Lighting fixture for hospitality applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025264214-A1
Application number	US-202519201177-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 7, 2025
Priority date	Oct 7, 2019
Publication date	Aug 21, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A lighting fixture is provided. The lighting fixture includes a light source. The lighting fixture further includes an input device physically located on the lighting fixture. The input device is configured to receive a manual user-input associated with toggling power to the light source. The lighting fixture further includes a wireless communications device physically located on the lighting fixture. The wireless communications device includes an antenna and one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to obtain, via the antenna, data indicative of a user-request to toggle power to the light source. The one or more control devices are further configured to provide one or more control signals associated with toggling power to the light source based, at least in part, on the data and irrespective of a state of the input device physically located on the lighting fixture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for controlling a lighting fixture, the method comprising:
receiving a manual user input via an input device physically located on the lighting fixture, the user input associated with toggling power to the light source; obtaining, via an antenna of a wireless communications device physically located on the lighting fixture, data indicative of a user-request to toggle power to the light source; and providing one or more control signals, via a control device physically located on the lighting fixture, associated with toggling power to the light source based, at least in part, on the data and irrespective of a state of the input device physically located on the lighting fixture.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicatively coupling the wireless communications device to the input device via one or more conductors.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a power receptacle is physically located on the lighting fixture.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selectively coupling the light source to a power source by moving a switching device of a power device between a first state and a second state.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the switching device is a relay.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing the one or more control signals to the switching device to change between the first state and the second state and toggle power to the light source irrespective of a state of the input device.

7 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising coupling the wireless communications device between the input device and the power device.

8 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising converting alternating current (AC) input power from a power source to direct current (DC) power via a power converter of a power device for the wireless communications device.

9 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
obtaining the one or more control signals associated with toggling power to the light source irrespective of the state of the input device; and
configuring the switching device in the first state or the second state based, at least in part, on the one or more control signals.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, via the input device, a first input to toggle the light source to an illuminated state and a second input to toggle the light source to a darkened state; receiving, via the wireless communications device, a third input to toggle the light source to the illuminated state and a fourth input to toggle the light source to the darkened state; after receipt of the first input by the input device, toggling the light source between the illuminated state and the darkened state after receipt of the third input and the fourth input; and after receipt of the second input by the input device, toggling the light source between the illuminated state and the darkened state after receipt of the third input and the fourth input.

11 . A method for controlling a lighting fixture, the method comprising:
receiving, via an input device physically located on the lighting fixture, a first manual user input to toggle the light source to an illuminated state and a second manual user input to toggle the light source to a darkened state; receiving, via a wireless communications device physically located on the lighting fixture, a third input to toggle the light source to the illuminated state and a fourth input to toggle the light source to the darkened state; providing a first control signal associated with receipt of the third input; providing a second control signal associated with receipt of the fourth input; after receipt of the first input by the input device, toggling the light source between the illuminated state and the darkened state after receipt of the first control signal and the second control signal; and after receipt of the second input by the input device, toggling the light source between the illuminated state and the darkened state after receipt of the first control signal and the second control signal.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising communicatively coupling the wireless communications device to the input device via one or more conductors.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a power receptacle is physically located on the lighting fixture.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising selectively coupling the light source to a power source by moving a switching device of a power device between a first state and a second state.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the switching device is a relay.

16 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising providing the first control signal and the second control signals to the switching device to change between the first state and the second state and toggle power to the light source irrespective of a state of the input device.

17 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising coupling the wireless communications device between the input device and the power device.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising converting alternating current (AC) input power from a power source to direct current (DC) power via a power converter of a power device for the wireless communications device.

19 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
obtaining the first control signal and the second control signal associated with toggling power to the light source irrespective of the state of the input device; and
configuring the switching device in the first state or the second state based, at least in part, on the one or more control signals.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the light source comprises one or more light emitting diode (LED) light sources.

Assignees

• Hubbell Inc

Inventors

• Daigle Michael
• Monteith Shawn

Classifications

• H05B47/17

  Operational modes, e.g. switching from manual to automatic mode or prohibiting specific operations · CPC title

• F21V23/06

  the elements being coupling devices {, e.g. connectors} · CPC title

• F21V23/023

  Power supplies in a casing (F21V23/003 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21S8/036

  by means of a rigid support, e.g. bracket or arm · CPC title

• H05B47/19 Primary

  via wireless transmission · CPC title