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System and method for commissioning lighting using sound

  • US 9,451,678 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2012
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatically commissioning a first fixture having a first microphone and a second fixture having a second microphone according to a building plan having a first mapped location and a second mapped location, the method comprising the steps of:

  • generating a first sound at a first location;

    detecting said first sound by said first microphone and by said second microphone;

    recording a first time when said first microphone detects said first sound, and a second time when said second microphone detects said first sound;

    generating a second sound at a second location;

    detecting said second sound by said first microphone and by said second microphone; and

    recording a third time when said first microphone detects said second sound, a fourth time when said second microphone detects said second sound;

    associating said first fixture with said first mapped location, wherein said associating is based in part upon said first, second, third, and fourth time.

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