Method and device for commissioning of nodes of a network

• US 9,832,080 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2013
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Philips Lighting BV (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Knibbe, Engel Johannes, Verbakel, Cornelis Antonius, Nieuwlands, Eric Johannus Hendricus Cornelis Maria
• Primary Examiner(s): TRUONG, LAN DAI T
• Application Number:
  US14/397,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106508A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,672 Days
• Field of Search: 709224, 709220, 709217, 709223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/50 Address allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/199 Commissioning of light sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for commissioning of nodes of a network. The method comprises the steps of (S10) receiving, at a first node (30a) of the network, at least one indication message including identification information of a second node (30b) of the network; (S20) receiving, at the first node (30a), parameter information indicating a parameter sensed with at least one parameter sensor associated with the first node (30a); (S30) determining whether the at least one indication message and the parameter information temporarily correlate; and (S40), if a correlation is determined, adding correlation information about the second node (30b) to a register table of the first node (30a).

Claims

1. Method for commissioning of nodes of a network, comprising:

receiving, at a first node of the network, at least one indication message including identification information of a second node of the network;

receiving, at the first node, parameter information indicating a parameter sensed with at least one parameter sensor associated with the first node;

determining whether the at least one indication message and the parameter information temporarily correlate with one another; and

if a correlation is determined, adding correlation information about the second node (30b) to a register table of the first node

wherein the register table is a table of neighbors of the first node and a device is further adapted to combine the table of neighbors of the first node with at least one further table of neighbors received from at least one other node in the network.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the register table is a table of neighbors of the first node.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the indication message further includes at least one of

network address information of the second node;

absolute location information of the second node

operation state information of the second node and/or a load associated with the second node;

detection information sensed with a respective sensor of the second node;

motion information associated with a surrounding area of the second node and sensed by a motion sensor associated with the second node; and

commands addressing at least the second node.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein the correlation information includes at least one of

identification information of the second node included in the indication message;

network address information of the second node;

absolute location information of the second node in the network; and

relative location information of the second node with respect to the first node.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein the parameter information includes at least one of

operation state information of the second node and/or at least one load associated with the second node;

information about a state and/or a change of the sensed parameter; and

light intensity information.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein existing correlation information about the second node is deleted from the register table of the first node when no correlation between the received indication message and the received parameter information occurs.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein the steps of receiving an indication message, receiving parameter information and determining whether the indication message and the parameter information temporarily correlate with one another, are performed a plurality of times before a correlation is added to the register table.

8. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

instructing at least one node to change an operation state thereof or an operation state of a load associated therewith.

9. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting an operation state of at least one load associated with the first node when a correlation is approved.

10. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

combining the register table of the first node with at least one further register table received from at least one other node in the network.

11. Device for commissioning of nodes of a network, the device being adapted to

a transceiver to receive at least one indication message including identification information of a second node of the network and receive parameter information indicating a parameter sensed with at least one parameter sensor associated with a first node;

a control unit to determine whether the at least one indication message and the parameter information temporarily correlate with one another, and if a correlation is determined, add correlation information about the second node to a register table of the first node, wherein the register table is a table of neighbors of the first node and the device is further adapted to combine the table of neighbors of the first node with at least one further table of neighbors received from at least one other node in the network.

12. Device according to claim 11, wherein the device is integrated in or operatively coupled to the first node.

13. Device according to claim 11, wherein the device is used in a lighting system having at least a first and second lamp nodes.

14. A system for commissioning of nodes of a network, comprising:

a plurality of nodes, at least one of them being coupled to a device, wherein the device includes

a transceiver to receive at least one indication message including identification information of a second node of the network and receive parameter information indicating a parameter sensed with at least one parameter sensor associated with a first node;

a control unit to determine whether the at least one indication message and the parameter information temporarily correlate with one another, and if a correlation is determined, add correlation information about the second node to a register table of the first node, wherein the register table is a table of neighbors of the first node and the device is further adapted to combine the table of neighbors of the first node with at least one further table of neighbors received from at least one other node in the network.