Load control device that is responsive to different types of wireless transmitters
First Claim
1. A load control system for controlling an electrical load, the load control system comprising:
- a first transmitter operable to wirelessly transmit a first digital message;
a second transmitter operable to wirelessly transmit a second digital message; and
a load control device for controlling the load, the load control device operable to be associated with one or both of the first and second transmitters, the load control device responsive to the first digital message if the load control device is associated with the first transmitter and to the second digital message if the load control device is associated with the second transmitter;
wherein the load control device automatically operates in a first mode of operation if only the first transmitter is associated with the load control device, and automatically operates in a second mode of operation if both the first and second transmitters are associated with the load control device.
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Abstract
A load control system for controlling an electrical load includes multiple wireless transmitters and a load control device that is able to automatically adjust how the load control device operates in response to type of wireless transmitters that are associated with the load control device. The load control device automatically operates in a first mode of operation if only the first transmitter is associated with the load control device, and automatically operates in a second mode of operation if both the first and second transmitters are associated with the load control device. The first transmitter may comprise a daylight sensor, and the load control device may only turn on the electrical load in one of the two modes in response to the daylight sensor.
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34 Claims
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1. A load control system for controlling an electrical load, the load control system comprising:
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a first transmitter operable to wirelessly transmit a first digital message; a second transmitter operable to wirelessly transmit a second digital message; and a load control device for controlling the load, the load control device operable to be associated with one or both of the first and second transmitters, the load control device responsive to the first digital message if the load control device is associated with the first transmitter and to the second digital message if the load control device is associated with the second transmitter; wherein the load control device automatically operates in a first mode of operation if only the first transmitter is associated with the load control device, and automatically operates in a second mode of operation if both the first and second transmitters are associated with the load control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A load control device for use in a load control system for controlling an electrical load in response to first and second transmitters, the load control device comprising:
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a wireless communication circuit adapted to receive a first digital message from the first transmitter and a second digital message from the second transmitter; and a controller adapted to be associated with one or both of the first and second transmitters, the controller responsive to the first digital message if the load control device is associated with the first transmitter and to the second digital message if the load control device is associated with the second transmitter; wherein the controller automatically operates in a first mode of operation if only the first transmitter is associated with the load control device, and automatically operates in a second mode of operation if both the first and second transmitters are associated with the load control device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A load control system for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to a lighting load, the load control system comprising:
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a daylight sensor operable to wirelessly transmit a first digital message; an occupancy sensor operable to wirelessly transmit a second digital message; and a load control device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between the source and the lighting load and comprising an actuator for turning the lighting load on and off, the load control device operable to be associated with one or both of the daylight sensor and the occupancy sensor, the load control device responsive to the first digital message if the load control device is associated with the daylight sensor and to the second digital message if the load control device is associated with the occupancy sensor; wherein the load control device automatically operates in a first mode of operation if only the daylight sensor is associated with the load control device, and automatically operates in a second mode of operation if both the daylight sensor and the occupancy sensor are associated with the load control device, such that the load control device does not turn on the lighting load in response to the first digital message transmitted by the daylight sensor in the first mode of operation when only the daylight sensor is associated with the load control device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A load control system for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to a lighting load, the load control system comprising:
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a daylight sensor operable to wirelessly transmit a first digital message; a remote control operable to wirelessly transmit a second digital message; and a load control device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between the source and the lighting load, the load control device operable to be associated with one or both of the daylight sensor and the remote control, the load control device responsive to the first digital message if the load control device is associated with the daylight sensor and to the second digital message if the load control device is associated with the remote control; wherein the load control device automatically operates in a first mode of operation if only the daylight sensor is associated with the load control device, and automatically operates in a second mode of operation if both the daylight sensor and the remote control are associated with the load control device, the load control device turning the lighting load on and off in response to the first digital message transmitted by the daylight sensor in the first mode of operation when only the daylight sensor is associated with the load control device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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