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Method and system for lighting control

  • US 7,710,271 B2
  • Filed: 04/19/2006
  • Issued: 05/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for controlling a lighting system, which comprises a lighting arrangement, a user controlled device and a main control device, the method comprising the acts of:

  • providing the lighting arrangement with an identification code;

    at the lighting arrangement;

    modulating light emitted by the lighting arrangement by lighting arrangement data, the lighting arrangement data containing the identification code of the lighting arrangement;

    at the user controlled device;

    receiving the light from the lighting arrangement;

    deriving the received lighting arrangement data from the light received from the lighting arrangement;

    generating by a user interface additional data which is associated with the identification code contained in the received lighting arrangement data;

    transmitting the received lighting arrangement data and the additional data;

    at the main control device;

    receiving the lighting arrangement data and the additional data from the user controlled device;

    controlling operation of the lighting arrangement dependent on the received lighting arrangement data and the additional data;

    wherein the user controlled device determines at least one property of the received light, apart from any identification code contained therein, to provide light property data, a location of the user controlled device to provide location data, and light tracking commands from a user to provide tracking command data, andwherein the user controlled device transmits the identification code, the additional data, the light property data, the location data and the tracking command data to the main control device, and the main control device controls the lighting arrangement in accordance with the identification code, the additional data, the light property data, the location data and the tracking command data.

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