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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Robert Francis Walko, Jr., Macungie, PA (US);
Jon Michael Keagy, Perkasie, PA (US);
Jason Douglass Craze, Allentown, PA (US);
Glen Andrew Kruse, Lansdale, PA (US);
Robert Francis Walko, Jr., Macungie, PA (US);
Jon Michael Keagy, Perkasie, PA (US);
Jason Douglass Craze, Allentown, PA (US);
Glen Andrew Kruse, Lansdale, PA (US);
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for operatively interconnecting a first and second lighting control subnet is disclosed. In the method, a link claim is transmitted to the first and second lighting control subnets from a bridge. The link claim directs the first and second lighting control subnets to wait for a lighting control command, which is transmitted to the lighting control command to the first lighting control subnet. A random wait time is assigned to the first lighting control subnet and a maximum random wait time is assigned to the second lighting control subnet. Finally, an acknowledgement is received from the first lighting control subnet.