# US 2020/0288558 A1 · Commissioning and controlling load control devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0288558 A1 - Document ID: US20200288558A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/812,167 - Filed: 2020-03-06 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-08 - Assignees: Lutron Technology Company LLC - Applicants: Lutron Technology Company LLC - Inventors: Todd G. Anderson; Maxwell Anselm; Vidur Garg; Ashok Karmani; Sanjeev Kumar; Sandeep Mudabail Raghuram; Somesh Rahul; Ananthanag Nemmani; Jaykrishna A. Shukla; Alcides Dias; Surjith Bhagavath Singh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200288558A1 ## CPC - H04L 12/2816: {Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities (arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00)} - H04L 41/0806: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play - G06K 7/10722: {Photodetector array or CCD scanning} - G06K 7/1413: {1D bar codes} - G06K 7/1417: {2D bar codes} - H04L 12/12: Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof - H04L 12/2823: {Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network (device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00)} - 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 - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04W 4/33: for indoor environments, e.g. buildings - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04W 8/005: {Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals} - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H05B 45/10: Controlling the intensity of the light - H05B 45/14: using electrical feedback from LEDs or from LED modules - H05B 45/22: using optical feedback - H05B 47/155: Coordinated control of two or more light sources - H05B 47/19: via wireless transmission - H05B 47/1965: {using handheld communication devices} - H05B 47/1985: {Creation of lighting zones or scenes} - H05B 47/199: {Commissioning of light sources} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - 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 ## Abstract A load control system may be commissioned using beacons. The load control system may include control devices that each include a beacon transmitting circuit configured to transmit a beacon that comprises an identifier associated with the control device. A network device, such as a mobile device, may discover a control device based on the beacon received from the control device. In response to discovery of the control device, the control device may be added to a temporary group of control devices for being collectively configured and/or controlled. Control devices may be discovered based on the signal strength at which the beacons are received. The control devices may provide feedback to a user in response to confirmation messages to indicate to a user that the lighting control device has been added to the temporary group. The control devices may stop providing the feedback after they are removed from the temporary group. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for configuring lighting control devices of a load control system installed in a load control environment, the method comprising: receiving beacons, each beacon having a unique identifier associated with one of the lighting control devices of the load control system; selecting one or more lighting control devices to be assigned to a configuration identifier based on received signal strengths of the respective beacons; causing the selected one or more lighting control devices to provide a first feedback type in response to being selected to be assigned to the configuration identifier; and assigning the configuration identifier to the selected one or more lighting control devices. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a second message to cause the selected one or more lighting control devices to provide a second feedback type in response to being assigned to the configuration identifier. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: determining received signal strengths of the beacons that exceed a discovery threshold; and transmitting a third message to cause the lighting control devices that transmitted the beacons having received signals strengths that exceed the discovery threshold to provide a third feedback type. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: updating the selection of the one or more lighting control devices to be assigned to the configuration identifier in response to changes in one or more of the received signal strengths of the beacons. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein selecting one or more lighting control devices to be assigned to a configuration identifier based on signal strengths of the respective beacon signals further comprises selecting a first lighting control device to be assigned the configuration identifier; wherein updating the selection of the one or more lighting control devices to be assigned to the configuration identifier further comprises unselecting the first lighting control device and selecting a second lighting control device to be assigned the configuration identifier. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein selecting one or more lighting control devices to be assigned to a configuration identifier based on signal strengths of the respective beacons further comprises selecting a group of lighting control devices to be assigned the configuration identifier; wherein updating the selection of the one or more lighting control devices to be assigned to the configuration identifier further comprises adding a previously unselected lighting control device to the selected group of lighting control devices to be assigned the configuration identifier. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein selecting one or more lighting control devices to be assigned to a configuration identifier based on signal strengths of the respective beacons further comprises: determining the beacon that was received at the highest signal strength; and selecting the lighting control device that transmitted the beacon that was received at the highest signal strength as the lighting control device to be assigned the configuration identifier. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein selecting one or more lighting control devices to be assigned to a configuration identifier based on signal strengths of the respective beacons further comprises: determining received signal strengths of the beacons that exceed a discovery threshold; and selecting the lighting control device that transmitted the beacons having received signals strengths that exceed the discovery threshold the lighting control devices to be assigned the configuration identifier. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an input confirming the assignment of the configuration identifier to the selected one or more lighting control devices; wherein assigning the configuration identifier to the selected one or more lighting control devices further comprises assigning the configuration identifier to the selected one or more lighting control devices in response to receiving the input confirming the assignment. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the configuration identifier to the selected one or more lighting control devices further comprises assigning the configuration identifier to the selected one or more lighting control devices in response to being selected to be assigned to the configuration identifier. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a project code identifier; and accessing the configuration identifier from a project associated with the project code identifier. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the configuration identifier is generated at a processing device via design software configured to generate a floorplan of a building, and wherein the configuration identifier identifies a location in the floorplan, and wherein the project identifier is received and the configuration identifier is accessed using a mobile device. ### Claim at position 13 13-86. (canceled) ### Claim 87 A load control system comprising: a mobile device configured to transmit a first beacon; and a plurality of lighting control devices configured to control an amount of power provided to respective lighting loads, wherein each lighting control device of the plurality of lighting control devices is configured to transmit a respective second beacon in response to the first beacon received from the mobile device, wherein each lighting control device of the plurality of the lighting control devices is configured to: receive the first beacon from the mobile device; transmit the second beacon in response to receiving the first beacon from the mobile device; provide a first feedback type in response to receiving the first beacon from the mobile device; receive an indication that the lighting control device has been selected to be configured based on a signal strength of the second beacon as received by the mobile device. ### Claim 88 (depends on 87) The load control system of claim 87, wherein the mobile device is configured to select the lighting control device to be configured is the signal strength of the second beacon is the highest signal strength of a plurality of beacons received from the plurality of lighting control devices. ### Claim 89 (depends on 88) The load control system of claim 88, wherein each lighting control device of the plurality of the lighting control devices is configured to provide a second feedback type in response to receiving the indication that the lighting control device has been selected to be configured. ### Claim 90 (depends on 87) The load control system of claim 87, wherein the first beacon transmitted by the mobile device comprises a signal strength threshold, and wherein each lighting control device of the plurality of the lighting control devices is further configured to: determine a signal strength at which the first beacon was received; and transmit the second beacon on a condition that the signal strength at which the first beacon was received is greater than or equal to the signal strength threshold. ### Claim 91 (depends on 87) The load control system of claim 87, wherein each lighting control device of the plurality of the lighting control devices is configured to provide the first feedback type by illuminating the respective lighting load a first predefined color. ### Claim 92 (depends on 91) The load control system of claim 91, wherein each lighting control device of the plurality of the lighting control devices is configured to provide the second feedback type by illuminating the respective lighting load a second predefined color. ### Claim 93 (depends on 92) The load control system of claim 92, wherein each lighting control device of the plurality of the lighting control devices is further configured to: receive an indication that the lighting control device has been associated with a configuration identifier; and provide a third feedback type in response to receiving the indication that the lighting control device has been added to one or more of the area or the zone. ### Claim 94 (depends on 93) The load control system of claim 93, wherein each lighting control device of the plurality of the lighting control devices is configured to provide the third feedback type by illuminating the respective lighting load a third predefined color.