Commissioning mechanism for wireless lighting groups
First Claim
1. An apparatus for creating functional lighting groups, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more wireless devices coupled together via a line voltage, 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 via said line voltage; and
a commissioning device, coupled to said one or more 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 one or more wireless devices.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for creating functional lighting groups. The apparatus includes one or more wireless devices and a commissioning device. The one or more wireless devices are coupled together via a line voltage, and are configured to enter a grouping mode responsive to commands sent over a wireless network, and are configured to send messages over the wireless network indicating that they have been power cycled via the line voltage. The commissioning device is coupled to the one or more wireless devices over the wireless network, and is configured to send the commands, and is configured to receive the messages, and is configured to create a functional lighting group comprising the one or more wireless devices.
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1. An apparatus for creating functional lighting groups, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more wireless devices coupled together via a line voltage, 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 via said line voltage; and a commissioning device, coupled to said one or more 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 one or more wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. An apparatus for creating functional lighting groups, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more wireless devices coupled together via a line voltage, 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 via said line voltage; a commissioning device, coupled to said one or more 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 one or more wireless devices; and a multimode wireless switch, coupled to said line voltage, configured to enter said grouping mode responsive said commands, and configured to switch said line voltage off and then back on. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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15. A method for creating functional lighting groups, the method comprising:
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coupling one or more wireless devices together via a line voltage, wherein the one or more wireless devices enter a grouping mode responsive to commands sent over a wireless network, and wherein the one or more wireless devices send messages over the wireless network indicating that they have been power cycled via the line voltage; and via a commissioning device, sending the commands, receiving the messages, creating a functional lighting group comprising the one or more wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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