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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2020
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Marcel Beij, Sint Oedenrode, NL;
Hermanus Johannes Maria Vos, Waalre, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Following the trend of IoT, more and more sensors and/or to network devices may be connected to a control network. This enables more advanced functionality but also may result in contradictory control commands being generated by different network devices. A distributed master control device election method, and the related system and devices, are disclosed. Among others a control device () is disclosed to connect to a control network (), it sends a local beacon message with information on a local hierarchy level associated with the control device itself within a first period of time, to announce the presence of the control device to devices on the network, and monitors the network () during the first period of time for detecting potential beacon messages from other devices on the network.