Method for programming a network of control points

• US 7,760,107 B1
• Filed: 10/24/2007
• Issued: 07/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Inteltech Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inteltech Corporation
• Inventors: Soderman, Daryl, Stepps, Dale B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland; Donnie L
• Application Number:
  US11/977,260
• Time in Patent Office: 1,000 Days
• Field of Search: 340/815.45, 340/332
• US Class Current: 340/815.45
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A system and method for variably programming a plurality of utilitarian devices such as, but not limited to, LED light assemblies, motions detectors, etc. which may be associated with each of a plurality of control points. The control points are electrically interconnected to one another and to a power source to define a network, wherein an identifying code is assigned to each of the control points. One or more control facilities in the form of touch pads are cooperatively structured with a master control for programmed operations of separate predetermined numbers or arrays of said plurality of control points and the one or more utilitarian devices associated with each control point.

Claims

1. A method of programming a plurality of utilitarian devices for selective operation, said method comprising:

electrically interconnecting a plurality of control points to one another and to a power source to collectively define a control point network,

assigning a different identifying code to each of the control points, wherein each control point is operatively associated with at least a first utilitarian device,

operatively connecting the plurality of control points to at least one control facility having a plurality of control members,

designating at least a first of the control members to control a first predetermined number of control points,

manipulating the plurality of control members in a predetermined sequence to establish the first predetermined number of control points,

designating at least a second control member to control a second predetermined number of control points and manipulating the plurality of control members in the predetermined sequence to establish the second predetermined number of control points, and

recognizing the identifying codes of the plurality of control points to prohibit inclusion of the first predetermined number of control points into the second predetermined number of control points.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising recognizing the identifying code of any control point previously included in at least the first and, second predetermined number of control points to prohibit use thereof in a subsequent predetermined number of control points.

3. A method as recited in claim 2 comprising determining non-programmed control points by sequentially accessing the identifying code of each of the plurality of control points.

4. A method as recited in claim 3 comprising including a master control for storing the identifying codes of any programmed control point.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising storing the identifying codes of any programmed control point in a master control assembly and determining non-programmed control points by sequentially reviewing the identifying code of each of the plurality of control points.

6. A method as recited in claim 5 comprising recognizing the identifying codes of any control point previously included in at least the first and second predetermined numbers of control points to prohibit use thereof in a subsequent predetermined number of control points.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising establishing a first programming mode corresponding to each of the first utilitarian devices operative at each of the plurality of control points.

8. A method as recited in claim 7 comprising defining each of the first utilitarian devices operative at each of the plurality of control points as an LED light assembly.

9. A method as recited in claim 7 comprising inputting the first programming mode by manipulating the plurality of control members.

10. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising operatively associating at least the first utilitarian device and a second utilitarian device with each of the plurality of control points and programming the first and second utilitarian devices for concurrent or independent operation.

11. A method as recited in claim 10 comprising defining each of the first utilitarian devices operative at each of the plurality of control points as an LED light assembly.

12. A method as recited in claim 11 comprising defining the second utilitarian device operative at each of the plurality of control points as a motion detector assembly.

13. A method as recited in claim 10 comprising defining the second utilitarian device operative at each of the plurality of control points as a motion detector assembly.

14. A method as recited in claim 10 further comprising establishing a first programming mode corresponding to each of the first utilitarian devices operative at each of the plurality of control points.

15. A method as recited in claim 14 further comprising establishing a first programming mode corresponding to each of the first utilitarian devices operative at each of the plurality of control points and establishing a second programming mode corresponding to each of the second utilitarian devices operative at each of the plurality of control points.