# US 2014/0191666 A1 · Auto commissioning and energy saving lighting system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0191666 A1 - Document ID: US20140191666A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/240,142 - Filed: 2012-08-27 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-09-02 - Assignees: Koninklijke Philips N.V. - Inventors: Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie VISSENBERG; Ramon Pascal van Gorkom - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191666A1 ## CPC - H05B 47/10: Controlling the light source - H05B 45/10: Controlling the intensity of the light - H05B 47/199: {Commissioning of light sources} - H05B 47/1995: {Auto-commissioning} - H05B 45/18: using temperature feedback - Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract The invention relates to a network of luminaires for an automatic lighting system comprising at least two luminaires (1) and at least one controller, each luminaire comprising a light source (4) and at least two communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12), wherein the communication ports have predetermined configuration and orientation (3, 6, 9, 12), each communication port (3, 6, 9, 12) is adapted to be communicatively connected to a communication port of another luminaire (1) in said network in the direction and orientation of the port (3, 6, 9, 12), and wherein the identification of unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12) is communicated to said at least one controller. The invention further relates to a plug (20, 21, 24, 28) adapted to be inserted into unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12) in a luminaire of a network of luminaires (1), said plug (20, 21, 24, 28) being adapted to indicate to a controller (7) in said network that the communication port (3, 6, 9, 12) is unused for communication to another luminaire; and to a method of auto-commissioning of a network of luminaires, wherein the method comprises the steps of: identifying unused communication ports (3, 6, 9, 12), communicating identified unused ports to said at least one controller, and control at least one luminaire as a function of the received information related to unused communication ports. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A network of luminaires for a lighting system comprising at least two luminaires and at least one controller, each luminaire comprising a light source and at least two communication ports, wherein the communication ports have predetermined configuration and orientation, and are located in at least two directions at different angles in a plane of the network of luminaires, wherein each communication port is adapted to be communicatively connected to a communication port of another luminaire in said network in the direction of the orientation of the communication port, and wherein each communication port is adapted to identify when it is unused for communication with another luminaire and communicate this information to said at least one controller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The network of luminaires according to claim 1, wherein the each communication port is adapted to receive a plug for indicating that the communication port is unused. ### Claim 3 (canceled) ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The network of luminaires according to claim 1, wherein said communication between luminaires through said communication ports is peer-to-peer communication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The network of luminaires according to claim 1, wherein said communication is established via a network established either by wires between different ports or via directed wireless transceivers included in said communication ports. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The network of luminaires according to claim 1, wherein each luminaire comprises a controller. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The network of luminaires according to claim 1, wherein each luminaire further comprises at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of: a presence sensor, a daylight sensor, a sound sensor, and a movement sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The network luminaires according to claim 1, wherein the light source is selected from the group consisting of: a LED, a fluorescent tube, a laser, a FED device, and an incandescent light source. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The network of luminaires according to claim 8, wherein the light source is arranged to provide an adaptive beam shape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The network luminaires according to claim 9, wherein said adaptive beam shape is achieved by a cluster of LEDs wherein the LEDs project light in different directions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The network of luminaires according to claim 1, wherein the communication between communication ports of different luminaires is adapted to communicate at least one information comprised in the group of: a human presence near the luminaire, a dimming level of the luminaire, a detected daylight level, an identification of unused communication ports, an information of equipment plugged into each communication port, and an information received from another luminaire in the network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A plug adapted to be inserted into an unused communication port of a luminaire in a network of luminaires according to claim 11, said plug being adapted to indicate to a controller in said network that the communication port is unused for communication to another luminaire. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A plug according to claim 12 wherein the plug comprises information on the surrounding space of the luminaire in the direction of the orientation of the communication port it is plugged into, said information being adapted to be communicated to said controller. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A plug according to claim 13 wherein said information on the surrounding is one contained in the group of: a window, a wall, a door, a solid door, a transparent door, a semitransparent door, a pillar, a table, a podium, a white or black board, a projection screen, a monitor or display. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) A method of auto-commissioning of a network of luminaires according to claim 11, wherein the method comprises the steps of: identifying unused communication ports communicating information on unused ports to said at least one controller, and controlling at least one luminaire as a function of the received information on unused communication ports. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein a plug is plugged into at least one unused communication port of a luminaire and the step of controlling at least one luminaire in the network of luminaires further is a function of the information on the surrounding received from the plug. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of controlling at least one luminaire further is a function of information received from said sensor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of controlling at least one luminaire further is a function of information received from other luminaires. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of controlling at least one luminaire comprises controlling a beam shape of the luminaire.