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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Heather Shook, Moundsville, WV (US);
Andy Hu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ross Werner, Milwaukee, WI (US);
David Laone, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Abstract
Example implementations include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium comprising receiving, by a multi-capability device from a control panel, a message configured according to a protocol that defines a packet format configurable to indicate each queried capability of the multi-capability device; transmitting, responsive to the message querying a single capability of the multi-capability device, a second message from the multi-capability device to the control panel, wherein the second message includes a packet configured according to the packet format to include a state or data value for the single capability of the device; and transmitting, responsive to the message querying at least two capabilities of the multi-capability device, a third message from the multi-capability device to the control panel, wherein the third message includes a packet configured according to the packet format to include one state or data value for each one of the at least two capabilities of the device.