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US 10,952,306 B2Granted
Methods, systems, and products for control of electrical loads
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorJohn Tatum Dyal
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Abstract
A single input to a lighting system may control several different light fixtures. Multiple light fixtures may be connected to a switch or controller of the lighting system. A user makes an input to the lighting system, and individual light fixtures are activated as the user continues making the input.
Claims20
A method for mobile control of a lighting environment, comprising:
- receiving, by a lighting controller including a processor, a plurality of messages sent from a mobile device, the plurality of messages specifying a time period and a priority for each of a plurality of light fixtures resulting in a plurality of priorities;
- identifying, by the lighting controller, the plurality of light fixtures by querying an electronic database for the time period specified by the plurality of messages, the electronic database electronically associating the plurality of light fixtures to a plurality of time periods including the time period and the plurality of priorities specified by the plurality of messages;
- and
- activating, by the lighting controller, the light fixtures identified by the electronic database according to the plurality of time periods and the plurality of priorities in response to the plurality of messages sent from the mobile device.
1 more element
A system for mobile control of a lighting environment, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a plurality of messages sent from a mobile device, the plurality of messages specifying a time period and a priority for each of a plurality of light fixtures resulting in a plurality of priorities;
- identifying the plurality of light fixtures by querying an electronic database for the time period specified by the plurality of messages, the electronic database electronically associating the plurality of light fixtures to a plurality of time periods including the time period and the plurality of priorities specified by the plurality of messages;
- and
- activating the light fixtures identified by the electronic database according to the plurality of time periods and the plurality of priorities in response to the plurality of messages sent from the mobile device.
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A memory device storing code that when executed causes a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a plurality of messages sent from a mobile device, the plurality of messages specifying a time period and a priority for each of a plurality of light fixtures resulting in a plurality of priorities;
- identifying the plurality of light fixtures by querying an electronic database for the time period specified by the plurality of messages, the electronic database electronically associating the plurality of light fixtures to a plurality of time periods including the time period and the plurality of priorities specified by the plurality of messages;
- and
- activating the plurality of light fixtures identified by the electronic database according to the plurality of time periods and the plurality of priorities in response to the plurality of messages sent from the mobile device.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.