IP Library Granted Patent US 11,147,145
Granted Patent B2
US 11,147,145 · App. 15/734,721 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

System, method and devices for implementing a factory reset of a luminaire

Inventors: Marco Haverlag (Mierlo, NL); Leendert Teunis Rozendaal (Valkenswaard, NL); Peter Deixler (Arlington, MA)
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
H05B47/19H05B47/18
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Patent No.
US 11,147,145
App. No.
15/734,721
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for implementing a factory reset of a luminaire. The system comprises a luminaire; and a user device, the user device being configured to transmit, to the luminaire via a first communication medium, a message for triggering onset of a factory reset time-out period of the luminaire. The luminaire is configured to receive, the message for triggering the onset of the factory reset time-out period of the luminaire. The user device is further configured to transmit, to the luminaire via a second, different communication medium, a command comprising a factory reset code, FRC, for triggering a factory reset of the luminaire. The luminaire is further configured to: receive the command comprising the FRC, and implement a factory reset of the luminaire if the command comprising the FRC is received from the user device within the factory reset time-out period.

Claims (42)

1. A system for implementing a reset of a luminaire comprising:

the luminaire; and

a user device,

wherein the user device is configured to transmit, to the luminaire, a message for triggering onset of a factory reset time-out period of the luminaire, wherein the message is transmitted via a first communication medium;

wherein the luminaire is configured to receive, from the user device, the message for triggering the onset of the factory reset time-out period of the luminaire, wherein the message is received via the first communication medium;

wherein the user device is configured to transmit, from the user device directly to the luminaire, a command comprising a factory reset code, FRC, for triggering a factory reset of the luminaire, wherein the command is transmitted via a second, different, wireless communication medium having a limited physical transmission range, the second wireless communication medium selected from a) infrared, b) coded light, c) radio or d) near-field communication; and

wherein the luminaire is configured to:

receive, from the user device, the command comprising the FRC, wherein the command is received via the second wireless communication medium; and

implement a factory reset of the luminaire if the command comprising the FRC is received from the user device within the factory reset time-out period.

2. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a second luminaire, wherein the user device is configured to transmit, to the second luminaire, a second message for triggering onset of a second factory reset time-out period of the second luminaire, wherein the second message is transmitted via the first communication medium;

wherein the second luminaire is configured to receive, from the user device, the second message for triggering onset of the factory reset time-out period of the second luminaire, wherein the message is received via the first communication medium;

wherein the user device is configured to transmit, to the second luminaire, a second command comprising a factory reset code, FRC, for triggering a factory reset of the second luminaire, wherein the second command is transmitted via the second wireless communication medium; and

wherein the second luminaire is configured to:

receive, from the user device, the second command comprising the FRC, wherein the second command is received via the second wireless communication medium; and

implement a factory reset of the second luminaire if the second command comprising the FRC is received from the user device within the second factory reset time-out period.

3. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the second wireless communication medium has at least one additional physical constraint limiting the transmission of the command from the user device to the luminaire.

4. A system according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one additional physical constraint comprises at least one of: a) requiring a line-of-sight between the luminaire and the user device, and b) requiring a physical contact between the luminaire and the user device.

5. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the luminaire is configured to determine if the command comprising the FRC is received within the factory reset time-out period.

6. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication medium is radio.

7. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication medium is a wired communication connection between the user device and the luminaire.

8. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the message for triggering the factory reset time-out period comprises the factory reset time-out period.

9. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the user device is configured to allow a user of the user device to set the factory reset time-out period.

10. A system according to claim 2 , wherein the one or more luminaires share the same FRC, and wherein the user device is configured to broadcast a single command comprising the shared FRC, wherein the single command is broadcast via the second wireless communication medium.

11. A system according to claim 2 , wherein the user device is configured to broadcast a single message for triggering onset of the factory reset time-out period of one or more luminaires in the system, wherein the single message is broadcast via the first communication medium.

12. A user device comprising:

a first transmitter configured to transmit, to a luminaire, a message for triggering onset of a factory reset time-out period of the luminaire, wherein the message is transmitted via a first communication medium;

a second transmitter configured to transmit, directly to the luminaire, a command comprising a factory reset code, FRC, for triggering a factory reset of the luminaire, wherein the command is transmitted via a second, different wireless communication medium having a limited transmission range, the second wireless communication medium selected from a) infrared, b) coded light, c) radio, or d) near-field communication; and

a controller configured to:

cause the first transmitter to transmit the message for triggering onset of the factory reset time-out period of the luminaire; and

cause the second transmitter to transmit the command comprising the FRC.

13. A method of implementing a reset of a luminaire comprising:

transmitting, from a user device to the luminaire, a message for triggering onset of a factory reset time-out period of the luminaire, wherein the message is transmitted via a first communication medium;

receiving, at the luminaire from the user device, the message for triggering onset of the factory reset time-out period of the luminaire, wherein the message is received via the first communication medium;

transmitting, directly from the user device to the luminaire, a command comprising a factory reset code, FRC, for triggering a factory reset of the luminaire, wherein the command is transmitted via a second, different wireless communication medium having a limited transmission range, the second wireless communication medium selected from a) infrared, b) coded light, c) radio, or d) near-field communication;

receiving, at the luminaire from the user device, the command comprising the FRC, wherein the command is received via the second wireless communication medium; and

implementing a factory reset of the luminaire if the command comprising the FRC is received from the user device within the factory reset time-out period.

14. A luminaire comprising:

a first receiver configured to receive, from a user device via a first communication medium, a message for triggering onset of a factory reset time-out period of the luminaire; and

a second receiver configured to receive, directly from the user device via a second, different communication medium having a limited transmission range, a command comprising a factory reset code, FRC, the second wireless communication medium selected from a) infrared, b) coded light, c) radio, or d) near-field communicate; and

a controller configured to:

determine if the command comprising the FRC is received within the factory reset time-out period; and

implement a factory reset of the luminaire, if the command comprising the FRC is determined to be received from the user device within the factory reset time-out period.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2020
From: HAVERLAG, MARCO; ROZENDAAL, LEENDERT TEUNIS; DEIXLER, PETER
To: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 054532/0918 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2020
From: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
To: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 054585/0048 →
Priority Claims (1)
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