# US 2018/0027635 A1 · Low power battery mode for wireless-enabled device prior to commissioning > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0027635 A1 - Document ID: US20180027635A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/715,490 - Filed: 2017-09-26 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-20 - Assignees: ABL IP Holding LLC - Applicants: Abl IP Holding LLC - Inventors: John Peter ROQUEMORE, III - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180027635A1 ## CPC - H04L 67/34: {involving the movement of software or configuration parameters (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416)} - G06F 1/3206: Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality - G06F 21/74: operating in dual or compartmented mode, i.e. at least one secure mode - G06F 21/81: by operating on the power supply, e.g. enabling or disabling power-on, sleep or resume operations - H04L 41/0833: for reduction of network energy consumption - H04L 63/18: {using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215)} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04W 4/33: for indoor environments, e.g. buildings - H04W 52/0225: {using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal} - H04W 52/0229: {where the received signal is a wanted signal} - H04W 52/0235: {where the received signal is a power saving command} - H04W 52/028: {switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks} - H05B 45/00: Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED] - H05B 47/115: by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings - H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission - H05B 47/1965: {using handheld communication devices} - H05B 47/199: {Commissioning of light sources} - G06F 2221/2101: Auditing as a secondary aspect - G06F 2221/2105: Dual mode as a secondary aspect - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H05B 47/1975: {Gesture control} - Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - Y04S 40/00: Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised by the use of communication or information technologies, or communication or information technology specific aspects supporting them - Y04S 40/18: Network protocols supporting networked applications, e.g. including control of end-device applications over a network - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - 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 - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract The wireless lighting control device examples conserve battery power before installation and/or commissioning. To save battery life, such a device remains in a low power mode and is awakened for commissioning, for example, by a button press (e.g. for a wall switch) or motion or audio sensing (e.g. for an occupancy sensor or the like). When awakened, the lighting control device enters its commissioning mode with the radio transceiver active for a short period of time. If the lighting control device is not commissioned within that time interval, for example, it may reenter the sleep mode. Conversely, if successfully commissioned during the active time period, the lighting control device is ready for normal operations. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lighting control device, comprising: a battery; a processor; at least one radio frequency (RF) transceiver for wireless communications; and at least one of a detector or a button; wherein the processor is configured to operate the wireless lighting control device to: remain in a low power mode that consumes less power from the battery than a normal operations mode until the processor receives a trigger signal from the detector or the button to initiate commissioning of the lighting control device; awaken from the low power mode to consume additional power from the battery when the trigger signal is received; and in response to awakening from the low power mode: transmit a packet to connect to a commissioning device over a commissioning network via the at least one RF transceiver; and in response to transmitting the packet to connect to the commissioning device over the commissioning network, receive a commissioning message from the commissioning device to enable commissioning of the lighting control device to operate over a wireless lighting control network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: transmitting the packet to connect to the commissioning device and receiving the commissioning message from the commissioning device pairs the lighting control device with the commissioning device over a commissioning network logically separate from the wireless lighting control network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lighting control device of claim 2, wherein the transmitted packet to connect to the commissioning device over the commissioning network is a wireless transmission of an advertising packet to pair with the commissioning device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The lighting control device of claim 3, wherein the advertising packet to connect to the commissioning device is transmitted a predetermined number of times over a predetermined time period. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: in response to receiving the commissioning message, the lighting control device is commissioned by the commissioning device to wirelessly communicate with a luminaire, a sensor, or a switch over the wireless lighting control network through the at least one RF transceiver. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The lighting control device of claim 5, wherein in response to commissioning of the lighting control device by the commissioning device, the processor is further configured to provide wireless control of the luminaire over the wireless lighting control network through the at least one RF transceiver. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The lighting control device of claim 6, wherein the wireless control includes turning the luminaire on/off, dimming the luminaire up/down, scene selection for the luminaire, or a sensor trip event. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein the lighting control device is configured as a sensor or a switch. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: the at least one RF transceiver includes: a first band radio transceiver for wireless communications over the wireless lighting control network; and a second band radio transceiver for wireless communications over a commissioning network, the second band being different from the first band. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to transition the lighting control device back to the low power mode after awakening in event of no commissioning before expiration of a predetermined time interval. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: upon awakening from the low power mode, the processor and the at least one RF transceiver complete commissioning of the lighting control device; and upon completing commissioning of the lighting control device, the lighting control device including the processor and the at least one RF transceiver, enters the normal operations mode awaiting a lighting related input via the detector or the button. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: the lighting control device includes a timer; and the processor is configured to operate the timer to wake up to operate the detector to sense for motion detection in a vicinity of the lighting control device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein the low power mode consumes less than or equal to 5 micro-amperes of electrical current. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein the low power mode consumes less than or equal to 1 micro-ampere of electrical current. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: the lighting control device is a wall switch that includes the button to allow a user to generate the trigger signal to awaken the wall switch from the low power mode; and once commissioned, the button allows the user to control lighting operation of a luminaire over the wireless lighting control network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: the processor is configured to enter the lighting control device into a normal sleep mode after commissioning that consumes more power than the low power mode but less power than the normal operations mode. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: the lighting control device includes the detector and the detector is configured to detect motion; the lighting control device is configured as an occupancy sensor; and the processor is configured to: awaken the occupancy sensor from the low power mode upon motion detection; and upon commissioning of the lighting control device by the commissioning device, control a luminaire over the wireless lighting control network based on the detected motion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The lighting control device of claim 1, wherein: the processor is further configured to awaken the lighting control device from the low power mode in response to a combination of trigger signals from multiple buttons or detectors. ### Claim 19 A method comprising: maintaining a lighting control device in a low power mode that consumes less power from a battery than a normal operations mode until receiving a trigger signal to initiate commissioning of the lighting control device; awakening the lighting control device from the low power mode to consume additional power from the battery when the trigger signal is received; and in response to awakening the lighting control device from the low power mode: transmitting a packet to connect to a commissioning device over a commissioning network via at least one RF transceiver; and in response to transmitting the packet to connect to the commissioning device over the commissioning network, receiving a commissioning message from the commissioning device via the at least one RF transceiver to enable commissioning of the lighting control device to operate over a wireless lighting control network. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein transmitting the packet to connect to the commissioning device and receiving the commissioning message from the commissioning device pairs the lighting control device with the commissioning device over a commissioning network.