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System bridge and timeclock for RF controlled lighting systems

  • US 6,927,547 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2003
  • Issued: 08/09/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wireless lighting control system, wherein all wireless transmissions are on the same Radio Frequency (RF), the system comprising:

  • a first lighting control subnet operatively connected to a first lighting device;

    a second lighting control subnet operatively connected to a second lighting device; and

    a bridge in wireless and operative communications with the first and second lighting control subnets and the first and second lighting control devices, wherein said bridge transmits a link claim to the first and second lighting control subnets after waiting for a backoff time after the RE signal has ended, transmits a command to the first lighting control subnet with respect to the first lighting device, assigns a random wait time to said first lighting control subnet, and assigns a maximum random wait time to said second lighting control subnet, and receives an acknowledgement from said first lighting control subnet.

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