Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Signify Holding B.v.

Bas Willibrord De Wit

Bozena Erdmann

Ludovicus Marinus Gerardus Maria Tolhuizen

Armand Michel Marie Lelkens

Arthur Robert Van Es

Koen Johanna Guillaume Holtman

Adrianus Johannes Josephus Van Der Horst

Esko Olavi Dijk

The invention relates to a proxy node comprising means for managing a proxy table, a receiver for receiving a message from a first resource restricted device, said message being intended to at least one corresponding destination device, control means for checking whether an entry for the first resource restricted device is included in the set of entries of the proxy table, the set of entries of the proxy table indicating the set of resource-restricted devices the proxy node is in charge of,a transmitter for forwarding the message depending on the result of the proxy table checking, the means for managing the proxy table being arranged for cleaning the proxy table of the entry relative to the resource-restricted device by monitoring the relative usage of the proxy node for forwarding messages for the resource restricted device with the usage of competitor proxy nodes for forwarding messages for the resource restricted device.

Method for managing a proxy table in a wireless network using proxy devices

The invention relates to a proxy node comprising means for managing a proxy table, a receiver for receiving a message from a first resource restricted device, said message being intended to at least one corresponding destination device, control means for checking whether an entry for the first resource restricted device is included in the set of entries of the proxy table, the set of entries of the proxy table indicating the set of resource-restricted devices the proxy node is in charge of, a transmitter for forwarding the message depending on the result of the proxy table checking, the means for managing the proxy table being arranged for cleaning the proxy table of the entry relative to the resource-restricted device by monitoring the relative usage of the proxy node for forwarding messages for the resource restricted device with the usage of competitor proxy nodes for forwarding messages for the resource restricted device.

A switch device () and method for generation of energy for operating the switch device (), wherein the switch device () is provided with a drive unit () interacting with an actuation device operable by a user, and with a moving device () configured to be set in motion by the drive unit (), and with an energy harvester () for providing energy to the switch device () in dependence on a motion of the moving device (), such that energy for commands or other operations is provided to the switch device (). The moving device () is configured to be repeatedly repositioned in relation to a defined zero position, as long as it has kinetic energy, in order to provide kinetic energy which can be converted in electric energy by the energy harvester (). Such an electromechanical device for generating energy can ensure wireless operation of the switch device () without the need of batteries or any other kind of power supply.

Self-powered energy harvesting switch and method for harvesting energy

An electro-mechanical energy harvesting switch configured to provide at least two different control signals comprises: a generator activating member () configured to move between a rest position and a maximum loaded position; at least one spring () configured to force the generator activating member towards the rest position; and a unidirectionally rotating protrusion member () comprising at least one protrusion () configured to move through a protrusion's path during rotation of the protrusion member (), through a first position of the protrusion (), in which first position the protrusion () is engaged with the generator activating member () in the rest position, and through a second position, the protrusion () thereby carrying the generator activating member () from the rest position to the maximum loaded position against the force of the at least one spring ().

Electro-mechanical energy harvesting switch

The present invention relates to a very simple and robust wireless batteryless device () for harvesting energy. The actuation upon button pressure/release results in a rotation of a first member () around its central axis () leading to a move of an element (), which is loosely fixed at the first member () from a pivot point (), and a rotation around the central axis () of the second member () to which a generator axis of an energy harvester is coupled, the rotation axis of the generator being coincident with the central axis (). Upon full pressure/release, the element () is forced to rotate around the pivot point (), allowing a vertically raised pin () of the second member () to disengage a recessed area () at each end of a slot () of the element () and the second member () to rotate to its rest position.

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Dordrecht, Netherlands

Bas Willibrord De Wit