US 2021/0345085 A1Published application

Automatic adjustment of a discovery range for discovering wireless control devices

AssigneeLutron Technology Company LLC

InventorsMaxwell Anselm, Ryan S. Bedell

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Abstract

A load control system may be commissioned using beacon messages. The load control system may include control devices that each include a beacon transmitting circuit configured to transmit a beacon message 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 message 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 beacon messages are received. A mobile device may adjust a discovery threshold for discovering a target number of control devices in the load control system.

Claims29

Dependent claims

A load control system comprising:

a mobile device configured to transmit a first mobile device beacon message that includes a first discovery threshold;
and
a plurality of control devices, wherein each control device of the plurality of control devices is configured to:
receive the first mobile device beacon message;
determine that the control device is within a discovery range of the mobile device based on a received signal strength magnitude at which the first mobile device beacon message was received and the received discovery threshold;
and
in response to the control device being within the discovery range, transmit a control device beacon message;
wherein the mobile device is further configured to:
receive the control device beacon messages transmitted by the plurality of control devices;
determine a number of discovered control devices based on the received control device beacon messages;
compare the number of discovered control devices to a target range;
adjust the first discovery threshold based on the number of discovered control devices being greater than or less than the target range;
and
transmit a second mobile device beacon message that includes the adjusted discovery threshold.

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Facts

Application: 17/245,815Filed 30 Apr 2021
Priority: 1 May 2020
Published: 4 Nov 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04W 8/005
Network data management: discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
H05B 47/19
By remote control: via wireless transmission
H05B 47/1965
Characterised by user interface arrangements: using handheld communication devices
H05B 47/199
Grouping of control procedures or address assignation to light sources: commissioning of light sources

Family

Application63/019,049Us provisional application · filed 1 May 2020
Application63/071,183Us provisional application · filed 27 Aug 2020
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