IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,224,113
Granted Patent B2
US 11,224,113 · App. 16/866,693 · Granted Jan 11, 2022

Lighting system

Inventors: Alexander Tolen (Mishawaka, IN); Mitchell Bruhn (Elkhart, IN)
Assignee: VISTA Manufacturing Inc
H05B47/19G06F3/0482H05B45/20
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Patent No.
US 11,224,113
App. No.
16/866,693
Granted
Jan 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting system includes a light assembly and a remote control device. The light assembly includes a plurality of lights, such as LEDS, a controller for connection to a power source and which controls the lights, and a wireless transceiver for communication with the remote control device. Additionally, the remote control device is configured to detect the light assembly, to transmit a pairing signal to the light assembly, which prompts the light assembly to generate a non-numerical code, and to pair the light assembly with the remote control device in response to input from a user at the remote control device prompted by the non-numerical code.

Claims (25)

1. A method of associating electronic devices to allow remote control of at least one of the electronic devices comprising:

detecting a light assembly with a hand-held remote control device;

transmitting a pairing signal to the light assembly with the hand-held remote control device;

the light assembly generating a series of non-numerical codes generated in a sequence, the series including a first non-numerical code and a second non-numerical code after the first non-numerical code, the light assembly generating the second non-numerical code only after a user has entered at the hand-held remote control device an input corresponding to the first non-numerical code; and

based on user input at the hand-held remote control device corresponding to the series of non-numerical codes, pairing the hand-held remote control device with the light assembly wherein only thereafter is the hand-held remote control device operable to control the light assembly.

2. The method according to claim 1 , the generating a series of non-numerical codes further includes generating a third non-numerical code after the second non-numerical code, the light assembly generating the third non-numerical code only after a user has entered at the hand-held remote control device an input corresponding to the first and second non-numerical codes in the sequence.

3. The method according to claim 2 , the generating a series of non-numerical codes further includes generating a fourth non-numerical code after the third non-numerical code, the light assembly generating the fourth non-numerical code only after a user has entered at the hand-held remote control device an input corresponding to the first, second, and third non-numerical codes in the sequence.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pairing includes pairing the light assembly with the hand-held remote control device with a Bluetooth transceiver of the light assembly.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the generating the series of non-numerical codes comprises emitting light with the light assembly with specific colors.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the emitting light with the light assembly with specific colors includes emitting a series of colors of light from the light assembly.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further providing the hand-held remote control device with a display, and displaying a selectable icon corresponding the series of colors to allow a user to generate the input in response to the non-numerical code.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the providing a display comprises providing a touch screen having a touch selectable colored icon for each of the series of colors selectable by the user to generate the input in response to the non-numerical code.

9. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising conditioning the pairing on the user entering the input corresponding to the series of non-numerical codes within a time out period.

10. A lighting system comprising:

a hand-held remote control device including a controller and a wireless transceiver;

a light assembly including at least one light source, a controller for connection to a power source and to control the light when powered, and a wireless transceiver for communication with the wireless transceiver of the remote control device; and

wherein the hand-held remote control device is configured to detect the light assembly and to transmit a pairing signal to the light assembly, the pairing signal prompting the controller of the light assembly to generate a series of non-numerical codes generated in a sequence, the series including a first non-numerical code and a second non-numerical code after the first non-numerical code, the light assembly configured to generate the second non-numerical code only after a user has entered at the hand-held remote control device an input corresponding to the first non-numerical code and to pair the light assembly with the hand-held remote control device in response to input from a user at the hand-held remote control device corresponding to the series of non-numerical codes wherein the hand-held remote control device only thereafter is paired with the light assembly to allow the hand-held remote control device to remotely control the light assembly.

11. The lighting system to claim 10 , wherein the controller of the light assembly conditions pairing on the user entering the input corresponding to the non-numerical code within a time out period.

12. The lighting system according to claim 10 , wherein the transceiver comprises a Bluetooth transceiver.

13. The lighting system according to claim 10 , wherein the non-numerical codes each comprises light emitted by the light assembly.

14. The lighting system according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of the non-numerical codes comprises a color of light emitted by the light assembly.

15. The lighting system according to claim 14 , wherein the non-numerical codes comprise a series of colors of light emitted by the light assembly.

16. The lighting system according to claim 15 , wherein the hand-held remote control device has a display, and the display displaying the series of colors selectable by a user to generate the input in response the non-numerical code.

17. The lighting system according to claim 16 , wherein the display is a touch screen having a menu of touch selectable icons, each touch selectable icon being associated with a color of the series of colors and being selectable by the user to generate the input in response to the non-numerical code.

18. The lighting system according to claim 16 , wherein the display is configured to display a selection of lights and to allow a user to select a light to be paired from the selection of lights.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2020
From: TOLEN, ALEXANDER; BRUHN, MITCHELL
To: VISTA MANUFACTURING INC
Reel/Frame 052569/0811 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62844046 · May 6, 2019
Related Publication 20200359487A1 · Nov 12, 2020