AUTOMATIC PROVISIONING OF WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method of provisioning a wireless control system, the method comprising:
- broadcasting a message from a computing device to a wireless communications network comprising one or more control devices, each control device associated with one or more lights;
receiving a response at the computing device from a control device in the network, the response including information regarding the control device;
executing instructions stored in memory of the computing device, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor of the computing device;
assigns a scene to the control device based on at least the received response, the scene comprising a specification for operating the one or more lights associated with the control device, andgenerates a scene command for the control device based on the assigned scene; and
transmitting the scene command from the computing device to the control device, wherein execution of the scene command by a processor of the control device configures the control device to direct operations of the one or more associated lights in accordance with the assigned scene.
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Abstract
Exemplary systems and methods for provisioning wireless control of facilities systems are provided. A message is broadcast to a network that includes one or more control devices, which may be associated with one or more control points (e.g., lights in lighting systems). The control device responds with information concerning the control device and/or any associated control points. A scene including at least one specification for operation the control point is assigned to the control device. A corresponding scene command may be generated and sent to the control device. Provisioning may further include generating a visual display of the various control devices and associated control points (e.g., lights) in the facilities system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of provisioning a wireless control system, the method comprising:
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broadcasting a message from a computing device to a wireless communications network comprising one or more control devices, each control device associated with one or more lights; receiving a response at the computing device from a control device in the network, the response including information regarding the control device; executing instructions stored in memory of the computing device, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor of the computing device; assigns a scene to the control device based on at least the received response, the scene comprising a specification for operating the one or more lights associated with the control device, and generates a scene command for the control device based on the assigned scene; and transmitting the scene command from the computing device to the control device, wherein execution of the scene command by a processor of the control device configures the control device to direct operations of the one or more associated lights in accordance with the assigned scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system of provisioning a wireless control system, the system comprising:
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a memory of a computing device, the memory configured to store one or more scenes, each scene comprising a specification for operating one or more lights associated with a control device; a communications interface of the computing device, the communications interface configured to; broadcast a message to a wireless communications network comprising one or more control devices, each control device associated with one or more lights, and receive a response from a control device in the network, the response including information regarding the control device; and a processor of the computing device, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory to assign a scene from the one or more scenes stored in memory to the control device based on at least the received response, and generate a scene command for the control device based on the assigned scene, wherein execution of the scene command by a processor of the control device configures the control device to direct operations of the one or more associated lights in accordance with the assigned scene. - View Dependent Claims (13, 16)
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- 14. The system of claim 14, wherein identifying that the control device is associated with one or more relays is based on the received response from the control device, wherein the received response includes information concerning a number of relays associated with the control device, a measured or assigned electrical current consumption and voltage of the load controlled by each relay of the control device.
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18. A computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for provisioning a wireless control system, the method comprising:
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broadcasting a message to a wireless communications network comprising one or more control devices, each control device associated with one or more lights; receiving a response from a control device in the network, the response including information regarding the control device; assigning a scene to the control device based on at least the received response, the scene comprising a specification for operating the one or more lights associated with the control device; generating a scene command based on the assigned scene; and transmitting the scene command to the control device, wherein execution of the scene command by a processor of the control device configures the control device to direct operations of the one or more lights in accordance with the assigned scene.
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19-27. -27. (canceled)
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