Industry Patents

Patent: 8519830

Lighting Control Architecture

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Patent Number: 8519830 
Title: Lighting Control Architecture 
Abstract:

A system and method of lighting protocol and architecture to control lighting parameters, consisting of an X-byte data packet with command, addressing, Hue, Saturation, and Intensity selection, and fading control whereby commands set a remote device state with no need for a constant stream of data, each fixture computing its own parameters. Management of a lighting fixture is done with its own local controller having light management thus eliminating the need for the central controller to handle a magnitude of lighting fixtures. The central controller sending only commands for state changes, eliminating the need for continuous computation and command transmission to all fixtures within its realm. The remote controller manages transitions from one state to another after a command.  

Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Julio 
Assignee:  
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: G05B 11/01 
US Classification: 340/12.22 
Issue Date: 08-27-2013 
Filing Date: 12-11-2008 
Application : 12/747870 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 8519830 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 8519830 at Google Patents 

 

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