Optimized routing in connected environments

Abstract

Geographic proximity and network congestion are used to determine efficient routing of data in networks. If two devices are geographically close, then device-to-device communication may be possible. Data may thus be routed using device-to-device communication, which avoids consuming bandwidth in wide area networks and in cellular networks.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:   
       receiving a message identifying a proximity application;
 executing the proximity application; 
 determining, using the proximity application, dual communications paths to a system comprising a controller in communication with a plurality of devices; 
 selecting a peer connectivity of the dual communications paths for communications with the system; and 
 identifying a logical rule regarding the selecting. 
 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the message is received from a cloud-based service. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of devices comprises a plurality of sensors, and wherein the system comprises a sensory event notification system. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the peer connectivity facilitates wireless communication between the processing system and the controller. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the proximity application executes on a wireless device. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise registering the wireless device. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the peer connectivity of the wireless device to the system. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the operations further comprise receiving a wireless network broadcast by the system. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a cellular network as the peer connectivity. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a congestion associated with at least one of the dual communications paths. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a processing system including a processor of a wireless device, a message identifying a proximity application;   executing, by the processing system, the proximity application;   determining, by the processing system using the proximity application, dual communications paths to a system comprising a controller in communication with a plurality of devices;   selecting, by the processing system, a peer connectivity of the dual communications paths for communications with the system; and   identifying, by the processing system, a logical rule regarding the selecting.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the message is received from a cloud-based service. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of devices comprises a plurality of sensors, and wherein the system comprises a sensory event notification system. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the peer connectivity facilitates wireless communication between the processing system and the controller. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising determining, by the processing system, the peer connectivity of the wireless device to the system. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor of a mobile device, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
 receiving a message identifying a proximity application;
 executing the proximity application; 
 determining, using the proximity application, dual communications paths to a system comprising a controller in communication with a plurality of devices; 
 selecting a peer connectivity of the dual communications paths for communications with the system; and 
 identifying a logical rule regarding the selecting. 
   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the message is received from a cloud-based service. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of devices comprises a plurality of sensors, and wherein the system comprises a sensory event notification system. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the peer connectivity facilitates wireless communication between the processing system and the controller. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the peer connectivity of the mobile device to the system.