3m Innovative Properties Company

James L Fiocca

David Lawrence Albean

Paul D Henry

Henrik J Sjöman

Vijay K Gidla

Magnus K Petersson

A short-range communication system is presented that includes a system control unit and a personal protective equipment device. The system control unit includes a network creator configured to create a short-range network on a wireless frequency, an interference detector configured to detect a device on an interfering frequency, and a control unit frequency hopper configured to, based on the detected device, scan a frequency range for an open frequency and switch the system control network to the open frequency. The personal protective equipment device includes a network joiner configured to join the short-range network and a device frequency hopper configured to switch the personal protective equipment device to the open frequency.

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Carmel, IN, United States of America

James L Fiocca