Remote control, lighting system, and luminaire
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinichiro Kurihara, Tomoaki Mannami, Kouichi Mitsushima
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Abstract
A remote control for controlling a luminaire is wirelessly controllable with a terminal device. The remote control includes: a receiver that receives an input from a user; a first communication circuit that communicates wirelessly; and a first controller that generates a control signal and transmits the control signal to the luminaire via the first communication circuit, in which the control signal corresponds to the input received by the receiver and includes identification information unique to the terminal device as a source address.
Claims19
A luminaire that is wirelessly controllable with a terminal device, the luminaire comprising:
- a light source;
- an energization sensor that senses receipt of power from a commercial power supply;
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- a communication circuit that transmits a signal indicating the receipt of power to the terminal device when the energization sensor senses the receipt of power which does not involve control from the terminal device,
- wherein the energization sensor is connected to a path for supplying power from the commercial power supply to the light source,
- the light source is not physically connected to the terminal device, and
- the energization sensor is internally provided in the luminaire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.