公开(公告)号：US10219356B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15621536

申请日：2017-06-13

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Ross A. Barna ,  Michael Theodore Case-Hayes ,  Ankit Sanghvi ,  Jason Lawrence Oliver

IPC: H01J1/60 ,  H01J7/42 ,  H05B37/04 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: Wireless lighting control systems and methods for controlling the illumination of one or more light fixtures are disclosed, including self-commissioning of hardware. Embodiments include a server connected to a wide area network and having software for configuring, monitoring, and controlling lighting fixtures at a site. The control system also includes a wireless gateway at the site initiating communication with the server via a cellular network. Wireless devices initiate communication with the wireless gateway via a mesh network and each wireless device can be wired to control at least one lighting fixture. Once hardware of the site system (e.g., a gateway and/or any device) is mounted or positioned in the appropriate location and powered on, the hardware will self-commission by automatically initiating communications. The gateway will initiate communication and identify itself to server system. When the devices are powered on, they identify themselves to the gateway and the gateway can inform the server system of the devices.

公开(公告)号：US20230379185A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18366660

申请日：2023-08-07

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Ross A. Barna ,  Michael Hayes ,  Jason Lawrence Oliver

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H04W12/084 ,  H05B47/115

CPC classification number: H04L12/2829 ,  H04L12/4625 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H04W12/084 ,  H05B47/115 ,  H04W88/16

Abstract: A wireless lighting control system for controlling lighting devices and with independent site operation is disclosed. The wireless lighting control system includes a remote server system, user computer devices, and a site system. The site system includes a gateway, a wireless mesh network, and wireless devices. The wireless devices communicate with the gateway via the wireless mesh network. The gateway communicates with the remote server system via a wide-area network. The user computer devices communicate with the remote server system and the gateway. Control information for the wireless devices is stored in the remote server system and is mirrored in the gateway so that the site system can operate independently if communication with the remote server system is lost.

公开(公告)号：US20200092974A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16694468

申请日：2019-11-25

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Michael Theodore Case-Hayes ,  Jason Lawrence Oliver

IPC: H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A wireless lighting control system includes a remote server system connected to a wide area network and having software for configuring, monitoring, and controlling lighting fixtures at an installation site. The site includes wireless devices in communication with a gateway via a local wireless network and at least some of the wireless devices are configured for scheduled automation associations, for example, to control one or more lighting fixtures depending on the state of one or more wireless devices having sensors or user interface elements. The associations can activate specific lighting effects, such as power, dimming, and scene control and also are dependent on selected scheduling events such as one or more of a time of day, day of week, and time delay.

公开(公告)号：US20210083897A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-18

申请号：US17109032

申请日：2020-12-01

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Ross A. Barna ,  Michael Hayes ,  Jason Lawrence Oliver

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/105 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: A wireless controller for detecting events and controlling illumination of one or more light fixture is disclosed. The device includes a wireless transceiver, a processor, an input sensor, and an output control module. The wireless controller can be used with a the wireless lighting control system, including one using a wireless mesh network. The controller is configurable for the input sensor and output control module operating in either an interdependent mode or an independent mode. In the interdependent mode the input sensor and output control module are logically/functionally related, and in the independent mode the input sensor and output control module are logically/functionally unrelated.

公开(公告)号：US10820396B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16402385

申请日：2019-05-03

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Ross A. Barna ,  Jason Lawrence Oliver

IPC: H05B47/19 ,  H04W4/021 ,  G01S19/14 ,  H05B45/20 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/105

Abstract: Illumination control systems and methods, including those for influencing circadian rhythm, are disclosed. Embodiments include a control device capable of obtaining desired color temperature (e.g., local daylight) information, generating a color temperature value, and outputting a signal including the color temperature value. Embodiments further include a server having means for obtaining at least one of geographical location information and time of day information relative to the server, a processor to determine local daylight information, and a wireless transmitter to broadcast the signal within a site system. Embodiments further include one or more lighting control devices to control lighting devices, each lighting control having a wireless receiver to continuously listen for and receive the signal broadcasted by the server, and a lighting driver to change the lighting output of the coupled lighting device according to the detected signal.

公开(公告)号：US10531545B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15492373

申请日：2017-04-20

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Ross Barna ,  Michael Theodore Case-Hayes ,  Ankit Sanghvi ,  Jason Lawrence Oliver

IPC: H01J1/60 ,  H01J7/42 ,  H05B37/04 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: A wireless lighting control system includes a remote server system connected to a wide area network and having software for configuring, monitoring, and controlling lighting fixtures at an installation site. The site includes wireless devices in communication with a gateway via a local wireless network and at least some of the wireless devices are configured to control lighting fixtures, including a configurable user control device, such as a wall dimmer switch, having user interface elements configurable to activate specific lighting effects, such as power, dimming, and scene control. A user computer device is connected to the wide area network and has a graphical user interface enabling virtually mapping of user interface elements to lighting effects. Configuration can advantageously be done without physical access to either the user control device or to the lighting controllers, fixtures, or other devices at the installation site.

公开(公告)号：US10039174B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US15492663

申请日：2017-04-20

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Jason Lawrence Oliver ,  Frank Hubert Benetz

IPC: H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B41/36 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H05B37/0272 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/4625 ,  H04L63/0227 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W56/0045 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0281

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure decrease conflicts between individual lighting devices in a wireless network when responding to a broadcast/multicast message sent to a group of devices. In some embodiments the devices delay sending their acknowledgment to commands until after a specific time period. Some embodiments limit the number of time delays to one of a predetermined number of time delays, where the number of time delays are assigned by an external source, such as the gateway. Still other embodiments include assigning each device one of a limited number of preset time delays, where the total number of preset time delays are less than the number of devices, for example, ten (10) percent of the number of devices (here some devices will have the same time delays as other devices). Still other embodiments use bitmaps to designating which one or more individual devices the message is intended for.

公开(公告)号：US09974150B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15620448

申请日：2017-06-12

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Jason Lawrence Oliver

IPC: H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B41/36 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W88/16

CPC classification number: H05B37/0272 ,  H04L12/2827 ,  H04L12/2832 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  Y02B20/445

Abstract: Securing device rejoining for a mesh network of a wireless lighting control system is disclosed. A potential security weakness of a mesh network protocol is that a proprietary link key may be discovered by close, expert examination of a device, potentially facilitating the joining of a “rogue” device to the network. Requiring subsequent rejoins of any device that had previously joined the network to use a current randomly generated link key, rather than the proprietary link key, prevents rogue devices only having the proprietary link key from joining.

公开(公告)号：US11940106B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17823829

申请日：2022-08-31

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Jason Lawrence Oliver ,  Sam Shifron ,  Cameron Nielsen ,  Glen Oross

IPC: F21S2/00 ,  F21S8/04 ,  F21V23/06

CPC classification number: F21S2/005 ,  F21S8/04 ,  F21V23/06

Abstract: A low-profile modular lighting device with flexible installation mounting options includes a lower housing, a circuit board supported by the lower housing and having electronic devices mounted thereto, and a plurality of upper housings each configured to releasably couple to the lower housing. The electronic devices of the circuit board extend within the space defined by an interior surface and upper edge of the lower housing and within the space defined by an interior surface and lower edge of each of the plurality of upper housings when coupled to the lower housing. Each of the plurality of upper housings provide a different mounting configuration for the modular lighting device. The modular lighting device may include one or more of a motion sensor, a light sensor, and a wireless transceiver for communication with a wireless lighting system.

公开(公告)号：US20230371158A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17744071

申请日：2022-05-13

Applicant: RAB Lighting Inc.

Inventor： Michael Hayes ,  Jason Lawrence Oliver ,  Ross Barna

IPC: H05B47/19 ,  H05B47/115 ,  H05B47/17 ,  H05B47/11 ,  G05B13/02

CPC classification number: H05B47/19 ,  H05B47/115 ,  H05B47/17 ,  H05B47/11 ,  G05B13/024

Abstract: A lighting controller and methods provide auto-configuration of lighting system behaviors based on the detection of the type of lighting control devices joined to the lighting controller, including motion sensors, daylight sensors, dimmer switches, scene selectors, and other input devices, and based on a heuristic configuration table. Subsequent user selection of configuration options, including based on the configuration table, and manual resetting of the specific configuration settings are also supported by the disclosed lighting controller and methods.