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User interface with position awareness

  • US 9,474,134 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2006
  • Issued: 10/18/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote control device for controlling lighting systems, said remote control device comprising:

  • a sensor operable with a controller to determine a relative location of said remote control device in relation to said lighting systems from signals emitted by individual lighting sources of said lighting systems;

    said controller in said remote control device further to identify, based on the signals emitted by the individual lighting sources, a light source nearest to said location of said remote control device, and to identify, based on the nearest light source, a group of light sources that includes the nearest light source;

    a memory configured to store different presets associated with different groups of light sources, the presets including parameters related to desired illumination for individual light sources of the different groups of light sources;

    wherein said controller is configured to change a configuration of said remote control device in accordance with presets associated with the identified group of light sources in the memory to become operable to control the identified group of light sources in accordance with the associated presets;

    wherein said at least one light attribute includes at least one of positive light intensity, hue, and color.

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