Patent ID: 11910168
Assignee: SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. The grouping method according to claim 9, wherein, within the common primary group, it is considered that a recognition link l(i, j) exists between two pieces of equipment Ei and Ej when the piece of equipment Ei recognizes the piece of equipment Ej, and wherein it is considered that the primary group is a finalized group and corresponds to the common sound space when the number of recognition links existing in the primary group is equal to a maximum number of links Lmax such that:

L max=(n−ns)×(n1),

where n is the number of pieces of equipment in the primary group and where ns is the number of pieces of equipment among the n pieces that are incapable of receiving sound signals.