Using position for node grouping
First Claim
1. A method of grouping a derived spatial arrangement of wireless nodes comprising:
- dividing said arrangement into a plurality of spatial groups by defining a center of a particular group based on the spatial arrangement of the wireless nodes and assigning a particular wireless node to the particular group if a distance between the particular wireless node'"'"'s spatial position in said arrangement and the defined center of said particular group is equal to or less than a defined threshold distance.
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Abstract
A computer algorithm for grouping a derived spatial arrangement of wireless communication nodes. The wireless communication nodes form a wireless communication network and are configured to control the operation of luminaires in a lighting array. The position of each node in the communication network corresponds to the position of a particular luminaire in the lighting array. The algorithm divides the arrangement of nodes into a plurality of spatial groups, each of which is defined by a line which joins the group'"'"'s member nodes together. The groups are ranked according to their statistical attributes and a number of groups are selected as control groups, such that the member nodes, and hence luminaires, of each control group may be controlled by a single switch or sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of grouping a derived spatial arrangement of wireless nodes comprising:
dividing said arrangement into a plurality of spatial groups by defining a center of a particular group based on the spatial arrangement of the wireless nodes and assigning a particular wireless node to the particular group if a distance between the particular wireless node'"'"'s spatial position in said arrangement and the defined center of said particular group is equal to or less than a defined threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus configured to group a derived arrangement of wireless nodes comprising:
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a network card operable to interface to wireless nodes, and a processor operable to divide said arrangement into a plurality of spatial groups by defining a center of a particular group based on the spatial arrangement of the wireless nodes and assigning a particular wireless node to the particular group if a distance between the particular wireless node'"'"'s spatial position in said arrangement and the defined center of said particular group is equal to or less than a defined threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform
grouping a derived spatial arrangement of wireless nodes by dividing the arrangement into a plurality of spatial groups by defining a center of a particular group based on the spatial arrangement of the wireless nodes and assigning a particular wireless node to the particular group if a distance between the particular wireless node'"'"'s spatial position in said arrangement and the defined center of the group is equal to or less than a defined threshold distance.
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