Logical groupings of intelligent building fixtures

A building control system, comprising:

• a plurality of building fixtures;
• wherein
• at least one of building fixture of the plurality of building fixtures comprising;
• an interface to at least one sensor;
• a communication port;
• a controller, the controller configured to:
• independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device;
• aid in designating the at least one building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, wherein the logical group comprises a motion sensing group;
• share information of the at least one sensor with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port;
• and
• receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port;
• and
• further comprising building fixtures of a corridor determining they are in a corridor, and auto-designating themselves to be included within a common logical group.

A building control system, comprising:

• a plurality of building fixtures;
• wherein
• at least one of building fixture of the plurality of building fixtures comprising;
• an interface to at least one sensor;
• a communication port;
• a controller, the controller configured to:
• independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device;
• aid in designating the at least one building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, wherein the logical group comprises an ambient light group;
• share information of the at least one sensor with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port;
• and
• receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port;
• and
• further comprising at least a subset of the plurality building fixtures auto-designating themselves to be within the ambient light group.

A building control system, comprising:

• a plurality of building fixtures;
• wherein
• at least one of building fixture of the plurality of building fixtures comprising;
• an interface to at least one sensor;
• a communication port;
• a controller, the controller configured to:
• independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device;
• aid in designating the at least one building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures;
• share information of the at least one sensor with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port;
• and
• receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port;
• wherein if at least one of the building fixtures of the logical group that senses a motion or light senses a blindness condition, then the at least one building fixture retrieving sensing information from other building fixtures within a common logical group to determine a motion level or an ambient light level.

A building control apparatus, comprising:

• an interface to at least one sensor;
• a communication port;
• a controller, the controller configured to:
• independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device;
• aid in designating the building control apparatus as belonging to a logical group of building control apparatuses, comprising at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of building fixtures auto-determining the logical group;
• share sensor information of the at least one sensor with other building control apparatuses within the logical group, through the communication port;
• and
• receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port.

A method of operating a building control fixture, comprising:

• aiding, by the building control fixture, in designating the building control fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, comprising at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of building fixtures auto-determining the logical group;
• receiving, by the building control fixture, sensor information from a least one sensor interfaced with the building control fixture;
• independently controlling, by the building control fixture, at least one of an environmental load or a security device;
• and
• sharing, by the building control fixture, the sensor information with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through a communication port of the building control fixture.