METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-REGISTRATION AND SELF-ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for self-registration and/or self-assembly of a plurality of electrical devices, the method comprising:
- performing the self-registration of the plurality of electrical devices by sending, from each of the plurality of electrical devices, device information that is stored in each of the plurality of electrical devices to a control device, including a processor, via a network, wherein the device information of each device identifies unique characteristics of the device the device information is stored in;
receiving, in the control device, the device information sent from each of the plurality of electrical devices;
storing, in a memory of the control device, the device information of each of the plurality of electrical devices; and
determining, from the stored device information of each of the plurality of electrical devices that each of the plurality of electrical devices are present and available on the network.
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Abstract
A method for self-registration and/or self-assembly of a plurality of electrical devices, the method including: performing the self-registration of the plurality of electrical devices by sending, from each of the plurality of electrical devices, device information that is stored in each of the plurality of electrical devices to a control device, including a processor, via a network, wherein the device information of each device identifies unique characteristics of the device the device information is stored in; receiving, in the control device, the device information sent from each of the plurality of electrical devices; storing, in a memory of the control device, the device information of each of the plurality of electrical devices; and determining, from the stored device information of each of the plurality of electrical devices that each of the plurality of electrical devices are present and available on the network.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for self-registration and/or self-assembly of a plurality of electrical devices, the method comprising:
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performing the self-registration of the plurality of electrical devices by sending, from each of the plurality of electrical devices, device information that is stored in each of the plurality of electrical devices to a control device, including a processor, via a network, wherein the device information of each device identifies unique characteristics of the device the device information is stored in; receiving, in the control device, the device information sent from each of the plurality of electrical devices; storing, in a memory of the control device, the device information of each of the plurality of electrical devices; and determining, from the stored device information of each of the plurality of electrical devices that each of the plurality of electrical devices are present and available on the network. - 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, 24, 25)
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26. A method for self-registration and/or self-assembly of a plurality of electrical devices, the method comprising:
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performing the self-registration of the plurality of electrical devices, with control logic distributed among more than two of the plurality of electrical devices, by determining which of the plurality of electrical devices are present and available; and instructing, by the control logic, at least two electrical devices that are determined to be present and available to assemble into a functional unit.
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