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Programmable network control component and system of components

  • US 6,832,118 B1
  • Filed: 09/29/2000
  • Issued: 12/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A programmable networkable electric component, the component comprising:

  • an electric control or monitoring device having a plurality of operational states;

    a network interface coupled to the device for communicating operational state data between the component and a data network; and

    a programmable object including memory allocated for data representative of a function of the device and a physical location of the device in a system, the physical location data including data descriptive of physical coordinates of the component in the system and data descriptive of a physical size of a portion of the system in which the component is installed.

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