Method and apparatus for wireless communication in a mesh network using frequency schedule

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8892135
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11776938

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A method and apparatus for communication in a wireless sensor network. In one embodiment, one or more routers in a network may be available for communication with one or more star nodes at a randomized time and/or frequency. A connectivity assessment, which may be performed at several different frequencies and/or times, may be performed to evaluate the quality of communications between devices in the network. Primary and secondary communication relationships may be formed between devices to provide for system redundancy. One or more proxies may be maintained where each proxy includes a status of one or more devices in the network, e.g., one or more star nodes or routers. Proxies may be used to handle information requests and/or status change requests, e.g., a proxy may be requested to change a communication relationship between devices in the network and may generate command signals to cause the corresponding devices to make the change.

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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL SARLZONE D'ACTIVITES LA PIECE 16 ROLLE 1180
YOKOGAWA USA INC2 DART ROAD SHENANDOAH INDUSTRIAL PARK NEWNAN GA 30265

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berry, Victor A Ashburnham, US 11 1101
Lamb, C Scott Chelmsford, US 17 911
Weiss, Howard P Newton, US 24 2347
Werb, Jay Philip Newton, US 10 977

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