LIGHTING SYSTEM INCLUDING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A lighting unit comprising:
- a plurality of light emitting devices; and
a near field communication unit communicatively coupled with the light emitting devices,wherein the near field communication unit is operable to receive lighting unit information from a remote control unit via near field communication, and to transmit lighting unit information to the remote control unit via near field communication.
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Abstract
An environmental control system such as an illumination system includes one or more LED lighting devices or other environmental factor control devices and a control device for controlling one or a combination of the LED lighting devices or other environmental factor control devices. A remote controller for remotely setting control content, control parameters and the like can be communicatively coupled (e.g., wirelessly) to the control device. The remote controller can be a smartphone or other device that includes an LED lighting control or other environmental control module or unit for setting one or more properties or parameters of a control target lighting/environmental device using near field communications. Properties and functions controlled by the remote controller can include timers, spectral content, intensity, etc. that are programmed by a user employing a simple application (e.g., featuring a GUI or other user-friendly interface).
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12 Claims
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1. A lighting unit comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting devices; and a near field communication unit communicatively coupled with the light emitting devices, wherein the near field communication unit is operable to receive lighting unit information from a remote control unit via near field communication, and to transmit lighting unit information to the remote control unit via near field communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lighting system comprising:
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a lighting unit including a plurality of light emitting devices, and a first near field communication unit communicatively coupled with the light emitting devices; and a remote control unit including a second near field communication unit and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause said remote control unit to perform at least one of the steps of causing first lighting system information to be sent wirelessly via near field communication from the second near field communication unit to the first near field communication unit, and processing second lighting system information that is received wirelessly via near field communication by the second near field communication unit and that was sent from the first near field communication unit.
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10. An environmental control unit comprising:
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a plurality of environmental factor control devices; and a near field communication unit communicatively coupled with the plurality of environmental factor control devices, wherein the near field communication unit is operable to receive environmental control information from a remote control unit via near field communication, and to transmit environmental control information to the remote control unit via near field communication.
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11. The environmental control unit of claim 11 wherein the plurality of environmental factor control devices include one or more of the following:
- a lighting unit, an air temperature control unit, a water temperature control unit, a humidity control unit, a salinity control unit.
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