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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2023
Abl Ip Holding Llc, Conyers, GA (US);
Alan David Sanders, Atlanta, GA (US);
ABL IP HOLDING LLC, Conyers, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes awaiting for a gateway period, at a lighting system element of a lighting control group, for zero or more gateway messages from a gateway over a wireless communication network; tracking, at the lighting system element, zero or more gateway messages from the gateway that are received; and, in response to the zero or more gateway messages received, requesting designation of a gateway repeater to communicate with the gateway. The method further includes awaiting for a controller period, at the lighting system element, for zero or more controller messages from a local lighting zone controller over the wireless communication network; tracking, at the lighting system element, the zero or more controller messages from the local lighting zone controller that are received; and, in response to the zero or more controller messages, requesting designation of a local lighting zone repeater to communicate with the local lighting zone controller.