TOUCH-LESS SWITCHING
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Abstract
A light switch network comprises a plurality of light switch units, each comprising a gesture interface to sense a user gesture by receiving at least one gesture signal from a sensing zone, and configured to exchange one or more gesture status signals with at least one other switch unit in the network in relation to the received gesture signal; each switch being enabled, on receiving the gesture signal: in a first mode, to change a designated switch mode and/or state in response to the gesture signal; or in a second mode, to not change the designated switch mode and/or state according to one or more conditions associated with the status signals received from the other switch unit.
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Citations
119 Claims
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1-99. -99. (canceled)
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100. A light switch device for use in a light switch network, comprising a gesture interface to sense a user gesture by receiving at least one gesture signal from a sensing zone, and configured to exchange one or more gesture status signals with at least one other switch device in the network in relation to the received gesture signal;
- the switch device being enabled, on receiving a the gesture signal;
a. in a first mode, to change a designated switch mode and/or state in response to the gesture signal;
orb. in a second mode, to not change the designated switch mode and/or state according to one or more conditions associated with one or more status signals received from the other switch device. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
- the switch device being enabled, on receiving a the gesture signal;
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108. A switch device for use in a switch array of switch devices, comprising a gesture sensor configured to sense a user gesture by receiving a gesture signal indicative thereof, a controller configured to:
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c. change a designated switch state in response to the gesture signal; d. exchange one or more interrupt signals with one or more neighboring switch devices in the array; e. in a first interrupt mode to originate one of the interrupt signals after receiving a first gesture signal, f. in a second interrupt mode to receive one of the interrupt signals originating from another switch unit in the array, and g. to suspend, in the second mode, a subsequent change of the designated switch state under one or more designated conditions. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110, 111, 112, 113)
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114. A light switch device for controlling circuitry coupled thereto, said switch device comprising a sensor interface including at least one sensor for sensing a user gesture;
- at least one processor in communication with the at least one sensor for processing one or more sensor signals received therefrom to carry out a designated switching action and/or change of switch mode and/or state associated with the user gesture, the processor configured to provide one or more first control signals to said circuitry according to the designated switching action and/or change of switch state, the switch device further comprising a light emitting diode (LED) array associated with, and distributed along a peripheral region of, the sensor interface, the processor configured to provide one or more second control signals, to the LED array, for displaying a switching representation indicative of the switching action or change of switch state.
- View Dependent Claims (115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
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