Patent ID: 6856236
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: G05B,H04B

Abstract:
1. An automation system for controlling and monitoring devices comprising: a plurality of devices to be controlled, each device comprising: a first controller comprising: wherein one or more of the plurality of devices are adapted to act as signal repeating devices in that the processors of each of said one or more devices comprises means for, upon reception or a first signal, processing said information in its processor if one of the one or more destination identifiers corresponds to the device identifier of the device, and means for, upon reception of a first signal, transmitting a second signal holding at least said destination identifiers and said information if one of the one or more repeater identifiers corresponds to the device identifier of the device, and act as I/O devices in that the processors of each of said one or more devices comprises means for generating an event signal in response to input received from an appliance or user, the event signal comprising one or more destination identifiers corresponding to controller or device identifiers of one or more destination controllers or destination devices.