PROGRAMMABLE LIGHT TIMER AND A METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAMMABLE LIGHT TIMER

• US 20160113097A1
• Filed: 12/27/2015
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cantigny Lighting Control, LLC
• Original Assignee: Cantigny Lighting Control, LLC
• Inventors: King, John Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 10,433,406 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A programmable light timer for implementing a timing pattern is described. The programmable light timer comprises a display, wherein a time selected on a user interface is provided on the display; a first programmable button of the plurality of programmable buttons on the user interface; and up and down keys on the user interface, wherein the up and down keys enable selecting an on time of the timing pattern to be implemented when the first programmable button is selected to be used during operation of the programmable light timer. A method of implementing a timing pattern on a programmable light timer is also described.

Claims

1. A programmable light timer for implementing a timing pattern, the programmable light timer comprising:

a display, wherein a time selected on a user interface is provided on the display;

a first programmable button of the plurality of programmable buttons on the user interface; and

up and down keys on the user interface, wherein the up and down keys enable selecting an on time of the timing pattern to be implemented when the first programmable button is selected to be used during operation of the programmable light timer.

2. The programmable light timer of claim 1 further comprising a second programmable button of the plurality of programmable buttons on the user interface, wherein the up and down keys enable selecting an off time of the timing pattern to be implemented when the second programmable button is selected to be used during the operation of programmable light timer.

3. The programmable light timer of claim 1 wherein the up and down keys enable programming a current time for the programmable light timer.

4. The programmable light timer of claim 1 further comprising a second programmable button, wherein the second programmable button is a pre-set button, and a predetermined timing pattern is implemented when the second programmable button is selected to be implemented by the programmable light timer.

5. The programmable light timer of claim 1 further comprising a switch, separate from the first programmable button, enabling changing a state of the programmable light timer.

6. A programmable light timer for implementing a timing pattern, the programmable light timer comprising:

a display;

a plurality of user-selectable buttons on a user interface, wherein each user-selectable button is associated with a timing pattern;

a first user-selectable button of the plurality of user-selectable buttons on the user interface of the programmable light timer, wherein the first user-selectable button is a pre-set button having a predetermined timing pattern; and

a second user-selectable button on the user interface, wherein the second user-selectable button is programmable by a user of the programmable light timer.

7. The programmable light timer of claim 6 further comprising up and down keys enabling programming an on time of the second user-selectable button.

8. The programmable light timer of claim 7 wherein the display displays a time selected by the up and down keys.

9. The programmable light timer of claim 6 further comprising, for each user-selectable button of the plurality of user selectable buttons, a selection indicator indicating whether the user-selectable button has been selected.

10. The programmable light timer of claim 6 wherein the second user-selectable button is programmable to turn on a light controlled by the programmable light timer at dusk.

11. The programmable light timer of claim 6 further comprising a third user-selectable button of the plurality of user-selectable buttons on the user interface, wherein the third user-selectable button is a second pre-set button having a second predetermined timing pattern.

12. The programmable light timer of claim 11 further comprising a fourth user-selectable button on the user interface, wherein the fourth user-selectable button is programmable by a user of the programmable light timer.

13. The programmable light timer of claim 6 further comprising a switch, separate from the first button and the second button, enabling changing a state of the programmable light timer.

14. A method for implementing a timing pattern programmable light timer, the method comprising:

displaying a time, selected by way of a user interface, on a display;

implementing a plurality of buttons on the user interface, wherein each button has a timing pattern;

implementing a first button of the plurality of buttons on the user interface, wherein the first button is pre-set button having a predetermined timing pattern; and

implementing a second button on the user interface, wherein the second button is programmable by way of the user interface to have a programmable on time.

15. The method of claim 15 further comprising implementing a third button of the plurality of buttons that is a second pre-set button having a second predetermined timing pattern.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising implementing up and down keys that enable the selection of an on time or an off time.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising implementing selection indicators with the plurality of buttons, wherein each button of the plurality of buttons has a selection indicator that indicates whether the button has been selected.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the second button is programmable to have dusk as the programmable on time.

20. The method of claim 15 further comprising implementing a switch enabling changing a state of the programmable light timer.

16. The method of claim 16 further comprising implementing a fourth button of the plurality of buttons that is programmable to have an off time.