Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Controlling Lighting As Pertains to a Self-Storage Facility
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1. A method comprising:
- at a self-storage facility having a plurality of self-storage units that are each accessible via a corresponding movable barrier, wherein access to given ones of the self-storage units by corresponding end users is controllable by the end user;
automatically detecting a predetermined event;
in response to detecting the predetermined event, automatically identifying a particular one of the self-storage units to provide an identified self-storage unit;
automatically controlling lighting at the self-storage facility to uniquely denote a particular path, from amongst a plurality of candidate paths, to thereby direct an end user to the identified self-storage unit.
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Abstract
Upon automatically detecting a predetermined event (such as, but not limited to, detecting a particular end user of the self-storage facility, public-safety personnel, or other authorized person), these teachings provide for responsively automatically identifying a particular one of the self-storage units and then automatically controlling lighting at the self-storage facility to uniquely denote a particular path, from amongst a plurality of candidate paths, to thereby direct the person to the identified self-storage unit.
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1. A method comprising:
at a self-storage facility having a plurality of self-storage units that are each accessible via a corresponding movable barrier, wherein access to given ones of the self-storage units by corresponding end users is controllable by the end user; automatically detecting a predetermined event; in response to detecting the predetermined event, automatically identifying a particular one of the self-storage units to provide an identified self-storage unit; automatically controlling lighting at the self-storage facility to uniquely denote a particular path, from amongst a plurality of candidate paths, to thereby direct an end user to the identified self-storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
at a self-storage facility having a plurality of self-storage units that are each accessible via a corresponding movable barrier, wherein access to given ones of the self-storage units by corresponding end users is controllable by the end user; automatically detecting a predetermined event; in response to detecting the predetermined event, automatically adjusting lighting at the self-storage facility to an intermediate level between ordinary fully on and ordinary fully off. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
at a self-storage facility having a plurality of self-storage units that are each accessible via a corresponding movable barrier, wherein access to given ones of the self-storage units by corresponding end users is controllable by the end user; automatically detecting a predetermined event; in response to detecting the predetermined event, automatically adjusting the lighting at the self-storage facility from an intermediate level of intensity to a higher level of intensity.
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33. An apparatus comprising:
at a self-storage facility having a plurality of self-storage units that are each accessible via a corresponding movable barrier, wherein access to given ones of the self-storage units by corresponding end users is controllable by the end user; a lighting-control interface that is operably coupled to self-storage facility lighting; a controller operably coupled to the lighting-control interface, wherein the controller is configured to; automatically detect a predetermined event; in response to detecting the predetermined event, automatically identify a particular one of the self-storage units to provide an identified self-storage unit; automatically control the self-storage facility lighting to uniquely denote a particular path, from amongst a plurality of candidate paths, to thereby direct an end user to the identified self-storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A apparatus comprising:
at a self-storage facility having a plurality of self-storage units that are each accessible via a corresponding movable barrier, wherein access to given ones of the self-storage units by corresponding end users is controllable by the end user; a lighting-control interface that is operably coupled to self-storage facility lighting; a controller operably coupled to the lighting-control interface, wherein the controller is configured to; automatically detect a predetermined event; in response to detecting the predetermined event, automatically adjust the self-storage facility lighting to an intermediate level between ordinary fully on and ordinary fully off. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A apparatus comprising:
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at a self-storage facility having a plurality of self-storage units that are each accessible via a corresponding movable barrier, wherein access to given ones of the self-storage units by corresponding end users is controllable by the end user; a lighting-control interface that is operably coupled to self-storage facility lighting; a controller operably coupled to the lighting-control interface, wherein the controller is configured to; automatically detect a predetermined event; in response to detecting the predetermined event, automatically adjust the lighting at the self-storage facility from an intermediate level of intensity to a higher level of intensity.
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