Load control adjustment from a wireless device

• US 10,362,661 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2018
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
• Original Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
• Inventors: Bard, Benjamin F., Clymer, Erica L., Killo, Jason C., Kleinberg, Jeremy B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond, Dedei K
• Application Number:
  US16/017,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20180310386A1
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 39/088 by wireless means, e.g. infrared transmitting means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/1965 using handheld communication devices

Abstract

A wearable wireless device may be configured for control of a parameter of a load control device. The load control device may be responsive to a network device, for example, to provide fine tune adjustment of the parameter. The wearable wireless device may include a touch-responsive visual display for displaying feedback of the parameter of the load control device. The visual display may be configured to be actuated to receive a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device. An actuation of the visual display of the wearable wireless device may adjust the parameter by a greater percentage than the fine tune adjustment provided by the network device.

Claims

1. A device comprising a touch-responsive visual display and a communication circuit, the device configured to:

display, via the touch-responsive visual display, a feedback of a parameter of a load control device, wherein the load control device is configured to be responsive to a network device to provide adjustments of the parameter;

receive, via the touch-responsive visual display, a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device; and

responsive to the user input, cause an adjustment of the parameter by communicating, via the communication circuit, one or more messages to the network device;

wherein user inputs received via the touch-responsive visual display cause adjustments of the parameter of the load control device by a greater percentage than adjustments provided by the network device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the network device enables adjustments of the parameter of the load control device in smaller increments than adjustments enabled by user inputs received via the touch-responsive visual display of the device.

3. The device of claim 2, further configured to update the feedback on the touch-responsive visual display to indicate the parameter of the load control device when the network device causes an adjustment of the parameter of the load control device.

4. The device of claim 2, further configured to update the feedback on the touch-responsive visual display to indicate the parameter of the load control device when the parameter of the load control device changes.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein:

the load control device comprises a dimmer switch for controlling a lighting load; and

the parameter comprises an intensity of the lighting load.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein:

the feedback comprises an intensity meter; and

to update the feedback on the touch-responsive visual display comprises to highlight at least a portion of the intensity meter.

7. The device of claim 4, wherein:

the load control device comprises a motorized window treatment; and

the parameter comprises a position of the motorized window treatment.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein:

the feedback comprises a position meter; and

to update the feedback on the touch-responsive visual display comprises to highlight at least a portion of the position meter.

9. The device of claim 2, wherein:

the load control device comprises a dimmer switch for controlling a lighting load; and

the parameter comprises an intensity of the lighting load.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein:

the feedback comprises an intensity meter; and

to display the feedback via the touch-responsive visual display comprises to highlight at least a portion of the intensity meter.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein when the lighting load is off, the intensity meter is un-highlighted.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein:

the intensity meter is divided into a number of segments; and

to display the feedback comprises to highlight at least one of the segments to indicate the intensity of the lighting load when the lighting load is on.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the intensity meter comprises one of:

three segments, and the plurality of preset intensities comprise 0%, 33%, 66%, and 100%;

four segments, and the plurality of preset intensities comprise 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%;

or

five segments, and the plurality of preset intensities comprise 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein to cause the adjustment of the parameter further comprises to cause an adjustment of the intensity of the lighting load to one of a plurality of preset intensities.

15. The device of claim 9, wherein the device further comprises a dial, and wherein the device is further configured to:

responsive to a rotation of the dial, cause an adjustment of the intensity of the lighting load by communicating, via the communication circuit, one or more messages to the network device; and

wherein rotation of the dial enables adjustments of the intensity of the lighting load in smaller increments than adjustments enabled by user inputs received via the touch-responsive visual display of the device.

16. The device of claim 2, wherein:

the load control device comprises a motorized window treatment; and

the parameter comprises a position of the motorized window treatment.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein:

the feedback comprises a position meter; and

to display the feedback via the touch-responsive visual display comprises to highlight at least a portion of the position meter.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein:

the position meter is divided into a number of segments; and

to display the feedback comprises to highlight at least one of the segments to indicate the position of the motorized window treatment.

19. The device of claim 16, wherein to cause the adjustment of the parameter further comprises to cause an adjustment of the position of the motorized window treatment to one of a plurality of preset positions.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein the device further comprises a dial, and wherein the device is further configured to:

responsive to a rotation of the dial, cause an adjustment of the position of the motorized window treatment by communicating, via the communication circuit, one or more messages to the network device; and

wherein rotation of the dial enables adjustments of the of position of the motorized window treatment in smaller increments than adjustments enabled by user inputs received via the touch-responsive visual display of the device.