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US 9,806,712 B2Granted
Systems and methods for gesture-based lighting control
AssigneeControl4 Corporation
InventorWallace Eric Smith
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Abstract
An electronic device for gesture-based lighting control is described. The electronic device includes a touch sensor that detects a gesture input. The electronic device also includes a lighting operation determination module that determines a lighting operation based on the gesture input. The electronic device further includes a lighting operation execution module that executes the lighting operation.
Claims17
An electronic device for gesture-based lighting control, comprising:
- a capacitive touch sensor that detects a gesture input, wherein detecting a gesture input comprises detecting a gesture input pressure on the capacitive touch sensor, and wherein the capacitive touch sensor detects different input pressures comprising a first pressure and a second pressure greater than the first pressure;
- a transmitter for transmitting the gesture input to an external generation device to create an association between the gesture input and the desired lighting operation during a training mode;
- a lighting operation determination module that determines a lighting operation based on the gesture input, wherein the first pressure determines a first lighting operation that directs the electronic device to remove power from one or more lighting loads under direct control of the electronic device, and wherein the second pressure determines a second lighting operation that directs the electronic device to remove power from the one or more lighting loads under direct control of the electronic device and one or more lighting loads under indirect control of the electronic device;
- a lighting operation execution module that executes the lighting operation;
- and
- a light emitting diode (LED) status indicator positioned behind the capacitive touch sensor, wherein the LED status indicator indicates a status of at least one lighting load.
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A method for gesture-based lighting control by an electronic device, comprising:
- detecting a gesture input via a capacitive touch sensor, wherein detecting a gesture input comprises detecting a gesture input pressure on the capacitive touch sensor, and wherein the capacitive touch sensor detects different input pressures comprising a first pressure and a second pressure greater than the first pressure;
- transmitting the gesture input to an external generation device to create an association between the gesture input and the desired lighting operation during a training mode;
- determining a lighting operation based on the gesture input, wherein the first pressure determines a first lighting operation that directs the electronic device to remove power from one or more lighting loads under direct control of the electronic device, and wherein the second pressure determines a second lighting operation that directs the electronic device to remove power from the one or more lighting loads under direct control of the electronic device and one or more lighting loads under indirect control of the electronic device;
- executing the lighting operation;
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- displaying, on a light emitting diode (LED) status indicator positioned behind the capacitive touch sensor, a status of at least one lighting load.
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