Apparatus for communicating with a remote computer to control an assigned lighting load
DCFirst Claim
1. Apparatus for requesting a remote computer to control an assigned lighting load, the remote computer being connected to the assigned lighting load via an interface module, a power/communications bus and a relay, the apparatus comprising:
- an input device; and
means for storing an identifier for the assigned lighting load and for generating a lighting control request in response to the input device, the lighting control request indicating the identifier for the assigned lighting load and a lighting state for the assigned lighting load;
the means sending the lighting control request to the remote computer, whereby the remote computer controls power to the assigned lighting load in accordance with the indicated lighting state.
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Abstract
A local computer generates requests for a remote computer to control a remotely-located lighting load. The local computer generates and displays a control panel, which prompts a user to enter an intensity for the remotely located lighting load. When an intensity is entered into the computer, the computer generates a lighting control request and sends the lighting control request to the remote computer. The remote computer controls power to the remotely-located lighting load according to the lighting control request.
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14 Claims
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1. Apparatus for requesting a remote computer to control an assigned lighting load, the remote computer being connected to the assigned lighting load via an interface module, a power/communications bus and a relay, the apparatus comprising:
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an input device; and means for storing an identifier for the assigned lighting load and for generating a lighting control request in response to the input device, the lighting control request indicating the identifier for the assigned lighting load and a lighting state for the assigned lighting load; the means sending the lighting control request to the remote computer, whereby the remote computer controls power to the assigned lighting load in accordance with the indicated lighting state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus for requesting a computer to control an assigned lighting load, the apparatus comprising:
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a display; an I/O device; a processor; and computer memory encoded with a plurality of executable instructions, the instructions, when executed, instructing the processor to show on the display an icon that indicates status of the assigned lighting load, the processor being further instructed to show a control panel that prompts a user to enter a lighting load state via the I/O device, the processor further being instructed to generate a lighting control command when a lighting load state is entered via the I/O device and send the lighting control command to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An article of manufacture for a first computer including a display, an I/O device and network means for establishing communications with a second computer, the first computer being operable to request the second computer to control an assigned lighting load, the article of manufacture comprising:
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computer memory; and a plurality of executable instructions encoded in the memory, the instructions, when executed, instructing the first computer to show a control panel on the display, the control panel allowing a lighting load state to be entered via the I/O device, the first computer further being instructed to generate a lighting control request when the state is entered and send the lighting control request to the second computer via the network means, the lighting control request indicating an identifier for the assigned lighting load and the lighting load state entered via the I/O device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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