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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Ramakrishna S. Budampati, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Patrick S. Gonia, Maplewood, MN (US);
Soumitri N. Kolavennu, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ramakrishna S. Budampati, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Patrick S. Gonia, Maplewood, MN (US);
Soumitri N. Kolavennu, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Wireless communication systems using transmitter initiated communications methods. Several devices in the system listen by following a common frequency hopping sequence. When communication is desired, a transmitting device sends a request to send signal to an addressee; if available, the addressee sends a clear to send signal, and the transmitting device and the addressee then perform communications using a separate frequency hopping sequence. Methods for adding new devices are also included. In an example, a new device uses a discovery frequency hopping sequence to ping a number of frequencies until the common frequency hopping sequence is discovered. In another example, a new device listens on a single frequency forming part of the common frequency hopping sequence until the common frequency hopping sequence overlaps the single frequency.