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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Peter Shorty, Frederiksberg C, DK;
Tommas Jess Christensen, Birkerod, DK;
Niels Thybo Johansen, Virum, DK;
Jacob Midtgaard, Fredensborg, DK;
Peter Shorty, Frederiksberg C, DK;
Tommas Jess Christensen, Birkerod, DK;
Niels Thybo Johansen, Virum, DK;
Jacob Midtgaard, Fredensborg, DK;
Sigma Designs, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for associating a first node in a mesh network with a communication type; activating the first node at a predefined interval to detect the presence of a message of the communication type in a transmission from a second node in the mesh network; continuing to activate the first node at the predefined interval if the transmission from the second node does not conform to the associated communication type of the first node; activating the first node beyond the predefined interval if the associated communication type is detected in the transmission from the second node; and receiving a message at the first node from the second node following detection of the associated communication type.