Apparatus and method for creating functional wireless lighting groups
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1. An apparatus for creating functional lighting groups, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of wireless devices, configured to enter a grouping mode responsive to commands sent over a wireless network, and configured to send messages over said wireless network indicating that they have been power cycled, wherein said plurality of wireless devices comprises one or more wireless lighting fixtures and one or more wireless switches, and wherein said one or more wireless lighting fixtures are power cycled via activation of a corresponding legacy line voltage switch; and
a gateway, coupled to said plurality of wireless devices over said wireless network, configured to send said commands, and configured to receive said messages, and configured to create a functional lighting group comprising said plurality of wireless devices, wherein, subsequent to formation of said functional lighting group for said one or more wireless lighting fixtures, an operator toggles said one or more wireless switches, and said gateway receives said messages and adds said one or more wireless switches to said functional lighting group.
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An apparatus for creating functional lighting groups, including a plurality of wireless devices and a gateway. The plurality of wireless devices is configured to enter a grouping mode responsive to commands sent over a wireless network, and is configured to send messages over the wireless network indicating that they have been power cycled. The gateway, coupled to the plurality of wireless devices over the wireless network, is configured to send the commands, and is configured to receive the messages, and is configured to create a functional lighting group comprising the plurality of wireless devices.
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1. An apparatus for creating functional lighting groups, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of wireless devices, configured to enter a grouping mode responsive to commands sent over a wireless network, and configured to send messages over said wireless network indicating that they have been power cycled, wherein said plurality of wireless devices comprises one or more wireless lighting fixtures and one or more wireless switches, and wherein said one or more wireless lighting fixtures are power cycled via activation of a corresponding legacy line voltage switch; and a gateway, coupled to said plurality of wireless devices over said wireless network, configured to send said commands, and configured to receive said messages, and configured to create a functional lighting group comprising said plurality of wireless devices, wherein, subsequent to formation of said functional lighting group for said one or more wireless lighting fixtures, an operator toggles said one or more wireless switches, and said gateway receives said messages and adds said one or more wireless switches to said functional lighting group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for creating functional lighting groups, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more first wireless devices, configured to enter a grouping mode responsive to first commands sent over a wireless network, and configured to send first messages over said wireless network indicating that they have been power cycled, wherein said one or more first wireless devices comprise one or more wireless lighting fixtures, and wherein said one or more wireless lighting fixtures are power cycles via activation of a corresponding legacy line voltage switch; one or more second wireless devices, configured to enter said grouping mode responsive to second commands sent over said wireless network, and configured to send second messages over said wireless network indicating that they have placed in a commissioning mode, wherein said one or more second wireless devices comprise one or more wireless switches; and a gateway, coupled to said one or more first wireless devices and said one or more second wireless devices over said wireless network, configured to send said first and second commands, and configured to receive said first messages, and configured to create a functional lighting group comprising said one or more first wireless devices, and configured to subsequently receive said second messages and add said one or more second devices to said functional lighting group; wherein, subsequent to formation of said functional lighting group for said one or more wireless lighting fixtures, an operator toggles each of said one or more wireless switches to place them in said commissioning mode. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for creating functional lighting groups, the method comprising:
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via a gateway, commanding a plurality of wireless devices over a wireless network to enter a grouping mode; via the plurality of wireless devices, sending messages over the wireless network indicating that they have been power cycled, wherein the plurality of wireless devices comprises one or more wireless lighting fixtures, and wherein the one or more wireless lighting fixtures are power cycled via activation of a corresponding legacy line voltage switch; and via the gateway, receiving the messages, and creating a functional lighting group comprising the plurality of wireless devices; wherein the plurality of wireless devices further comprise one or more wireless switches, and wherein, subsequent to formation of the functional lighting group for the one or more wireless lighting fixtures, an operator toggles the one or more wireless switches, and the gateway receives the messages and adds the one or more wireless switches to the functional lighting group. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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