User control of an environmental parameter of a structure
First Claim
1. A method of providing user control of an environmental parameter of a structure, comprising:
- establishing a direct communication link between a user device and a fixture located within the structure, wherein the direct communication link comprises a line-of-sight link;
receiving, by a central controller, information of the user device from the fixture through a first communication link, wherein the central controller is physically separate from the fixture and the central controller communicates with the fixture through the first communication link;
receiving, by the central controller, control information from the user device through a second communication link;
associating, by the central controller, the user device with the fixture by correlating the receiving of information from the fixture through the first communication link with the receiving of the control information from the user device through the second communication link, and after associating the user device with the fixture, communicating, by the central controller, the control information to the fixture wherein the fixture controls the environmental parameter based on the control information.
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Abstract
An apparatuses, methods and systems for providing user control of an environmental parameter of a structure are disclosed. One method includes establishing a direct communication link between a user device and a fixture located within the structure, receiving, by a central controller, information of the user device from the fixture through a first communication link, receiving, by the central controller, control information from the user device through a second communication link, and communicating, by the central controller, the control information to the fixture, wherein the fixture controls the environmental parameter based on the control information.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of providing user control of an environmental parameter of a structure, comprising:
- establishing a direct communication link between a user device and a fixture located within the structure, wherein the direct communication link comprises a line-of-sight link;
receiving, by a central controller, information of the user device from the fixture through a first communication link, wherein the central controller is physically separate from the fixture and the central controller communicates with the fixture through the first communication link;
receiving, by the central controller, control information from the user device through a second communication link;
associating, by the central controller, the user device with the fixture by correlating the receiving of information from the fixture through the first communication link with the receiving of the control information from the user device through the second communication link, and after associating the user device with the fixture, communicating, by the central controller, the control information to the fixture wherein the fixture controls the environmental parameter based on the control information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- establishing a direct communication link between a user device and a fixture located within the structure, wherein the direct communication link comprises a line-of-sight link;
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18. A system that provides user control of lighting of a structure, comprising:
a lighting fixture operative to establish a direct communication link between a user device and the lighting fixture, wherein the lighting fixture is located within the structure, wherein the direct communication link comprises a line-of-sight link;
a central controller operative to;
receive information of the user device from the fixture through a first communication link, wherein the central controller is physically separate from the fixture and the central controller communicates with the fixture through the first communication link;
receive control information from the user device through a second communication link;
associate the user device with the fixture by correlating the receiving of information from the fixture through the first communication link with the receiving of the control information from the user device through the second communication link, and after associating the user device with the fixture, communicate the control information to the fixture, wherein the fixture controls the lighting based on the control information.- View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An intelligent lighting fixture, comprising:
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a light; a sensor, the sensor operative to receive stimulus from a mobile device through a direct communication link; a communication module, the communication module operative to; communicate information of the user device to a central controller through a first communication link; receive control information from the central controller through the first communication link, wherein the control information is received by the central controller from the user device through a second communication link; associate the user device with the fixture by correlating the receiving of information from the fixture through the first communication link with the receiving of the control information from the user device through the second communication link, and after associating the user device with the fixture, control an intensity of the light based on the received control information.
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