Patent · US Active

Method for replacing a load control device of a load control system

US8368307B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
37References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2010
Grant dateFeb 5, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 8, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B47/196
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention regards a system and method for using a handheld programming device to configure a lighting control system wirelessly. In one embodiment, at least one device configured with a processing section is installed in the lighting control system. A communications receiver that is operable to receive a signal from the handheld programming device is also installed in the lighting control system, wherein the signal includes an instruction for configuring the lighting control system. Further, the signal is wirelessly sent from the handheld programming device to the communications receiver, and the instruction is transmitted from the communications receiver to a device in the system. The instruction functions to configure the lighting control system.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.