METHOD OF SELECTIVELY PAIRING WIRELESS CONTROLLER TO MULTIPLT DENTAL/MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a plurality of devices, the system comprising:
- a master device and a plurality of slave devices;
the master device configured to control one slave device selected from the plurality of slave devices;
a communication protocol configured with a predetermined addressing scheme in which the master device is configured to learn an address associated with each slave device, and each slave device is configured to learn an address of the master device;
wherein a communication between the master device and the one slave device includes both the master device address and the slave device address;
the communication protocol configured to;
request an activity level from each of the plurality of slave devices;
determine which slave device of the plurality of slave devices exhibits a predetermined threshold level of activity;
select the one slave device having the predetermined threshold level of activity; and
control the one slave device by the master device.
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Abstract
In a dental operatory system a master device coordinates the activity levels of multiple slave devices. The master device coordinates activity via a communication link with all slave devices. A communication protocol incorporates a closed system addresses scheme in which the master device learns all associated addresses of slave devices, and all slave devices learn all associated addresses of the master device. Each communication between master device and any slave device includes both the master device address and the slave device address. The master device scans all slave devices for an activity status and determines which slave device exhibits a threshold level of activity, and whether activity is increasing or decreasing. The master device passes a communication control token to the slave device to be controlled by operation of the master device.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a plurality of devices, the system comprising:
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a master device and a plurality of slave devices;
the master device configured to control one slave device selected from the plurality of slave devices;a communication protocol configured with a predetermined addressing scheme in which the master device is configured to learn an address associated with each slave device, and each slave device is configured to learn an address of the master device;
wherein a communication between the master device and the one slave device includes both the master device address and the slave device address;
the communication protocol configured to;request an activity level from each of the plurality of slave devices; determine which slave device of the plurality of slave devices exhibits a predetermined threshold level of activity; select the one slave device having the predetermined threshold level of activity; and control the one slave device by the master device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a plurality of devices, comprising:
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providing a master device and a plurality of slave devices; associating an address with each slave device and the master device; learning all addresses associated with each slave device and of the master device; communicating between the master device and at least one slave device includes both the master device address and the slave device address; requesting an activity level from each of the plurality of slave devices; determining which slave device of the plurality of slave devices exhibits a predetermined threshold level of activity; selecting one slave device having the predetermined threshold level of activity; and controlling the selected slave device by the master device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for controlling a plurality of devices, the system comprising:
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a master device and a plurality of slave devices;
the master device configured to control one slave device selected from the plurality of slave devices;a communication protocol configured with a predetermined addressing scheme in which the master device is configured to learn an address associated with each slave device, and each slave device is configured to learn all addresses associated with each slave device and of the master device;
wherein a communication between the master device and the one slave device includes both the master device address and the slave device address;
the communication protocol configured to;request an activity level from each of the plurality of slave devices; determine which slave device of the plurality of slave devices exhibits a predetermined threshold level of activity; select the one slave device having the predetermined threshold level of activity; and control the one slave device by the master device.
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