Controlling groups of electrical loads

A remote control device comprising:

• a status indicator comprising a plurality of light sources;
• and
• a control circuit configured to:
• receive a user interaction event for controlling a plurality of devices that are responsive to the remote control device, wherein the user interaction event is associated with a command;
• receive device information regarding the plurality of devices that are responsive to the remote control device, wherein the device information comprises future intensity levels of the plurality of devices;
• and
• provide feedback, via the status indicator, to indicate a starting intensity level and adjust the feedback provided via the status indicator over time to indicate an ending intensity level, wherein the ending intensity level is the highest of the future intensity levels of the plurality of devices.

A remote control device comprising:

• a status indicator comprising a plurality of light sources;
• and
• a control circuit configured to:
• receive a user interaction event for controlling a plurality of devices that are responsive to the remote control device, wherein the user interaction event is associated with a command;
• receive device information regarding the plurality of devices that are responsive to the remote control device, wherein the device information comprises future intensity levels of the plurality of devices;
• and
• provide feedback via the status indicator to indicate a starting intensity level and adjust the feedback provided, via the status indicator, over time to indicate an ending intensity level, wherein the ending intensity level is the highest of the future intensity levels of plurality of devices.

A remote control device comprising:

• a status indicator comprising a plurality of light sources;
• and
• a control circuit configured to:
• receive a command for controlling one or more devices that are responsive to the remote control device;
• receive device information regarding the one or more devices that are responsive to the remote control device, wherein the device information comprises at least one of a present intensity level of the one or more devices, a future intensity level of the one or more devices, and a transition time;
• select a type of relative feedback to be provided via the status indicator based on the command and the device information, wherein the type of relative feedback comprises:
• a transition-down animation,
• a transition-up animation, and
• a responsive animation;
• and
• provide feedback using the selected feedback type via the status indicator.

A master device comprising:

• a communications circuit in communication with a remote control device and one or more lighting devices responsive to the remote control device;
• and
• a control circuit configured to:
• receive a first message from the remote control that indicates a user interaction,
• retrieve an intensity level for each of the one or more lighting devices responsive to the remote control device,
• determine a command based on the first message and the intensity levels for each of the one or more lighting devices responsive to the remote control device,
• transmit a second message to the remote control device that comprises a present intensity level of a lighting device responsive to the remote control device and a transition time, and
• transmit the command to the one or more lighting devices responsive to the remote control device.