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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Mordechai Teicher, Hod-Hasharon, IL;
Inventor:
Mordechai Teicher, Hod-Hasharon, IL;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2832 (2013.01); H04L 12/2807 (2013.01); H04L 12/2827 (2013.01); H04L 41/0695 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a cluster of smart devices, an active device is selectably operable in either a hub-based mode under commands received from a control hub, or in a hub-less mode, where the active device autonomously decides how to respond to current states reported by other smart devices of the cluster. Optionally, an active device operating in hub-based mode automatically switches to hub-less mode upon failing to communicate with the control hub or upon detecting malfunction of the control hub.