LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM USING MOTION AND SOUND
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1. Assembly comprising:
- processor receiving signals from at least one motion sensor and at least one microphone;
at least one light having an off state and an on state; and
computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to;
determine, based on signals from the motion sensor, whether motion has occurred nearby the motion sensor;
responsive to a determination that motion has occurred nearby the motion sensor, configure the light to assume the on state and commencing a timer operation;
monitor signals from the microphone;
responsive to a determination that the signals from the microphone match a predetermined signal, reset the timer operation;
responsive to a determination that the signals from the microphone do not match a predetermined signal, determine whether the timer operation has expired; and
responsive to a determination that the timer operation has expired, configure the light to assume the off state.
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Abstract
A lighting control system uses both motion and sound inputs to control indoor lighting. In the event that a person'"'"'s motion initially causes the lighting to be energized, the lighting will not be deenergized even if the person'"'"'s activity is low motion because certain sounds such as doors closing, typing on a keyboard, etc. prevent the lights off timeout from triggering.
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20 Claims
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1. Assembly comprising:
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processor receiving signals from at least one motion sensor and at least one microphone; at least one light having an off state and an on state; and computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to; determine, based on signals from the motion sensor, whether motion has occurred nearby the motion sensor; responsive to a determination that motion has occurred nearby the motion sensor, configure the light to assume the on state and commencing a timer operation; monitor signals from the microphone; responsive to a determination that the signals from the microphone match a predetermined signal, reset the timer operation; responsive to a determination that the signals from the microphone do not match a predetermined signal, determine whether the timer operation has expired; and responsive to a determination that the timer operation has expired, configure the light to assume the off state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Assembly comprising:
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processor receiving signals from at least one vibration sensor; at least one light having an off state and an on state; and computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to; separate the signals from the vibration sensor into at least two spatial dimension components; and responsive to a determination that at least one of the spatial dimension components meets a predetermined criteria, configure the light to have a predetermined one of the on state or off state. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Method comprising:
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using both motion and vibration inputs to control lighting; in the event that a person'"'"'s motion initially causes the lighting to be energized, not deenergizing the lighting even if the person'"'"'s activity is too low to meet a motion threshold responsive to a determination that certain vibrations have occurred, at least one vibration being characteristic of a door closing or a person typing on a keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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