Patents by Inventor PAUL VAN DER GEER

PAUL VAN DER GEER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mesh network node
    Patent number: 10887166
    Abstract: Proposed is a network node (102) for a mesh network (100). The network node comprises a processing unit (202) adapted to determine an indicator of reliability of the network node. The network node also comprise a control unit (220) adapted to configure the network node to operate in either a router configuration or an end-node configuration based on the determined indicator of reliability of the network node. The network node may thus adapt its configuration based on its reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Van Der Geer, Paulus Thomas Arnoldus Thijssen
  • MESH NETWORK NODE
    Publication number: 20180278474
    Abstract: Proposed is a network node (102) for a mesh network (100). The network node comprises a processing unit (202) adapted to determine an indicator of reliability of the network node. The network node also comprise a control unit (220) adapted to configure the network node to operate in either a router configuration or an end-node configuration based on the determined indicator of reliability of the network node. The network node may thus adapt its configuration based on its reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: PAUL VAN DER GEER, PAULUS THOMAS ARNOLDUS THIJSSEN