Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Theodoor H Stommen

Engel Johannes Knibbe

The invention provides a method, apparatus and computer program product for ensuring that a device () operable in a network () is configured to operate according to documented functional requirements for the network. Positional information comprising the coordinates of each device () in the network () is received via a gateway () at a data processing apparatus () storing the documented functional requirements. The coordinates of each device () in the network () are used to deduce the required functionality of the device based on the stored functional requirements, instructions for implementing the functionality are generated and the instructions are sent via the gateway () to the network. The invention has particular relevance in the commissioning stage of a lighting control network.

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Veldhoven, Netherlands

Theodoor H Stommen