Patent ID: 11924946
Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. An occupancy sensor arranged and configured to monitor occupancy in a monitored space, the occupancy sensor comprising:
a housing;
a processor;
an occupancy sensing element arranged and configured to detect a presence of an occupant in the monitored space, the occupancy sensing element communicatively coupled to the processor;
a load control device arranged and configured to selectively change a state of a load coupled thereto, the load control device communicatively coupled to the processor;
a countdown timer arranged and configured to count down from a maximum value to zero, the countdown timer communicatively coupled to the processor; and
a speaker arranged and configured to transmit a verbal notification to an occupant in the monitored space at a predetermined time prior to the countdown reaching zero.