Industry Patents
Patent: 12438961
Network Protocol for Communication among Lighting and Other Devices
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| Patent Number: |
12438961 |
| Title: |
Network Protocol for Communication among Lighting and Other Devices |
| Abstract: |
A protocol for controlling lighting devices within a network enables bidirectional communication between different connected devices, any of which may function as a server, a device, a broker, or multiple of these roles. Upon initialization of the network, a server device requests a basic configuration data file from each device on the network and, thereafter, requests a more extensive configuration data file identifying capabilities and functionalities of the device which the manufacturer has made discoverable. Each device sends its basic configuration file to the server device upon any of power on, reboot, reset, hardware configuration change, or software change to the respective device. A device on the network can also be a collection of sub-devices each of which may be separately identified, and their respective capabilities evaluated, so that the server can separately control either the device or any of the individual sub-devices. |
| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Buys, Goodliffe, Bauwens |
| Assignee: |
ArKaos |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
H04L 69/00 |
| US Classification: |
H04L 69/26 |
| Issue Date: |
10-07-2025 |
| Filing Date: |
08-18-2022 |
| Application : |
17/890741 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
12438961 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
12438961 at Google Patents |
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