US 10,477,651 B2 · Control device having an illuminated portion controlled in response to an external sensor

Abstract

A load control system for controlling at least one electrical load may comprise a plurality of control devices and a sensor external to at least one of the control devices. The sensor may be configured to sense a condition of a space in which the control devices are installed. The at least one electrical load may be controlled in response to the condition sensed by the sensor. The control devices may include respective illuminated portions. The control devices may adjust the intensity of the respective illuminated portions in response to the condition sensed by the sensor. If multiple sensors are included in the load control system to sense the condition, the control devices may adjust the intensity of their respective illuminated portions by aggregating the condition sensed by each sensor.

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Dependent claims

A system for controlling one or more electrical loads, the system comprising:

a plurality of control devices installed in a multi-gang configuration, each of the plurality of control devices configured to receive a user input and control at least one of the electrical loads, the control devices each comprising a user interface and a light source internal to a housing of the control device, the light source configured to illuminate the user interface to provide feedback to a user of the control device;
and
a first sensor internal to and within the housing of one of the plurality of control devices and external to and outside of the housing of at least another one of the plurality of control devices, the first sensor configured to sense a condition of a space in which the plurality of control devices are installed, wherein all of the plurality of the control devices are configured to control their respective light sources in response to the condition sensed by the first sensor.

A system for controlling at least one electrical load, the system comprising:

a first control device comprising a first user interface configured to receive a user input and a first light source internal to a housing of the first control device, the first light source configured to illuminate the first user interface to provide feedback to a user of the first control device;
and
a second control device installed in a multi-gang configuration with the first control device comprising a control circuit, a second user interface configured to receive a user input, a second light source internal to a housing of the second control device, and a sensor configured to sense a condition of a space in which the first and the second control devices are installed, wherein the second light source is configured to illuminate the second user interface to provide feedback to the user of the second control device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to:
receive a signal from the sensor indicating a condition of the space in which the first and the second control devices are installed,
control the second light source in response to receiving the signal from the sensor, and
transmit a signal indicative of the condition of the space sensed by the sensor to the first control device;
wherein the first control device is configured to control the first light source in response to receiving the signal indicative of the condition of the space sensed by the sensor of the second control device.

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A load control system for controlling an electrical load, the load control system comprising:

a first load control device;
an input device assigned to the first load control device, the input device comprising a user interface and a light source internal to a housing of the input device, the light source configured to illuminate the user interface to provide feedback to a user of the input device, the input device configured to:
receive a user input via the user interface, and
based on the user input, transmit a first control signal for controlling the electrical load;
and
a sensor configured to:
sense a condition of a space in which the electrical load is installed, and in response to sensing the condition, transmit a second control signal for controlling the electrical load;
wherein the first load control device is configured to:
control the electrical load in response to the first control signal received from the input device, and
control the electrical load in response to the second control signal received from the sensor;
and
wherein the sensor is external to and outside of both the input device and the first load control device, the input device configured to control the light source internal to the housing of the input device in response to the condition sensed by the sensor;
and
a second load control device that comprises the sensor, the second load control device installed in the space in which the electrical load is installed,
wherein the first load control device and the second load control device are installed in a multi-gang configuration.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Control device having an illuminated portion controlled in response to an external sensor

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