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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Armas C Markkula, Jr, Woodside, CA (US);
Wendell B Sander, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Shabtai Evan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Stephen B Smith, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
William B Twitty, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Echelon Systems Corp., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370 94 ; 370 85 ; 34082552 ;
Abstract
A network for sensing, communcating and controlling including a plurality of cells. Each cell is identified by a permanent, unique identification number. Groups of cells are programmed to perform group functions and are assigned group identification numbers. Communication is performed via a medium using the cell identification numbers and group identification numbers.