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公开(公告)号:US11825579B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-21
申请号:US18186256
申请日:2023-03-20
发明人: Rhodes B. Baker , John H. Bull
IPC分类号: H05B47/105 , G05B15/02 , H05B47/11 , H05B47/19 , H05B47/175 , E06B9/68 , G06F3/0482 , G06F3/04817 , H05B47/115
CPC分类号: H05B47/105 , E06B9/68 , G05B15/02 , G06F3/0482 , G06F3/04817 , H05B47/11 , H05B47/175 , H05B47/19 , E06B2009/6827 , H05B47/115 , Y02B20/40
摘要: A load control system may comprise an electrical load control device and/or a computing device. The electrical load control device may control, for example, motorized window treatments (e.g., shades), lighting controls, and/or sensors (e.g., occupancy, radio window, daylight, etc.). For example, a load control device comprising a motorized window treatment may control the position of a covering material in the window treatment. The computing device may comprise a processor and/or a graphical user interface (GUI). The computing device may be a server and/or a user device, such as a wireless user device (e.g., a cellular phone, tablet, or laptop computer). The computing device may be configured to provide graphical representations that may be displayed on a GUI based on load control information.
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公开(公告)号:US11690157B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-27
申请号:US17406813
申请日:2021-08-19
发明人: Rhodes B. Baker , Kyle Thomas Barco , Bryan Robert Barnes , John H. Bull , Richard S. Camden , Jordan H. Crafts , David J. Dolan , Jason Groller , Sanjeev Kumar , Jonathan T. Lenz , Miguel Aguado Pelaez , Daniel L. Twaddell
IPC分类号: H05B47/195 , H04W76/14 , H04W76/11 , H04W4/80 , H04W4/029 , H04B10/116 , H04W4/02 , H04W52/02 , H02J13/00 , H05B47/19 , H04W4/06 , H04W16/28 , H04W52/34 , H04W4/33 , H04B17/318
CPC分类号: H05B47/195 , H02J13/00019 , H04B10/116 , H04W4/023 , H04W4/029 , H04W4/06 , H04W4/33 , H04W4/80 , H04W16/28 , H04W52/0245 , H04W52/343 , H04W76/11 , H04W76/14 , H05B47/19 , H04B17/318
摘要: A load control system may include control devices capable of being associated with each other at one or more locations for performing load control. Control devices may include control-source devices and/or control-target devices. A location beacon may be discovered and a unique identifier in the location beacon may be associated with a unique identifier of one or more control devices. Upon subsequent discovery of the location beacon, the associated load control devices may be controlled. The beacons may be communicated via radio frequency signals, visible light communication, and/or audio signals. The visible light communication may be used to communicate other types of information to devices in the load control system. The visible light communication may be used to identify link addresses for communicating with load control devices, load control instructions, load control configuration instructions, network communication information, and/or the like. The information in the beacons may be used to commission and/or control the load control system.
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公开(公告)号:US20210400793A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-23
申请号:US17406813
申请日:2021-08-19
发明人: Rhodes B. Baker , Kyle Thomas Barco , Bryan Robert Barnes , John H. Bull , Richard S. Camden , Jordan H. Crafts , David J. Dolan , Jason Groller , Sanjeev Kumar , Jonathan T. Lenz , Miguel Aguado Pelaez , Daniel L. Twaddell
IPC分类号: H05B47/195 , H04W76/14 , H04W76/11 , H04W4/80 , H04W4/029 , H04B10/116 , H04W4/02 , H04W52/02 , H02J13/00 , H05B47/19 , H04W4/06 , H04W16/28 , H04W52/34 , H04W4/33
摘要: A load control system may include control devices capable of being associated with each other at one or more locations for performing load control. Control devices may include control-source devices and/or control-target devices. A location beacon may be discovered and a unique identifier in the location beacon may be associated with a unique identifier of one or more control devices. Upon subsequent discovery of the location beacon, the associated load control devices may be controlled. The beacons may be communicated via radio frequency signals, visible light communication, and/or audio signals. The visible light communication may be used to communicate other types of information to devices in the load control system. The visible light communication may be used to identify link addresses for communicating with load control devices, load control instructions, load control configuration instructions, network communication information, and/or the like. The information in the beacons may be used to commission and/or control the load control system.
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公开(公告)号:US11005264B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-11
申请号:US16564093
申请日:2019-09-09
发明人: Walter S. Zaharchuk , Timothy S. Majewski , Christopher Buck , Daniel Vander Valk , John H. Bull , Joel S. Spira
IPC分类号: H02J3/00 , H02J3/14 , H04L12/28 , H04B7/04 , H04B7/06 , H05B47/10 , H05B47/19 , H02J13/00 , H04H20/00 , H02J4/00 , H02J50/80 , G08C17/02
摘要: A load control system for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to a plurality of electrical load includes a plurality of independent units responsive to a broadcast controller. Each independent unit includes at least one commander and at least one energy controller for controlling at least one of the electrical loads in response to a control signal received from the commander. The independent units are configured and operate independent of each other. The broadcast controller transmits wireless signals to the energy controllers of the independent units. The energy controllers do not respond to control signals received from the commanders of other independent units, but the energy controllers of both independent units respond to the wireless signals transmitted by broadcast controller. The energy controller may operate in different operating modes in response to the wireless signals transmitted by the broadcast controller.
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公开(公告)号:US20200076191A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16564093
申请日:2019-09-09
发明人: Walter S. Zaharchuk , Timothy S. Majewski , Christopher Buck , Daniel Vander Valk , John H. Bull , Joel S. Spira
IPC分类号: H02J3/00 , H04B7/06 , H04B7/04 , H02J50/80 , H02J13/00 , H05B37/02 , H02J4/00 , H04H20/00 , H04L12/28 , H02J3/14
摘要: A load control system for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to a plurality of electrical load includes a plurality of independent units responsive to a broadcast controller. Each independent unit includes at least one commander and at least one energy controller for controlling at least one of the electrical loads in response to a control signal received from the commander. The independent units are configured and operate independent of each other. The broadcast controller transmits wireless signals to the energy controllers of the independent units. The energy controllers do not respond to control signals received from the commanders of other independent units, but the energy controllers of both independent units respond to the wireless signals transmitted by broadcast controller. The energy controller may operate in different operating modes in response to the wireless signals transmitted by the broadcast controller.
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公开(公告)号:US20240348707A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-17
申请号:US18756249
申请日:2024-06-27
CPC分类号: H04L69/18 , H04L12/2803 , H04L12/2818 , H04L12/2836 , H04L12/66
摘要: An apparatus for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load may include a controllably conductive device. The apparatus may also include a first wireless communication circuit that may be operable to communicate on a first wireless communication network via a first protocol and the first communication circuit may be in communication with the controller. The apparatus may also include a second communication circuit that may be operable to communicate on a second communication network via a second protocol. The controller may be further operable to control the first wireless communication circuit to communicate configuration data with the first wireless communication network via the first protocol. The controller may also be operable to control the second wireless communication circuit to communicate operational data with the second communication network via the second protocol.
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公开(公告)号:US20240212481A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-27
申请号:US18524545
申请日:2023-11-30
发明人: John H. Bull , Jordan H. Crafts , James P. Steiner
CPC分类号: G08C17/02 , H02J13/00004 , H02J13/00022 , H02J13/00024 , H02J13/00026
摘要: A load control system may include multiple control devices that may send load control messages to load control devices for controlling an amount of power provided electrical loads. To prevent collision of the load control messages, the load control messages may be transmitted using different wireless communication channels. Each wireless communication channel may be assigned to a load control group that may include control devices and load control devices capable of communicating with one another on the assigned channel. A control device may send load control messages to a load control device within a transmission frame allocated for transmitting load control messages. The transmission frame may include equal sub-frames and load control messages may be sent at a random time within each sub-frame. Control devices may detect a status event within a sampling interval to offset transmissions from multiple control devices based on detection of the same event.
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公开(公告)号:US20240163998A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-16
申请号:US18514003
申请日:2023-11-20
发明人: Rhodes B. Baker , John H. Bull
IPC分类号: H05B47/105 , E06B9/68 , G05B15/02 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/0482 , H05B47/11 , H05B47/175 , H05B47/19
CPC分类号: H05B47/105 , E06B9/68 , G05B15/02 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/0482 , H05B47/11 , H05B47/175 , H05B47/19 , H05B47/115 , Y02B20/40
摘要: A load control system may comprise an electrical load control device and/or a computing device. The electrical load control device may control, for example, motorized window treatments (e.g., shades), lighting controls, and/or sensors (e.g., occupancy, radio window, daylight, etc.). For example, a load control device comprising a motorized window treatment may control the position of a covering material in the window treatment. The computing device may comprise a processor and/or a graphical user interface (GUI). The computing device may be a server and/or a user device, such as a wireless user device (e.g., a cellular phone, tablet, or laptop computer). The computing device may be configured to provide graphical representations that may be displayed on a GUI based on load control information.
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公开(公告)号:US11869344B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-09
申请号:US17107506
申请日:2020-11-30
发明人: John H. Bull , Jordan H. Crafts , James P. Steiner
CPC分类号: G08C17/02 , H02J13/00004 , H02J13/00022 , H02J13/00024 , H02J13/00026
摘要: A load control system may include multiple control devices that may send load control messages to load control devices for controlling an amount of power provided electrical loads. To prevent collision of the load control messages, the load control messages may be transmitted using different wireless communication channels. Each wireless communication channel may be assigned to a load control group that may include control devices and load control devices capable of communicating with one another on the assigned channel. A control device may send load control messages to a load control device within a transmission frame allocated for transmitting load control messages. The transmission frame may include equal sub-frames and load control messages may be sent at a random time within each sub-frame. Control devices may detect a status event within a sampling interval to offset transmissions from multiple control devices based on detection of the same event.
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公开(公告)号:USD986917S1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-23
申请号:US29735507
申请日:2020-05-21
设计人: Rhodes B. Baker , John H. Bull , Erica L. Clymer , Sanjeev Kumar , Jennifer Wong
摘要: The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
The sole FIGURE shows a display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface showing our new design.
The broken lines illustrate a display screen or portion thereof and form no part of the claimed design.
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