Patent ID: 9747788
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G08C,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of operating a network comprising a plurality of programmable network nodes and resources, the method comprising: determining by a first programmable network node that it is associated with a user; broadcasting by the first programmable network node to the network a logical node name associated with the user, the logical node name being assigned to the first programmable network node based on its association with the user after determining that it is associated with the user; associating a second programmable network node with a first resource; making available to the second programmable network node a first set of instructions for allowing the second programmable network node to control the first resource; receiving, by the second programmable network node, sensory input via the first resource; determining, by the second programmable network node based on its receiving the logical node name associated with the user from the first programmable network node, that a request associated with the user for sensory input is outstanding; and transmitting, by the second programmable network node responsive to determining that a request associated with the user is outstanding, the sensory input to the first programmable network node via one or more programmable network nodes of the network, based on the first programmable network node being assigned the logical node name associated with the user; wherein when a third programmable network node determines that it is associated with the user, rebroadcasting, by the third programmable network node, to the network the new association of the third programmable network node with the user.