METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING POWER CYCLE CONTROL OF LIGHTING DEVICES BASED ON NETWORK PROTOCOLS
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one lighting unit configured to generate variable color or variable color temperature radiation based at least in part on at least one interruption of power supplied to the at least one lighting unit; and
one of a controllable dimmer and a controllable relay coupled to the at least one lighting unit and configured to generate the at least one interruption of power in response to at least one control signal.
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Abstract
A controllable dimmer/relay used in combination with a power cycle control lighting device, wherein the controllable dimmer/relay serves as a network interface for the power cycle control lighting device. The controllable dimmer/relay is controlled by lighting commands formatted according to any of a variety of communications protocols, which instruct the controllable dimmer/relay to output one or more power cycles (interruptions in power) rather than gradual increases or decreases in power. In response to the power cycle(s) output by the controllable dimmer/relay, the power cycle control lighting device alters some aspect of the generated light (e.g., change one or more of color, color temperature, overall brightness, dynamic effect, etc.). In this manner, a power cycle control lighting device may be made responsive, via the controllable dimmer/relay, to lighting control commands formatted according to any of a variety of industry standard (e.g., DMX, Ethernet, DALI, X10) or proprietary protocols.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one lighting unit configured to generate variable color or variable color temperature radiation based at least in part on at least one interruption of power supplied to the at least one lighting unit; and
one of a controllable dimmer and a controllable relay coupled to the at least one lighting unit and configured to generate the at least one interruption of power in response to at least one control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising acts of:
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A) generating variable color or variable color temperature radiation based at least in part on at least one interruption of power; and
B) generating the at least one interruption of power in response to at least one control signal formatted according to a network communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one lighting unit including a processor and a memory having a plurality of lighting programs stored therein, the at least one lighting unit being configured to select and execute a particular lighting program of the plurality of programs based at least in part on at least one interruption of power supplied to the at least one lighting unit; and
at least one of a controllable dimmer and a controllable relay coupled to the at least one lighting unit and configured to generate the at least one interruption of power in response to at least one control signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method, comprising acts of:
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A) executing a particular lighting program of a plurality of lighting programs based at least in part on at least one interruption of power; and
B) generating the at least one interruption of power in response to at least one control signal formatted according to a network communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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