Method and apparatus for a customizable lighting controller
First Claim
1. A lighting controller configured to set a lighting level of a light, the lighting controller comprising:
- a display device configured to display a plurality of selectable lighting functions;
a proximity sensor configured to sense a proximity of a user to the lighting controller;
a processor and memory system to implement a lighting controller manager, wherein the lighting control manager is configured to;
receive an input of a first selectable lighting function of the plurality of selectable lighting functions;
initiate a display, on the display device, of the lighting level selected by the input;
determine a distance of the user from the lighting controller based on the sensed proximity; and
reduce an amount of information that is displayed on the display device based on a determination that the determined distance of the user is greater than a distance threshold;
orincrease the amount of information that is displayed on the display device based on a determination that the determined distance of the user is less than the distance threshold.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for a customizable lighting controller. In some aspects a lighting controller is described that includes a display device to display selectable lighting functions, switches that each correspond to one of the selectable lighting functions, and a lighting controller manager to receive an input of a selectable lighting function at one of the switches of the lighting controller. The lighting controller manager can then initiate a display of the selected lighting level on the display device of the lighting controller. The lighting controller manager can also control a dimming module to set the selected lighting level.
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21 Claims
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1. A lighting controller configured to set a lighting level of a light, the lighting controller comprising:
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a display device configured to display a plurality of selectable lighting functions; a proximity sensor configured to sense a proximity of a user to the lighting controller; a processor and memory system to implement a lighting controller manager, wherein the lighting control manager is configured to; receive an input of a first selectable lighting function of the plurality of selectable lighting functions; initiate a display, on the display device, of the lighting level selected by the input; determine a distance of the user from the lighting controller based on the sensed proximity; and reduce an amount of information that is displayed on the display device based on a determination that the determined distance of the user is greater than a distance threshold;
orincrease the amount of information that is displayed on the display device based on a determination that the determined distance of the user is less than the distance threshold. - View Dependent Claims (4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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2. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a microphone of a lighting controller, an audio signal emitted from an audio speaker of a companion device; decoding the audio signal to determine network configuration information; joining a network using the decoded network configuration information to configure the lighting controller for control by the companion device over the network; receiving a command from the companion device, via the network, the command effective to set a lighting level of a light; and controlling a dimming module to set the light to the lighting level in the received command. - View Dependent Claims (6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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3. A system, comprising:
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a display device configured to display a plurality of selectable lighting functions; a network interface; a lighting controller manager, wherein the lighting control manager is configured to; initiate a display, on the display device, of a lighting level selected by an input; receive content items for display on the display device, the received content items comprising at least one of;
images sent from a companion device, weather information, stock information, and news; andanimate transitions between the content items that are displayed on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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