Method and apparatus for replacing a device in a network
AssigneePhilips Lighting Holding B.V.
InventorsBozena Erdmann, Oliver Schreyer, Armand Michel Marie Lelkens
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for replacing a device in a network comprising a plurality of devices. The method includes a step of storing (132) replicated data of a first device in a storage means, a step of removing (352) the first device from the network, a step of connecting (354) a second device to the network, a step of providing (262) a replacement information comprising the first identifier and a step of providing (272) the replicated data of the first device from the storage means to the second device.
Claims11
A method for replacing a device in a network comprising a plurality of devices, comprising:
- storing replicated data of a first device in a storage means, the replicated data comprising state information pertaining to the first device,
- connecting a second device to the network, wherein the second device informs the storage means that the second device is a replacement of the first device, initiated by the connection of the second device,
- wirelessly scanning the first and second devices to obtain a respective first and second identifier, which identifies the respective device;
- providing to the second device the first identifier, wherein the second device is not provided with the first identifier until after the second device is connected to the network,
- informing the storage means from the second device about the replacement of the first device by providing replacement information from the second device to the storage means, the replacement information comprising the first identifier which identifies the first device, and
- providing the replicated data of the first device from the storage means to the second device.
An apparatus for replacing a device in a network comprising a plurality of devices, comprising:
- a storage device to store replicated data of a first device in a storage means, the replicated data comprising state information pertaining to the first device,
- a controller to connect a second device to the network, wherein the second device informs the storage device that the second device is a replacement of the first device, initiated by the connection of the second device, receive wireless scans of the first and second devices to obtain a respective first and second identifier, which identifies the respective device, provide the second device with the first identifier which identifies the first device, wherein the second device is not providing with the first identifier until after the second device is connected to the network, inform the storage device from the second device about the replacement of the first device by providing replacement information comprising the first identifier, and provide the replicated data of the first device from the storage means to the second device.
A network comprising a plurality of devices, wherein a first device is replaceable by a second device, comprising:
- a storage device to store replicated data of the first device, the replicated data comprising state information pertaining to the first device,
- a scanner to scan the first and second devices to obtain a respective first and second identifier, which identifies the respective device;
- a controller configured to, after being informed by the second device that the second device is a replacement of the first device, initiated by the connection of the second device, provide the second device with the first identifier which identifies the first device, wherein the second device is not providing with the first identifier until after the second device is connected to the network, wherein the second device is configured to inform the storage means about the replacement of the first device by providing replacement information, the replacement information comprising the first identifier, and
- wherein the storage device is configured to provide the replicated data of the first device from the storage means to the second device in response to the replacement information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.