Method and apparatus for an intelligent lighting system
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1. A lighting network, comprising:
- one or more light fixtures;
a first controller coupled to the one or more light fixtures and configured to provide wired control of one or more aspects of light generated by the one or more light fixtures in response to first and second wireless commands;
a second controller wirelessly coupled to the first controller and configured to provide the first wireless command; and
a third controller wirelessly coupled to the first controller and configured to provide the second wireless command, wherein the second controller is configured to provide a visual indication of the response to the second wireless command provided by the third controller and the third controller is configured to provide a visual indication of the response to the first wireless command provided by the second controller.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a lighting network is provided whereby both legacy and next generation lighting may be controlled by a harmonized controller. Wireless controllers are deployed within the lighting network to control the operation of the harmonized controller. Wireless interconnectivity allows each of the wireless controllers to independently command the harmonized controller and allows each wireless controller to correctly display through visible feedback the current status of the lighting network.
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18 Claims
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1. A lighting network, comprising:
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one or more light fixtures; a first controller coupled to the one or more light fixtures and configured to provide wired control of one or more aspects of light generated by the one or more light fixtures in response to first and second wireless commands; a second controller wirelessly coupled to the first controller and configured to provide the first wireless command; and a third controller wirelessly coupled to the first controller and configured to provide the second wireless command, wherein the second controller is configured to provide a visual indication of the response to the second wireless command provided by the third controller and the third controller is configured to provide a visual indication of the response to the first wireless command provided by the second controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A lighting system, comprising:
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a first controller configured to provide a wired control signal and a wireless control signal; a first light fixture configured to activate a first lighting aspect in response to the wired control signal; a second light fixture configured to activate a second lighting aspect in response to the wireless control signal; second and third controllers wirelessly coupled to the first controller and configured to transmit first and second control signals, respectively, wherein the first controller is configured to provide the wired control signal in response to the first control signal and further configured to provide the wireless control signal in response to the second control signal; and wherein the second controller is configured to provide a visual indication of the response to the second control signal transmitted by the third controller and the third controller is configured to provide a visual indication of the response to the first control signal transmitted by the second controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a lighting system, comprising:
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configuring a first controller to provide first and second wired control signals in response to receiving first and second wireless signals, respectively; activating a first lighting aspect in response to the first wired control signal; activating a second lighting aspect in response to the second wired control signal; configuring second and third controllers to transmit the first and second wireless control signals, respectively, wherein the first controller provides a visual indication of the second lighting aspect activated by the second controller and the second controller provides a visual indication of the first lighting aspect activated by the first controller. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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