Method for joining a cluster of communicating electronic devices via a wireless network, associated system and electronic device implementing said method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9756551
APP PUB NO 20170127337A1
SERIAL NO

15401715

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The invention relates to a method for joining a cluster comprising a plurality of communicating electronic devices. It also relates to any electronic device implementing said join method and any system comprising such a device. The latter advantageously comprises a processing unit, a data memory containing the value of an identifier dedicated to the device and a record to contain the current value of an identifier of a device acting as cluster head and a datum expressing the capacity of the latter to perform a specific service. The device also comprises a program memory containing instructions of a program the execution or interpretation of which by the processing unit causes the implementation of the join method.

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  • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE;TRAXENS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Daragon, Pascal Greasque, FR 4 9
Guzzo, Natale Marseilles, FR 4 9
Mitton, Nathalie Villeneuve d'Ascq, FR 3 9
Nandagoban, Arulnambi Marseilles, FR 4 13

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