Automatic naming and configuration of a replacement electronic device
US12050543B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is performed by a bus coupler of a subnetwork of one or more local subnetworks coupled to an overall network is provided, including performing a local discovery process for discovering and identifying one or more bus devices included in the subnetwork. The method further includes submitting an internet protocol (IP) address request to obtain an IP address for the bus coupler, receiving at the bus coupler the IP address of the bus coupler in response to the IP address assignment request, submitting a configuration request for configuration information associated with a device name for the bus coupler, receiving the configuration information in response to the configuration request, and configuring at least one feature of the bus coupler using the configuration information, wherein the device name is based on identifier(s) of the respective one or more bus devices obtained by the discovery process.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.