CONTROLLING LIGHT INTENSITY AT A LOCATION
First Claim
1. A mobile control device that is configured to control light intensity, the mobile control device comprising:
- a user interface that is configured to receive an input, the input indicative of a desired light intensity;
a light detector that, responsive to receipt of the input, performs a measurement of ambient light intensity at the mobile control device; and
a control circuit that is configured to, based on the measurement, cause the ambient light intensity at the mobile control device to be adjusted such that the ambient light intensity at the mobile control device agrees with the desired light intensity.
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Abstract
A mobile device that is configured for wireless communication may be configured to operate as a remote control device in a lighting control system, controlling one or more lighting control devices of the lighting control system. The remote control device may control the light intensity in a space, for instance at a location of the remote control device, in response to an ambient light intensity measured at the remote control device. The remote control device may define a user interface for receiving an input that indicates a desired light intensity at the location. The remote control device may measure the ambient light intensity at the location via a light detector, compare the measured ambient light intensity to the desired light intensity, and cause the one or more lighting control devices to adjust the ambient light intensity at the remote control device until it agrees with the desired light intensity.
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40 Claims
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1. A mobile control device that is configured to control light intensity, the mobile control device comprising:
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a user interface that is configured to receive an input, the input indicative of a desired light intensity; a light detector that, responsive to receipt of the input, performs a measurement of ambient light intensity at the mobile control device; and a control circuit that is configured to, based on the measurement, cause the ambient light intensity at the mobile control device to be adjusted such that the ambient light intensity at the mobile control device agrees with the desired light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A lighting control system, the system comprising:
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a first lighting control device that is configured to control a source of artificial light in a space; a second lighting control device that is configured to control an amount of natural light that enters the space; and a remote control device that is associated with the first and second lighting control devices, the remote control device configured to, upon actuation; measure a light intensity in the space; compare the measured light intensity with a preset light intensity; and if the measured light intensity disagrees with the preset light intensity, cause at least one of the first lighting control device or the second lighting control device to adjust the light intensity in the space, such that the adjusted light intensity agrees with the preset light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of controlling light intensity, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a remote control device, an input that is indicative of a desired light intensity; measuring, by the remote control device, an ambient light intensity at the remote control device; and if the measured ambient light intensity disagrees with the desired light intensity, causing, by the remote control device, the ambient light intensity to be adjusted in accordance with the desired light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A lighting control system, the system comprising:
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a lighting control device that is configured to control an amount of light in a space; and a remote control device that includes a user interface that is configured to receive an input indicative of a desired light intensity for the space, the remote control device configured to, upon receipt of the input; measure an ambient light intensity at the remote control device; compare the measured ambient light intensity with the desired light intensity; and if the measured ambient light intensity disagrees with the desired light intensity, cause the lighting control device to adjust the ambient light intensity, such that the adjusted ambient light intensity agrees with the desired light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of setting a lighting preset, the method comprising:
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positioning a remote control device at a location where invocation of the lighting preset is desired; activating a control of the remote control device, wherein activating the control causes the remote control device to; measure an ambient light intensity at the remote control device measuring; associate the measured ambient lighting intensity with the lighting preset; and cause information related to the lighting preset to be stored in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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Specification