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Digital control manager

US9292014B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2013
Grant dateMar 22, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/31161
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a digital control manager comprising a first transceiver configured to provide one or more wireless communication links to one or more energy autonomous end devices; a second transceiver configured to provide one or more wireless communication links to one or more digital control managers and one or more end devices; a local database; an intellectualize function module configured to execute a computer program to provide intelligence to the digital control manager and to end devices in communication therewith. A digital control manager system comprises a network of communication links between the digital control managers to enable data exchange between the digital control managers; a plurality of end devices, wherein each end device is in communication with at least one digital control manager by a communication link to enable data exchange between the end device and the at least one digital control manager, and at least one distributed database comprising a copy of the objects of the local databases of at least some of the digital control managers.

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