Consolidating messages
First Claim
1. A method of consolidating received messages from a plurality of devices, each of said received messages having a condition portion representing at least one condition being reported by at least one of said plurality of devices, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one received message from said plurality of devices;
selecting at least one transmit condition from said at least one conditions being reported by said plurality of devices; and
transmitting a transmit message having a transmit condition portion and a transmit identifier portion,wherein said transmit condition portion comprises said at least one transmit condition and wherein said transmit identifier portion represents said plurality of devices reporting said at least one transmit condition.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for consolidating received messages from a plurality of devices. Each of the received messages has a condition portion representing at least one condition being reported by at least one of said plurality of devices. The apparatus comprises a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The method comprises receiving at least one received message from the plurality of devices, selecting at least one transmit condition from the at least one conditions being reported by the plurality of devices, and transmitting a transmit message having a transmit condition portion and a transmit identifier portion. The transmit condition portion is selected so as to optimize the length of the transmit identifier portion.
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1. A method of consolidating received messages from a plurality of devices, each of said received messages having a condition portion representing at least one condition being reported by at least one of said plurality of devices, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one received message from said plurality of devices; selecting at least one transmit condition from said at least one conditions being reported by said plurality of devices; and transmitting a transmit message having a transmit condition portion and a transmit identifier portion, wherein said transmit condition portion comprises said at least one transmit condition and wherein said transmit identifier portion represents said plurality of devices reporting said at least one transmit condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for consolidating received messages from a plurality of devices, each of said received messages having a condition portion representing at least one condition being reported by at least one of said plurality of devices, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving at least one received message from said plurality of devices; a processor for selecting at least one transmit condition from said at least one conditions being reported by said plurality of devices; and a transmitter transmitting a transmit message having a transmit condition portion and a transmit identifier portion, wherein said transmit condition portion comprises said at least one transmit condition and wherein said transmit identifier portion represents said plurality of devices reporting said at least one transmit condition. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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