Industry Patents
Patent: 7554274
System and Method For Lighting Control Network Recovery From Master Failure
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| Patent Number: |
7554274 |
| Title: |
System and Method For Lighting Control Network Recovery From Master Failure |
| Abstract: |
The present invention provides a master-slave architecture for a radio
frequency RF networked lighting control system having all slave elements
(ballasts) configured as backups for a network master control unit. In
the system and method of the present invention a slave element can become
the network master network unit without reconfiguring the network and
without any human intervention. Similarly, both a master and one or more
slave elements may recover from a temporary outage without necessitating
reconfiguration of the network and without any human intervention.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Wang, Giannopoulos |
| Assignee: |
Philips |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
H05B 41/00 |
| US Classification: |
315/317 |
| Issue Date: |
06-30-2009 |
| Filing Date: |
12-08-2003 |
| Application : |
10/538605 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
7554274 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
7554274 at Google Patents |
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