Logical groupings of intelligent building fixtures
First Claim
1. A building control system, comprising:
- a plurality of building fixtures;
whereinat least one of building fixture of the plurality of building fixtures comprising;
an interface to at least one sensor;
a communication port;
a controller, the controller configured to;
independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device;
aid in designating the at least one building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, comprising at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of building fixtures auto-determining the logical group;
share information of the at least one sensor with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port; and
receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems of building control, are disclosed. One system includes a plurality of building fixtures and at least one sensor interfaced with at least one of the plurality of building fixtures. Further, each building fixture includes a communication port and a controller. For this embodiment, each controller is configured to independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device, either receive or help designate the building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, and share at least one of sensor or state information with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port.
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40 Claims
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1. A building control system, comprising:
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a plurality of building fixtures; wherein at least one of building fixture of the plurality of building fixtures comprising; an interface to at least one sensor; a communication port; a controller, the controller configured to; independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device; aid in designating the at least one building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, comprising at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of building fixtures auto-determining the logical group; share information of the at least one sensor with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port; and receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A building control system, comprising:
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a plurality of building fixtures; wherein at least one of building fixture of the plurality of building fixtures comprising; an interface to at least one sensor; a communication port; a controller, the controller configured to; independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device; aid in designating the at least one building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, wherein the logical group comprises a motion sensing group; share information of the at least one sensor with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port; and receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port; and further comprising building fixtures of a corridor determining they are in a corridor, and auto-designating themselves to be included within a common logical group.
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25. A building control system, comprising:
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a plurality of building fixtures; wherein at least one of building fixture of the plurality of building fixtures comprising; an interface to at least one sensor; a communication port; a controller, the controller configured to; independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device; aid in designating the at least one building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, wherein the logical group comprises an ambient light group; share information of the at least one sensor with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port; and receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port; and further comprising at least a subset of the plurality building fixtures auto-designating themselves to be within the ambient light group.
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26. A building control system, comprising:
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a plurality of building fixtures; wherein at least one of building fixture of the plurality of building fixtures comprising; an interface to at least one sensor; a communication port; a controller, the controller configured to; independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device; aid in designating the at least one building fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures; share information of the at least one sensor with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communication port; and receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port; wherein if at least one of the building fixtures of the logical group that senses a motion or light senses a blindness condition, then the at least one building fixture retrieving sensing information from other building fixtures within a common logical group to determine a motion level or an ambient light level.
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27. A building control apparatus, comprising:
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an interface to at least one sensor; a communication port; a controller, the controller configured to; independently control at least one of an environmental load or a security device; aid in designating the building control apparatus as belonging to a logical group of building control apparatuses, comprising at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of building fixtures auto-determining the logical group; share sensor information of the at least one sensor with other building control apparatuses within the logical group, through the communication port; and receive other sensor information from at least one of the other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through the communications port. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of operating a building control fixture, comprising:
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aiding, by the building control fixture, in designating the building control fixture as belonging to a logical group of building fixtures, comprising at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of building fixtures auto-determining the logical group; receiving, by the building control fixture, sensor information from a least one sensor interfaced with the building control fixture; independently controlling, by the building control fixture, at least one of an environmental load or a security device; and sharing, by the building control fixture, the sensor information with other building fixtures within the logical group of building fixtures, through a communication port of the building control fixture. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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