Patent attributes
In a building environment, a coordinate location or local position of various automation devices is determined. The location or position may be determined using a wireless distance measurement. Applications, associations, and utilizations for wireless building automation devices are developed according to location and/or positions of the devices. The position may be determined based on techniques for determining a relative distance of device from other devices and/or a reference point. The position may be mapped to the coordinate location within the building. Devices may be grouped, a commissioning table of binding associations between devices may be created, and addresses assigned to the building automation devices according to the location, the position and/or distances between the devices. Associations between devices may be established and updated based on proximity of the devices. Device communication also may be controlled according to position and distance information.
