Automatic and decentralized commissioning of replacement lighting units

• US 9,615,434 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2015
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Philips Lighting BV (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Van Beurden, John Andre, Driessen, Robbert Martinus Andreas, Van Berkel, Bas, Gispen, Wicher Ido-Jan, Vangeel, Jurgen Mario
• Primary Examiner(s): CRAWFORD, JASON
• Application Number:
  US14/718,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20160095192A1
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: 315152-153
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Abstract

Lighting units, lighting systems, and methods are described herein for automatic and decentralized commissioning of a replacement lighting unit (140, 150, 250). In various embodiments, a replacement lighting unit may receive, from one or more remote lighting units over one or more communication networks, one or more identifiers associated with the one or more remote lighting units. The replacement lighting unit may also receive, from at least one of the one or more remote lighting units over the one or more communication networks, the lighting operation parameters associated with an inoperative lighting unit. The replacement lighting unit may then selectively energize one or more light sources (258) associated with the replacement lighting unit to emit light having one or more properties indicated in the lighting operation parameters associated with the inoperative lighting unit.

Claims

1. A lighting unit, comprising:

one or more light sources; and

a controller configured to;

obtain, from one or more remote lighting units over one or more communication networks, one or more identifiers associated with the one or more remote lighting units;

obtain, from each of the one or more remote lighting units over the one or more communication networks, lighting operation parameters assigned to at least one other remote lighting unit; and

selectively energize the one or more light sources in accordance with lighting operation parameters assigned to an inoperative lighting unit.

2. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein an identifier associated with the inoperative lighting unit was not included in the obtained one or more identifiers.

3. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine, based on the obtained one or more identifiers and the obtained lighting operation parameters, an identifier associated with the inoperative lighting unit.

4. The lighting unit of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the identifier of the inoperative lighting unit by comparing the one or more identifiers obtained from the one or more remote lighting units and the lighting operation parameters obtained from the one or more remote lighting units.

5. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to associate the lighting unit of claim 1 with an identifier formerly associated with the inoperative lighting unit.

6. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to store the lighting operation parameters assigned to the inoperative lighting unit as lighting operation parameters assigned to the lighting unit of claim 1.

7. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to store, as backup, the lighting operation parameters for at least one of the one or more remote lighting units.

8. The lighting unit of claim 7, wherein the lighting operation parameters for the at least one of the one or more remote lighting units was previously stored, as backup, by the inoperative lighting unit.

9. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to provide, in response to a request from a replacement remote lighting unit, an identifier associated with the lighting unit of claim 1 and lighting operation parameters for at least one remote lighting unit of the one or more remote lighting units.

10. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein the lighting operation parameters assigned to the inoperative lighting unit includes one or more instructions as to how the lighting unit of claim 1 is to selectively energize the one or more light sources in response to one or more signals from a sensor.

11. The lighting unit of claim 10, wherein the sensor is a presence sensor or a daylight sensor.

12. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein the lighting operation parameters assigned to the inoperative lighting unit includes one or more properties of light to be emitted by the one or more light sources.

13. The lighting unit of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to obtain, over the one or more communication networks, the lighting operation parameters assigned to the inoperative lighting unit from at least one of the one or more remote lighting units, and wherein controller is configured to, based on the obtained lighting operation parameters assigned to the inoperative lighting unit, selectively energize the one or more light sources such that the one or more light sources implement the lighting operation parameters assigned to the inoperative lighting unit.

14. A lighting control method, comprising:

obtaining, by a first lighting unit from one or more remote lighting units over one or more communication networks, one or more identifiers associated with the one or more remote lighting units;

obtaining, by the first lighting unit from at least one of the one or more remote lighting units over the one or more communication networks, lighting operation parameters assigned to an inoperative lighting unit, which is distinct from the at least one of the one or more remote lighting units; and

selectively energizing one or more light sources of the first lighting unit to emit light having one or more properties indicated in the lighting operation parameters assigned to inoperative lighting unit.

15. The lighting control method of claim 14, further comprising:

installing the first lighting unit into a fixture formerly occupied by the inoperative lighting unit; and

requesting, by the first lighting unit in response to detection of the installing, the one or more identifiers and the lighting operation parameters.

16. The lighting control method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving, by the first lighting unit from each of the one or more remote lighting units over the one or more communication networks, lighting operation parameters assigned to at least one other remote lighting unit; and

determining, by the first lighting unit, an identifier associated with the inoperative lighting unit by comparing the one or more identifiers obtained from the one or more remote lighting units and the lighting operation parameters obtained from the one or more remote lighting units.

17. The lighting control method of claim 14, wherein the selectively energizing is performed in response to the obtaining the lighting operation parameters.