Patent 8635350 was granted and assigned to iControl Networks on January, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for Internet Protocol (IP) device discovery implemented in a control network having a gateway device, a router, and an IP device at a location. A location management system including a IP device at a location having an IP address assigned by a router at the location. A gateway device for managing a set of two or more local management devices at a location.