Retrofit remote control devices
AssigneeLutron Technology Company LLC
InventorsChris Dimberg, Jason C. Killo, Matthew Philip McDonald, Daniel L. Twaddell
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Abstract
A control device may be configured to control an amount of power delivered to one or more electrical loads and provide various feedback associated with the control device and/or the electrical loads. The control device may be a wall-mounted device or a battery-powered remote control device. The feedback may indicate the amount of power delivered to the one or more electrical loads. The feedback may also indicate a low battery condition. The control device may include a light bar and/or one or more indicator lights for providing the feedback.
Claims22
A control device for controlling an intensity level of a lighting load in a load control system, the control device comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a control circuit and a plurality of light sources, wherein the plurality of light sources are arranged around a perimeter of the PCB;
- a light bar configured to be illuminated by the plurality of light sources;
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- a substantially circular rotating portion, wherein the light bar is configured to extend along a perimeter of the rotating portion to form a substantially circular light bar;
- wherein the control circuit is configured to control an amount of power delivered to the lighting load to control a present intensity level of the lighting load, and wherein the control circuit is further configured to dim the light bar during an idle state;
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- wherein the control circuit is configured to, in response to detecting that a user is within close proximity of the control device, determine whether the lighting load is in an off state or an on state, wherein, when the lighting load is in the on state, the control circuit is configured to illuminate at least a subset of the plurality of light sources to form an illuminated portion on the light bar to indicate the present intensity level of the lighting load, and when the lighting load is in the off state, the control circuit is configured to illuminate at least a subset of the plurality of light sources to form the illuminated portion on the light bar to indicate a last-known intensity level of the lighting load before the lighting load was turned off, and
- wherein, when the lighting load is on, the control circuit is further configured to adjust the illuminated portion of the light bar based on the present intensity level of the lighting load such that the illuminated portion expands or contracts along the light bar in response to adjustments in the intensity level of the lighting load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.