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US 2020/0366285 A1Published application
Smart dimmer system having improved reliable communication
OwnerHu Sanhong, Zhu Wei +2inventors
InventorsHu Sanhong, Zhu Wei, Li Changqing, Ye Jiansheng
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for a single or multi-dimmer system having improved reliable connectivity between a dimmer assembly and a switch or between two or more dimmer assemblies.
Claims17
A multi-dimmer system, comprising:
- a first dimmer assembly electrically coupled to a second dimmer assembly via a physical data transmission line,
- wherein the first dimmer assembly receives dimming instructions via one or more of a first actuatable physical switch or a communications module in communication with one or more remote computing devices, and
- wherein the first dimmer assembly acts as a master device and the second dimmer assembly acts as a slave device such that dimming instructions carried out by the first dimmer assembly are propagated via the data transmission line to the second dimmer assembly.
A dimmer system, comprising:
- a first dimmer assembly electrically coupled to a standard three-way switch via a physical data transmission line,
- wherein the first dimmer assembly receives dimming instructions via one or more of an actuatable physical switch or a communications module in communication with a remote computing device, and
- wherein instructions carried out by the first dimmer assembly are propagated via the data transmission line to the standard three-way switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.