Lamp control module consisting of base and control parts, communicating via NFC

US11844165B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schreder S.A. · BE

Inventors

• Helmut Schroeder · Wiesbaden, DE
• Daniel Brand · Cologne, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 10, 2021
• Grant date: Dec 12, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 10, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05B47/195
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A control arrangement includes a control module and a control module base for mounting the control module to an external surface of a luminaire. The control module includes a contacts; the control module base includes a base body portion having first and second surfaces and a lateral surface between the first and second surfaces, wherein at least one recess is provided on the first surface and configured for receiving the control module contacts. The control module base includes a near-field communication means including information relating to the specification of the luminaire. The control module includes a near-field communication unit configured to read out information in the near-field communication means of the control module base. The control module includes a communication unit configured for communicating said information to at least one of another control module, a segment controller configured for controlling a group of control modules, and a server.