US 11,693,377 B2 · Method of identifying a lighting fixture

Abstract

Control-source devices may be associated with control-target devices of a load control system during a configuration procedure, such that the control-target devices are responsive to the associated control-source devices during normal operation. The configuration procedure may be executed using a network device having a visual display for associating the control-source devices and control-target devices. The control-source devices may be associated with the control-target devices on an area-by-area basis using an area configuration procedure. The control-target devices may be configured to flash a controlled lighting load according to a flashing profile during the configuration procedure. The flashing profile may be characterized by at least one abrupt transition between off and on, and at least one gradual transition between off and on, where the abrupt and gradual transitions are repeated on a periodic basis.

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Dependent claims

A system to configure one or more luminaires, the system comprising:

one or more control-target devices;
control circuitry communicatively coupled to the one or more control-target devices, the control circuitry to:
responsive to receipt of a user input indicative of a request to associate one or more control-target devices with a selected control-source device, receive a user input indicative of the selected control-source device;
responsive to selection of the control-source device, generate a display of one or more control-target devices within range of the control-source device;
responsive to selection of a first control-target device that includes a first luminaire, cause the first luminaire to:
illuminate at a first intensity;
ramp from the first intensity to a second intensity over a first temporal interval;
maintain the second intensity for a second temporal interval;
step from the second intensity to the first intensity after the second temporal interval;
maintain the first intensity for a third temporal interval;
and
periodically repeat the RAMP, MAINTAIN, STEP, MAINTAIN steps at a first defined frequency.

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A controller to associate control-source and control-target devices, the controller comprising:

control circuitry communicatively couplable to each of a plurality of control-target devices, the control circuitry to:
responsive to receipt of a user input indicative of a request to associate one or more control-target devices with a selected control-source device, receive a user input indicative of the selected control-source device;
responsive to selection of the control-source device, generate a display of one or more control-target devices within range of the control-source device;
responsive to selection of a first control-target device that includes a first luminaire, cause the first luminaire to:
illuminate at a first intensity;
ramp from the first intensity to a second intensity over a first temporal interval;
maintain the second intensity for a second temporal interval;
step from the second intensity to the first intensity after the second temporal interval;
maintain the first intensity for a third temporal interval;
and
periodically repeat the RAMP, MAINTAIN, STEP, MAINTAIN steps at a first defined frequency.

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A method to associate control-source and control-target devices, the method comprising:

receiving, by control circuitry, a request to associate one or more control-target devices with a selected control-source device;
receiving a user input indicative of the selected control-source device;
generating a display of one or more control-target devices within range of the control-source device responsive to selection of the control-source device;
responsive to selection of a first control-target device that includes a first luminaire:
causing, by the control circuitry, the first luminaire to illuminate at a first intensity;
causing, by the control circuitry, the first luminaire to ramp from the first intensity to a second intensity over a first temporal interval;
causing, by the control circuitry, the first luminaire to maintain the second intensity for a second temporal interval;
causing, by the control circuitry, the first luminaire to step from the second intensity to the first intensity after the second temporal interval;
causing, by the control circuitry, the first luminaire to maintain the first intensity for a third temporal interval;
and
causing, by the control circuitry, the first luminaire to periodically repeat the RAMP, MAINTAIN, STEP, MAINTAIN steps at a first defined frequency.

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A non-transitory, machine-readable, storage device that includes instructions that, when executed by control circuitry, cause the control circuitry to:

receive a request to associate one or more control-target devices with a selected control-source device;
receive a user input indicative of the selected control-source device;
generate a display of one or more control-target devices within range of the control-source device responsive to selection of the control-source device;
responsive to selection of a first control-target device that includes a first luminaire:
cause the first luminaire to illuminate at a first intensity;
cause the first luminaire to ramp from the first intensity to a second intensity over a first temporal interval;
cause the first luminaire to maintain the second intensity for a second temporal interval;
cause the first luminaire to step from the second intensity to the first intensity after the second temporal interval;
cause the first luminaire to maintain the first intensity for a third temporal interval;
and
cause the first luminaire to periodically repeat the RAMP, MAINTAIN, STEP, MAINTAIN steps at a first defined frequency.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of identifying a lighting fixture

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Method of identifying a lighting fixture

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