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

Claim 0:
1. An occupancy sensing system arranged and configured to monitor occupancy in a monitored space, the occupancy sensing system arranged and configured to transmit a state change signal to change a state of a load upon determining the monitored space is vacant, the occupancy sensing system comprising:
an occupancy sensor including:
a processor; and
a receiver arranged and configured to detect a presence of an occupant in the monitored space, the receiver arranged and configured to receive a signal that indicates the monitored space is occupied; and
a speaker operatively connected to the occupancy sensor, the speaker arranged and configured to transmit a verbal notification to an occupant in the monitored space at a predetermined time prior to changing the state of the load;
wherein upon receiving the signal that indicates the monitored space is occupied, canceling the operation to change the state of the load.