Method of associating wireless control devices
First Claim
1. A method for associating a first wireless control device with a second wireless control device, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the second wireless control device, a first wireless signal at a first time and a second wireless signal at a second time subsequent to the first time, the first and second wireless signals received from the first wireless control device;
measuring a respective signal strength of each of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device;
determining whether a change has occurred between the first time and the second time in the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device; and
associating the first wireless control device and the second wireless control device when the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device are determined to have changed between the first time and the second time.
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Abstract
A first wireless control device may be associated with a second wireless control device in response to the movement of the first wireless control device in relation to the second wireless control device. The second control device may determine whether the signal strength of the wireless signals received from the first wireless control device has changed, and may associate the first wireless control device with the second wireless control device if the signal strength of the received wireless signals has changed. The second control device may be disassociated with the first control device by moving the first wireless control device in relation to the second wireless control device. The second control device may disassociate the first control device when the signal strength of subsequent wireless signals received from the first wireless control device has changed.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for associating a first wireless control device with a second wireless control device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the second wireless control device, a first wireless signal at a first time and a second wireless signal at a second time subsequent to the first time, the first and second wireless signals received from the first wireless control device; measuring a respective signal strength of each of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device; determining whether a change has occurred between the first time and the second time in the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device; and associating the first wireless control device and the second wireless control device when the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device are determined to have changed between the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control-target device configured to receive wireless signals from a control-source device, the control-target device comprising:
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a wireless communication circuit configured to receive a first wireless signal at a first time and a second wireless signal at a second time subsequent to the first time; and a control circuit operatively coupled to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to; measure a signal strength of each of the first and second wireless signals received by the wireless communication circuit, determine whether a change has occurred between the first time and the second time in the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the wireless communication circuit, and associate the control-source device with the control-target device when the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the wireless communication circuit are determined to have changed between the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for associating a first wireless control device with a second wireless control device, the method comprising:
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actuating at least one actuator on the first wireless control device to cause the first wireless control device to transmit multiple wireless signals; and while the at least one actuator on the first wireless control device is actuated, moving the first wireless control device in relation to the second wireless control device from a first position to a second position; wherein the first wireless control device and the second wireless control device associate in response to moving the first wireless control device from the first position to the second position while the at least one actuator on the first wireless control device is actuated; the method further comprising; receiving, at the second wireless control device, a first and a second of the wireless signals, wherein the first wireless signal is received at a first time and the second wireless signal is received at a second time subsequent to the first time; measuring, at the second wireless control device, a respective signal strength of each of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device; determining whether a change has occurred between the first time and the second time in the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device; and associating the first wireless control device and the second wireless control device when the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device are determined to have changed between the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A controllable light source configured to receive wireless signals from a remote control device, the controllable light source comprising:
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a lighting load; a load regulation circuit configured to control an intensity of the lighting load; a wireless communication circuit configured to receive a first wireless signal at a first time and a second wireless signal at a second time subsequent to the first time, the first and second wireless signals received from the remote control device; and a control circuit operatively coupled to the load regulation circuit and the wireless communication circuit, the control circuit configured to; measure a respective signal strength of each of the first and second the wireless signals received by the wireless communication circuit, determine whether a change has occurred between the first time and the second time in the signal strength of the first and second wireless signals received by the wireless communication circuit, associate the remote control device with the controllable light source when the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the wireless communication circuit are determined to have changed between the first time and the second time, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive digital messages for controlling the intensity of the lighting load after the remote control device is associated with the controllable light source and to control the load regulation circuit to control the lighting load in response to the digital messages. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for disassociating a first wireless control device from a second wireless control device, the method comprising:
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receiving a first wireless signal at a first time and a second wireless signal at a second time subsequent to the first time, the first and second wireless signals being received at the second wireless control device; measuring, at the second wireless control device, a respective signal strength of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device; determining whether a change has occurred between the first time and the second time in the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device; and disassociating the first wireless control device from the second wireless control device when the signal strengths of the first and second wireless signals received by the second wireless control device are determined to have changed between the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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