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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Applicant:
Michael Johnson Swainston, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Johnson Swainston, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Schneider Electric Buildings AB, Malmo, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04L 29/12254 (2013.01); H04L 61/2038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a building control system includes installing a plurality of network devices to a communications network. Each of the plurality of network devices performs a device operation. The method also includes assigning an identifier to each of the plurality of network devices. The identifier is based on the device operation and a device location. The method further includes communicating information and coordinating operations automatically among the plurality of network devices based on the identifier.