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Network control

US8497762B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH · CH

Inventors

Richard Campero · San Clemente, US
Paul B. Rasband · Boynton Beach, US
Steven J. Raynesford · Mission Viejo, US
Steve E. Trivelpiece · Santa Margarita, US
Tim Von Kaenel · Coto De Caza, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2006
Grant date	Jul 30, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 18, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L49/111
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a network control module permits any or all of power signals, traffic signals and controller command signals to be carried on as few as one wire or cable to a first port of the network control module. In another aspect, a “peripheral array” includes a network control module (in any one of a number of different possible embodiments), with one or more peripheral devices, such as antennas, attached to or coupled with the network control module outputs. In one embodiment, RFID “smart shelving” may be fabricated in sections, with several (for example, 4, 8 or 16) antennas in each section, and as few as one cable coupling adjacent sections. Additional embodiments are described and claimed.

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