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US 2018/0124587 A1Published application
Network device, computer network and method for controlling environments
OwnerRomano Rapallini, Luca Gardiniinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a network device (1), a network (2), and a method for controlling environments, wherein said device (1) comprises data acquisition and/or actuation means (11), first communication means (14) allowing said device (1) to communicate with at least one other device (1), second communication means (15) that can communicate with another device (1) and/or with a supervision device (3,22), control means (12) configured for controlling the device (1) in a manner such that it will operate in a first and/or in a second operating mode.
Claims16
A network device comprising:
- a data acquisition and/or actuation means adapted to be put in signal communication with at least one sensor and/or one actuator;
- a first communication means for communicating with at least one other device;
- a control means configured for controlling the operation of said data acquisition and/or actuation means and of said first communication means in a manner such that the device will operate in a first operating mode, in which at least the data acquired through the data acquisition means and/or received through said first communication means and not exclusively directed towards the actuation means of said device will be transmitted through said first communication means;
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- a second communication means for communicating with at least one other network device and/or at least one supervision device, and wherein the control means are also configured for controlling the operation of said second communication means in a manner such that the device will operate in a second operating mode, in which at least the data acquired through the data acquisition means and/or received through the first communication means and not exclusively directed towards the actuation means of said device will be transmitted through said second communication means.
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