Systems and methods for providing a lighting control system layout for a site

• US 9,977,843 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2014
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kenall Manufacturing Company (Legrand SA)
• Original Assignee: Kenall Manufacturing Company (Legrand SA)
• Inventors: Dahlen, Kevin, Cooley, Daniel W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rivas, Omar Fernandez
• Assistant Examiner(s): Khan, Iftekhar
• Application Number:
  US14/278,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20150331969A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,468 Days
• Field of Search: 703 1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a lighting control system layout for a site. The site includes a plurality of floors and a plurality of lighting control system components. In response to a request from a user for the lighting control system layout, a user interface may be provided. The user interface includes a three-dimensional representation of the site. The three-dimensional representation includes a plurality of layers representative of the plurality of floors and a plurality of icons representative of the plurality of lighting control system components. The user may, in turn, perform one or more actions in connection with the provided interface. In response, different and/or additional information about the site, particularly the lighting control system, may be provided in the user interface. The provided lighting control system layout allows users, such as, for example, site managers, to easily navigate, maintain, and mange a lighting control system for a site.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request from a user for a lighting control system layout for a site, the site including a plurality of floors and a lighting control system comprising a plurality of lighting control system components;

providing, via a processor, in response to the request, a user interface including a three-dimensional representation of the site and a network architecture for the site, the three-dimensional representation including a plurality of layers representative of the plurality of floors and a plurality of icons representative of the plurality of lighting control system components, and the network architecture for the site is presented in a hierarchical arrangement including one or more network addresses for the site and the lighting control system components assigned to each of the one or more network addresses;

receiving data indicative of a user action in the user interface, the user action associated with an icon of the plurality of icons;

providing, with the processor, in response to the data indicative of the user action, information in the user interface about the component represented by the icon, the information including one or more parameters associated with the component, the one or more parameters comprising a function of the component and/or a type of the component; and

changing, with the processor, in response to a user selection in the user interface, one or more of the parameters of the component.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters further comprise a floor location of the component, network information for the component, a zone associated with the component, a sensor group associated with the component, or combinations thereof.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the three dimensional representation of the user interface comprises providing a plurality of zones for the site, one or more of the lighting control system components being assigned to each of the plurality of zones.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the hierarchical arrangement further comprises a plurality of zones for the site, each of the plurality of zones being assigned to one of the network addresses, and one or more of the lighting control system components being assigned to each of the plurality of zones.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data indicative of a further user action in the user interface, the user action comprising a selection of one of the plurality of layers in the user interface; and

removing, via the processor, in response to the receiving, the layers of the plurality of layers not selected by the user from the three-dimensional representation.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising changing, via the processor, the user interface based on user adjustment of one or more properties of the user interface, the one or more properties of the user interface comprising an orientation of the three-dimensional representation, a view of the three-dimensional representation, and a zoom level of the three-dimensional representation.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the user interface comprises including the three-dimensional representation, the three-dimensional representation including at least one icon positioned in an interior of one of the plurality of layers, the at least one icon representative of an interior lighting control system component, and

wherein receiving data indicative of the user action in the user interface comprises a selection of the at least one interior icon.

8. A system, comprising:

a site database configured to store data about a lighting control system for a site, the site including a plurality of floors and the lighting control system comprising a plurality of lighting control system components;

a server configured to receive a request from a user for a layout of the lighting control system for the site,

in response to the request, the server is configured to access the site database and generate a user interface including a three-dimensional representation of the site and a network architecture for the site, the three-dimensional representation including a plurality of layers representative of the plurality of floors and a plurality of icons representative of the plurality of lighting control system components, and the network architecture for the site is presented in a hierarchical arrangement including one or more network addresses for the site and the lighting control system components assigned to each of the one or more network addresses;

the server is configured to receive data indicative of a user action in the user interface, the user action associated with an icon of the plurality of icons,

the server is configured to provide, in response to the data indicative of the user action, information in the user interface about the component represented by the icon, the information including one or more parameters associated with the component, the one or more parameters comprising a function of the component and/or a type of the component, and

the server is configured to change, in response to a user selection in the user interface, one or more of the parameters of the component.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the server is configured to receive the request and the data indicative of the user action via a client device associated with the user.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of icons comprise a plurality of three-dimensional icons.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the one or more parameters further comprise a floor location of the component, network information for the component, a zone associated with the component, a sensor group associated with the component, or combinations thereof.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the three-dimensional representation further includes a plurality of zones for the site, one or more of the lighting control system components being assigned to each of the plurality of zones.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the hierarchical arrangement further includes a plurality of zones for the site, each of the plurality of zones being assigned to one of the network addresses, and one or more of the lighting control system components being assigned to each of the plurality of zones.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the server is to receive data indicative of a further user action in the user interface, the user action comprising a selection of one of the plurality of layers in the user interface, and wherein, in response to the data indicative of the further user action, the server is operable to hide the other layers of the plurality of layers.

15. The system according to claim 8, wherein the server is to change the user interface based on user adjustment of one or more properties of the user interface, the one or more properties of the user interface comprising an orientation of the three-dimensional representation, a view of the three-dimensional representation, and a zoom level of the three-dimensional representation.

16. The system according to claim 8, wherein the three-dimensional representation includes at least one icon positioned in an interior of one of the plurality of layers, the at least one icon representative of an interior lighting control system component, the at least one interior icon being selectable by the user within the three-dimensional representation.

17. A system for providing a lighting control system layout for a site, the site including a plurality of floors and a lighting control system including a plurality of lighting control system components, the system comprising:

a communication module adapted to communicate data;

a memory adapted to store non-transitory computer executable instructions; and

a processor adapted to interface with the communication module, wherein the processor is configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to cause the processor to;

receive, via the communication module, a request from a user for the lighting control system layout for the site;

generate, by the processor, a user interface including a three-dimensional representation of the site and a network architecture for the site, the three-dimensional representation including a plurality of layers representative of the plurality of floors and a plurality of icons representative of the plurality of lighting control system components, and the network architecture for the site is presented in a hierarchical arrangement including one or more network addresses for the site and the lighting control system components assigned to each of the one or more network addresses;

receive, via the communication module, data indicative of a user action in the user interface, the user action associated with an icon of the plurality of icons;

generate, by the processor, in response to the data indicative of the user action, information in the user interface about the component represented by the icon, the information including one or more parameters associated with the component, the one or more parameters comprising a function of the component and/or a type of the component; and

change, in response to a user selection in the user interface, one or more of the parameters of the component.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to further cause the processor to:

receive data indicative of a further user action in the user interface, the user action comprising a selection of one of the plurality of layers in the user interface; and

in response to the data indicative of the further user action, hide the other layers of the plurality of layers.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable instructions to further cause the processor to change the user interface based on user adjustment of one or more properties of the user interface, the one or more properties of the user interface comprising an orientation of the three-dimensional representation, a view of the three-dimensional representation, and a zoom level of the three-dimensional representation.

20. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

receiving data indicative of a further user action in the user interface, the further user action comprising hovering over a zone of the plurality of zones; and

in response to the receiving, identifying, with the processor, the one or more lighting control system components assigned to the zone.