WIRELESS ENABLED LOAD CONTROL DEVICE WITH VOICE CONTROLLER
A wireless enabled load control device having integrated voice control is disclosed. The load control device may be connected to a variety of local and remote devices, including lighting devices and smart appliances, as well as various cloud service platforms. The load control device may receive a voice command from a user. The load control device may transmit the voice command to a first cloud service platform for processing to determine an instruction included in the voice command. The determined instruction may be provided to a second cloud service platform connected to the first cloud service platform. The first and second cloud service platforms may be connected to a device to be controlled based on the voice command. The cloud service platforms can adjust an operation of the device based on the determined instruction.
1 . A system, comprising:
an in-wall load control device including a strap for mounting to a wall box; and
a voice service platform, the in-wall load control device configured to receive a voice signal from a user and to transmit the voice signal to the voice service platform, the voice service platform configured to implement an instruction contained within the received voice signal.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the in-wall load control device is one of a dimmer switch or a toggle switch.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the voice service platform is configured to adjust operation of a local device based on the instruction.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the local device includes at least one lighting device.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the lighting device is a Wi-Fi-enabled lighting device.
6 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the local device is an electrical receptacle.
7 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the local device is an appliance other than a lighting device.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the appliance is a wireless enabled appliance.
9 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the voice service platform is configured to adjust operation of the local device directly.
10 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the voice service platform is configured to adjust operation of the local device indirectly by communicating the instruction to a third-party cloud services platform that is coupled to the local device.
11 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the in-wall load control device is a load control device and the voice service platform is a proprietary cloud service platform.
12 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the voice service platform is a third-party voice service platform.
13 . An in-wall load control device having integrated voice control, comprising:
a strap for mounting to a wall box;
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to implement a voice control interface for receiving voice commands from a user and transmitting the voice commands to a remote voice service platform.
14 . The in-wall load control device of claim 13 , wherein the remote voice service platform is configured to adjust operation of the load control device based on the received voice command.
15 . The in-wall load control device of claim 13 , wherein the remote voice service platform is configured to adjust operation of a local lighting device based on the received voice command.
16 . The in-wall load control device of claim 15 , wherein the local lighting device is a Wi-Fi-enabled lighting device.
17 . The in-wall load control device of claim 13 , wherein the remote voice service platform is configured to adjust operation of a local device based on the received voice command.
18 . The in-wall load control device of claim 13 , further comprising an LED display.
19 . The in-wall load control device of claim 18 , wherein the LED display is configured to adjust a visual output based on an operational state of the load control device.