Method and apparatus for creating a smart network
First Claim
1. A method of creating a network of control devices, the method comprises the steps of:
- providing a master control device, wherein the master control device comprises a wireless transmission unit;
providing a plurality of programmable control devices, wherein each of the plurality of control devices comprises a wireless communication unit, the wireless communication unit communicating with the wireless transmission unit;
sending, by the master control device, a configuration signal to an arbitrary control device from the plurality of programmable control devices, wherein the master control device is positioned within close proximity to the arbitrary control device;
allocating a unique identifier included in the configuration signal to the arbitrary control device, if the configuration signal includes an add command;
adding the arbitrary control device to the network of the control devices, if the configuration signal includes the add command;
deleting the unique identifier for the arbitrary control device, if the configuration signal includes a delete command; and
removing the arbitrary control device from the network of the control devices, if the configuration signal includes the delete command.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for creating a smart network of control devices includes a master control device and a plurality of programmable control devices; the master control device having a wireless transmission unit and each of the plurality of programmable control devices having a wireless communication unit being configured for wireless communication between the master control device and the programmable control devices. The master control device is positioned within close proximity to one or more of the plurality of programmable control devices in order to send a configuration signal that is used to add the one or more programmable control devices to the network of control devices; a unique identifier being allocated to each of the programmable control devices added to the network of control devices. In the same way, one or more of the programmable control devices can be removed from network of control devices.
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1. A method of creating a network of control devices, the method comprises the steps of:
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providing a master control device, wherein the master control device comprises a wireless transmission unit; providing a plurality of programmable control devices, wherein each of the plurality of control devices comprises a wireless communication unit, the wireless communication unit communicating with the wireless transmission unit; sending, by the master control device, a configuration signal to an arbitrary control device from the plurality of programmable control devices, wherein the master control device is positioned within close proximity to the arbitrary control device; allocating a unique identifier included in the configuration signal to the arbitrary control device, if the configuration signal includes an add command; adding the arbitrary control device to the network of the control devices, if the configuration signal includes the add command; deleting the unique identifier for the arbitrary control device, if the configuration signal includes a delete command; and removing the arbitrary control device from the network of the control devices, if the configuration signal includes the delete command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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