CONTROLLING A LIGHTING SYSTEM
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190124749A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US16090949

    申请日:2017-03-29

    Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of luminaires of a lighting system. The method comprising: capturing with an imaging device, by a user adopting a stationary position, at least one image of the luminaires in a predominant field of view of the user in the stationary position; processing the at least one image to determine the predominant field of view of the user in the stationary position and a location of each of the luminaires relative to the determined predominant field of view of the user; and controlling the luminaires of the lighting system to emit illumination, based on their determined locations relative to the predominant field of view of the user in the stationary position.

    WIRELESS SWITCH
    3.
    发明申请
    WIRELESS SWITCH 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190141824A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-09

    申请号:US16350068

    申请日:2017-02-09

    Abstract: A wired switch allows switching the power supplied to a wirelessly controllable appliance, such as a lamp, which may be controlled by e.g. a smart phone running an app. A wireless switch is retrofitted to the wired switch. The wireless switch comprises one or more sensors arranged to detect both the position of the wired switch and a touch input. A controller, receiving indications based on said detection, determines a reachability of the wirelessly controllable appliance. The controller then associates an OFF command to the area of the wired switch that would normally be pressed to turn the lamp off. This allows the lamp to be turned OFF, when the wired switch is in the ON position, by a user controlling the wired switch as (s)he normally would without the used needing to actually change the position of the wired switch (thereby turning OFF power to the appliance).

    EMITTING CODED LIGHT FROM A MULTI-LAMP LUMINAIRE

    公开(公告)号:US20190132055A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US16309991

    申请日:2017-06-19

    Abstract: A method of operating a group of lamps in a multi-lamp luminaire, each lamp being operable to emit respective illumination embedded with a predetermined coded light message, and each comprising a respective local controller; wherein the method comprises: communicating between the local controllers of the lamps within the multi-lamp luminaire in order to coordinate that unsynchronized instances of said coded light message are not transmitted from different ones of the lamps in the multi-lamp luminaire.

    A LIGHTING APPARATUS CONTROL SWITCH AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20180359826A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15778528

    申请日:2016-11-22

    CPC classification number: H05B33/0815 H05B33/0848 H05B37/0245 H05B37/0272

    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting apparatus control switch which uses a detection circuit to monitor a parameter which is dependent on the output current flowing to a lighting load when the lighting apparatus control switch is turned off. The lighting apparatus control switch is configured as an on/off controller or a dimming controller in dependence on the monitored parameter. This lighting apparatus control switch can thus be configured as a 5 dimmable switch, for example implementing leading or trailing edge dimming, or as an on/off switch. The lighting apparatus control switch provides a universal dimmer solution which may be future-proof to allow installation of newer generation lighting loads.

    INSTALLING AND COMMISSIONING TRANSCEIVERS COUPLED TO LOADS

    公开(公告)号:US20180242435A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15757351

    申请日:2016-08-23

    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system comprising a lighting device, a remote database and a controller. The lighting device includes at least a transceiver (21, 31) coupled to a load (22, 32), said transceiver (21, 31) comprising at least one identification information and at least one security information wherein said security information is used for securing the communication with the transceiver (21, 31). The remote database storing the identification information and an associated identification information for each lighting device. The controller (1) comprises a first interface (11) for a first communication with the transceiver (21, 31), and a second interface (12) for a second communication with a database (4). The controller (1) is adapted to retrieve the identification information of the transceiver (21, 31) through the first interface, to retrieve the associated identification information from the remote database through the second interface, and to use the security information to secure the first communication.

    CONTROLLING POWER USAGE IN APPLIANCES
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170244249A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-24

    申请号:US15519178

    申请日:2015-10-12

    Abstract: An appliance unit (3) is for electrical connection in series to a control unit (1) and to a power supply via the control unit (1). The appliance unit (3) comprises an appliance module comprising at least one controllable light generating module (23) and/or at least one controllable auxiliary module (25) for performing functionality other than light generating, and a control module (27) for negotiating a power mode for the appliance unit (3) with the control unit (1). The appliance module is controlled based on the power mode. A bypass module (21) is able to pass current through the appliance unit (3), such that the bypass module (21) is configured to pass a current to enable the control unit (1) to be powered separately from any current passed by the at least one controllable light generating module (23) and the at least one controllable auxiliary module (25).

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING BASED ON COMBINATION OF INPUTS

    公开(公告)号:US20170251536A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-31

    申请号:US15592581

    申请日:2017-05-11

    Inventor: PETER DEIXLER

    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for lighting control based on a combination of inputs. One or more properties of light output of a lighting fixture (120A, 120B, 120C) are controlled based on local input (based on local sensor readings) and group input (provided to the lighting fixture and additional lighting fixtures) and/or one or more sensors (125A, 125B) are auto-calibrated. For example, in some embodiments a lighting controller (130A) of a lighting fixture may receive both the local input and the group input and control a dimming level of a light source (150A) of the lighting fixture based on the local input and the group input. For example, the local input may be based on input from a local sensor that is indicative of a light level near the lighting fixture and the group input may be indicative of a desired group level of dimming.

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