Operational coordination of load control devices for control of electrical loads
First Claim
1. A device configured to control an electrical load, the device comprising:
- a controller;
a memory configured to store a scene, wherein the scene comprises an intensity setting for the electrical load, and wherein the memory is communicatively coupled with the controller;
a first wireless communication circuit configured to communicate on a first wireless communication network via a first protocol, the first wireless communication circuit communicatively coupled with the controller; and
a second communication circuit configured to communicate on a second communication network via a second protocol, the second communication circuit communicatively coupled with the controller, and wherein the second communication network is different from the first wireless communication network;
the controller configured to;
receive a first signal from the first wireless communication network via the first wireless communication circuit and via the first protocol, the first signal comprising a command to set the electrical load to the scene;
to set the electrical load to the scene;
in response to receiving the first signal, wait to receive a second signal from the second communication network in order to implement the scene;
subsequent to receiving the first signal, receive the second signal from the second communication network via the second communication circuit and via the second protocol; and
in response to receiving the second signal, implement the scene by controlling the power delivered to the electrical load.
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Abstract
A load control device for controlling the power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load is able to receive radio-frequency (RF) signals from a Wi-Fi-enabled device, such as a smart phone, via a wireless local area network. The load control device comprises a controllably conductive device, a controller for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive, and a Wi-Fi module operable to receive the RF signals directly from the wireless network. The controller may cooperate with one or more other devices to synchronize in time the adjustments made by one or more load control devices that are operable to control the power delivered to one or more electrical loads. The one or more load control devices may also cooperate with one or more Internet based information providers to provide preconfigured and condition based adjustments of the one or more electrical loads.
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42 Claims
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1. A device configured to control an electrical load, the device comprising:
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a controller; a memory configured to store a scene, wherein the scene comprises an intensity setting for the electrical load, and wherein the memory is communicatively coupled with the controller; a first wireless communication circuit configured to communicate on a first wireless communication network via a first protocol, the first wireless communication circuit communicatively coupled with the controller; and a second communication circuit configured to communicate on a second communication network via a second protocol, the second communication circuit communicatively coupled with the controller, and wherein the second communication network is different from the first wireless communication network; the controller configured to; receive a first signal from the first wireless communication network via the first wireless communication circuit and via the first protocol, the first signal comprising a command to set the electrical load to the scene;
to set the electrical load to the scene;in response to receiving the first signal, wait to receive a second signal from the second communication network in order to implement the scene; subsequent to receiving the first signal, receive the second signal from the second communication network via the second communication circuit and via the second protocol; and in response to receiving the second signal, implement the scene by controlling the power delivered to the electrical load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method performed by a device configured to control an electrical load, the device comprising a controller, a first wireless communication circuit, a second communication circuit, and a memory, the controller communicatively coupled with first wireless communication circuit, the second communication circuit, and the memory, and wherein the memory has stored thereon a scene, wherein the scene comprises an intensity setting for the electrical load, the method comprising:
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receiving by the controller a first signal from a first wireless communication network via the first wireless communication circuit and via a first protocol, the first signal comprising a command to set the electrical load to the scene; in response to receiving the first signal, waiting by the controller to receive a second signal from a second communication network in order to implement the scene, wherein the second communication network is different from the first wireless communication network; subsequent to receiving the first signal, receiving by the controller the second signal from the second communication network via the second communication circuit and via a second protocol; and in response to receiving the second signal, implementing by the controller the scene by controlling the power delivered to the electrical load. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for controlling power delivered to a plurality of electrical loads, the method comprising:
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receiving from a first communication network via a first communication circuit a command to adjust a respective amount of power to be delivered to each of the plurality of electrical loads, the command comprising the respective amount of power adjustment, wherein each of a plurality of load control devices is configured to adjust for at least one of the plurality of electrical loads the respective amount of power to be delivered to the electrical load, and wherein each of the plurality of load control devices is further configured to receive the command and to wait to receive a synchronization message in order to adjust the respective amount of power delivered to the plurality of electrical loads; and transmitting onto a second communication network via a second communication circuit one or more synchronization messages to the plurality of load control devices, wherein the second communication network is different from the first wireless communication network, and wherein the plurality of load control devices are further configured to adjust the respective amount of power delivered to the plurality of electrical loads in response to receiving the one or more synchronization messages. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus, the apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of load control devices, each of the plurality of load control devices operable to control power delivered to at least one of a plurality of electrical loads, the apparatus comprising:
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a controller; a first wireless communication circuit configured to communicate on a first wireless communication network via a first protocol, the first wireless communication circuit communicatively coupled with the controller; and a second communication circuit configured to communicate on a second communication network via a second protocol, the second communication circuit communicatively coupled with the controller, and wherein the second communication network is different from the first wireless communication network, the controller configured to; receive a first signal from the first wireless communication network via the first wireless communication circuit and via the first protocol, the first signal comprising a power control command that comprises a respective power adjustment for one or more of the plurality of load control devices to control the power delivered to one or more of the plurality of electrical loads, wherein the one or more of the plurality of load control devices are configured to receive the first signal and to wait to receive a second signal in order to implement the respective power adjustment; identify the one or more of the plurality of load control devices for which the power control command comprises the respective power adjustment; and transmit onto the second communication network one or more second signals to the identified one or more of the plurality of load control devices via the second communication circuit and via the second protocol, wherein the identified one or more of the plurality of load control devices are further configured to implement the respective power adjustment in response to receiving the one or more second signals. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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