Method Of Programming A Load Control Device Using A Smart Phone
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
a near-field communications (NFC) module operatively coupled to the controller and operable to receive at least one NFC signal for programming operating parameters of the load control device, wherein the controller is operable to control the controllably conductive device to control the power delivered to the load based on the operating parameters 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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42 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 a near-field communications (NFC) module operatively coupled to the controller and operable to receive at least one NFC signal for programming operating parameters of the load control device, wherein the controller is operable to control the controllably conductive device to control the power delivered to the load based on the operating parameters 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 the controllably conductive device for controlling the controllably conductive device; and an Internet Protocol communications module operatively coupled to the controller and operable to receive an Internet Protocol packet 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 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. 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 operating parameters of the load control device, wherein the controller is operable to control the controllably conductive device to control the power delivered to the load based on the optical signal programming of the load control device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A load control system for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load, the load control system comprising:
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a load control device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between the source and the load for controlling the power delivered to the load, the load control device storing one or more operating parameters; and a smart phone having a visual display for providing a user interface for adjusting the one or more operating parameters of the load control device; wherein the smart phone is operable to directly transmit operating parameters to the load control device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of programming a lighting control device using a wireless control device having a visual display and a camera, the lighting control device operable to adjust the intensity of a lighting load that is purchased in packaging having a barcode, the method comprising:
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scanning the barcode of the packaging of the lighting load using the camera of the wireless control device; the wireless control device determining an operating parameter for the lighting load using information received from the scanned barcode; transmitting a digital message including the operating parameter to the lighting control device; and storing the operating parameter in the lighting control device in response to the lighting control device receiving the digital message. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of programming a lighting control device using a wireless control device having a visual display and a camera, the lighting control device operable to adjust the intensity of a lighting load, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first digital message from the wireless control device when the camera of the wireless control device is directed at the lighting load; adjusting the intensity of the lighting load to a first intensity in response to the lighting control device receiving the first digital message; decreasing the intensity of the lighting load from the first intensity while the camera of the wireless control device is directed at the lighting load; transmitting a second digital message from the wireless control device to the lighting control device when the wireless control device detects flickering of the intensity of the lighting load; increasing the intensity of the lighting load in response to the lighting control device receiving the second digital message; transmitting a third digital message from the wireless control device to the lighting control device when the wireless control device does not detecting flickering in the intensity of the lighting control device; ceasing adjusting the intensity of the lighting load in response to the lighting control device receiving the third digital message, such that the intensity of the lighting load is at a second intensity; and storing the second intensity as a low-end intensity of the lighting control device.
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