Wireless addressable lighting method and apparatus
AssigneeKoniklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorWang Ling
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Abstract
An improved technique of utilizing a centralized control protocol for lighting devices such as DALI. A technique is disclosed for utilizing such protocols in a wireless environment. The first step involves associating particular slave devices with a specified master control device, and a second step involves associating specific functions within the master device with specific slave devices.
Claims11
A method of controlling plural devices with a single remote control comprising the steps of associating, one by one, each of the plural devices with the remote control, and associating, one by one, each of the plural devices associated with the remote control with a particular function or key on the remote control.
Apparatus for controlling plural lighting devices over a wireless connection, the apparatus comprising a processor for providing commands to said plurality of lighting devices in normal mode, and a means for switching between an enumeration mode and a normal mode, said enumeration mode being utilized to associate said plural devices with said apparatus.
A method of utilizing a wireless lighting control protocol comprising the steps of:
- providing a standardized command set for facilitating command and control between a master and plural slave lighting devices;
- interposing a layer of software between said command set and a software application, said layer of software including means for initialization and binding of the plural slave lighting devices and the master device.
The method of associating each of plural slave devices with a master remote control comprising the steps of communicating a visual signal indicating the presence of each of said slave devices, and accepting a user confirmation acknowledging that said device is to be associated with a particular master device or a particular function or key sequence of said master device.
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