Multiple input touch dimmer lighting control
AssigneeBrightgreen Pty Ltd.
InventorsDavid O'Driscoll, Moffat Nathan, Trent Carter
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Abstract
The invention relates to a touch panel device for a dimmer lighting control system and a method for controlling a light circuit. The device comprises a touch sensitive surface; a light sensor; a motion sensor and a processor operatively connected to the touch sensitive surface, the light sensor, the motion sensor for generating control signal. The processor is configured for modifying the control signal based on a learning from a stored historical data in a secondary device, accepting or rejecting a device operation using a user input.
Claims14
A touch panel device for issuing a control signal to a dimmer lighting control system of a luminaire, the device comprising:
- a touch sensitive surface configured for detecting one or more touch inputs;
- a light sensor configured for detecting a level of ambient light;
- a motion sensor configured for sensing a movement of a body in a space surrounding the device;
- and
- a processor operatively connected to the touch sensitive surface, the light sensor, and the motion sensor, and wherein the processor is configured for generating the control signal based on the detected one or more touch inputs, the detected level of ambient light, and the sensed movement;
- wherein
- the processor is further operatively and remotely connected to a secondary device through a wireless network, and wherein, the processor is further configured for:
- transmitting an output data for storing in the secondary device as a historical data, wherein the output data is detected from the touch sensitive surface and at least one of the light sensor and the motion sensor;
- learning from the stored historical data, wherein the learning is utilized for generation of a modified control signal;
- wherein based on the modified control signal and a user input, the processor is further configured for:
- receiving the user input through the touch sensitive surface signifying an acceptance to confirm device operation based on the modified control signal or signifying a rejection to deny the device operation and forming a new operation for further modifying the control signal, and
- transmitting for storing the information of the acceptance and the rejection in the secondary device as the historical data.
A method for controlling a light circuit, the method comprising:
- detecting one or more of:
- a touch input on a touch sensitive surface of a touch panel device;
- a level of ambient light;
- and
- a movement of a body sensed in a space surrounding the touch panel device;
- generating a control signal based on one or more detection of the touch input, the level of ambient light and the sensed movement for controlling a total light output of the light circuit to achieve a desired light level in the sensing area;
- transmitting an output data for storing in a secondary device as a historical data, wherein the output data is detected from the one or more detection of the touch input, the level of ambient light and the sensed movement from the touch panel device;
- learning from the stored historical data, wherein the learning is utilized for generation of a modified control signal;
- receiving a user input through the touch sensitive surface signifying an acceptance to confirm device operation based on the modified control signal or signifying a rejection to deny the device operation and forming a new operation for further modifying the control signal;
- storing the information of the acceptance and the rejection in the secondary device as the historical data, wherein the method further comprises linking a plurality of like touch panel devices through the secondary device such that the linked touch panel devices control one or more light circuits as a single circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.