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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Master Lock Company Llc, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Inventor:
Nathan L. Conrad, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Master Lock Company LLC, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/366 (2006.01); G06F 13/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/366 (2013.01); G06F 13/102 (2013.01); G06F 13/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for dynamically assigning unique identifiers for devices on a bus using repurposed bits. Dynamically assigned unique identifiers can be dynamically assigned bus addresses. Exemplary methods do not require prior knowledge of the presence of devices on the network, accommodate networks with different numbers and types of devices, and allow for a node addresses as small as the number of devices on the network.