image sensors, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 614 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 616 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the device grouping apparatus 600 and other devices. The device grouping apparatus 600 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G/3G/4G/5G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 616 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 616 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, device grouping apparatus 600 may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field Programmable gate array (FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic component implementation for performing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, there is also provided a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as the memory 604 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 620 of the device grouping apparatus 600 to complete the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for grouping devices according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the device grouping apparatus 700 may be provided as a server. The device grouping apparatus 700 includes a processing component 702 , which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource, represented by a memory 703 , for storing instructions executable by the processing component 702 , such as application programs. The application program stored in memory 703 may include one or more modules each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 702 is configured to execute instructions to perform the above method.

The device grouping apparatus 700 may also include a power supply component 706 configured to perform power management of the device grouping apparatus 700, a wired or wireless network interface 705 configured to connect the device grouping apparatus 700 to a network, and an input/output (I/O ) interface 708. The device grouping device 700 can operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 703, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™ or the like.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, when the instructions in the storage medium are executed by the processor of the device grouping device 600 or the device grouping device 700, the device grouping device 600 or the device grouping device 700 can perform the following method:

When a grouping instruction for dividing the mesh device into a mesh device group is detected, a grouping request is sent to the mesh device, and a grouping timer is started for timing, wherein the grouping request includes a group identifier of the mesh device group;

When the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, the grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device is executed, and the grouping operation is used to group the mesh devices with recoverable faults.

In one embodiment, the grouping operation includes: periodically resending the grouping request to the mesh device until receiving a grouping response sent by the mesh device, or until the number of retransmissions reaches a preset number of retransmissions.

In one embodiment, the grouping operation further includes: when the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the group response sent by the mesh device is not received, start a timing query timer, and when the timing query counts When the timing of the timer reaches the second preset time length, send the grouping request to the mesh device; repeat the above steps until the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries.

In one embodiment, grouping operations include:

Start a timing query timer, and send a grouping request to the mesh device when the timing of the timing query timer reaches a second preset duration;

The above steps are repeated until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of inquiries reaches the preset number of inquiries.

In one embodiment, recoverable faults include at least any one or combination of the following fault types:

Software abnormality that can be restored to normal working state by itself within a specified time, software abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the software, hardware abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the device, power off the device and wait for a predetermined time A hardware abnormality that restores the normal working state by powering on the device again afterwards.

In one embodiment, the method further includes: when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received, outputting a grouping failure message, wherein the grouping failure message is used to notify that the grouping operation for the mesh device fails.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptation of the present disclosure, and these modifications, uses or adaptations follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed in the present disclosure . The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise constructions which have been described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

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A device grouping method, characterized in that, it is applied to the first bluetooth mesh device in the bluetooth mesh network, comprising: When a grouping instruction for dividing a mesh device into a mesh device group is detected, a grouping request is sent to the mesh device, wherein the grouping instruction is sent to the master Bluetooth mesh when the user needs to perform group management on the mesh devices in the Bluetooth mesh network. sent by the device, the grouping instruction specifies two or more mesh devices that need to be divided into the same mesh device group; the sending of the grouping request to the mesh device includes: sending the request to two The above mesh devices respectively send a grouping request; the grouping request includes the group identifier of the mesh device group, and the group identifier of the mesh device group is generated by the first Bluetooth mesh device in real time according to a preset algorithm or sent to the first Bluetooth mesh by the user. Sent by the device, the group identifier of each mesh device group is unique in the same Bluetooth mesh network; Start the grouping timer for timing, including: respectively start the grouping timer corresponding to the grouping request sent to each mesh device for timing, and wait for each mesh device to respond to the respective grouping request; Before the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, and then it is determined that the device grouping for the mesh device is successful; When the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, the grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device is executed, and the grouping operation is used for recoverable failure The mesh devices are grouped; The grouping operations include: resending the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals until a grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of retransmissions reaches a preset number of retransmissions; When the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the packet response sent by the mesh device is not received, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, the The mesh device sends the grouping request; the second preset time length is much longer than the time interval in resending the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals, and is used to wait for a recoverable faulty mesh device return to normal working condition; The above steps are repeatedly executed until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recoverable faults at least include any of the following fault types or combinations: Software abnormality that can be restored to normal working state by itself within a specified time, software abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the software, hardware abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the device, power off the device and wait for a predetermined time A hardware abnormality that restores the normal working state by powering on the device again afterwards. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the method further comprises: When the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the number of queries reaches a preset number of queries, a grouping failure message is output, wherein the grouping failure message is used to notify that the grouping operation for the mesh device fails. 4. A device grouping device, characterized in that it is applied to the first bluetooth mesh device in the bluetooth mesh network, comprising: The sending module is configured to send a grouping request to the mesh device when detecting a grouping instruction for dividing the mesh device into a mesh device group, wherein the grouping instruction is sent to the mesh device when the user needs to perform group management on the mesh device in the Bluetooth mesh network Sent by the master Bluetooth mesh device, the grouping instruction specifies two or more mesh devices that need to be divided into the same mesh device group; the sending of the grouping request to the mesh device includes: sending the request to two mesh devices that are divided into the same mesh device group More than two mesh devices respectively send a grouping request; the grouping request includes the group identifier of the mesh device group, and the group identifier of the mesh device group is generated by the first Bluetooth mesh device in real time according to a preset algorithm or sent to the first Bluetooth by the user. Sent by the mesh device, the group identifier of each mesh device group is unique in the same Bluetooth mesh network; The timing module is used to start the grouping timer for timing, including: respectively starting the grouping timers corresponding to the grouping requests sent to each mesh device for timing, waiting for each mesh device to respond to the respective grouping requests; Before the timing of the timer reaches the first preset duration, if the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, it is determined that the device grouping for the mesh device is successful; A grouping module, configured to perform a grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches a first preset duration, the grouping operation uses It is used to group mesh devices with recoverable faults; the grouping operation includes: resending the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals until a grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of retransmissions reaches a preset number of retransmissions; When the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the packet response sent by the mesh device is not received, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, the The mesh device sends the grouping request; the second preset time length is much longer than the time interval in resending the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals, and is used to wait for a recoverable faulty mesh device return to normal working condition; The above steps are repeatedly executed until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries. 5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the recoverable faults at least include any of the following fault types or combinations: Software abnormality that can be restored to normal working state by itself within a specified time, software abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the software, hardware abnormality that can restore the normal working state after restarting the device, power off the device and wait for a predetermined time A hardware abnormality that restores the normal working state by powering on the device again afterwards. 6. The device according to claim 4, further comprising: An output module, configured to output a grouping failure message when the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the number of queries reaches a preset number of queries, wherein the grouping failure message is used to notify the grouping operation for the mesh device fail. 7. A device grouping device, characterized in that it is applied to the first Bluetooth mesh device in the Bluetooth mesh network, comprising: processor; memory for storing processor-executable instructions; Wherein, the processor is configured as: When a grouping instruction for dividing a mesh device into a mesh device group is detected, a grouping request is sent to the mesh device, wherein the grouping instruction is sent to the master Bluetooth mesh when the user needs to perform group management on the mesh devices in the Bluetooth mesh network. sent by the device, the grouping instruction specifies two or more mesh devices that need to be divided into the same mesh device group; the sending of the grouping request to the mesh device includes: sending the request to two The above mesh devices respectively send a grouping request; the grouping request includes the group identifier of the mesh device group, and the group identifier of the mesh device group is generated by the first Bluetooth mesh device in real time according to a preset algorithm or sent to the first Bluetooth mesh by the user. Sent by the device, the group identifier of each mesh device group is unique in the same Bluetooth mesh network; And starting the grouping timer for timing, including: respectively starting the grouping timer corresponding to the grouping request sent to each mesh device for timing, waiting for each mesh device to respond to the respective grouping request; Before the timing of the grouping timer reaches the first preset duration, the grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, and then it is determined that the device grouping for the mesh device is successful; When the grouping response sent by the mesh device is not received and the timing of the grouping timer reaches a first preset duration, perform a grouping operation corresponding to the mesh device, and the grouping operation is used for resumable response to occurrence The faulty mesh devices are grouped; The grouping operations include: resending the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals until a grouping response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of retransmissions reaches a preset number of retransmissions; When the number of retransmissions reaches the preset number of retransmissions and the packet response sent by the mesh device is not received, the timing query timer is started, and when the timing of the timing query timer reaches the second preset duration, the The mesh device sends the grouping request; the second preset time length is much longer than the time interval in resending the grouping request to the mesh device at intervals, and is used to wait for a recoverable faulty mesh device return to normal working condition; The above steps are repeatedly executed until the packet response sent by the mesh device is received, or until the number of queries reaches the preset number of queries. 8. A computer-readable storage medium, on which computer instructions are stored, wherein the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-3 are implemented when the instructions are executed by a processor.

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