WIRELESS BALLAST CONTROL UNIT
First Claim
1. A ballast control unit for controlling at least one light output of at least one dimmable ballast, wherein the dimmable ballast powers at least one light source via the light output, said ballast control unit comprising:
- a wireless interface provisioned to receive messages from a transmitter, wherein the wireless interface retransmits the received messages not destined for the ballast control unit; and
a control module provisioned to control the dimmable ballast and the light output according to commands in the received messages destined for the ballast control unit, wherein each of the commands corresponds to at least one of the dimmable ballast or at least one of the light output.
11 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A ballast control unit for controlling at least one light output of at least one dimmable ballast is disclosed, in which the dimmable ballast powers one or more light sources via the light output(s). The ballast control unit includes a wireless interface provisioned to receive messages from a mesh network, and to retransmit the received messages not destined for the ballast control unit. The ballast control unit further includes a control module provisioned to control the dimmable ballast(s) and the light output(s) according to commands in the received messages destined for the ballast control unit, where the commands correspond to the dimmable ballast(s) and/or the light output(s).
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A ballast control unit for controlling at least one light output of at least one dimmable ballast, wherein the dimmable ballast powers at least one light source via the light output, said ballast control unit comprising:
-
a wireless interface provisioned to receive messages from a transmitter, wherein the wireless interface retransmits the received messages not destined for the ballast control unit; and a control module provisioned to control the dimmable ballast and the light output according to commands in the received messages destined for the ballast control unit, wherein each of the commands corresponds to at least one of the dimmable ballast or at least one of the light output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method for controlling at least one light output of at least one dimmable ballast, wherein the dimmable ballast powers at least one light source via the light output, said method comprising:
-
receiving a message from a mesh network; determining if the message has reached its destination; if the received message has not reached its destination, retransmitting the received message; and
,if the received message has reached its destination, controlling the dimmable ballast and the light output according to commands in the received message, wherein each of the commands corresponds to at least one of the ballast or at least one of the light output. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A lighting system for controlling at least one light output of at least one dimmable ballast via a mesh network, wherein the dimmable ballast powers at least one light source via the light output, the lighting system comprising:
-
a ballast control unit comprising; a wireless interface provisioned to receive messages from the mesh network, wherein the wireless interface retransmits the received messages not destined for the ballast control unit; and a control module provisioned to control at least one of the dimmable ballast and at least one of the light output according to commands in the received messages destined for the ballast control unit; and
,a dimming unit provisioned to transmit messages over the mesh network, wherein each of the transmitted messages contains an ON/OFF command and/or a dimming command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
Specification