NETWORK CONFIGURATION
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Abstract
A method of configuring a network, the network comprising a plurality of devices capable of operating according to a wireless communications protocol, each device having a device type, each device communicating directly with one or more local devices of a local group, the local devices being those devices of the network with which the device is in direct communications range, the method comprising: storing a device configuration for each device; at a device: detecting that a first local device having a first device type has left the local group, and detecting that a further device having the first device type has entered the local group; determining that the further device is a replacement for the first local device; and applying the stored configuration for the first local device to the further device.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LTD | CHURCHILL HOUSE CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK COWLEY ROAD CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WZ |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- H04L Class
- 29135 Applications Filed
- 23333 Patents Issued To-Date
- 80.09 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Graube, Nicolas Guy Albert | Barrington, GB | 14 | 278 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 278 | |||
Heydon, Robin | Cottenham, GB | 41 | 459 |
# of filed Patents : 41 Total Citations : 459 | |||
Jones, Nicholas John | Cambridge, GB | 7 | 155 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 155 |
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