US Patent 10326658 Zone control system and method of automatically configuring the same

A zone control system includes a zone controller (ZC), an apparatus control node, and a sensor. The ZC includes a LAN structure template which records a network topology in a zone where the ZC is installed. The ZC executes calculations of correlation degree for adjacent apparatus control nodes and sensors, automatically connects to the highest correlation degree of the apparatus control nodes, and controls the connected apparatus control nodes to connect to the highest correlation degree of the sensors according to the calculation results and the LAN structure template. Accordingly, the ZC can automatically configure the LAN structure in the zone where the ZC is installed and establish a zone control system in the zone.