Lighting Control with Automated Activation Process
First Claim
1. A lighting fixture control system, comprising:
- a control station configured to communicate with a plurality of fixture control devices located remotely from the control station; and
a node including a lighting fixture and a fixture control device that is associated with the lighting fixture, located remotely from the control station, and configured to perform an automatic activation operation,wherein, the automatic activation operation includes the fixture control device determining at least four of;
an identifier of the node,a GPS coordinate of the node,an operating Voltage of the node,a lamp Wattage of the lighting device,a lamp type of the lighting fixture, anda dimming capability of the lighting fixture;
wherein, the fixture control device is configured to send results of the automatic activation operation to the control station; and
wherein, the control station is configured to store a file associated with the node, the file including the received results of the automatic activation operation.
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Abstract
Lighting fixture control systems and method are described including a control station configured to communicate with a plurality of remotely located fixture control devices that are associated with lighting fixtures. Individual fixture control devices may be configured to perform automatic activation operations, that include the fixture control device determining one or more of an identifier of the node, a GPS coordinate of the node, an operating Voltage of the node, a lamp Wattage of the lighting device, a lamp type of the lighting fixture, and a dimming capability of the lighting fixture. The fixture control device may be configured to send results of the automatic activation operation to the control station. The control station may be configured to store a file associated with the node, including the received results of the automatic activation operation.
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21 Claims
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1. A lighting fixture control system, comprising:
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a control station configured to communicate with a plurality of fixture control devices located remotely from the control station; and a node including a lighting fixture and a fixture control device that is associated with the lighting fixture, located remotely from the control station, and configured to perform an automatic activation operation, wherein, the automatic activation operation includes the fixture control device determining at least four of; an identifier of the node, a GPS coordinate of the node, an operating Voltage of the node, a lamp Wattage of the lighting device, a lamp type of the lighting fixture, and a dimming capability of the lighting fixture; wherein, the fixture control device is configured to send results of the automatic activation operation to the control station; and wherein, the control station is configured to store a file associated with the node, the file including the received results of the automatic activation operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lighting fixture controller, comprising:
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a processor; a first interface, coupled to the processor, and configured to communicate with a lighting fixture; a second interface, coupled to the processor, and configured to communicate with a control station, wherein the control station recognizes the combination of the lighting fixture controller and the lighting fixture as a node; and memory including computer-executable instruction that configure the processor to perform operations including; determining whether to perform an automatic activation operation for the lighting fixture controller; based on a determination that the automatic activation operation should be performed, causing the lighting fixture controller to determine at least one of; a GPS coordinate of the node, an operating Voltage of the node, a lamp Wattage of the lighting fixture, a lamp type of the lighting fixture, and a dimming capability of the lighting fixture; sending the results of said determining and an identifier of the node to the control station via the second interface; and storing at least part of the results in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A lighting fixture control system, comprising:
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a processor; a communication device; and memory including computer-executable instruction that configure the processor to perform operations including; receiving, via the communication device, an automatic activation message for a node including a remote lighting control module and a lighting fixture associated with the lighting control module, the automatic activation message including a node identifier; validating the automatic activation message based at least in part on the node identifier; storing information associated with the node based at least in part on the validation, wherein the information associated with the node includes at least one of; a GPS coordinate of the node, an operating Voltage of the node, a lamp Wattage of the lighting fixture, a lamp type of the lighting fixture, and a dimming capability of the lighting fixture; at least one of enabling or altering a control option in a user interface based at least in part on the information associated with the node; and sending, via the communication device, commands to the lighting control device based on an input received via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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