Intelligent lighting control
First Claim
1. A lighting arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of luminaire units, each luminaire unit provided with at least one dedicated light source and at least functionally connected control logic entity with a wireless transceiver, said plurality of luminaire units being configured to communicate via a network established utilizing the wireless transceivers thereof,wherein at least one of said luminaire units is at least electrically connected to a user-operable switch device, for controlling the luminaire unit, andwherein the control logic entity associated with said at least one luminaire unit is configured to, upon detection of a predetermined signal responsive to the operation of the control switch device, transmit a predetermined message via the wireless transceiver to enable other luminaire units in the network receiving the message to execute a responsive luminaire or a light source, control action as configured in the control logic entities thereof relative to the captured message,wherein the network is a mesh network based on Bluetooth®
low energy data transfer in compliance with Bluetooth®
4.0 specifications,wherein the control logic entity of said at least one luminaire unit is further configured to determine and trigger, in response to said detection of the signal, at the luminaire unit a first control action of the at least one light source thereof, andwherein the control logic entity of said at least one luminaire unit is, in response to a subsequent detection of the same predetermined switch signal, configured to trigger a second, different control action of the at least one light source thereof.
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Abstract
Method for controlling a plurality of luminaire units with at least one dedicated light source, and at least functionally connected control entity incorporating a wireless transceiver, the luminaire units configured to communicate via a mesh network established utilizing the wireless transceivers thereof, wherein at least one of the luminaires is electrically connected to a user-operable switch device for controlling the luminaire, the method including detecting, at the at least one luminaire, signal triggered by switching action, determining, in response to the detection, at the at least one luminaire unit a control action of the at least one light source and a message to be wirelessly transmitted in the mesh network to enable other luminaire units in the network to execute a responsive luminaire control action as configured in the control logic entities thereof based on the captured message, and executing the control action and transmission of the message.
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20 Claims
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1. A lighting arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of luminaire units, each luminaire unit provided with at least one dedicated light source and at least functionally connected control logic entity with a wireless transceiver, said plurality of luminaire units being configured to communicate via a network established utilizing the wireless transceivers thereof, wherein at least one of said luminaire units is at least electrically connected to a user-operable switch device, for controlling the luminaire unit, and wherein the control logic entity associated with said at least one luminaire unit is configured to, upon detection of a predetermined signal responsive to the operation of the control switch device, transmit a predetermined message via the wireless transceiver to enable other luminaire units in the network receiving the message to execute a responsive luminaire or a light source, control action as configured in the control logic entities thereof relative to the captured message, wherein the network is a mesh network based on Bluetooth®
low energy data transfer in compliance with Bluetooth®
4.0 specifications,wherein the control logic entity of said at least one luminaire unit is further configured to determine and trigger, in response to said detection of the signal, at the luminaire unit a first control action of the at least one light source thereof, and wherein the control logic entity of said at least one luminaire unit is, in response to a subsequent detection of the same predetermined switch signal, configured to trigger a second, different control action of the at least one light source thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling a plurality of luminaire units, each provided with at least one dedicated light source, and at least functionally connected control entity with a wireless transceiver, said plurality of luminaire units being configured to communicate via a network established utilizing the wireless transceivers thereof, wherein at least one of said luminaires is electrically connected to a user-operable switch device, said method comprising:
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detecting, at said at least one luminaire, signal, or a signal sequence, triggered by switching action, determining, in response to said detection, at said luminaire unit a control action of the at least one light source and a message to be wirelessly transmitted in said network to enable other luminaire units in the network to execute a responsive luminaire control action as configured in the control logic entities thereof based on the captured message, and executing the control action and transmission of the message, wherein the network is a mesh network based on Bluetooth®
low energy data transfer in compliance with Bluetooth®
4.0 specifications,wherein the control logic entity of said at least one luminaire unit is further determines and triggers, in response to said detection of the signal, at the luminaire unit a first control action of the at least one light source thereof, and wherein the control logic entity of said at least one luminaire unit, in response to a subsequent detection of the same predetermined switch signal, triggers a second, different control action of the at least one light source thereof. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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