System and method for processing and forwarding transmitted information
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- running a lighting control program as an app on a cellular telephone;
displaying an image of a lighting environment on a screen of the cellular telephone;
transmitting a TCP/IP packet from the cellular telephone to a lighting network master over a first wireless transmission, wherein the TCP/IP packet includes a command for a fluorescent lamp starter unit; and
displaying information on the screen indicative of the command having been executed.
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Abstract
A system involves a plurality of RF-enabled occupancy detectors. Each occupancy detector communicates with and controls an associated plurality of RF-enabled fluorescent lamp starter units. A network master has an RF transceiver used to communicate with the occupancy detectors using a first protocol, thereby retrieving status information from the starter units. The network master also has a second RF transceiver for communicating directly with a cellular telephone using a second protocol. A user can use the cellular telephone to control and interact with the lighting system through the network master, and/or to retrieve status information from the network master. The network master automatically generates and sends email alerts to the user by sending the alerts to an email server. The email server forwards the emails to the cellular telephone via a cellular telephone network. Alerts may, for example, indicate a low battery voltage condition or that a lamp needs replacement.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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running a lighting control program as an app on a cellular telephone; displaying an image of a lighting environment on a screen of the cellular telephone; transmitting a TCP/IP packet from the cellular telephone to a lighting network master over a first wireless transmission, wherein the TCP/IP packet includes a command for a fluorescent lamp starter unit; and displaying information on the screen indicative of the command having been executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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running a lighting control program as an app on a cellular telephone; displaying an image of a lighting environment on a screen of the cellular telephone; transmitting a command from the cellular telephone to a lighting network master over a WiFi transmission, wherein the lighting network master stores information relating to a fluorescent lamp starter unit; receiving the information from the lighting network master in response to the lighting network master executing the command; and displaying the information on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprising:
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a memory; a first transceiver that receives a first wireless transmission from an occupancy detector, wherein status information received from the occupancy detector via the first wireless transmission is stored in the memory, and wherein the first wireless transmission received from the occupancy detector is communicated in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol; and a second transceiver that transmits a second wireless transmission directly to a cellular telephone, wherein the second wireless transmission includes the status information, and wherein the second wireless transmission transmitted is communicated in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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