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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Dang Nguyen, South Windsor, CT (US);
Jason Armistead, Avon, CT (US);
Bradley Scoville, Terryville, CT (US);
Ming Martin Fang, Shanghai, CN;
Inventors:
Dang Nguyen, South Windsor, CT (US);
Jason Armistead, Avon, CT (US);
Bradley Scoville, Terryville, CT (US);
Ming Martin Fang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/12254 (2013.01); H04L 61/2092 (2013.01); H04L 61/2038 (2013.01); H04L 29/12981 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 29/1232 (2013.01); H04L 61/609 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method automatically assigns unique addresses to devices connected on a communication bus based on the parameters measured by each device. Assignment of addresses may be provided centrally by a controller or may be distributed, in which each device negotiates with other devices to assign unique addresses to each device.