Patent ID: 11963282
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. An ad-hoc lighting network comprising:
a plurality of light units, each of the light units including:
a light source;
a manual input component;
a processing unit;
memory including:
a unique identifier;
reserved commands;
a network list of unique identifiers;

wherein, when the lighting network is deployed using the plurality of light units, each of the light units is configured to:
function identically with respect to the reserved commands received via the manual input component of the light unit;
function identically with respect to the reserved commands received not via the manual input component of the light unit;
without special designation, act as a controller for the lighting network; and

wherein which of the reserved commands is received via the manual input component is determined based on how the manual input component is toggled, the manual input component able to be toggled in at least a first manner, a second manner, and a third manner;, wherein
for each of the light units in the plurality of light units:
toggling the manual input component in the first manner causes the light unit to:
when the light unit is in a first mode:
broadcast a first reserved command that, when executed by an other light unit in the first mode, causes the other light unit in the first mode to enter the second mode;

toggling the manual input component in the second manner causes the light unit to:
when the light unit is in the second mode:
broadcast a second reserved command that, when executed by the other light unit in the first mode, causes the other light unit in the first mode to add, into its network list, the unique identifier of the broadcasting light unit;

toggling the manual input component in a third manner causes the light unit to:
when the light unit is in the first mode:
broadcast a third reserved command that, when executed by an other light unit in the second mode, causes the other light unit in the second mode to add, into its network list, the unique identifiers in the network list of the broadcasting light unit;
enter a third mode;
broadcast a third reserved command that, when executed by the other light unit in the second mode, causes the other light unit in the second mode to enter the third mode.