IP Library Granted Patent US 11,494,066
Granted Patent B2
US 11,494,066 · App. 16/400,389 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Touch screen lighting system controller

Inventors: Theodore E. Weber (Round Rock, TX); Timothy E. Willis (Clemson, SC); Christopher Lane Bailey (Greenville, SC)
Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
G06F3/04847G06F3/04886H05B47/175H05B45/20
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Patent No.
US 11,494,066
App. No.
16/400,389
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system including an electronic processor, a transceiver communicatively coupled to the electronic processor, a touch screen display communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and a non-transient memory medium communicatively coupled to the electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to generate a graphical representation based on at least one configuration file, the graphical representation including a button, present the graphical representation on the touch screen display, receive, via the touch screen display, a user input indicative of selecting the button, and transmit, via the transceiver, a lighting system control command based selection of the button.

Claims (57)

1. A system comprising:

an electronic processor;

a transceiver communicatively coupled to the electronic processor;

a touch screen display communicatively coupled to the electronic processor; and

a non-transient memory medium communicatively coupled to the electronic processor;

wherein the electronic processor is configured to

generate a graphical representation based on at least one configuration file, the graphical representation including a button, wherein the configuration file identifies the graphical representation selected from among a plurality of graphical representations presented to a user,

present the graphical representation on the touch screen display,

receive at least one updated configuration file from a removable non-transitory computer readable medium;

generate, based on the graphical representation and the updated configuration file, an updated graphical representation including control functionality based on the updated configuration file;

present, on the touch screen display, the updated graphical representation;

receive, via the touch screen display, a user input indicative of selecting the button, and

transmit, via the transceiver, a lighting system control command based selection of the button.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein electronic processor is further configured to

in response to determining that at least one configuration file is not on the non-transient memory medium,

generate at least one default configuration file,

write the at least one default configuration file to the non-transient memory medium, and

generate the graphical representation based on the at least one default configuration file.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein electronic processor is further configured to

in response to determining that at least one configuration file is no present on the non-transient memory medium,

transmit, via the transceiver, a device polling request,

receive, via the transceiver, at least one device polling response including at least one device capability, and

generate the at least one default configuration file based on the at least one device polling response.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lighting system control command controls one or more lighting fixtures.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more lighting fixtures are associated with one or more zones.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein removable non-transitory computer readable medium is portable.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the configuration file is stored on the non-transient memory medium.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the configuration file is received by the non-transient memory medium from an external device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the external device is at least one selected from a smartphone, a tablet, an external computer.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the configuration file is received via at least one selected from a group consisting of a network, a wired connection, a wireless connection, a short message service (SMS).

11. A system comprising:

an electronic processor;

a transceiver communicatively coupled to the electronic processor;

a touch screen display communicatively coupled to the electronic processor; and

a non-transient memory medium communicatively coupled to the electronic processor;

wherein the electronic processor is configured to

retrieve, from the non-transient memory medium, at least one configuration file, wherein the configuration file identifies a graphical representation selected from among a plurality of graphical representations presented to a user,

generate the graphical representation based on the at least one configuration file, the graphical representation including a combined control, the combined control including an x-axis, a y-axis, and a selector dot positioned at a first position within the x-axis and the y-axis,

present the graphical representation on the touch screen display,

receive, via the touch screen display, a user input indicative of an x value and a y value,

generate an updated graphical representation based on the user input, wherein the selector dot is positioned at a second position based on the x value and the y value,

present, on the touch screen display, the updated graphical representation, and

transmit, via the transceiver, a lighting system control command, the lighting system control command including a correlated color temperature value based on the x value and a dimmer level based on the y value.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the lighting system control command controls one or more lighting fixtures.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more lighting fixtures are associated with one or more zones.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic processor is further configured to

retrieve, from the portable non-transient memory medium, a preset including a predetermined correlated color temperature value and a predetermined dimmer level;

generate the graphical representation to further include a favorite settings indicator, positioned at a third position based on the predetermined correlated color temperature value and the predetermined dimmer level; and

receive, via the touch screen display, a second user input indicative of selecting the favorite settings indicator,

generate a second updated graphical representation based on the second user input, wherein the selector dot is positioned at a third position ,

present, on the touch screen display, the updated graphical representation, and

transmit, via the transceiver, a lighting system control command, the lighting system control command including the predetermined correlated color temperature value and the predetermined dimmer level.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein non-transient memory medium is portable.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the configuration file is stored on the non-transient memory medium.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the configuration file is received by the non-transient memory medium from an external device.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the external device is at least one selected from a smartphone, a tablet, an external computer.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the configuration file is received via at least one selected from a group consisting of a network, a wired connection, a wireless connection, a short message service (SMS).

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059034 FRAME: 0469. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066372/0590 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 10841994 TO PATENT NUMBER 11570872 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058982 FRAME 0844. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066355/0455 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2022
From: WEBER, THEODORE E.; WILLIS, TIMOTHY E.; BAILEY, CHRISTOPHER LANE
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 060511/0680 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059034/0469 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NEETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058982/0844 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
To: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.
Reel/Frame 058838/0162 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62665692 · May 2, 2018
Related Publication 20190342968A1 · Nov 7, 2019