Multiplex communications – Communication over free space
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-15
2008-07-15
Feild, Joseph (Department: 2617)
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
C455S414400, C713S171000, C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11120799
ABSTRACT:
A system for pairing wireless nodes includes a plurality of device nodes, such as lamp nodes, a plurality of sensor nodes, such as light switch nodes, and a context manager node. Each of the device nodes, the sensor nodes and the context manager node includes a first communication channel having radio frequency signals and a diverse second communication channel including wireless non-radio frequency signals. Some of the device nodes and the sensor nodes are adapted to collect context information of a corresponding communication environment and to transfer the collected context information to the context manager node. The context manager node is adapted to employ the collected context information and enable automated distributed pairing of a first node of the device nodes and sensor nodes with another second node of the device nodes and sensor nodes.
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Gutierrez José A.
Pereira Luis R.
Doan Kiet
Eaton Corporation
Feild Joseph
Moran Martin J.
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