Patent · US Expired

RF remote appliance control/monitoring network

US6873245B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
22References
12Claims
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Filing dateAug 14, 2001
Grant dateMar 29, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for managing a distributed array of appliances includes a distributed array of the units, at least some of the relay units being appliance controllers having an appliance interface. At least some communications are relayed through at least two other relay units for coverage over a wide range using low power transceivers, based on automatically generated routing tables that are maintained in the relay units.

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