Networking method and network for marine navigation devices
First Claim
1. A method for networking a plurality of marine navigation devices into a network, the network comprising one master marine navigation device and at least one slave marine navigation device, the method comprising:
- determining if a slave marine navigation device has recently been operatively coupled to the one master marine navigation device;
determining if the slave marine navigation device is of a device type permitted to network with the one master marine navigation device;
assigning an identifier to the slave marine navigation device if the device is of a device type permitted to network with the one master marine navigation device; and
transmitting the identifier to at least the slave marine navigation device.
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Abstract
A method for networking a plurality of marine navigation devices into a network is provided, the network comprising one master marine navigation device and at least one slave marine navigation device. The method includes determining if a slave marine navigation device has recently been operatively coupled to the one master marine navigation device, determining if the slave marine navigation device is of a device type permitted to network with the one master marine navigation device, assigning an identifier to the slave marine navigation device if the device is of a device type permitted to network with the one master marine navigation device, and transmitting the identifier to at least the slave marine navigation device. The master marine navigation device may include a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the processor being programmed to carry out this networking method.
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1. A method for networking a plurality of marine navigation devices into a network, the network comprising one master marine navigation device and at least one slave marine navigation device, the method comprising:
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determining if a slave marine navigation device has recently been operatively coupled to the one master marine navigation device; determining if the slave marine navigation device is of a device type permitted to network with the one master marine navigation device; assigning an identifier to the slave marine navigation device if the device is of a device type permitted to network with the one master marine navigation device; and transmitting the identifier to at least the slave marine navigation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A network of marine navigation devices comprising:
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at least one slave marine navigation device; and one master marine navigation device, the master marine navigation device including a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the processor programmed to determine if a slave marine navigation device has recently been operatively coupled to the one master marine navigation device; the processor programmed to determine if the slave marine navigation device is of a device type permitted to network with the one master marine navigation device, the processor programmed to assign an identifier to the slave marine navigation device if the device is of a device type-permitted to network with the one master marine navigation device, and the processor programmed to transmit the identifier to at least the slave marine navigation device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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