Granted Patent B2

US 9,974,146 · App. 14/866,825 · Granted May 15, 2018

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. A lighting system comprising:

a plurality of luminaires each of which can be assigned a unique network address on a network;

at least one controller in communication with the plurality of luminaires via a communication line in the network and configured to control the plurality of luminaires, the at least one controller further configured to transmit a broadcast message to the plurality of luminaires instructing each luminaire of the plurality of luminaires to transmit a unique network address thereof to a smart device; and

the smart device, configured to

(i) wirelessly communicate with the at least one controller, and

(ii) perform a commissioning operation of the plurality of luminaires in the network using visual light communication (VLC), wherein the smart device is positioned at a predetermined distance of the plurality of luminaires.

2. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the smart device comprising:

a camera configured to capture data including the unique network address and illumination data of each luminaire of the plurality of luminaires;

a memory configured to store instructions for performing the commissioning operation;

a display having a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display data and receive user input via the GUI for performing the commissioning operation;

a processor configured to process data received from the at least one controller and the plurality of luminaires; and

at least one network interface for communicating the at least one controller and the smart device.

3. The lighting system of claim 2 , wherein after initializing the lighting control system and determining the unique network address of each luminaire, the smart device is configured to search and detect a number of luminaires on the network using VLC.

4. The lighting system of claim 3 , wherein the smart device is further configured to receive a response message including the network address from each luminaire.

5. The lighting system of claim 4 , wherein upon receiving the response message, the display at the smart device is configured to display any luminaires of the plurality of luminaires having a known physical location on a building layout thereon, and a total number of remaining luminaires of the plurality of luminaires having an unknown physical location.

6. The lighting system of claim 5 , wherein the smart device being operated by a user, is positioned at a predetermined distance of a remaining luminaire, and the camera of the smart device is configured to identify the remaining luminaire using VLC, by obtaining the unique network address of the remaining luminaire.

7. The lighting system of claim 6 , wherein the smart device is further configured to perform a drop/drag operation by the user at the GUI, to position the remaining luminaire in an associated physical location on the building layout upon receiving the unique network address of the remaining luminaire.

8. A method for commissioning a lighting system including a plurality of luminaires, the method comprising:

wirelessly communicating between a smart device and at least one controller of the lighting system within a network;

transmitting a broadcast message from the at least one controller to each luminaire of the plurality of luminaires, instructing each luminaire to transmit a network address thereof to the smart device;

receiving, using visual light communication (VLC) at the smart device, wherein the smart device is positioned at a predetermined distance of the plurality of luminaires, a response message including the network address from each luminaire; and

performing, by the smart device, a commissioning operation of the plurality of luminaires.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

detecting the plurality of luminaires on the network using VLC, and the network address of each luminaire of the plurality of luminaires detected; and

displaying the luminaires of the plurality of luminaires having a known physical location on a building layout displayed at the smart device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

detecting, at the smart device, a total number of remaining luminaires of the plurality of luminaires having an unknown physical location.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

identifying a remaining luminaire by positioning the smart device ata predetermined distance from the remaining luminaires, and obtaining the network address of the remaining luminaires using VLC, via a camera of the smart device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

performing a drop/drag operation by a user at the display of the smart device, to position the remaining luminaires in an associated physical location on the building layout.

13. A method for commissioning a lighting system including a plurality of luminaires, the method comprising:

wirelessly communicating between a smart device and at least one controller of the lighting system within a network;

transmitting a broadcast message from the at least one controller to each luminaire of the plurality of luminaires, instructing each luminaire to transmit a network address thereof to the smart device;

receiving, using visual light communication (VLC) at the smart device, a response message including the network address from each luminaire; and

performing, by the smart device, a commissioning operation of the plurality of luminaires;

the method further comprising:

detecting the plurality of luminaires on the network using VLC, and the network address of each luminaire of the plurality of luminaires detected;

displaying the luminaires of the plurality of luminaires having a known physical location on a building layout displayed at the smart device; and

detecting, at the smart device, a total number of remaining luminaires of the plurality of luminaires having an unknown physical location.

Assignments (10)