System and method for controlling operation of an LED-based light
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1. A method comprising:
- storing, at a control unit, data regarding a plurality of physical areas, the data comprising, for each physical area;
a definition of the physical area, andan indication of a lighting condition associated with the physical area;
receiving, at the control unit, a location signal from a first communications device associated with a first light source remote from the control unitdetermining, at the control unit, that the first light source is positioned within a first physical area of the plurality of physical areas based on the location signal;
storing, at the control unit, an indication of an association between the first light source and the first physical area;
retrieving, at the control unit, the indication of the lighting condition associated with the first physical area;
operating, using the control unit, the first light source to satisfy the lighting condition associated with the first physical area, wherein operating the first light source comprises transmitting one or more command signals to the first communications device associated with the first light source.
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Abstract
For controlling operation of a light source, a method of associating a light source with an area for which the light source is positioned to provide lighting comprises: identifying, based on a determined physical position of a light source, one of a plurality of areas as the area for which the light source is positioned to provide lighting; identifying at least one desired lighting condition for the identified area; and controlling, using a processor, operation of the light source based on the identified at least one desired lighting condition for the identified area.
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1. A method comprising:
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storing, at a control unit, data regarding a plurality of physical areas, the data comprising, for each physical area; a definition of the physical area, and an indication of a lighting condition associated with the physical area; receiving, at the control unit, a location signal from a first communications device associated with a first light source remote from the control unit determining, at the control unit, that the first light source is positioned within a first physical area of the plurality of physical areas based on the location signal; storing, at the control unit, an indication of an association between the first light source and the first physical area; retrieving, at the control unit, the indication of the lighting condition associated with the first physical area; operating, using the control unit, the first light source to satisfy the lighting condition associated with the first physical area, wherein operating the first light source comprises transmitting one or more command signals to the first communications device associated with the first light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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6. A lighting system comprising:
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a first light source having a first communications device associated therewith, the first communications device being configured to transmit a location signal; a control unit remote from the first light source, the control unit comprising a processor configured to; store data regarding a plurality of physical areas, the data comprising, for each physical area; a definition of the physical area, and an indication of a lighting condition associated with the physical area; receive the first location signal; determine that the first light source is positioned within a first physical area of the plurality of physical areas based on the location signal; store an indication of an association between the first light source and the first physical area; retrieve the indication of the lighting condition associated with the first physical area; and operate the first light source to satisfy the lighting condition associated with the first physical area, wherein operating the first light source comprises transmitting one or more command signals to the first communications device associated with the first light source. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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