Patent ID: 11888940
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. The lighting control system according to claim 7, wherein each NC of the plurality of NCs comprises:
a first communication module configured for remote communication with the central controller,
second communication module configured for near field communication with other NCs of the plurality of NCs, and
a microcontroller unit,
wherein the microcontroller unit of each NC of the plurality of NCs is configured to:
by means of the first communication module receive ID information, position information and precision information from neighboring NCs of the plurality of NCs by means of near field communication,
based on the received ID information, position information and precision information, keep a list of communicable neighboring NCs, and
by means of the second communication module provide the list of communicable neighboring NCs as well as ID information, position information and precision information relating to the NC itself to the central controller.