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System and method for bottom-up invocation of control signal repeaters in a mesh lighting network

US10182357B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Echelon Corporation · US

Inventors

Mark Keating · Clearwater, US
Jwalant Dholakia · Tampa, US
Jonathan Lloyd · Baden, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2017
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/04
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Example embodiments of the invention efficiently organize, control and prioritize a distributed lighting network. A mesh lighting network is organized from the bottom up into groups of lighting devices with control signal repeaters fanning out control signals to each group. Each lighting device is capable of forwarding control signals to additional lighting devices. During build-out of the mesh network, as new lighting devices are installed, the control network automatically selects a device whose repeater function will provide the most reliable and efficient distribution of control signals to the new group of devices being installed.

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