Commissioning and controlling load control devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12445350-B2
Application number	US-202318206949-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2023
Priority date	Mar 8, 2019
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

A load control system may be commissioned using beacons. The load control system may include control devices that each include a beacon transmitting circuit configured to transmit a beacon that comprises an identifier associated with the control device. A network device, such as a mobile device, may discover a control device based on the beacon received from the control device. In response to discovery of the control device, the control device may be added to a temporary group of control devices for being collectively configured and/or controlled. Control devices may be discovered based on the signal strength at which the beacons are received. The control devices may provide feedback to a user in response to confirmation messages to indicate to a user that the lighting control device has been added to the temporary group. The control devices may stop providing the feedback after they are removed from the temporary group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting control device comprising:
a communication circuit; and
a control circuit configured to:
monitor a first wireless communication link for an association message comprising a configuration identifier;
receive the association message from a mobile device;
transmit, in response to receiving the association message, device identification data to the mobile device using the first wireless communication link;
monitor a second wireless communication link for a joiner request message; and
receive, in response to transmitting the device identification data to the mobile device, the joiner request message from a commissioner device that is configured to join the lighting control device to a network.

2. The lighting control device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to indicate that the lighting control device has been associated with the configuration identifier by causing a lighting load associated with the lighting control device to provide a first feedback type.

3. The lighting control device of claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:
receive an indication from the commissioner device that the lighting control device has been joined to the network; and
indicate that the lighting control device has been joined to the network by causing the lighting load to provide a second feedback type.

4. The lighting control device of claim 3 , wherein the control circuit is configured to provide the first feedback type by illuminating the lighting load in a first color.

5. The lighting control device of claim 4 , wherein the control circuit is configured to provide the second feedback type by illuminating the lighting load in a second color.

6. The lighting control device of claim 1 , wherein after being joined to the network, the control circuit is configured to communicate via the communication circuit using the second wireless communication link.

7. The lighting control device of claim 1 , wherein the device identification data comprises one or more of an address, a joiner ID, or a unique identifier of the lighting control device.

8. The lighting control device of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless communication link comprises radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted using a first wireless communication protocol and the second communication link comprises RF signals transmitted using a second wireless communication protocol, and wherein the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol are different.

9. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a control circuit, cause the control circuit to:
monitor a first wireless communication link for an association message comprising a configuration identifier;
receive the association message from a mobile device;
transmit, in response to receiving the association message, device identification data to the mobile device using the first wireless communication link;
monitor a second wireless communication link for a joiner request message; and
receive, in response to transmitting the device identification data to the mobile device, the joiner request message from a commissioner device that is configured to join a lighting control device to a network.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the control circuit, further cause the control circuit to indicate that the lighting control device has been associated with the configuration identifier by causing a lighting load associated with the lighting control device to provide a first feedback type.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the control circuit, further cause the control circuit to:
receive an indication from the commissioner device that the lighting control device has been joined to the network; and
indicate that the lighting control device has been joined to the network by causing the lighting load to provide providing a second feedback type.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11 ,
wherein the instructions causing the control circuit to indicate that the lighting control device has been associated with the configuration identifier comprises the instructions causing the control circuit to illuminate the lighting load in a first color.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 12 , wherein the instructions causing the control circuit to indicate that the lighting control device has been joined to the network comprises the instructions causing the control circuit to illuminate the lighting load in a second color.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the control circuit, further cause the control circuit to communicate via a communication circuit using the second wireless communication link.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9 , wherein the device identification data comprises one or more of an address, a joiner ID, or a unique identifier of the lighting control device.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9 , wherein the first wireless communication link comprises radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted using a first wireless communication protocol and the second communication link comprises RF signals transmitted using a second wireless communication protocol, and wherein the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol are different.

17. A method comprising:
monitoring a first wireless communication link for an association message comprising a configuration identifier;
receiving the association message from a mobile device;
transmitting, in response to receiving the association message, device identification data that identifies a lighting control device to the mobile device using the first wireless communication link;
monitoring a second wireless communication link for a joiner request message; and
receiving, in response to transmitting the device identification data to the mobile device, the joiner request message from a commissioner device that is configured to join the lighting control device to a network.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising indicating that the lighting control device has been associated with the configuration identifier by causing a lighting load associated with the lighting control device to provide a first feedback type.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
receiving an indication from the commissioner device that the lighting control device has been joined to the network; and
indicating that the lighting control device has been joined to the network by causing the lighting load to provide a second feedback type.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein providing the first feedback type comprises illuminating the lighting load in a first color.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein providing the second feedback type comprises illuminating the lighting load in a second color.

22. The method of claim 17 , further comprising communicating via a communication circuit using the second wireless communication link.

23. The method of claim 17 , wherein the device identification data comprises one or more of an address, a joiner ID, or a unique identifier of

Assignees

• Lutron Tech Co Llc

Inventors

• Anderson Todd G
• Barnes Bryan Robert
• Evans Parker
• Jones Christopher Matthew
• Mosolgo Alexander F
• Neyhart Jeremy Thomas

Classifications

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• G06K7/1413

  1D bar codes · CPC title

• G06K7/10722

  Photodetector array or CCD scanning · CPC title

• H05B45/22

  using optical feedback · CPC title