Patent ID: 11942287
Assignee: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F | IPC F  H

Claim 17:
18. A control device configured for use in a load control system to control one or more lighting loads external to the control device, the control device comprising:
a base portion configured to be mounted over a toggle actuator of a mechanical switch that controls whether power is delivered to the one or more lighting loads;
an actuation portion comprising a front surface that is parallel with a faceplate when installed, the front surface of the actuation portion biased to an idle plane along an axis that is perpendicular to the faceplate; and
a control circuit configured to generate at least first and second control data based respectively on first and second distances through which the front surface of the actuation portion is pressed away from the idle plane, wherein the first distance and the second distance are different;
wherein the first control data is for toggling the one or more lighting loads between off and on, and the second control data is for changing an operating mode of the control device, wherein, when in different operating modes, the control device is configured to control different characteristics of the one or more lighting loads, the characteristics comprising intensity and color of the one or more lighting loads.