Communication via a power waveform
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an apparatus based on analysis of an input power waveform supplied to the apparatus, comprising:
- demodulating a plurality of incoming data packets from the input power waveform;
determining whether N data packets of said plurality of incoming data packets are the same, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1 having a dynamic value that depends on the input power waveform;
controlling at least one aspect of the apparatus based on said N data packets only after said determining step has determined that said N data packets were the same; and
wherein the value of N varies in response to a change in a type of data packet being carried by the input power waveform.
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Abstract
Methods of controlling an apparatus based on analysis of an input power waveform supplied to the apparatus. The methods may comprise demodulating a plurality of incoming data packets from the input power waveform. The methods may comprise determining whether N data packets of said plurality of incoming data packets are the same, wherein N is a positive integer having a dynamic value that depends on the input power waveform. The methods may comprise controlling at least one aspect of the apparatus based on said N data packets if said N data packets were determined to be the same. Also disclosed are apparatus corresponding to such methods.
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1. A method of controlling an apparatus based on analysis of an input power waveform supplied to the apparatus, comprising:
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demodulating a plurality of incoming data packets from the input power waveform; determining whether N data packets of said plurality of incoming data packets are the same, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1 having a dynamic value that depends on the input power waveform; controlling at least one aspect of the apparatus based on said N data packets only after said determining step has determined that said N data packets were the same; and wherein the value of N varies in response to a change in a type of data packet being carried by the input power waveform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. A method of controlling an apparatus on a network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a data packet to the network via modulation of a power waveform supplied thereto, said transmitting step comprising; receiving data for transmitting to one or more apparatus of the network; determining a data packet based on said data; and repeatedly modulating the power waveform in correspondence with said data packet until said data packet has been transmitted a predetermined number of times, at least twice; and controlling the apparatus in conformance with said data packet, said controlling step comprising; demodulating a plurality of incoming data packets from the input power waveform; determining whether N data packets of said plurality of incoming data packets are the same, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1 having a dynamic value that depends on the input power waveform; and controlling at least one aspect of the apparatus based on said N data packets only after said determining step has determined that said N data packets were the same, and wherein the value of N varies in response to a change in a type of data packet being carried by the input power waveform. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15)
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