Coordinated processing of published sensor values within a distributed network

A method for automation and control within a building, comprising:

• receiving, by a first controller node configured to operate within a wireless network, a first set of signals for subscribing the first controller node to a first non-empty set of subscribed-to addresses, including a first group address;
• detecting, by the first controller node, data packets that are transmitted by other nodes configured to operate within the wireless network, including a) a first data packet published by a first sensor node and containing a first sensor value and b) a second data packet published by a second sensor node and containing a second sensor value;
• generating, by the first controller node, a first control signal in response to detecting the data packets, wherein the first controller node generates the first control signal only if at least one of the subscribed-to addresses is detected in the first and second data packets, wherein the first control signal is determined by an aggregate function whose input values include the first sensor value and the second sensor value;
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• performing, by the first controller node, a predetermined function dependent on the first control signal.

A non-transitory tangible computer readable medium storing computer executable code, comprising code for causing a first controller node within a wireless network to:

• receive a first set of signals for subscribing the first controller node to a first non-empty set of subscribed-to addresses, including a first group address;
• detect data packets that are transmitted by other nodes configured to operate within the wireless network, including a) a first data packet published by a first sensor node and containing a first sensor value and b) a second data packet published by a second sensor node and containing a second sensor value;
• generate a first control signal in response to detecting the data packets, wherein the first controller node generates the first control signal only if at least one of the subscribed-to addresses is detected in the first and second data packets, wherein the first control signal is determined by an aggregate function whose input values include the first sensor value and the second sensor value;
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• perform a predetermined function dependent on the first control signal.