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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Brandon Gruber, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/02 (2009.01); G06F 1/3212 (2019.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); G06F 1/3212 (2013.01); H04L 1/0047 (2013.01); H04L 5/0044 (2013.01); H04L 5/0055 (2013.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for transmitting messages by sensors in a system, such as a home security system. The messages are deemed received only when a sensor receives both an acknowledgement and a response from a central controller, and retransmissions occur when either an acknowledgement or a response is not received.