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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 06, 2010
Applicants:
John P. Filoso, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Jay Douglas George, Orem, UT (US);
Inventors:
John P. Filoso, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Jay Douglas George, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Digi International Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A set sleep period is coordinated among a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power. A controller is synchronized with an existing wireless mesh network by sending a network synchronization signal from the controller indicating that sleep timing information is lost, and receiving a reply from one or more wireless mesh network nodes within the existing wireless mesh network comprising sleep timing information for the wireless mesh network.