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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8886785
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13551558

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A method of associating a function to a room within a home, includes forming a mesh network in the structure with a plurality of nodes, each node having a communication module, segmenting the nodes into rooms based upon the time of flight, obtaining an identity for at least one node in a room; and using the identity to assign a function to the room.

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PROCTER AND GAMBLE INC1 PROCTER AND GAMBLE PLAZA CINCINNATI OH 45202

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Apte, Raj B Palo Alto, US 85 2678
Hasenoehrl, Erik John Loveland, US 70 2086
Paulson, Christopher Livermore, US 39 772

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