Replacing wireless-communication enabled components in a luminaire
US10637732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system comprises a plurality of components connected in a wireless network and at least one unconnected (new) component available to join the network. The components are divided amongst a plurality of luminaires, each comprising a respective subgroup of the components including at least one lamp, and each subgroup has a respective subgroup ID. At least a first one of these components is configured to automatically detect whether a previously-present one of the components from the same respective subgroup as the first component is missing from the network. In response to detecting that the previously-present component is missing, the first component automatically causes the new component to be joined to the wireless network, and to be assigned to the same subgroup as the first component under the same subgroup ID.
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