Remote control for a wireless load control system
DCFirst Claim
1. A remote control for a radio-frequency (RF) load control system configured to control an electrical load, the remote control comprising:
- a housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and an outer periphery defined by a length and a width, the housing configured to be held in a user'"'"'s hand;
an actuator provided at the front surface of the housing;
an RF transmitter contained within the housing; and
a controller contained within the housing, the controller configured to cause the RF transmitter to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is held in the user'"'"'s hand, the RF transmitter and the controller adapted to be powered by a battery contained within the housing;
wherein the outer periphery of the housing is configured to be received within a standard opening in a front surface of a standard faceplate in such a way that an entirety of the front surface of the housing is exposed through the opening in the faceplate when the housing and the faceplate are mounted to a substantially vertical surface, the controller configured to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is mounted to the vertical surface and received in the opening of the faceplate.
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Abstract
A remote control for a wireless load control system, the remote control comprising: a housing having a front surface and an outer periphery defined by a length and a width; an actuator provided at the front surface of the housing; a wireless transmitter contained within the housing; and a controller contained within the housing and coupled to the wireless transmitter for causing transmission of a wireless signal in response to an actuation of the actuator, the wireless transmitter and the controller adapted to be powered by a battery contained within the housing; wherein the length and the width of the housing are slightly smaller than a length and a width of a standard opening of a faceplate, respectively, such that the outer periphery of the housing is adapted to be received within the standard opening of the faceplate when the housing and the faceplate are mounted to a vertical surface.
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1. A remote control for a radio-frequency (RF) load control system configured to control an electrical load, the remote control comprising:
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a housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and an outer periphery defined by a length and a width, the housing configured to be held in a user'"'"'s hand; an actuator provided at the front surface of the housing; an RF transmitter contained within the housing; and a controller contained within the housing, the controller configured to cause the RF transmitter to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is held in the user'"'"'s hand, the RF transmitter and the controller adapted to be powered by a battery contained within the housing; wherein the outer periphery of the housing is configured to be received within a standard opening in a front surface of a standard faceplate in such a way that an entirety of the front surface of the housing is exposed through the opening in the faceplate when the housing and the faceplate are mounted to a substantially vertical surface, the controller configured to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is mounted to the vertical surface and received in the opening of the faceplate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A remote control for a radio-frequency (RF) load control system configured to control an electrical load, the remote control comprising:
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an actuator configured to be actuated by a user; an RF transmitter configured to transmit RF signals; and a controller for causing the RF transmitter to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator; and a housing configured to enclose the RF transmitter and the controller, the RF transmitter and the controller adapted to be powered by a battery contained within the housing, the housing having a front surface in which the actuator is located and an outer periphery defined by a length and a width, the outer periphery of the housing configured to be received within a standard opening in a front surface of a standard faceplate in such a way that an entirety of the front surface of the housing is exposed through the opening in the faceplate when the housing and the faceplate are mounted to a substantially vertical surface, the controller configured to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is mounted to the vertical surface and received in the opening of the faceplate; wherein the housing of the remote control is configured to be unmounted from the vertical surface and removed from the opening of the faceplate, the controller configured to cause the RF transmitter to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is unmounted from the vertical surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A remote control for a radio-frequency (RF) load control system configured to control an electrical load, the remote control comprising:
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a housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and an outer periphery surrounding the front surface; an actuator provided at the front surface of the housing; an RF transmitter contained within the housing; and a controller contained within the housing, the controller configured to cause the RF transmitter to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator, the RF transmitter and the controller adapted to be powered by a battery contained within the housing; wherein the outer periphery of the housing is configured to be received within a standard opening in a front surface of a standard faceplate in such a way that an entirety of the front surface of the housing is exposed through the opening in the faceplate when the housing and the faceplate are mounted to a substantially vertical surface, the controller configured to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is held in a user'"'"'s hand and when the housing is mounted to the vertical surface and received in the opening of the faceplate. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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