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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2024
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Jan Christoph Schlake, Darmstadt, DE;
Santonu Sarkar, Bangalore, IN;
Marie Christin Platenius-Mohr, Hirschberg an der Bergstraße, DE;
Madapu Amarlingam, Vikarabad, IN;
Reuben Borrison, Brühl, DE;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method for providing an efficient communication in a hierarchical network of distributed devices includes collecting first data from a first client device sent by a sensor via a second communication interface; storing the first data in a data storage; determining metadata of the first data; receiving a requirement information of the first data; generating classification information of the first data according to the metadata and the requirement information; providing the classification information to a master device and/or to a second client device according to a rule; and updating the classification information when the first data is changed.