An apparatus and method place a node in an unconfigured state, with the apparatus and method functioning within an electrical network including a plurality of such nodes. Each node is adapted to communicate over a communications network. Such electrical networks can be implemented utilizing the CEBus...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6289404?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6289404 - Apparatus for and method of placing a node in an unconfigured state
