Device and method for setting network and channel information in a network device

US9860733B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9860733-B2
Application numberUS-201715490443-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 18, 2017
Priority dateMar 15, 2013
Publication dateJan 2, 2018
Grant dateJan 2, 2018

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Devices and methods use an Extended Permanent Account Number Identification (EPID) of a mesh network (e.g., ZigBee) to include in the EPID a network information, a network channel information (e.g., 802.15.4 channel), and/or other data. The devices and methods allows a node to use the EPID to identify a desired network to join and join the network on the predetermined channel for that network.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for storing information to an Extended Permanent Account Number Identification (EPID) data for a network device, the method comprising: prior to powering up a computer readable memory of the network device, presetting an identifier information for the network device the by using a hardware component that is connected to the computer readable memory; and upon powering up the computer readable memory, storing to the computer readable memory the EPID data, wherein the EPID data includes the identifier information, the identifier information includes one or more of a unique network identifier of a network for the network device to join, a channel identifier of a network for the network device to join, and a unique device information for the network device. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identifier information includes the unique device information. 3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the unique device information includes a power-limit information for operation of the network device.

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  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower · CPC title

  • Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title

  • for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play · CPC title

  • Electricity · mapped topic

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What does patent US9860733B2 cover?
Devices and methods use an Extended Permanent Account Number Identification (EPID) of a mesh network (e.g., ZigBee) to include in the EPID a network information, a network channel information (e.g., 802.15.4 channel), and/or other data. The devices and methods allows a node to use the EPID to identify a desired network to join and join the network on the predetermined channel for that network.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Trane Int Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W8/005. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 02 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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