Apparatus containing color coded group and member icons and method of grouping and degrouping members icons in lighting applications

A system for controlling lighting comprising:

• a processor coupled to a memory, the processor being configured to:
• code, using a coder, at least one group icon for a scene in response to a first user instruction entered into a light control interface, the at least one group icon being coded with a first type identifier corresponding to the scene;
• group, using a grouping software module, at least one member icon designating a light characteristic for the at least one group icon in response to a second user instruction entered into the light control interface, the at least one member icon having a second type identifier that is depicted on the light control interface, wherein member icon to group icon grouping is designated when the second type identifier has a same type as the first type identifier, the second type identifier is present at a periphery of the at least one member icon, wherein the second type identifier comprises a plurality of segments identifying grouping of the at least one member icon to more than one group in said at least one group icon, wherein each segment designates that the at least one member icon is grouped to the group icon coded with said same type identifier as said each segment of the second type identifier;
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• activate lighting, using a lighting controller, in response to a third user instruction entered into the light control interface, the third user instruction selecting at least one group icon, wherein each of said light function form of said at least one member icon being grouped to the at least one group icon selected by the third user instruction is activated.

A computer readable storage medium including contents that are configured to cause a computer to perform a method for controlling lighting, the method comprising:

• coding at least one group icon for a scene for lighting on a light control interface, the at least one group icon being coded with a first type identifier corresponding to the scene;
• grouping at least one member icon designating a light characteristic for at least one lamp to the at least one group icon on the light control interface, the at least one member icon including a second type identifier, wherein a member icon being grouped to a group icon has a same type identifier for the second type identifier for the member icon as the first type identifier, the second type identifier is present at a periphery of the at least one member icon, wherein the second type identifier comprises a plurality of segments identifying grouping of the at least one member icon to more than one group in said at least one group icon, wherein each segment of the plurality of different segments designates that the at least one member icon is grouped to the group icon coded with said same type identifier as said each segment of the second type identifier;
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• activating the at least one lamp of the member icon being grouped to the group icon by selecting the group icon.