公开(公告)号：US20240276623A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18109635

申请日：2023-02-14

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Alan David Sanders

IPC: H05B47/19

CPC classification number: H05B47/19 ,  H04W88/16

Abstract: A method includes awaiting for a gateway period, at a lighting system element of a lighting control group, for zero or more gateway messages from a gateway over a wireless communication network; tracking, at the lighting system element, zero or more gateway messages from the gateway that are received; and, in response to the zero or more gateway messages received, requesting designation of a gateway repeater to communicate with the gateway. The method further includes awaiting for a controller period, at the lighting system element, for zero or more controller messages from a local lighting zone controller over the wireless communication network; tracking, at the lighting system element, the zero or more controller messages from the local lighting zone controller that are received; and, in response to the zero or more controller messages, requesting designation of a local lighting zone repeater to communicate with the local lighting zone controller.

公开(公告)号：US11716639B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17398390

申请日：2021-08-10

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Alan David Sanders ,  Akshaykeerti Sharma ,  Scott J. Ingraham ,  Richard L. Westrick, Jr.

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04W88/16

CPC classification number: H04W24/02 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W88/16

Abstract: An example method includes, in response to receiving a gateway heartbeat message from a lighting system non-connected gateway RF node, incrementing a gateway heartbeat counter. In response to receiving a repeater RF node heartbeat message from a network RF node of lighting system non-connected network RF nodes set to a repeater role, incrementing a repeater heartbeat counter. In response to a cycle time exceeding a cycle time timeout, the gateway heartbeat counter not exceeding a gateway heartbeat threshold, and the repeater heartbeat counter exceeding a repeater heartbeat threshold, selecting a selected network RF node of the RF nodes set to the repeater role. Transmitting, via an extended star wireless network, a registration message to the selected network RF node. In response to transmitting the registration message and having a network RF node role state set to an unconnected role, setting the network RF node role state to a connected role.

公开(公告)号：US11317442B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16987740

申请日：2020-08-07

Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC

Inventor： Alan David Sanders

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: An example radio frequency (RF) communication system includes a plurality of RF nodes. The plurality of RF nodes includes a receiver RF node and a sender RF node. Each RF node includes a memory coupled to a processor along with delay assignment programming in the memory, which includes functions. The functions configure the sender RF node to transmit a data packet to the receiver RF node, and to transmit a delay report message. The functions configure the receiver RF node to receive the data packet and to receive the delay report message. The receiver RF node further assigns the RF node delay value of the receiver RF node to a value not in the delay report message. Then, the receiver RF node waits a delay period of time, wherein the delay period of time corresponds to the assigned value or a multiple thereof, and additionally broadcasts the data packet.