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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
William B. McGrane, Dallas, TX (US);
Mark R. Lee, Richardson, TX (US);
Mark S. Lewno, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
AMX Corporation, Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/228 ; H04L 1/256 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/228 ; H04L 1/256 ;
Abstract
A method for sending messages to multiple locations in a control system is provided. The method includes defining a set of a plurality of locations in the control system. This set is capable of being dynamically changed to add and remove locations from the set. The method further includes executing an instruction to send a message to the set in order to send the message to each location in the set.