Lighting network with autonomous commissioning
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1. A system, comprising:
- lighting devices, each respective lighting device comprising;
a light source;
a communication interface configured to enable communication via a network link;
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the light source and to have access to the memory and to communicate via the communication interface, wherein the respective processor is configured to operate the respective device to implement functions including functions to;
exchange, automatically and via the respective communication interface, communications with one or more other lighting devices;
establish, autonomously and based at least in part on the automatically exchanged communications, a logical network arrangement between the respective lighting device and the one or more other lighting devices; and
cooperate, automatically and via the logical network arrangement, with the one or more other lighting devices to provide controlled lighting for a service area.
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Abstract
Networked intelligent lighting devices and other elements connected to the network of a lighting system are readily adaptable to desirable networking arrangements as well as logical functional groups, for example by each storing communication provisioning data and/or configuration data for logically associating system elements into one or more groupings or sub-networks. The exemplary systems and system elements may also enable such enhanced network arrangement via autonomous discovery and device commissioning.
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1. A system, comprising:
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lighting devices, each respective lighting device comprising; a light source; a communication interface configured to enable communication via a network link; a memory; and a processor coupled to the light source and to have access to the memory and to communicate via the communication interface, wherein the respective processor is configured to operate the respective device to implement functions including functions to; exchange, automatically and via the respective communication interface, communications with one or more other lighting devices; establish, autonomously and based at least in part on the automatically exchanged communications, a logical network arrangement between the respective lighting device and the one or more other lighting devices; and cooperate, automatically and via the logical network arrangement, with the one or more other lighting devices to provide controlled lighting for a service area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lighting device comprising:
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a light source; a communication interface configured to enable communication via a network link; a memory; and a processor coupled to the light source and the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to operate the lighting device to implement functions including functions to; send, via the communication interface, a signal identifying the lighting device; receive, via the communication interface, an identification signal from another lighting device, the identification signal including an identity of the other lighting device; store the received identification signal in the memory; establish, autonomously and based at least in part on the received identification signal, a logical network arrangement between the lighting device and the other lighting device; and cooperate, automatically and via the logical network arrangement, with the other lighting device to provide controlled lighting for a service area. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A lighting controller comprising:
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a user input device; a communication interface configured to enable communication via a network link; a memory; and a processor coupled to the user input device and the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to operate the controller to implement functions including functions to; send, via the communication interface, a signal identifying the lighting controller; receive, via the communication interface, an identification signal from a lighting device, the identification signal including an identity of the lighting device; store the received identification signal in the memory; establish, autonomously and based at least in part on the received identification signal, a logical network arrangement between the lighting controller and the lighting device; and enable, automatically and via the logical network arrangement, control of the lighting device to provide controlled lighting for a service area. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A sensor device comprising:
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a detector; a detector interface circuit coupled to the detector; a communication interface configured to enable communication via a network link; a memory; and a processor coupled to the detector interface circuit and the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to operate the sensor device to implement functions including functions to; send, via the communication interface, a signal identifying the sensor device; receive, via the communication interface, an identification signal from a lighting device, the identification signal including an identity of the lighting device; store the received identification signal in the memory; establish, autonomously and based at least in part on the received identification signal, a logical network arrangement between the sensor device and the lighting device; and cooperate, automatically and via the logical network arrangement, with the lighting device to provide controlled lighting for a service area. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a first logical network arrangement formed automatically and autonomously by a first plurality of lighting devices via a first data communication network, the first plurality of lighting devices configured to cooperatively provide controlled lighting for a first service area; a second logical network arrangement formed automatically and autonomously by a second plurality of lighting devices via a second data communication network, the second plurality of lighting devices configured to cooperatively provide controlled lighting for a second service area; and an additional lighting device, wherein; each lighting device includes a light source, a processor, a memory and a communication interface; and the processor of the additional lighting device is configured to operate the additional lighting device to implement functions, including functions to; exchange, automatically and via the communication interface of the additional lighting device, communications with at least one other lighting device of the first and second pluralities of lighting devices; select, autonomously and based at least in part on the exchanged communications, at least one of the first and second logical network arrangements; join, autonomously and in cooperation with lighting devices of the at least one selected logical network arrangement, the at least one selected logical network arrangement; and cooperate, automatically and via the at least one selected logical network arrangement, with lighting devices of the at least one selected logical network arrangement to provide controlled lighting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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