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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Michael Lamb, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Michael Bailey, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jay Stone, San Marcos, CA (US);
George Seelman, Temecula, CA (US);
Michael Lamb, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Michael Bailey, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jay Stone, San Marcos, CA (US);
George Seelman, Temecula, CA (US);
ECOLINK INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for registering a remote network device with a network control device. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a query from the network control device requesting that the remote network device provide a network identification code stored within the remote network device, transmitting a response to the query after a time period has expired, the response comprising the network identification code stored within the remote network device, determining whether an acknowledgement message has been received from the network control device, if the acknowledgement message has been received, setting a flag within the remote network device indicating that the remote network device has successfully registered with the network control device, and if the acknowledgment message has not been received, re-sending the response to the network control device after a second time period has elapsed.