System for controlling light sources
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorWouter Lambertus Petrus Willaert
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Abstract
A lighting control system (100) includes a first adapter (150) configured to be operationally coupled to a first light source (110) to provide a first power level, and a second adapter (160) configured to be operationally coupled to a second light source (120) to provide a second power level. A controller (170) is configured to control the first adapter (150) to change the first power level to a current power level. The first adapter (150) is further configured to detect the changed or current (absolute or relative) power level so that the second adapter (160) is controlled, e.g., by first adapter (150), based on the detected current power level.
Claims15
A lighting control system comprising:
- a first adapter operationally coupled to a first light source to provide a first power level, wherein the first light source is controllable via a switch;
- a second adapter operationally coupled to a second light source to provide a second power level;
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- a remote controller configured to control the first adapter to change the first power level of the first light source to a current power level;
- wherein the first adapter is configured to detect the current power level of the first light source so that the second power level is controlled based on the detected current power level of the first light source.
A lighting control system comprising:
- means for changing a first power level of a first light source to a changed power level in response to a signal from a remote controller and/or a switch;
- means for detecting the changed power level of the first light source;
- and
- means for controlling a second light source in accordance with the changed power level.
A method for controlling a first light source and a second light source comprising the acts of:
- changing a first power level of the first light source to a changed power level in response to a signal from a remote controller and/or a switch;
- detecting the changed power level of the first light source;
- and
- controlling the second light source in accordance with the changed power level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.