System and method for distributed lighting device control
First Claim
1. A system for distributed light control, comprising:
- a light circuit;
a first device associated with the light circuit;
a second device associated with the light circuit;
a network communicatively connecting the light circuit, the first device, and the second device;
wherein the first device is configured to actuate the light circuit based upon a control command sent on the network and in accordance with configuration data stored at the first device;
wherein the second device includes a shadow configuration comprising a copy of the configuration data and wherein the second device is configured to generate a shadow image of the light circuit based upon the control command and the shadow configuration;
wherein the shadow image comprises a computed status of the light circuit.
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Abstract
A system for distributed light control, including a light circuit, a first device associated with the light circuit, a second device associated with the light circuit, a network communicatively connecting the light circuit, the first device, and the second device, where the first device is configured to actuate the light circuit based upon a control command sent on the network and in accordance with configuration data stored at the first device, where the second device includes a shadow configuration comprising a copy of the configuration data, where the second device is configured to generate a shadow image of the light circuit based upon the control command and the shadow configuration, and where the shadow image comprises a computed status of the light circuit.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for distributed light control, comprising:
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a light circuit; a first device associated with the light circuit; a second device associated with the light circuit; a network communicatively connecting the light circuit, the first device, and the second device; wherein the first device is configured to actuate the light circuit based upon a control command sent on the network and in accordance with configuration data stored at the first device; wherein the second device includes a shadow configuration comprising a copy of the configuration data and wherein the second device is configured to generate a shadow image of the light circuit based upon the control command and the shadow configuration; wherein the shadow image comprises a computed status of the light circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of controlling a plurality of distributed lighting devices disposed in communication on a network, the method comprising:
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storing configuration data at a load actuating device configured to operate a light circuit; obtaining a copy of the configuration data through the network and storing the copy as a shadow configuration at a shadowing device; transmitting a control command on the network; receiving the control command at the load actuating device and operating the light circuit based upon the control command and the configuration data; and receiving the control command at the shadowing device and generating a shadow image of the light circuit based upon the control command and the shadow configuration, where the shadow image comprises a computed status of the light circuit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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