US 12,231,296 B2
Network formation for a load control system
Ankit Bhutani, Aston, PA (US); Vidur Garg, Allentown, PA (US); Jeffrey S. Hayes, Allentown, PA (US); and Galen Edgar Knode, Macungie, PA (US)
Assigned to Lutron Technology Company LIC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed by Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/086,179.
Application 18/086,179 is a continuation of application No. 16/907,221, filed on Jun. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,683,235.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/942,699, filed on Dec. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/910,059, filed on Oct. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/884,986, filed on Aug. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/880,593, filed on Jul. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/879,122, filed on Jul. 26, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/864,646, filed on Jun. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0119182 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 41/12 (2022.01); G16Y 40/35 (2020.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04L 67/1087 (2022.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); H04L 69/28 (2022.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 84/20 (2009.01); G16Y 10/80 (2020.01); G16Y 20/10 (2020.01); G16Y 40/30 (2020.01)
CPC H04L 41/12 (2013.01) [G16Y 40/35 (2020.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); H04L 67/1089 (2013.01); H04L 67/1093 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04L 69/28 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 74/085 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 84/20 (2013.01); G16Y 10/80 (2020.01); G16Y 20/10 (2020.01); G16Y 40/30 (2020.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a router device that is in a first network partition, wherein the router device is assigned an identifier and has end devices that are attached thereto to enable the end devices to transmit and receive messages over the first network partition through the router device, the method comprising:
detecting formation of a second network partition, wherein the first network partition is associated with a first network priority and the second network partition is associated with a second network priority that is higher than the first network priority, and wherein one or more router devices are in the second network partition and each of the one or more router devices are assigned a respective identifier;
determining, based on a message received from the one or more router devices on the second network partition, that an identifier conflict exists between the router device on the first network partition and the one or more router devices on the second network partition, wherein determining that the identifier conflict exists between the router device on the first network partition and the one or more router devices on the second network partition comprises determining that an identifier assigned to the one or more router devices on the second network partition is the same as the identifier assigned to the router device; and
in response to determining that the identifier conflict exists when the second network priority is higher than the first network priority, ceasing to respond to messages received from the end devices that are attached to the router device.