Patents Assigned to Smart Labs, Inc.
  • Mesh network of intelligent devices communicating via powerline and radio frequency
    Patent number: 7345998
    Abstract: Low-cost intelligent control and communication devices are arranged to communicate with one another over one or more shared physical media, such as a powerline or a radio frequency band. No network controller is needed, because any device can act as a master, slave, or repeater. Adding more devices makes the system more robust, by virtue of a simple protocol for communication retransmissions and retries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Smart Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Cregg, Marcus Escobosa, Ronald Walter, Donald Bartley