A control system for configuring a lighting system and a method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022061139-A1
Application number	US-201917416699-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 17, 2019
Priority date	Dec 21, 2018
Publication date	Feb 24, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method (400) of configuring a lighting system (100) is discloses. The lighting system (100) comprises a first light switch (110) for controlling a first lighting device (130) and a second light switch (120) for controlling a second lighting device (140). The method (400) comprises: receiving (402) a signal indicative of an activation of a first user input element (112) of the first light switch (110), wherein the activation is indicative of a selection of a first light scene, controlling (404) the first lighting device (130) according to the first light scene, and associating (406) a second light scene with a second user input element (122) of the second light switch (120) based on the selected first light scene, such that when the second user input element (122) is activated by a user, the second lighting device (140) is controlled according to the second light scene.

First claim

1 . A method of configuring a lighting system comprising a first light switch for controlling a first lighting device and a second light switch for controlling a second lighting device, the method comprising:
receiving a signal indicative of an activation of a first user input element of the first light switch, wherein the activation is indicative of a selection of a first light scene, controlling the first lighting device according to the first light scene, and associating a second light scene with a second user input element of the second light switch based on the selected first light scene, such that when the second user input element is activated by a user, the second lighting device is controlled according to the second light scene, wherein the method further comprises: receiving a signal indicative of a second activation of the first user input element or another user input element of the first light switch, wherein the second activation is indicative of a selection of a secondary first light scene, controlling the first lighting device according to the secondary first light scene, and associating a secondary second light scene with the second user input element based on the selected secondary first light scene, such that when the second user input element is activated by a user, the second lighting device is controlled according to the secondary second light scene.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a signal indicative of an activation of the second user input element of the second light switch, wherein the activation of the second user input element is indicative of a selection of a further light scene for the second lighting device, controlling the second lighting device according to the further light scene, and associating a second further light scene with the first user input element of the first light switch based on the selected further light scene, such that when the first user input element is activated by a user, the first lighting device is controlled according to the second further light scene.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein light properties of the second light scene are substantially similar to light properties of the first light scene.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein color values of the second light scene are substantially similar to color values of the first light scene, and wherein intensity values of the second light scene are substantially different from intensity values of the first light scene.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of associating the first user input element and/or the second user input element with a predefined light scene at a predefined moment in time.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a reset signal from the first or the second light switch, and associating the first user input element with a predefined light scene or associating the second user input element with a predefined light scene, respectively.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of generating the second light scene based on the selected first light scene.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of selecting the second light scene from a plurality of second light scenes based on the selected first light scene.

9 . (canceled)

10 . A control system for configuring a lighting system comprising a first light switch for controlling a first lighting device and a second light switch for controlling a second lighting device, the control system comprising:
an input configured to receive a signal indicative of an activation of a first user input element of the first light switch, wherein the activation is indicative of a selection of a first light scene, wherein the first lighting device is controlled according to the first light scene, and a processor configured to associate a second light scene with a second user input element of the second light switch based on the selected first light scene, such that when the second user input element is activated by a user, the second lighting device is controlled according to the second light scene,
wherein the input is further configured to receive a signal indicative of a second activation of the first user input element or another user input element of the first light switch, wherein the second activation is indicative of a selection of a secondary first light scene, and
wherein the processor is further configured to associate a secondary second light scene with the second user input element based on the selected secondary first light scene, such that when the second user input element is activated by a user, the second lighting device is controlled according to the secondary second light scene.

11 . The control system of claim 10 , wherein the control system is comprised in a central control device, and wherein the control system further comprises a communication unit configured to:
receive the signal from the first light switch, receive lighting control signals from the second light switch, and transmit lighting control signals to the one or more first and second lighting devices.

12 . A lighting system comprising:
the control system of claim 10 , the first light switch configured to control the first lighting device, and the second light switch configured to control the second lighting device.

13 . The lighting system of claim 12 , further comprising the first lighting device and the second lighting device.

Assignees

• Signify Holding Bv

Inventors

• Lanzani Stefano Eugenio
• Magielse Remco

Classifications

• H05B47/1965

  using handheld communication devices · CPC title

• H05B47/1985

  Creation of lighting zones or scenes · CPC title

• H05B47/19

  via wireless transmission · CPC title

• H05B45/10 Primary

  Controlling the intensity of the light · CPC title

• Y02B20/40

  Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection · CPC title