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Patent No.:

US 11683235 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2020

Network formation for a load control system

Applicant:

Lutron Technology Company Llc, Coopersburg, PA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey S. Hayes, Allentown, PA (US);

Galen Edgar Knode, Macungie, PA (US);

Ankit Bhutani, Aston, PA (US);

Vidur Garg, Allentown, PA (US);

Assignee:

Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US);

Attorney:

Flaster Greenberg, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jackie Zuniga Abad

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 69/28 (2022.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/20 (2009.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04L 67/1087 (2022.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); G16Y 40/35 (2020.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); G16Y 20/10 (2020.01); G16Y 10/80 (2020.01); G16Y 40/30 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/12 (2013.01); G16Y 40/35 (2020.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); H04L 67/1089 (2013.01); H04L 67/1093 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04L 69/28 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 74/085 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 84/20 (2013.01); G16Y 10/80 (2020.01); G16Y 20/10 (2020.01); G16Y 40/30 (2020.01);
Abstract

A control device may be configured to delay an attachment procedure while attachment messages are being transmitted over the network. The control device may be configured to initiate an attachment procedure with a router device on a network at the end a back-off period of time. The attachment procedure may include transmitting attachment messages (e.g., parent request messages) that enable the control device to transmit and receive messages over the network through the router device. During the back-off period of time, the control device may determine an attachment message is received from another control device on the network. And, if an attachment message (e.g., a parent request messages and/or a link request message) is received from another control device, the control device may increase the back-off period of time (e.g., delaying when the control device initiates its attachment procedure).

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