Method Of Optically Transmitting Digital Information From A Smart Phone To A Control Device
First Claim
1. A load control device for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load, the load control device comprising:
- a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between the source and the load;
a controller operatively coupled to a control input of the controllably conductive device for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive; and
an optical module operatively coupled to the controller and operable to receive an optical signal for programming the load control device, wherein the controller is operable to control the controllably conductive device based on the programming of the load control device.
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Abstract
A load control device is able to receive radio-frequency (RF) signals from a Wi-Fi-enabled device, such as a smart phone, via a wireless local area network. The load control device comprises a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series between an AC power source and an electrical load, a controller for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive, and a Wi-Fi module operable to receive the RF signals from the wireless network. The controller controls the controllably conductive device to adjust the power delivered to the load in response to the wireless signals received from the wireless network. The load control device may further comprise an optical module operable to receive an optical signal, such that the controller may obtain an IP address from the received optical signal and control the power delivered to the load in response to a wireless signal that includes the IP address.
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29 Claims
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1. A load control device for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load, the load control device comprising:
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a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between the source and the load; a controller operatively coupled to a control input of the controllably conductive device for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive; and an optical module operatively coupled to the controller and operable to receive an optical signal for programming the load control device, wherein the controller is operable to control the controllably conductive device based on the programming of the load control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A load control device for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load, the load control device comprising:
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a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between the source and the load; a controller operatively coupled to a control input of the controllably conductive device for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive; and an optical module operatively coupled to the controller and operable to receive an optical signal; wherein the controller is operable to control the controllably conductive device to control the power delivered to the load in response to the received optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
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a programmable controller; and an optical module operable to receive a free-space, visible-light optical signal for programming the programmable controller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method to communicate programming information to a receiving device, the method comprising:
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determining programming information to be sent to the receiving device; optically transmitting the programming information to the receiving device, wherein the optically transmitting is free-space, visual-light transmitting; and determining completion of the optical transmission of the programming information to the receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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